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Without clean
water, life is an endless struggle.
With
it, almost anything is possible.. While
some of us can travel the world on
business or for pleasure, in Africa and
Asia women walk an average of 6km a day
just to collect water for their families.
While the average family in Europe spends
£1,000 on a two-week summer holiday,
in the developing world it costs just
£1 to supply water to a child for
nearly ten years.Just a Drop is a global
charity founded by members of the
international travel industry that aims to
provide clean water and sanitation where
they are most badly
needed.
Web Site
Through
Children's Eyes: Ethiopia and Canada
The
following project was brought to our
attention by Angela Fairbank, of the ATA
Canada Chapter in Vancouver . Ms. Fairbank
is a Marketing Consultant on behalf of
clients worldwide including
Africa.
To Angela:
I am writing to request further details on
the events your company is planning in
Addis to mark the millennium this Sept.
Our organization is sending a team of
journalists to document the events for a
film project to be shown in schools in
Canada as well as for publication by our
media partners here in Canada (print,
online and TV). You can find more info on
the project online here: http://www.whatsthe411.ca/index.asp?pageID=73
Smile
Africa and the Computer Recycling
Society
Field
Trip Earth.
Support
"Field Trip Earth." petition drive being
led by the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association (AZA).
Africa's
Cities - Gateways to Travel and
Tourism:
Tourism
&
Jobs:
Africa's Mayors Star at UN World Urban
Forum:
"With
some 10.000 participants from over 100
countries, the Third Session of the World
Urban Forum paved the way for a new drive
forward on the international urban agenda
in a world of rapidly growing cities. Just
as the Habitat I Conference in Vancouver
in 1976 placed local community concerns on
the international agenda and highlighted
the critical importance of inclusiveness,
the Forum in Vancouver, 30 years later,
lived up to its promise of moving ideas to
action. It symbolized inclusiveness, with
balanced participation from public,
private and civil society
sector"
Morocco.
Appeal for Disaster Flooding in Merzouga
Area
DISASTER
RELIEF:
Erg
Chebbie Dunes in the Sahara Desert,
Morocco and the villages of Merzouga and
Hassi Lybed Local Berbers are the
indigenous poor folks of the Sahara
Desert
The
night of May 26, there were severe thunder
storms, hail the size
of
golf
balls, a lot of rain and wind which caused
severe flooding in
the
area.
Most of the damage was in Merzouga as all
the waters hit the
mud
houses
and destroyed over 250 houses. T:
http://www.bluemenofmorocco.co.nr/
Communities
Around the World Seek Caring
Volunteers
Caring individuals can take steps
toward peace and economic justice by
lending a helping hand on service programs
at home and abroad. By
working
together,
volunteers and local people learn that we
share a common
humanity
and
that cultural differences are cause for
celebration, not
conflict.
Global
Volunteers, a nonprofit organization,
invites altruistic
individuals
to
lend a hand on service programs at home
and abroad. This truly
is
"travel
that feeds the soul" - a unique blend of
cultural immersion
and
service
to others.
No
special skills are required to participate
on a Global
Volunteers
service
program. Volunteers pay a tax-deductible
program fee ranging
from
$750
for one-week in the continental United
States to $1,470- $2650 for
two-
and
three-week international programs. The fee
covers all meals,
lodging
and
project expenses; airfare is extra. All
project-related
costs,
including
airfare, are tax-deductible for U.S.
taxpayers. Call
800-487-1074
or
dial http://www.globalvolunteers.org
for
details.
(Discounts available for internet use,
students, groups.)
The
following
communities seek volunteers in early
2006:
Ghana:
Help construct a school, teach English or
assist on health projects
in
seacoast or inland villages in this
fascinating West African culture.
(Two-week
option available.) Jan. 7-28, Jan. 28-Feb.
18, Feb. 25-March 18.
$2,450.
Tanzania:
Help build and repair school buildings or
teach English and
other
subjects and experience genuine village
culture. Jan. 15-Feb. 3, Feb.
5-24,
March 19-April 7. $2,385.
Bushcamp
Company - Mfuwe Lodge School Project:
In
1999, The Bushcamp Company and Mfuwe
Trails set up a project whose aim is to
become involved with the local communities
and to help these communities by
supporting education and providing
much-needed help to local schools. As its
main projects, they chose to help two
schools, namely Chiwawatala Primary School
in the main Mfuwe area and Chilongozi
School, which is in remote area close to
their bushcamps. Continued.
(Photos)
International
Institute for Peace Through
Tourism.
Talk about perseverance. We first
heard of Louis D'Amore (left) in the late
80s after he had staged the world's first
Peace Through Tourism Conference in
Vancouver, BC, Canada, our home base for
the past two decades. Destiny called and
somehow I knew our paths would cross,
which they did in Ethiopia in 2000. Since
then ourselves (as editors) and the Africa
Travel Association have marched side by
side with our friend Mr. D'Amore in
promoting this worthwhile and much needed
project More->
About
Cross-Cultural
Solutions
Cross-Cultural Solutions runs 11
programs out of 12 countries,with more
than 100 staff members in 13 offices
worldwide. To date, the organization has
brought more than 2,500 participants to
countries around the world to work in
sustainable community development
initiatives. Our programs are year-round
throughout Asia,Africa and Latin
America,and range from 2-12
weeks.
 Do
you remember the friendly face on the
left?
He
made millions of children around the world
happy. Click
for answer
411 Initiative
For
Change
(T)647.438.9436, (E) tamara@whatsthe411.ca
www.whatsthe411.caCanadian
culture inherently includes being a global
citizen. Canada embraces multiculturalism,
immigration, and cross-cultural
understanding. Canada is recognized
internationally as a peacekeeping nation,
which undertakes knowledge and cultural
exchange to foster increased understanding
and cooperation between nations and
different ethnocultural communities. 411
diverse youth multimedia team will
undertake a journey to explore how
Canadian culture and identity contrast
with their peers in Ethiopia on the Eve of
the Ethiopian New Millennium.
See
Website for more
Building the
Future : A model for Africa? A solution
for homelessness?
More->
More about
Visionaries
Many
other great causes are profiled including:
Christian Solidarity International,
S.C.A., Yemin Order, Save the Tiger,
M.S.H., TBIN, AFCM World Neighbors, Boys
Hope Girls Hope, On Lok, Catholic
Charities, WHOI, Foundation for a Civil
Society, Water for People, American
Friends Service Committee, S.E.A., Gould
Farm, The Caring Institute, Nonprofits'
Insurance Alliance of California,
Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak
Hill, Childreach, Freedom from Hunger,
Accion, Christian Appalchian Project,
Coral Reef Alliance, Volunteers of
America, Hadassah, PACT, AmeriCares,
American Liver Foundation, Refugees
International, Human Service, Alliance,
Salesian Fathers Christian Relief
Services, AirServ, Alger Foundation, The
PMC, Group B Strep Association, Maryknoll
Sisters, Casas Por Cristo. (more to come)
The Visionaries, Inc. (781) 356-6804
www.visionaries.org
More
Great Causes
HAPPY NAIROBI
KIDS ORGANIZATION.
PO.BOX 60363-00200
NAIROBI KENYA.
TEL: + 254720980059
E-MAIL: info@happynairobikids.or.ke.
www.happynairobikids.or.ke.
I am Francis Kamau, I
run a charitable organization known as
Happy Nairobi Kids that caters
for orphans and needy children in
Nairobi. (Children Home) I would
kindly appeal to you to kindly come to our
rescue we are facing a very tough and
difficult situation, we are lacking most
of the basic essentials, e.g.
Cooking oil, beans, vegetables, sugar,
salt, maize and wheat flour, rice, bar
soap, toiletries etc. It is even sadder
that its end month and we are yet to pay
the premises rent. Which is Ksh 10000 per
month kindly assist us where you can?
We also have a child sponsorship
program where one can choose a child to
sponsor Kindly donate to us anything you
deem appropriate, your assistance will be
highly appreciated. Thanks and looking
forward for your early response.
Kind Regards Francis Kamau ,
Director
Happy Nairobi Kids.
Cell : +254 720 980 059
, Skype:francishappy
E-mail : info@happynairobikids.or.ke /
happynairobikids@yahoo.co.uk
www.happynairobikids.or.ke
Whatever good you do will be
rewarded by God.
Canadian Doctors Train Africans in Vital
Surgery
VANCOUVER,
BC: "Our vision is to empower low income
countries to create an environment where
the risk from injuries is minimal and all
people receive adequate surgical care."
Africa Travel Magazine's editors shared an
evening recently, with the founders of
CNIS Canadian Network for International
Surgery, which originated in Vancouver,
BC, and whose theme is."For the Life of
Africa." web site: www.cnis.ca
The following three points are emphasized
on the CNIS web site and in a
brochure.
There
is an urgent need for medical
practitioners with surgical skills in
Africa. As a surgical organization CNIS
not only wants to improve access to
surgical care, but also wants to reduce
the need for surgery. The CNIS is a
'learning organization' and support
increasing the knowledge and skill base of
our African partners. We learned of the
good works this group of dedicated doctors
is doing, and will be featuring them in
our magazine and on line
Doctors
Without Borders aids the suffering
Back in 1971, a small group of French
doctors was winding up its work in Biafra,
the devastated and famine-stricken scene
of the bloody Nigerian civil war.
Providing medical relief there had
sometimes been a tragically frustrating
job. The experience left the doctors
determined to find a better way to respond
to health emergencies. What they wanted
was a way for physicians to minister to
suffering victims, unhampered by
political, economic and religious factors.
Out of that resolve came Medecins sans
frontiers (MSF) known in English as
Doctors Without Borders. Today, this is
the world's largest independent,
international medical relief organization.
MSF maintains 5 operational centers in
Europe and 14 national sections throughout
the world, including 1 in Canada.
From Canada World View. We will publish
news about your worthy cause . Fax
604-681-6595 or send E-Mail.
A
Canadian, Dr. James Orbiski, is currently
president of the MSF International
Council, which has its headquarters in
Brussels, Belgium. The organization has a
threefold mission. First, it supplies
emergency relief in place where medical
infrastructure does not exist or is unable
to cope with the crisis. Second, it
conducts medical research, mass
vaccination and other public health
programs in developing countries. Third,
it serves as the voice of the afflicted,
speaking out about the plight of the
people it helps.
MSF's
operating principle is to provide help to
all who need it regardless of race
religion, politics or gender. Fulfilling
that pledge require a measure of sturdy
independence. This is why MSF seeks
donations from international agencies,
private foundations and the general
public. Since 1991, MSF volunteers have
served in Rwanda, Bosnia, Afghanistan,
Cambodia, Liberia, Angola, Sudan, Sri
Lanka, Colombia and elsewhere. They have
responded to human-caused and natural
disasters-everything from shooting wars
and the collapse of civil order to
epidemics, famines and floods. The Kosovo
crisis brought the organization into
action again. To volunteer for service,
make a donation or learn more about the
work of MSF,
E-mail:msfcan@passport.ca.
We
welcome your support for the following
great causes which focus on Africans
including Free
The Children.
Visionaries
( TV Series)
www.visionaries.org
On seeing a Visionaries episode on
television recently, it was love at first
sight. We decided that this organization
deserved to be front and center in our
magazines and on our web sites. The
Visionaries Institute of Suffolk
University presents its Seventh Season of
Quality Television, sponsored in part by
The F. M. Kirby Foundation, The
Fitzpatrick Family, Delta Health
Cooperative, Lisa A. and David J. Robino,
The Jackson Family, Bob and Margot Keith
International Development Foundation in
the United Kingdom, The Muslim Educational
Foundation
Sample topics in the series:
Elderhostel : It's 10pm - Do you
know where your grandparents are? Maybe
they're trekking in the foothills of the
Himalayas in Nepal...or hitching a ride on
a camel in Cairo...Perhaps they're in
Arizona fulfilling a lifelong dream to fly
an airplane...or in Monument Valley
volunteering on a Navajo reservation.
There's no end to the adventure on an
Elderhostel program. (more on the
Visionaries web site).
Pathfinder Village: Shifting the
lives of people with Down Syndrome from
fenced-in institutions into the general
community, allowing them full and complete
participation in society. (more on the
Visionaries web site).
Outreach International: In October
1998, Hurricane Mitch wreaked
unprecedented havoc in the country of
Nicaragua. Homes were destroyed, crops
were lost and thousands were killed. While
many families huddled in their cramped
homes praying for salvation, the small
mountain
Many other
great causes are profiled including:
Christian Solidarity International,
S.C.A., Yemin Order, Save the Tiger,
M.S.H., TBIN, AFCM World Neighbors, Boys
Hope Girls Hope, On Lok, Catholic
Charities, WHOI, Foundation for a Civil
Society, Water for People, American
Friends Service Committee, S.E.A., Gould
Farm, The Caring Institute, Non profits'
Insurance Alliance of California,
Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak
Hill, Childreach, Freedom from Hunger,
Accion, Christian Appalchian Project,
Coral Reef Alliance, Volunteers of
America, Hadassah, PACT, AmeriCares,
American Liver Foundation, Refugees
International, Human Service, Alliance,
Salesian Fathers Christian Relief
Services, AirServ, Alger Foundation, The
PMC, Group B Strep Association, Maryknoll
Sisters, Casas Por Cristo.
(more to come)
The Visionaries, Inc. (781) 356-6804
www.visionaries.org
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ALI
SEED CARAVAN:
Farmers
in Mali celebrate biodiversity
with a seed fair This past
November, USC's country office in
Mali &endash; USC Afrique de
l'Ouest &endash; organized a seed
caravan and seed fair. About 130
farmers from 68 villages around
Mopti and Douentza in central
Mali joined a five-day caravan to
travel about 200km to a seed fair
in the village of Douentza. They
exhibited a range of cultivated
and uncultivated plant samples at
the fair. The fair gave Malian
farmers and USC a chance to
celebrate farmers' ingenuity and
the crop diversity fundamental to
a stable food supply system.
