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While volunteers
have made tremendous progress, there is
much more to do. 1400 I ("Eye")
Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC
20005 Tel:
202-729-8000 Fax:
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Robert Goodwin More Great
Causes What
is Free the
Children?
"Free the Children is an international network
of children helping children through
representation, leadership and action." Free the
Children has two main purposes: To free children
from poverty, exploitation and abuse. Free the
Children is dedicated to eliminating the
exploitation of children around the world, by
encouraging youth to volunteer in, as well as to
create programs and activities that relieve the
plight of underprivileged children. To give
children a voice, leadership training, and
opportunities to take action on issues which affect
them from a local to an international level.
More-> 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. 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) 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 The
Africa Group Project
Namuwongo Zone B Doctors
Without Borders aids the suffering 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 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. Water
Can/ Eau Vive: Another
lady we met while in Ethiopia, who is doing great
things for villagers in various parts of Africa, is
Christina Lubbock of Ottawa. Ms. Lubbock is part of
a Canadian Government project to provide much
needed sources of drinking water. A full story on
their efforts is underway, but in the meantime, if
you are interested in supporting this great cause,
her e-mail is: clubbock@watercan.com Helping
Hand for Cote d'Ivoire
Villagers: About
Cross-Cultural
Solutions Congratulations
to Mighty Jambo Acrobats
About
Cross-Cultural Solutions Congratulations
to Mighty Jambo Acrobats
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a man a fish and you feed his family for a day.
Teach him to fish and you will feed them for a
lifetime."