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Green
"Genesis Initiative" and
its Impact on
Communities
Permit
me to introduce to you
to The Genesis
Initiative Uganda, an
organization whose goal
is to address
environmentally related
concerns affecting our
country and the quality
of life in each
community.
The
worldwide issues of
Biodiversity,
Conservation and
Environmental
Management are
crucial to Uganda's
prosperity, and it is
critical that the
situation, which seems
to be getting out of
hand, is
arrested. .
See photo
.
More
Aisha
Project: Request from
Zambia
MERGING
DESTINATIONS
. OUTSIDE
THE BOX
AFRICA'S
GROWTH INDUSTRY: A New
Green Revolution for
African Farmers and
Their Families
One
in three Africans
suffers from hunger. And
the problem is getting
worse, not better. There
are many reasons for
this crisis. The soil is
becoming less fertile as
Africans have to farm it
more intensively to keep
up with population
pressure. Meanwhile,
African farmers don't
have access to four
things essential to
successful agriculture:
improved, high-quality
seeds that are
well-suited to local
conditions; farming
inputs like organic and
mineral fertilizers and
irrigation;
opportunities to learn
and test new farming
techniques; and
commercial markets where
they can sell crops.
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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
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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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