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Congratulations
to Mighty Jambo
Acrobats
:
Here's a letter we received
by e-mail, which may be of
interest to readers and members.
We are a group of seven acrobats
based in Kenya and performing at
the Safari Park Hotel and Casino
every Tuesday to Sunday. We are
aged between 20 year to 26 years
young and energetic. We the
Mighty Jambo Acrobats have our
humble beginnings from one of the
most densely populated Ghettos
(slums) in Nairobi- Kenya known
as Mathare Valley. Our dream and
ambition is to improve life in
the ghetto through provision of
the necessary skills and training
to the street boys and girls who
are talented thus helping them
gain self confidence and realize
their full potential. We hope to
improve their attitude,
reliability, industry and focus
as well as reduce drug abuse and
idleness. We are therefore
requesting to team up with you as
road show biz in the cause of
tourism attraction. Web site at
http://www.mightyjambo.com
s.
The
Africa Group is a Hands-On
Idea
"..Give
a man a fish and you feed his
family for a day.
Teach him to fish and you will
feed them for a
lifetime."
Dr.
Beryl Dorsett is a gracious
lady with a big heart, willing
hands and a firm dedication to
helping Africans enjoy a better
lifestyle in peace and dignity.
Africa Travel Magazine's editors
met Dr. Dorsett, her son
Ankhshashak Heru-Khuty Ankhmeni
and members of The Africa Group
at Lalibela, one of Ethiopia's
Holy cities, in February, 2000.
As International Governor of the
National Association of Negro
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs Inc. (NANBPWC, Inc,)
she has a Herculean task. This
involves travels to remote
villages in Africa seeking unique
ways to help women cope with
issues of health, education, and
economic development. The
association is a non-governmental
organization affiliated with the
United Nations. One of the
missions of its International
Affairs Division is to help women
in the global community find
solutions to their dilemmas by
improving their economic
conditions, health standards, and
educational opportunities. In
this manner, the organization
addresses the United Nations
Platform for Action, an outgrowth
of the International Women's
Conference held in
Beijing.
In
November 1999, Dr. Dorsett
visited Addis Ababa, the capital
of Ethiopia to attend the Sixth
African Regional UN Conference on
Women. While she was there, she
traveled to one of its historic
sites, Bahir Dar and inquired
about the needs of the women in
that area. She met with the
leadership of the Amharic Women's
Association and learned that
Ethiopia is the fourth poorest
country in the world and the most
rural women are farmers, making
less that 50- cent a day. Women
toil in the fields all day long
without any hand implements and
walk many hours to transport
their products to the
market.
The
Amharic women's Association has a
membership to assist them plow
heir fields. An ox would
substantially increase their
productivity and lessen their
output of physical strength. In
February 2000, Dr. Beryl Dorsett
returned to Ethiopia with three
members of NANBPWC, Inc. Alyce
Thomas, Karen Drakeford, and
Patricia Barrington. They
successfully raised funds for 4
oxen, donated 250 pounds of
clothing for women and children,
and contributed more than $2,000
to a Christian Ministry to
educate 100 children for one
year.
A
local school in Bahir Dar
received school supplies and a
badly needed microscope.
Unfortunately, some children do
not attend school. The monthly
administrative fee of $1.50 for
each child is not affordable for
most parents. This does not
include the cost of books and
uniforms. Anyone interested in
assisting the women and children
of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, contact
Dr. Beryl Dorsett in New York at
914-633-3008 or Ms Mary E.
Singletary, UN Representative t
973&emdash;746-8472
A
Helping Hand for Villagers of
Cote d'Ivoire
THERESE
HAURY
Therese
Haury has been a stalwart in the
Cote d'Ivoire, helping establish
health clinics in local villages
and obtaining medical equipment
from sources in Europe and
America.
Continued.
More Great
Causes
Uganda's
Genesis Initiative and its Impact
on the World
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. The Genesis
Initiative will meet these needs
head on by recruiting many of the
very people who are currently
involved in undesirable
practices, and encouraging them
to play a significant role in
addressing the issues. A
vanguard of unemployed women in
various Ugandan
communities,villages and emerging
towns, will be organized,
trained, equipped,facilitated and
motivated to enable Genesis
Initiative Uganda to achieve its
worthy aims. At the moment in our
country, rich and the poor alike
are doing everything to
disrupt nature and degrade
the environment. Sometimes out of
need - or out of greed. At other
times it is due to ignorance. We
are convinced that someone has to
voice the dangers and work out
ways to rectify the
situation.
See photo
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More
Africa's
Cities - Gateways to Travel and
Tourism:
T
ourism
&
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:
Project
Namuwongo Zone B
Jeremy
M. Goldberg
cofounder/Executive Director
PO Box11007
Washington, DC 20008
www.RelieveZoneB.org
E-mailL jgoldberg@relievezoneb.org
tel: 202-365-0556
mobile: (202) 365-0556
Apples
for Africa:
AFRICA
TRAVEL MAGAZINE and its media
partner AIR HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE are
drumming up worldwide support our
"Apples for Africa" program. This
initiative will provide Apple
Macintosh computers, software,
books, supplies and training in
the two areas we know best -
desktop publishing and audio
visual presentation ( We've won
International Awards for Creative
Excellence in both categories).
This new, all inclusive program
will involve supply and
instruction in software programs
produced by Adobe, Quark Express,
Filemaker and others.
Township
Tourism is a Popular Option. Ask
us for
examples
NO
MORE FIRE!! FIRE KILLS!! WE CAN
PREVENT IT!!!
Out of Afrika, a British
registered charity whose mission
is to improve education and
empower the community, has
started a new training scheme for
fire fighting and rescue. UK Fire
fighters, Hampshire Urban Fire
and Rescue, have donated a fully
equipped fire engine to Out Of
Africa(OOA) who along with Thika
Fire and Rescue are offering a
new and exciting service to the
residents of Thika Town and
surrounding area. "Fire
prevention is all about having
good reliable equipment, a well
trained team and a modern
appliance for getting to the
scene as soon as possible. We
hope this initiative by
OOA/Municipal Council Thika and
the Hampshire team will lead to
saving many lives" says Alec
Martin, Chief Fire Officer of
Hampshire Urban Fire and
Rescue.
Currently
a team of 10 UK fire officers are
in Kenya to train a new team of
OOA personnel with 6 fire
officers from Thika Fire Brigade
also taking part to refresh their
skills. Training is taking part
at Thika Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology (TAIST), a
new college set up by OOA to
offer affordable training in IT,
Business, Vocational skills and
Community empowerment courses. A
new subscription service to OOA
Thika Fire and Rescue will be
offered to local residents as
well as on-site training in fire
prevention for companies,
schools, businesses, etc. OOA can
also supply a full range of fire
fighting equipment, advice on
preventing fires and also train
personnel in fire fighting and
rescue.
Founder-Julie Martins, Out of
Afrika, P.O. Box 945, Ruiru, Tel.
No. 067-55455 mobile:
0720-010720
email:
infor@outofafrika.org
. www.outofafrika.org
World
Urban Forum
Madonna
Project in Malawi
Madonna
and her husband Guy Ritchie, the
film director, have visited
Malawi this week as the pop star
continues her work to assist the
orphans of this small African
country. Madonna is spearheading
the construction of The Raising
Malawi &endash; Consol Homes
Orphan Care Center, a place where
children can go to eat, learn,
read, and play in a safe,
nurturing environment (
www.raisingmalawi.org
), and is in Malawi visiting the
site, and existing orphanages.
There are also rumors that the
couple plan to adopt a Malawian
child.
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.
A
Helping Hand for Cote d'Ivoire
Villagers:
Therese
Haury. ATA member in Abidjan, has
been a stalwart in the Cote
d'Ivoire, helping establish
health clinics in local villages
and obtaining medical equipment
from sources in Europe and
America. Here is her story, told
in her own words (translated from
French). "My dream was to be a
surgeon in Africa, but my family
never accepted it, so I kept that
dream in mind while traveling
around the world. I arrived in
Cote d'Ivoire in 1976. I reached
my goal to live in Africa,
however, it was not as a surgeon
but as an insurance Agent. To
realize my dream, I created a
Women's club in Memni village,
helping the Bush Community
clinic, the colonies of leprosy
with material donated by sources
in France. Five villages,
Loundou, Yohou, Cousso, Gnielle,
Tchechanga adopted me.
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
week
"Give
a man a fish and you feed his
family for a day. Teach him to
fish and you will feed them for a
lifetime."
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
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.
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