GlobalGiving UK Progress Reports

Improving Food Security for Tribal Farmers: "Matching grant opportunity – Please support Seva Mandir"

Poonam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:38:38 GMT

It’s the season for Thanks and Giving…and we hope very much that you will continue your support to Seva Mandir.

We wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity that we are participating in through our partners, Global Giving. A donation made to any of our projects, on Global Giving between November 10 and December 1, will be matched.

Total donations up to $2,500 will be matched at 30%. Donations in the range $2,501 - $7,500 will be matched at 40%. Donations above $7501 will be matched at 50%. However, please note that only donation amounts below $500 will be eligible for matching – any donation above $ 500 will come to us, and make us more eligible for bonus awards but without the matching amount. SO GIVE MORE – GET MORE!

And if we raise the most money or get the most donations, we are eligible for bonus awards. First place for both categories will each receive $5,000, second place in each will receive $3,000 and third place in both categories will each receive $1,000.

Seva Mandir’s page at Global Giving lists 7 projects. Please see http://www.globalgiving.com/dy/v2/content/search.html?q=seva+mandir

Matching funds are limited, so we request you to act as quickly as possible. You can give and also persuade friends and family to give. Minimum donation is $10 and donations are tax-deductible!

Would you consider giving and also sharing this email with others?

Thank you for anything that you are able to do to support Seva Mandir.

With Greetings for the season,
Seva Mandir

Profit for Poor Farmers: "Matching grant opportunity – Please support Seva Mandir"

Poonam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:36:49 GMT

Fellowship Programme for Tribal Community Leaders: "Matching grant opportunity – Please support Seva Mandir"

Poonam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:35:38 GMT

Send a Child in India to School for a Year: "Matching grant opportunity – Please support Seva Mandir"

Poonam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:32:26 GMT

Building Self Reliant Rural Communities in India: "Matching grant opportunity – Please support Seva Mandir"

Poonam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:30:48 GMT

Immunization for Tribal Children and Young Mothers: "Matching grant opportunity – Please support Seva Mandir"

Poonam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:27:10 GMT

Practice Lessons for 7 Disabled Kids: "Project update November 2009"

Hartoyo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:33:10 GMT

Project Evaluation Report
Latest update: November 11, 2009
Project Title : Practice lessons for 7 disabled kids – Project 1788
Reported by : Calincing Love Rainbow Foundation – Indonesia

Summary
Since our latest update report on last August 2009, we were still continuing the program with disabled children in Cogreg village. We received the latest donation from Global Giving in October 2009 is $183. Your donations are very important to us to continue our free educational program in Cogreg village. Below is the detail of program that we have been implemented during August – October 2009. Please support us again so we can help disabled children to do learning activities. Thank you very much for your support.

Reading and singing contest
Children are invited in a small group and follow the reading and singing contest. This event was conducted in their schools with the guidance of teachers and school heads.

In the first contest, the children were asked to read picture-books. Children who read fluently and correctly will be a champion. Many children are beginning to read seemed nervous, but after a few minutes they were well enough to read a story book.

In the next contest, the children were asked to sing in front of his friends. Children who have the courage and can sing very well be a champion. Not all children have the courage to sing and perform in front of his friends. Finally there are two children who have the courage and can sing very well.

Thank you very much for your kind support and donation through Global Giving. Please support us again so we can continue to help our children continue their school and all activities they needed.

Best regards,
Hartoyo
Team Leader

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Video album

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Full report (DOC)

Providing Volunteer Opportunities in Japan: "Day of Service 2009"

Marjorie Dewey Chiba — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:04:19 GMT

Congratulations to our volunteers, corporate sponsors and NPO partners on another successful Day of Service. This year's event on October 3, 2009, attracted nearly 300 volunteers dedicating their time on 5 large projects. Volunteers made greeting cards with residents of the Hakujusou senior citizens home; learned photography and made one-of-a-kind frames for their photos with the children at the Wakabaryo children's home; took visually-impaired children on a virtual trip around the world to Taiwan, India, France, and Colombia at the international festival; teamed with Special Olympics athletes and their coaches in an exciting bowling tournament; and painted and planted both inside and out on the playroom and garden renovation project at Saiseikai Central Hospital's nursery for infants and toddlers. HOT partnered with California-based environmental designer and founder of With A Brush of Love, Lauren S. Henry on the renovation project. Lauren specializes in designing surroundings for children with special needs. In the evening volunteers shared stories and reflected on the day at the After Party hosted by corporate partner Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Together volunteers gave back approximately 1,000 hours in service to the Tokyo community.

The HOT Day of Service is a one-day event which engages volunteers, primarily from our corporate partners and their families, in larger-scale service activities that may be more permanent or provide a deeper connection to partner agencies than our ongoing projects. The event also serves as a showcase for volunteerism, promotes Hands On Tokyo as a vehicle to provide meaningful service opportunities, enables both foreigners and Japanese nationals to give back in a tangible way to local, underserved populations and raises funds to support Hands On Tokyo's year-round service projects.

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Safe Drinking Water for 80,000 Children in Bolivia: "November update"

Matthias Saladin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:29:55 GMT

Dear supporters,

This is a short message with some updates from the field and an announcement of an upcoming opportunity to increase the impact of your donations.

During a recent field trip, two volunteers of the SODIS Foundation, Valerie Grosscup and Jonathan Spear, visited several project schools. They went to schools in El Alto and Oruro, talked to teachers, school directors and students and came back with a lot of impressions and ideas. One thing they learned is that in the schools in El Alto, where project activities had started much earlier than in Oruro, there is much more practice of SODIS and hand washing at the classrooms. This confirms our experience that change does not come over night, neither by a single workshop or training. Whereas these learning moments are important, the key of behavior change consists of repetition and motivation, which takes a lot of time and effort (those of you who have experience in teaching children to brush their teeth or wash their hands may know this…).

The visit of Valerie and Jonathan, along with other monitoring activities of the SODIS Foundation, confirmed that the project is progressing well. Over the past months, the training activities in the field have reached all 231 schools involved in the project. More than 800 students were trained as peer trainers, as well as more than 800 teachers and school directors. In more than 100 schools, some simple structures were installed for exposing the bottles to sunlight. Furthermore, “healthy corners” were installed in over 100 schools, where the treated water is kept and where students can wash their hands.

You may be aware that on a global scale, hand washing is being recognized as an effective prevention not only for waterborne diseases, but also for influenza (including the “swine flu”). This situation highlights the importance of this project, providing over 200 schools with simple yet effective shields against public health threats. The next time you wash your hands, you may want to think about the luxury of safe dinking water coming out of the tap – it saves thousands of lives, day after day.

We also would like to announce an important opportunity: During November, all donations we receive through the website www.globalgiving.com will be matched by at least 30% by the Global Giving Foundation. This means that for example a donation of 10$ will actually generate 13$ of benefits, and the more funds we raise, the more matching money we receive (up to 50% if we raise at least 7,500$ during this challenge). We therefore would like to encourage you considering a donation to the project – every donation makes a difference!

Please let us know if this project update was useful for you by leaving a comment on the website. We continuously strive to improve our services and are grateful for any feedback.

Thanking you for your support,

Matthias Saladin

By the way, you can also find us – and many pictures of from the project – on Facebook. Simply type “Safe Drinking WAter for Children in Latin America” in the search bar of Facebook.

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The latest SODIS clip on YouTube

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Restore Australia’s Forest after the Wildfires: "Matching Opportunity! Give More, Get More!"

Paul Medici — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:24:43 GMT

Dear Mates,

Thank you for your continued support of the Australian Rainforest Foundation. We wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity that we are participating in through our partners, GlobalGiving.

When a donation is made to our project, Restore Australia's Forests after the Wildfire--www.globalgiving.com/2555--on GlobalGiving between November 10 and December 1, GlobalGiving will match that donation at 30%, 40% or 50%. And if we raise the most money or get the most donations, we are eligible for bonus awards up to $10,000. Matching funds are limited, so act quickly.

You can help us raise more money and earn the GlobalGiving prize money by spreading the word!

1) Pass along this email to your friends and families and ask them to tell others.
2) If you are planning to make a donation this year to the Australian Rainforest Foundation, please do so by going to our project on GlobalGiving--www.globalgiving.com/2555.

Thank you very much mates and I hope you have a happy and safe Holiday Season!

Paul Medici
Assistant Project Leader
ARF

P.S. Pass this email along to friends and family!

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Protect Vital Rainforest in Australia for Climate: "Matching Opportunity & Tree Certificates"

Paul Medici — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:02:43 GMT

Dear Mates,

Thank you for your continued support of the Australian Rainforest Foundation. We wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity that we are participating in through our partners, GlobalGiving.

When a donation is made to our project, Protect Vital Rainforest in Australia for Climate (www.globalgiving.com/1842) on GlobalGiving between November 10 and December 1, GlobalGiving will match that donation at 30%, 40% or 50%. And if we raise the most money or get the most donations, we are eligible for bonus awards up to $10,000. Matching funds are limited, so act quickly.

You can help us raise more money and earn the GlobalGiving prize money by spreading the word!

1) Pass along this email to your friends and families and ask them to tell others.
2) If you are planning to make a donation this year to Protect Vital Rainforest in Australia for Climate, please do so by going to our project on GlobalGiving at www.globalgiving.com/1842.

***Also, for all those who donate $100 or more to this project, we will plant a rainforest tree in your name and send you the actual certificate of authenticity. Please visit-- http://www.arf.net.au/givetreepages/tree_for_life.php-- and see how YOUR tree can help save the rainforest!

Thank you Mates and I hope you have a happy and safe Holiday Season!

Paul Medici
Assistant Project Leader
ARF

P.S. Pass this email along to friends and family!

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Afghan Institute of Learning Empowers Afghan Women: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:07:37 GMT

Thank you for your support. Your desire to make a difference in this world has made a difference, and we are so thankful that Afghan people have had their lives changed with your help.

We wanted to share with you a very special opportunity to give more than 100% from November 10 through December 1st. Please share this with those you know who care. During this time, we are privileged to receive additional matching funds from your donation through Global Giving of at least 30%. The need is still great. Afghanistan struggles to become a country of strength and stability.

Here are 3 stories of women who have found the power within their lives:

Khalida returned from Iran a few years ago. She faced many problems in Afghanistan, like lack of a job, because she was illiterate. Fortunately, she was introduced to the AIL center by one of her friends. Her first priority was to be literate and she started the literacy class. After she completed the 6th grade level, she got admitted in the embroidery class because she wanted to learn a skill so she can have an income to help her family. She learned this skill too, and graduated from the course. Right now she works at this center as the trainer of embroidery. She is so happy because she teaches other women there to be self sufficient. She added that AIL changed her life, and she would like to thank all the AIL staff because of their good work for the community.
Another woman said “My uncle forced my cousin to sit at home and not go to school because the situation in Afghanistan is not good and girls are for housework. He believed girls do not have the right to be educated and it’s shaming for them. After I took an AIL workshop, I got up my courage and I went to my uncle’s house to talk with him. I made him agree that education is important. Now, after two years, my cousin has joined the school and she is very happy.”
Says Ghorsana, “During the war in Afghanistan we went to Pakistan, where we had a very bad life. I was at home and my husband was selling water. I joined a sewing course and I finished the course successfully. I then got a sewing machine and started a sewing course at home for other Afghan refugees. One of my students had a bit of money, so she bought two other sewing machines for students to work on. At night I sewed clothes for people, and during the day I had sewing classes. Slowly my life became good. When we came back to Kabul, my husband and I got our previous jobs back and now we are living happily. I empowered myself and also many of my students are sewing and financially covering the needs of their families. I am happy that I had a good vision.”

Give Schooling and Housing for Children From Nepal: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:03:24 GMT

Thank you for your support. Your desire to make a difference in this world has made a difference, and we are very thankful that Afghan people have had their lives changed with your help.

We wanted to share with you a very special opportunity to give more than 100% from November 10 through December 1st. Please share this with those you know who care. During this time, we are privileged to receive additional matching funds from your donation through Global Giving of at least 30%. The need is still great. Afghanistan struggles to become a country of strength and stability.

Bon families in Nepal, who live on the northern borderlands want security and education for their children. Many families are poor, many children are orphaned or semi-orphaned, and their relatives are unable to provide for them. They turn to Menri Monastery and Redna Menling Nunnery for the children's care and education. Relatives and paid guides make arduous journeys to Menri with groups of children whom they entrust to the care of His Holiness Menri Trizin. No child is turned away, yet beyond the generosity of Western donors, the monastery has few resources for these children.

There are now more than 315 Bon girls and boys from Nepal under the care of YBMC. They stay in dormitories and attend the Tibetan Bon School in Dolanji. Under the education system in India, after the students finish the 10 grade, they can go on to college. There are now 31 students from Nepal that have graduated from the Tibetan Bon school in Dolanji who are attending college in various places in India. All of the students who graduated last year are attending college now and the YBMC is working to encourage more to attend college after they graduate from the Tibetan Bon school.

This last year, YBMC was able to raise funds to take the 9th and 10th graders on a trip to Varanasi for 8 days. 14 of those students were from Nepal. They visited museums, holy places, palaces and other famous places. They stayed in a guest house provided by one of the teachers, who had come from Dolanji, and cooked their own food. As they recorded in the journals that they kept, it was a very excellent experience for all of the students.

Essential Oils to Improve Tibetans' Health: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:01:03 GMT

Educating Tibetan Refugee Children and Youth: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:39 GMT

Thank you for your support. Your desire to make a difference in this world has made a difference, and we are so thankful that Afghan people have had their lives changed with your help.

We wanted to share with you a very special opportunity to give more than 100% from November 10 through December 1st. Please share this with those you know who care. During this time, we are privileged to receive additional matching funds from your donation through Global Giving of at least 30%. The need is still great. Afghanistan struggles to become a country of strength and stability.

The Bon are a minority Tibetan ethnic group that fled to India when the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1959. In 1968, the Bon established a community in Dolanji, India on donated land. Today, 75 Tibetan Bon families (including 300 children) are settled there. Bon families in Tibet, Nepal, and other borderlands of India want security and education for their children. Many families are poor, many children are orphaned or semi-orphaned, and their relatives are unable to provide for them. They turn to Menri Monastery and Redna Menling Nunnery for the children's care and education. Relatives and paid guides make arduous journeys to Menri with groups of children whom they entrust to the care of His Holiness Menri Trizin. No child is turned away, yet beyond the generosity of Western donors, the monastery has few resources for these children.

There are now more than 350 Bon girls and boys from Tibet, India and Nepal under the care of YBMC. They stay in dormitories and attend the Tibetan Bon School in Dolanji. Under the education system in India, after the students finish the 10 grade, they can go on to college. There are now 34 students that have graduated from the Tibetan Bon school in Dolanji who are attending college in various places in India. All of the students who graduated last year are attending college now and the YBMC is working to encourage more to attend college after they graduate from the Tibetan Bon school.

This last year, YBMC was able to raise funds to take the 9th and 10th graders on a trip to Varanasi for 8 days. They visited museums, holy places, palaces and other famous places. They stayed in a guest house provided by one of the teachers, who had come from Dolanji, and cooked their own food. As they recorded in the journals that they kept, it was a very excellent experience for all of the students.

Save Poor Afghan Families From Starving: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:57:30 GMT

Making footballs that can save lives in Africa: "“Almost like an early Christmas” – the beneficiary’s story"

Isabel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:38:49 GMT

When Alive & Kicking Kenya sent out footballs donated on GlobalGiving to the Gideon Soldiers Orphanage in Nyanza Province, the last thing we expected is that they would share the joy of having a proper ball to play with, with a fellow home. Newton Atela, Director of the Gideon Soldiers Orphanage wrote the following upon receiving the donated soccer balls:

“I write to let you know that I received the balls for our children. Thank you so much. 1 ball we gave Peace Children (Otonglo). Thanks a lot and kindly note that before receiving those balls the Gideons (Name for the Orphans) were using balls made of polythene. Being that the orphanage is in the rural area, we have large fields and using the polythene-made balls was not enjoyable. Thanks again. Our orphans loved the balls and on the 1st day as they played, it attracted over 30 children. The whole scene was GOOD. Almost like an early Christmas. We love you & thank you again.”

Zacheus Ochieng, Director of Peace Children's Ministry also wrote back to us to express their gratitude for their first ever ball:

“It is with much love and joy that we send our greetings and love to you from Peace Children's Ministry here in Kisumu, Kenya. This mail comes to you to thank you so much for the football that we received from you through Gideon Soldiers Orphanage. The donation was of a great blessing to the orphans in our center and children in crisis who now can have their first ever ball to play with and be happy together. May God richly reward you for your kind donation to the orphans.”

As Alive & Kicking Kenya, we cannot thank you enough for your generous donations that continue to enable us to distribute more soccer balls to needy children across Kenya. We value your support and look forward to putting more balls at the feet of children around the country, and Africa. As always, we value your comments and input so please keep them coming!

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Aid Refugees Fleeing Fighting in Swat Valley: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:12:32 GMT

Thank you for your support. Your desire to make a difference in this world has made a difference, and we are so thankful that Afghan people have had their lives changed with your help.

We wanted to share with you a very special opportunity to give more than 100% from November 10 through December 1st. Please share this with those you know who care. During this time, we are privileged to receive additional matching funds from your donation through Global Giving of at least 30%. The need is still great. Afghanistan struggles to become a country of strength and stability.

The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) continues to assist women and children earthquake survivors who have moved to Peshawar because they have no housing. AIL has one Women’s Learning Center, Zarghona Ana, which is dedicated solely to the earthquake survivors; 280 females study in a variety of levels of literacy classes and can also study tailoring, English and Arabic. Many of the students are able to support their families because of what they have learned in the schools and centers. An example is Ayesha, who shares the following: “I am in literacy 7th class. When I came to this course ,I was completely illiterate, I had many problems in my own life and my home, and I can’t count my money. But now because of this course, I can solve my all problems- for example, I arrange my life in good way, I can buy necessary things for my home, if my friends & relatives are faced with some problems I can give them good suggestion. Also, I help my children with their lessons, one of them in class 1st and the older in class 3rd.”

In the last few months, many internally displaced persons have flooded into the Peshawar area and are now living in the refugee camps along with IDPs from Swat. We have some funds in reserve and will continue to add to those reserves for the next emergency the Afghan people and IDPs of Swat face. Winter is coming and can be brutal. Your donation will help those who are in extreme crisis and need.

Tailoring: A Small-Business Skill for Afghan Women: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:37 GMT

Fast-Tracking Education for Afghan Women and Girls: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:08:57 GMT

Thank you for your support. Your desire to make a difference in this world has made a difference, and we are so thankful that Afghan people have had their lives changed with your help.

We wanted to share with you a very special opportunity to give more than 100% from November 10 through December 1st. Please share this with those you know who care. During this time, we are privileged to receive additional matching funds from your donation through Global Giving of at least 30%. The need is still great. Afghanistan struggles to become a country of strength and stability.

This Fast-Track Education project allows older girls and women to ‘ramp up’ their education. For smaller girls, they can quickly advance to the grade level they would have been at and then attend school with children their own age. For adolescents and women, they can learn a lot in a short period of time and can go on to higher education if they choose.

Azita started learning in the Sar Asia educational center in 2003. She has been encouraged by her uncle, who works as the supervisor of this center. She started learning literacy and tailoring skills in this center. She was talented, and was one of the top students in her class. She progressed so fast that she completed the 4rth grade of literacy and the tailoring course.
She says, “During that time, the regular school in the village was facing a lack of teachers, so I passed the test for hiring me as a teacher in the school. I have taught there for two years and at the same time I started to attend the grade five course in the AIL educational center. Very soon I took an exam in the regular school, and they accepted me in grade 9th in that school.
“Fortunately, when my parents saw my unbelievable progress they sent me to Herat city to live with my uncle so I could have a better opportunity to continue my education there. “Right now I am in the Mahjoobai Hirawi high school in Herat city and I am the top student in my class. I need to help my uncle’s family with their housework because I live with them. Once a month I go to my village to visit my parents.
“What I am now is because of AIL’s educational center in my village. It changed the direction of my life in the right way and now I have a positive vision to my life.”

Afghans Learn to Use Computers For Their Jobs: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:23 GMT

Help Afghan Communities Help Themselves: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:51 GMT

Jump-Start Learning for Afghan Children: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:01 GMT

Give Afghan Refugees the Gift of Education: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:03:13 GMT

Help Afghan Boys Trade Guns for Books: "A Special Giving Opportunity....."

Sondra Johnson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:01:56 GMT