無國界日記

南アフリカの社会的企業と協力する

2012-02-18T22:46:00.000-08:00

TONY ELVIN ASSOCIATES SA

Tony Elvin

Youth Development Consultant and Social Entrepreneur

For over 18 years, Tony Elvin has worked in the development of young adults, across a diverse range of organisations. He has worked with young people from with special needs and challenging behavior, to youth facing exclusion due to a lack of formal qualifications, involvement with the criminal justice system, or drug and alcohol misuse.

For the last 7 years he was head of training and development at Jamie Oliver’s world renowned Fifteen Foundation. As the architect and manager of Fifteen's training program, his responsibilities included developing and managing its highly innovative London training program, as well as setting up and over- seeing Fifteen’s Franchise training programs in: Amsterdam, Melbourne and Cornwall, where he was acting Director.

He has extensive experience handling press and other public relations mediums, including radio and television. His duties included managing working partnerships with over 40 organisations across public, private, government and non – government sectors.

He is a member of ‘The Corporate Alliance’ the UK Government’s Ministry of Justice reference group. This body advises government on skills development and employment strategy for reducing reoffending. He sits on the Corporate Alliance’s marketing and communication sub committee.

Tony sits on the boards of Access to Employment, a UK NGO seeking to bring the long-term unemployed back into employment and Westway Housing Association, a leading black led London Housing Association, sitting on its policy and performance committee.

Jamie Oliver's 15 restaurant

Workshop for EGG

2012-02-18T09:07:00.000-08:00

ビルマでのワークショップです。

Taller en Birmania

Workshop in Burma

My Speech Delivered in FWOP Summit 2012

2012-02-13T05:25:00.000-08:00

A Future Without Poverty (FWOP)

I am from a shoe manufacturing company, andthe topic I want to share from my experience is the labor issue. My reason issimple: no one wants to work in a sweat shop, and no one wants to use theproduct from a sweat shop.

Among the many parties on the global supplychain, not only the manufacturer but also the consumer has the responsibilityand the capability to improve the labor condition in the factory. As long as we can ensure the transparency of theglobal supply chain, we can fulfill our responsibility and capability.

Here is the way of ensuring thetransparency: Please visit the website of Fair Labor Association, Fair LaborAssociation. In 1999, Fair LaborAssociation was established in response to President Bill Clinton’s call for changingthe sweat shop. Now a lot of majorbrands such as Apple and Nike are the members of Fair Labor Association. Fair Labor Association can inspect theirfactories and display the result on its website.

Fair Labor Association teaches the factories how to improve their labor condition. Most important of all, all of us in the summit today are the consumers, and we can vote through deciding what we buy. Please visit Fair Labor Association website, and choose the brands which fulfill their social responsibility. What we buy decides the world we want to see.

新しいパートナーです

2012-02-09T04:49:00.000-08:00

http://www.egg4se.net/

Mission

Employment creation for most disadvantage persons including people with disability, Capacity Building for poor/ disadvantage people and enhancing income opportunities for poorer/ disadvantage people through promoting Social Enterprise and Social Marketing.

About Ever Green Group

Ever Green Group was originated in the form of building Partnership of small enterprises working with Social Mission. They produce and trade in Social Goods and promoting employment opportunities for the poor and disadvantage people, especially in rural areas of Myanmar.

Temi Nawi

2012-01-29T08:18:00.000-08:00

南投縣天主教山地服務研究社~山裡傳來一群孩子的笑容像天使般的單純可愛

這裡記錄了我們對在地兒童青少年及成人教育甚至權益倡導老人鄰居關懷服務的活動花絮

熊本と阿蘇山

2012-01-26T06:34:00.000-08:00

青森のりんご

長崎平和公園

2012-01-25T06:52:00.000-08:00

友達の家族

2012-01-25T06:17:00.000-08:00

HUIS TEN BOSCH, 長崎

2012-01-24T06:06:00.000-08:00

羽田空港

2012-01-22T07:38:00.000-08:00

CSR & NGO Fundraising

2012-01-15T07:55:00.000-08:00

Taiwan Techno Prince

2012-01-13T21:35:00.000-08:00

山口絵理子

2012-01-07T04:51:00.000-08:00

Motherhouse

2012-01-01T08:10:00.000-08:00

代表取締役社長山口絵理子

貧しい国々のために何かをしたいと思い
アジア最貧国であるバングラデシュに滞在した二年間。
腐った政治家がはびこっているために、
援助では到底世界が良くなることは難しいと知りました。
そして一方で私達外国人を見ては、
お金持ちなんだから助けてくれるだろうと
手を差し伸べてくる現地の人たちを見てきました。

何が健全で持続的な方法なのか、
悩んだ挙句に出した結論が
「本当にお客様が満足して頂けるもの作りを途上国で行う」
という、マザーハウスの事業でした。

2006年3月から始まったマザーハウスの夢への挑戦。
短い期間に何度も味わった裏切りや、絶望や、流した涙。
信頼してきた工場からの裏切りは私にとって完全に消えることのない傷となりました。
しかし、それでも理想とする社会に対する情熱は、ふつふつと胸に中に湧いていて、絶えることはありません。

いつか東京、ミラノ、パリ、ニューヨーク、颯爽と歩く女性がもっているかわいいバッグの中に
『Made in Bangladesh』のラベルがある、
そんなワンシーンの実現に人生の全てを賭けたいと思いました。

よりよい社会に対するアクションは、日常生活のファッションの中でも実現できる。
外見だけの価値で消費選択をする時代から、今後はモノの背景を知り、内面の美しさが求められる時代となる。
そんな時代に、弊社は選ばれる企業になりたいと思うのです。
またそんな消費活動が途上国と先進国の間にある物理的、精神的な壁を自然に壊していくはずだと思っています。
途上国の現状を変えるのは援助でも国際機関でもなく、私たち消費者であること。
そのツールと成りえるプロダクトを今後も作り、お届けしていきたいと思います。

今後共マザーハウスをどうぞよろしくお願い致します。

http://www.mother-house.jp/company/message.php

Go Grandriders!

2011-12-24T20:59:00.000-08:00

What is the purpose of life?

Only the dreams which are laughed at are worth pursuing.

Update on My Donation to 800 Microloans for Poor Women in Rural East Africa (4)

2011-12-15T15:41:00.000-08:00

Khan Academy

2011-11-29T06:49:00.001-08:00

このベストプラクティスは僕の一番クレイジーな夢よりも優れています。
La mejor práctica es mejor que mis ideales más locos.
The best practice beyond my wildest ideal

http://www.khanacademy.org/

Update on My Donation to East Africa Drought Crisis (3)

2011-11-19T00:00:00.000-08:00

East Africa: Building Resilience to Disaster
By Kate Peng - Project Manager

Through the generosity of you and many other supporters, ActionAid and our partners are responding to the drought crisis in East Africa that has affected over 12 million people. Working in communities in north and northeastern Kenya, we have already reached over 250,000 people with immediate relief through school-feeding programs, water trucking, food distribution to vulnerable individuals and families, rehabilitation of wells, and de-stock of livestock (buying livestock from pastoralists at a fair price and distributing the meat to the most food insecure households).

Due to ActionAid’s development work in Kenya for the past few decades and our existing relationships with the communities we work in, we have been able to provide immediate assistance to the people most affected by the drought in Kenya. ActionAid incorporates disaster risk reduction and preparedness measures into our ongoing development work, and in combination with our ability to respond quickly, these communities have been shielded from the far greater consequences of the drought that we are seeing in other parts of the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia.

ActionAid is also confronting the longer-term causes of the drought—the marginalization of pastoral communities and lack of investment in agriculture which have left people living in semi-arid or arid lands particularly vulnerable.

Our three-year response plan will further build the resilience of communities by supporting sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, and community led-preparedness activities. Thank you for helping us making a difference in the lives of millions.

37 year old Abdullahi Omar is a pastoralist farmer in Ijara, North Eastern Kenya. Abdullahi lives in Ruqa village, Ijara, an area where the majority of the pastoralist Somali population earn their livelihood and support their families with their livestock. Like many in the drought affected areas of Northern Kenya, Abdullahi has been affected by the drought. But where many have seen total loss of their crops and livestock, Abdullahi has managed to protect the majority of his livestock because he has access to a water pan constructed by ActionAid and partner Womankind. He has lost 20 goats and 6 cattle in this drought, but still has a heard of 46 goats, 70 cattle and 5 donkeys.

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages

2011-11-18T07:49:00.001-08:00

世界文化遺産を訪ねた。開平楼閣と村落です。
Visité diaolou y aldeas de Kaiping. Son el Patrimonio de la Humanidad.

World Heritage

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

International Conference of Social Entrepreneurship to Empower the Disability

2011-11-06T06:42:00.000-08:00

Shukla Bose from India
Foundation-CEOof Parikrma Humanity

Carol Chyau

CEO of SHOKay

Missy Sherburne from USA
EVPof DonorsChoose.org

Design for the Other 90%

2011-10-15T05:44:00.000-07:00

世界を変えるデザイン――ものづくりには夢がある

Diseño parael Otro 90%

http://other90.cooperhewitt.org/

Update on My Donation to 800 Microloans for Poor Women in Rural East Africa (3)

2011-10-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

2011 WMIFACT BOOKS DOCUMENT THE LOAN PROGRAM

By Robyn Nietert - President, WMI

After many long hours of hard work by 10 collegeinterns this summer, and supervision by project directors Montana Stevenson andAinsley Morris, the 2011 WMI fact books have been finalized and posted on theWMI web site. The fact books document the loan program impact and the resultscontinue to be impressive. They also provide an in-depth profile of thedemographic characteristics of WMI borrowers on a village by villagebasis.

Quick Demographic Profile:

l Anastounding 90% of first time borrowers live on less than 50 cents per day whenthey enter the WMI loan program. The World Bank defines poverty as living onless than $2 a day, and "extreme poverty" as living on less than$1.25 a day.

l 90%of borrowers reported having less than $25 in savings at the time of theirfirst loan.

l Over90% of borrowers lived in homes with dirt floors.

l Only5% of borrowers used electricity as their source of light.

l Lessthan 50% of borrowers had mosquito nets for all household members.

l Themajority of borrowers have 4 or more children and additionally care forchildren who are not their own (many orphaned by AIDS).

Because WMI collected the data separately in each loanhub, it is now able to compare the information from the different hubs. For instance,in the Bumwalukani loan hub in Bududa District, Uganda over two-thirds of firsttime borrowers are living on less than 10 cents per day. That's one-fifth ofthe amount of some of the other hub locations. The ability to comparestatistics gives WMI opportunities to tailor the loan program to the specificneeds of different loan hubs.

The best news is that the loan program impact surveysdemonstrate enormous gains by WMI borrowers after just 6 months in the loanprogram:

l Thenumber of borrowers living on less that 50 cents per day dropped from 90% tojust 5%.

l Almost100% of borrowers reported saving regularly and listed their top three reasonsfor saving as: emergencies, healthcare, and businesses expansion.

l Nearly75% of borrowers have more mosquito nets after their loans.

l 100%of borrowers report an improvement in their business skills since receivingtheir first loans.

l Almost100% of borrowers report that the loan program has had a positive impact ontheir lives.

The complete loan program impact fact books are postedon the WMI web site. Check them out!

For the first time, WMI was able to prepare acomparison of baseline data from information gathered from baseline surveys ofborrowers over a three year time span. The data show that the general livingstandards of borrowers when they enter the loan program are fairly consistentover the 3 year period. This data implies that there are no external forces orcircumstances in the villages or local economy that are resulting inimprovements in the general living standards of local residents. Itsubstantiates that improvements in borrowers' living standards after they enterthe loan program are attributable to their businesses and not outside factors

Philippine Federation for Environmental Concern (PFEC)

2011-10-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

PhilippineFederation for Environmental Concern (PFEC) conducts a social enterpriseproject alleviating rural poverty through planting citronella and extracting citronellaoil.

I was onthe calendar of PFEC.

Theworkshop on social enterprise started.

Meeting the personnel in the field

On the wayto the project sites

Visitingthe facilities for extracting the citronella oil

Air dryer for the citronella harvested

Conductingthe citronella oil extractor

Philippinefarmers

CamsurWatersports Complex in Province of Camarines Sur, the Philippines

Certificate of Appreciation

2011-10-11T06:11:00.001-07:00

The Manila Bulletin Newspaper

2011-10-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

Happy 100 Years Taiwan

Oil of Hope

2011-09-30T07:22:00.001-07:00

Citronella Grass: a Boon to Farmers, Environment

2011-09-25T01:08:00.000-07:00

My next destination for overseas volunteering

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-inbox/citronella-grass-boon-farmers-environment-032659995.html

By Tess Bacalla, VERA Files

The sun has been up at least two hours. Yet hardly anyone in the remote village of Kanapawan, Camarines Norte---an eight-hour bus drive from Manila---seems poised for farm work. This is unusual for a community used to rising at the crack of dawn.

At this time of day, many of the farms folk are still in their homes, the memories of the recent four-day festivity still vivid in their minds while their bodies are still sore from endless merrymaking that included dancing and singing at the community plaza.

On other days, many of the community residents, particularly the women, would already be awake just when the roosters have begun to crow, or before the sun casts its first rays.

"I wake up early in the morning, prepare my kids for school, then leave for the field by 7 or 8 a.m.," Cherry Esperas said.

But today Esperas, a mother of three and one of the women farmers in this village, is taking a much-deserved break from farming, as do many others in her community.

The almost weeklong celebration held in mid-August and unprecedented in Barangay Kanapawan's history, was a fitting cap to a relatively bountiful season of harvests, not so much of their traditional major crop coconut, but of the cogon-like citronella grass.

Farmers now plant citronella grass by the hundreds of tillers, often in between coconut trees to maximize land use. Lands deemed unsuitable for other crops are also planted to citronella.

Citronella, once thought to be a nuisance by the farmers, is now a significant alternative source of income in this marginal upland community, usually prone to soil and water loss and moisture deficiency that adversely impact soil yields.

The tropical grass belongs to the same family as the lemon grass. The essential oil extracted from this plant—through a process called steam distillation—is a popular natural ingredient for insect and animal repellents. It is also widely used in soaps, air fresheners, skin lotions, scented candles, and perfumes.

Today, at least 43 hectares are devoted to the cultivation of this perennial grass in Kanapawan, which has an estimated population of 3,000. Those without lands to till still earn through any one of a number of ways—from hauling the harvested grass to extracting oil in the extraction facilities built by the Kooperatiba ng Maliliit na Magniniyog ng Barangay Kanapawan (KMMBK). This cooperative is spearheading the citronella enterprise in the community with the help of a nongovernment organization.

An average of 15 to 20 kilograms of citronella oil are produced weekly at Kanapawan's oil extraction facilities, according to Jonalyn Crisostomo, technical and research assistant of the Philippine Federation of Environmental Concern (PFEC) which is assisting the community with its citronella production aside from helping them explore the sustainable use of its agricultural resources.

Citronella can withstand climate change, Dr. Roger Guzman, executive director of PFEC, said. Unlike coconut trees, it grows even under extreme temperatures, with or without rain. It's very suited to marginal lands, he added.

When the idea of planting citronella was introduced in Kanapawan in the late 1990s by a consultant from the University of the Philippines Los Baños whom the KMMBK invited in one of its seminars, nobody believed it was feasible. Coupled with inadequate resources and technological knowhow, it took many years before that idea took root and began to flourish.

In those good old days the climates were friendlier to their crops and harvests aplenty. "Ang pananim namin talagang madami—kamoteng kahoy, saging… (We had an abundant farm produce—cassava, banana…)," 70-year-old Jovita Esperas recounted.

Not anymore, she quipped. It's a good thing she said they now plant citronella, which assures them of a steady income, especially on days when coconut production or harvests of other crops are inadequate to meet their basic needs.

"Halos lahat ng ka-barangay me trabaho (Almost everyone in the barangay has work)," barangay chairman Larry Esperas enthused.

Cherry Esperas said she earns P100 to P150 a day as a citronella harvester. Others earn between P210 and 280 daily by extracting oil.

"Part of our strategy (in Kanapawan) is not to have huge (citronella) plantations," Kathleen Ramilo, PFEC enterprise development officer, explained. "We didn't want to replace with citronella those (crops) that are otherwise sources of their food."

Early this year, Kanapawan's major citronella buyer, Human Nature, turned over P973,000, representing 100 percent profit from its Citronella Bug Spray product, to the community as part of its advocacy to help local farmers. Part of the money was used to provide the citronella farmers with the socialized Philhealth insurance and expand their oil extraction facilities.

Kanapawan today is a breathtaking sight of lush green hills and free-flowing, meandering rivers where young and old alike can be found bathing and washing clothes on any given day.

Clump after clump of tropical grasses once thought worthless are now gleaming under the sun -- a joyful demonstration of man and nature in harmony.

Update on My Donation to Japan Earthquake Relief Action (8)

2011-09-24T05:38:00.000-07:00

Six months later: Japan rebuilding continues
By Britt Lake - Director of Programs

Dear friends,

Six months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated communities throughout Japan, donors like you are still helping to improve the lives of survivors who are rebuilding their lives. From supporting lunches for schoolchildren to constructing community centers and repairing fishing boats, your funds are making a difference where it is needed most.

During the first few months following the disaster, we directed your support to meet the immediate needs in Japan’s affected areas including food, shelter, and medical care. Now we’ve shifted the focus to long-term rebuilding in communities, including job creation, community development, and nuclear safety.

We are proud of our partnership with high-impact organizations in Japan that are passionate about the work they’re doing to rebuild Japan. Last week, GlobalGiving and GlobalGiving UK sent $600,000 to three organizations working to rebuild the local economy and civil society through business and youth involvement. We’re excited about these organizations; here’s how they will use your donations in their rebuilding efforts:

Entrepreneurial Training for Innovative Communities (ETIC) - $310,000

ETIC’s Disaster Recovery Leadership Development Project pairs socially-aware, entrepreneurial-minded young leaders with local leaders and businesses with the dual goals of creating jobs in the disaster-effected area and developing Japanese leaders. $210,000 will fund the work of ten fellows who will collaborate with local organizations. The remaining $100,000 will be disbursed by ETIC in small grants to the local non-profits and businesses working to rebuild the Tohoku region where fellows are placed.

Ashoka: Youth Venture Japan - $250,000

A recent survey in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures found that 87.4% of youth want to do something to help their local communities in the disaster-affected area. Ashoka will use $250,000 to establish a Youth Venture program in local high schools that encourages passionate students to develop community recovery projects. Ashoka will also engage local adults to act as panelists and mentors for the students.

Durable Social Innovation Asia (DSIA) - $40,000

In an effort to help economically rebuild the Tohoku region, a $40,000 grant will help connect small- and medium-sized businesses in the tsunami-affected area with well-established companies. The business partnerships will support Tsunami recovery through finance, technology, knowledge and human resource support.

If you’d like to read more detailed updates directly from the ground, we encourage you to visit our Japan Relief and Recovery updates page.

We’re grateful that donations are still coming in, and we will continue to distribute them to high-impact rebuilding efforts around Japan. Thank you again for your support and we will continue to update you on the impact that your donations are making in the lives of women, men, and children in Japan.

Warm wishes,
Britt Lake and the GlobalGiving team

Médecins Sans Frontières, Hong Kong

2011-09-23T02:49:00.001-07:00

中国でスリランカ友達を作る

2011-09-22T07:11:00.001-07:00

Certificate of Attendance

2011-09-20T04:46:00.000-07:00

ネパール

2011-09-13T09:14:00.000-07:00

ネパールで企業の社会的責任に関するクラスを教えました。

Organizé una clase sobre la responsabilidad social corporativa en Nepal.

Ifinish conducting a CSR class in ICA Nepal.

ネパールで一番かわいい子供です。

Conocí a una niñalinda en Nepal.

I met an incredibly cute child in Nepal.

My tour guide let me stay at his home asthe accommodation, and he brought me to see Boudhanath and the chariot of GoddessKumari – the living Goddess is taken through the main streets with muchfanfare.

SuperbNepalese curry cuisine: Nepalese have 5 meals a day (two more in the afternoon)

The after meal snack is mixed with rockcandy.

Certificate of Appreciation

2011-09-12T21:16:00.000-07:00

Visiting the Programs Conducted by Rotary Club of Dhulikhel, Napal

2011-09-11T08:52:00.000-07:00

CDRA Nepal

Namaste Nepal

Theclass in computer education center: 2 hours a day, 45 days as a term

The advantages of the biogas program:

1. Protecting the forest frombeing chopped

2. Avoiding the diseases resultingfrom the indoor smoke caused by burning the firewood for cooking

3. The human/animal waste used forproducing the bio-gas can become the fertilizer.

The deposit book of micro-finance programwhich encourages the villagers to save money

In a village of mountainous area

Providing affordable glasses to the poor:Each pair costs around 3 USD.

The surgery room for healing cataract: Eachsurgery costs around 40 USD.

Producing the candles to generate theincome for a disable children development center

The president of Rotary Club of Dhulikhelintroduced the projects. I was wearingthe scarf typically for the guest in Nepalese culture.

ウクレレと海

2011-09-01T05:11:00.000-07:00

ウクレレと鏡

2011-08-23T05:03:00.000-07:00

Ilisin

2011-08-22T04:44:00.000-07:00

Aboriginal festival in Hualien County, Taiwan

ウクレレと旅行

2011-08-15T10:04:00.000-07:00

涙そうそう

2011-08-14T09:03:00.000-07:00

In 2009, the singer and the ukulele player in Majuro

In 2011, the same singer and the same ukulele player in Taipei

Pu Li Senior Village (埔里菩提長青村)

2011-08-13T07:40:00.000-07:00

Pu Li Senior Village

The guest house in Pu Li Senior Village

The princess's room of guest house in Pu Li Senior Village

Creating a World Without Poverty

2011-08-12T01:00:00.000-07:00

この本で2006年度のノーベル平和賞受賞者は社会的企業を説明する。

El libro del ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz en 2006 explica la empresa social.

Update on My Donation to East Africa Drought Crisis (2)

2011-08-11T01:00:00.000-07:00

It hasn't rained in Sericho for nearly 3 years

Meet Dahabo Adan

By Hannah Burrows - Project Support Officer, ActionAid

In Sericho, my Kenyan colleagues tell me that this is where I will see the drought at its worst. Local people say they have not seen rain here since 2008.

ActionAid, working with the WFP (World Food Programme), have scaled up food relief to such a point that we are now reaching 85% of households in Sericho. And this doesn’t include the school feeding programs we are running in the area’s nine schools. In theory, we’re reaching the 3,180 children that are enrolled in the school. But in practice it is far more, because children who are not enrolled in school, as well as other community members, come to the schools at lunch time to supplement their daily food intake.

I meet Dahabo Adan, just one of the women relying on food distributions. Dahabo is 25 and a single mother of three. As she tells me her story, it seems that all the difficulties in her life are a result of the recurrent droughts that plague this area.

Dahabo says that her husband used to own 50 goats, but that during the drought of 2009 they all perished. “Ever since that happened, he was stressed and wondering what to do next. One day I came home and he was gone. I still don’t know where he is."

Because of the hard times I have had to give my girl to her grandmother to look after in Merti.

Dahabo now works as a maid to support herself and the two children that still live with her. My initial thought is that at least she doesn’t rely on farming and agriculture like so many other people I’ve met. But even this job hasn’t been safe from the effects of the drought. Dahabo explains that she used to earn 1,000 shillings a month, but that the drought has hit everyone in her community, not just the poor. Now her employers are only able to pay her half of what they used to. So she’s left to survive on just 500 shillings (US$ 5.53) a month.

It is the same story for many of the women in Sericho. So many women we speak to say that once all of their livestock died, their husbands left as they didn’t know how to cope. For some that was back during the droughts of 2009, for others more recently.

On the drive up here we saw countless sheep, goat, donkey and camel carcasses littering the roadside. Speaking to the women in Sericho I realize just what that means. The loss of livestock is the loss of your life savings, your insurance, your children’s school uniforms, and your medical fees if one of your family members gets sick. For men it’s the loss of your status and your ability to provide for your family. For many of the women of Sericho it is the loss of their husbands, and being abandoned to survive on their own that hits the hardest.

ベトナムで短いスピーチをしました

2011-08-10T07:32:00.000-07:00

The translator and I

マーシャル高校の同僚が台湾に到着しました

2011-08-01T10:32:00.000-07:00

Update on My Donation to East Africa Drought Crisis (1)

2011-07-30T09:47:00.000-07:00

Food relief at the Isiolo School for the Deaf in Kenya

Ililhan (L) and cousin Katra smile at the camera

Reported by ActionAid staff, Ssanya Kalibbala in Kenya

What is she trying to tell me?

I ask Mr. Ismail Galma, a special needs teacher at the Isiolo School for the Deaf in Kenya.

Six-year-old Ililhan is repeatedly gesturing towards her mouth and then points towards the ActionAid delivery truck that has just pulled through the school gates. "She is saying that she’s hungry. She is asking if that will be dinner." The teacher signs back to Ililhan patiently. "Yes, it is dinner. We will soon be eating again."

ActionAid is delivering 143 tons of maize, beans and vegetable oil to the Isiolo School for the Deaf, home to around 100 students between the ages of 4 and 17.

Head Teacher, Ali Dima Duba says, "We ran out of food yesterday and had nothing to serve for dinner. Luckily ActionAid came today and saved us."

"It was an emergency situation because the children hadn’t eaten since this morning and we were about to close the school. Thank god you came into the picture.

"Because of their disability, communities often reject deaf children. Most of the students here were abandoned by their parents or relatives. Some are orphans, found on the streets.

"We become their parents." Ismail explains, as he gives a big hug to Ilihan and her 6 year-old cousin Katra (pictured) who were brought to the school by their grandmother three months ago.

The drought is bringing about a crisis to our school because most of the children here are from pastoral areas where the drought has hit the hardest.

"Their parents or guardians can no longer afford to send them to school because all their animals have died and they no longer have a livelihood. We cannot chase away these children because they have nowhere else to go," says Ismail.

Enrollment in the school is increasing, as more children become an added burden to their families because of the drought.

Mumina Huka, a special needs teacher at the school says: "Right now we have children as young as 4 years old. These children are supposed to be with their parents at this age so it is a big trauma for many of them to be here when they arrive here. But it becomes an even bigger trauma when they go back home because they cannot communicate with their families, and households often don’t have enough to eat. Many children come back from holiday much skinnier and some are unrecognizable."

This food relief operation is part of ActionAid’s response to the drought, and is funded by donations from our donors. Our recent appeal has allowed us to increase the number of people we normally give food to in Isiolo from 56,000 to 83,880.

エコファーム

2011-07-18T07:25:00.000-07:00

エコファームで豆を収穫しました。

Coseché las habas en una finca ecológica.

Harvesting the beans on an organic farm

Update on My Donation to 800 Microloans for Poor Women in Rural East Africa (2)

2011-07-12T22:39:00.000-07:00

WMI's Summer Activities

By Robyn Nietert - President of Women's Microfinance Initiative

Summer is a busy and productive time for WMI, both in Buyobo and at its headquarters in Bethesda, MD. For the second summer in a row, high school interns volunteered in Buyobo, Uganda with the WMI loan program. They painted the classrooms in the new primary school buildings that last year's high school interns helped construct. Their wall designs ranged from a detailed map of Africa to the solar system. The interns taught math and English to students in grades P6 and P7 (the equivalent of sixth and seventh grades).

Through the generosity of its donors, WMI collected 500 pairs of eyeglasses in May, which the interns sorted by prescription and distributed to the teachers and borrowers in the loan program. WMI in Buyobo also welcomed George Washington University anthropology professor, John Finch, who helped improve the WMI Internet Café, which serves the village and which was started by last year’s high school interns. He interviewed village elders and is preparing a history of Buyobo and written record of how the WMI loan program has changed the economic opportunities for families in the district. Jackie Vourthius, a 2010 business major from UMD spent several months in the village teaching WMI’s local director how to automate loan program documents. Erin Kelly, a 2010 UMich graduate, is in Buyobo through July interviewing borrowers and making a short documentary film about their businesses. She is assisted by Ida Stuve, a third year student at University of Ediburugh in Scotland. In Bethesda, 8 college inters are analyzing borrower data and preparing an updated fact book on loan program impact, while two high school interns are updating the web site and researching micro finance issues.

On the expansion front, WMI is excited to announce the addition of a new loan hub in Shikokho, Kenya. Two more loan hubs (in Gulu and Kisese, Uganda) are on the horizon. Their addition will bring WMI’s total loan hubs to 10 in the next six months. All of the new hubs will be affiliated with existing community based organizations already operating in rural villages outside of the main towns in these areas. This helps ensure a solid local infrastructure to support new borrowers and ensure that the local women administering the program have sponsors right in the village who can provide input and guidance. The WMI loan program is thriving and expanding because of generous public support and WMI is so grateful to all of its donors. With your help, we are changing the face of poverty, one loan at a time.

Little Princes

2011-07-11T01:00:00.000-07:00

海外ボランティアの役割モデルです。
El modelo de voluntariado en el extranjero
A tale regarding fulfilling an amazing commitment

Beyond the Gates

2011-07-10T06:32:00.000-07:00

ルワンダ虐殺に関する映画です。
Una película sobre el genocidio de Ruanda
A movie tearing both your heart and spirit

ベトナムの子供達

2011-07-07T01:00:00.000-07:00

War Remnants Museum

2011-07-06T01:00:00.000-07:00

In Ho Chi Minh City

Certificate of Appreciation

2011-07-05T08:08:00.001-07:00

ベトナム

2011-06-26T10:22:00.000-07:00

Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese cuisine

General Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City

Update on My Donation to Japan Earthquake Relief Action (7)

2011-06-22T07:16:00.000-07:00

Rebuilding Japan

By Britt Lake - GlobalGiving staff

In areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, thousands of people continue to live in evacuation centers. With so much rebuilding to do, the government still hasn’t reached places like the small seaside village of Yubigahama, where debris sits uncleared and roads remain impassable. The Association for Aid and Relief (AAR), supported by your donation to the GlobalGiving Japan Relief Fund, recently set up six container houses in an area where 80% of the surrounding town was devastated by the tsunami.

As volunteers and residents helped to set up the container houses, Ms. Suzuki, one of the new residents told AAR: “Right now, four families are living in this evacuation center. I never thought I would care about the lack of privacy, because we have known each other for so long.”

Ms. Suzuki moved into her new container house after two months of living in the evacuation center with four family members. “Living together for two months has been mentally exhausting. We don’t have any space to discuss family matters privately. I’m really thankful just to have a space for our families to sleep on our own.”

AAR plans to set up another 24 container houses in the area, and has had requests to set up additional container homes in Minami-Sanriku and Ishinomaki.

Architecture for Humanity is also working to rebuild communities destroyed by the tsunami and earthquake with support from your donation to the GlobalGiving Japan Relief Fund. In Motoyoshi, Miyagi, Architecture for Humanity is completing a covered wooden deck made of timber salvaged from the tsunami to serve as the center of a future marketplace. Several local businesses that lost their storefront have already signed up for spots at this market.

Click on the video link below to see the construction site and hear from the team carrying out the project.

Thank you again for your support to people like Ms. Suzuki, who now has a home for her family. Stay tuned for our next update, where we will announce some important new rebuilding activities that are being supported through your donations. And you can always read additional updates directly from our partners in Japan on GlobalGiving's "Updates from Japan" page.

ビルマ難民支援活動

2011-06-18T21:48:00.000-07:00

Pi Watit and Pong Pong, it is so nice to meet them again!

Overseas Volunteer - Tuvalu

2011-06-17T21:50:00.000-07:00

Tuvalu coin set

Chi Mei Museum

2011-06-14T07:33:00.000-07:00

Spectrum of Opportunities

2011-06-13T00:03:00.000-07:00

My latest discovery

Médecins Sans Frontières

2011-06-08T23:23:00.000-07:00

Describing the serious injuries and the surgical process gives us a horror story. However, nothing can compare with the frustrating confusion conveyed from the author to the reader. The experiences accumulated cause the passion declining, and the interpersonal conflicts exist everywhere even if every group member is full of idealism. The fact of the matter is the unavoidable fear, weariness, helplessness and tension. Instead of the confidence in the lasting humanitarian faith, guaranteeing the change is the wiser stance. Nevertheless, the depressing atmosphere expressed cannot conceal the profound wisdom in the book. Overcoming the naïve enthusiasm is the essential phase for achieving the genuine flexibility and the inner freedom.

Future is unknown and will never be predictable. Even I presume I am deemed to detach myself from my aspiration to explore the world in my way, it must be a conclusion generated after more trips. I can feel a world map in my chest. I endeavor but pursue nothing.

BNP Calls on People to Enforce General Strike

2011-06-02T19:07:00.000-07:00

The way of life to which I dedicate myself closely links me with the international events remotely but currently happening. Right before my departure, because of the countrywide strike in Bangladesh, I must cancel my fundraising workshop which is scheduled to be held on June 5^th. The workshop is supposed to be conducted for Rights Jessore, a NGO in Bangladesh.

http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/frontpage/21059.html

Top leaders of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday called on the people to make the general strike called for June 5 successful to expedite the fall of the Awami League-led ‘repressive’ government.

The leaders put out the call as they were addressing a discussion organised by the party at the Institution of Engineers in the capital marking the 30th anniversary of the death of the BNP’s founder, the late president Ziaur Rahman.

Chaired by the BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, thediscussion was also addressed, among others, by the party’s standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed and ASM Hannan Shah, former Dhaka University vice-chancellor Emajuddin Ahmed, Dhaka University professor Mahbubullah, Supreme Court Bar Association president Khandker Mahbub Hossain, and the BNP chairperson’s adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu.

The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, also the leader of the opposition in the parliament, attended but did give any speech.

‘A conspiracy is going on to destroy the Bangladesh that Ziaur Rahman modernised and made self-reliant,’ Mirza Fakhrul said.

‘There is a no option but to spearhead a vigorous anti-government movement to save the country. To this end, Khaleda Zia, the only hope for the nation, has called a general strike for June 5,’ he said.

He called on his party activists and the people to make successful the general strike to expedite the fall of the ‘repressive’ and ‘fascist’ government.

Khandaker Mosharraf said that the government was losing grounds for its utter ‘failures’ in every sector. ‘That is why,’ he said, ‘the Awami League is conspiring to hold the next general elections under the AL-led government.’

He asked the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to offer apologies to the departed souls of the people who laid down their lives in the Awami League’s movement for the introduction of caretaker government system in 1996 before scrapping the system.

Mosharraf alleged that the AL-led government was out to implement its political agenda making the Supreme Court a scapegoat. ‘Party activists have been appointed judges and they are now carrying out the instructions of the government.’

Moudud Ahmed said that general elections would never be held under the AL-led government in Bangladesh. ‘The AL-led government will need to go before implementing its blueprint to hold the elections under it,’ Moudud said.

He said that the next general elections must be held under the caretaker government system.

Moudud said that the government had dug its own grave by deciding to revoke caretaker government system.

Talking at the discussion, Emajuddin alleged that the immediate-past chief justice ABM Khairul Haque was promoted as the chief justice to implement the agenda of a certain political party.

Highlighting different aspects of life and works of Ziaur Rahman, Emajuddin said that the fifth amendment had been brought to the constitution to introduce multi-party democracy.

‘After the fourth amendment to the constitution, Ziaur Rahman was first elected president of Bangladesh,’ he said.

Terming Ziaur Rahman the only statesman in Bangladesh, Emajuddin said, ‘Ziaur Rahman was the architect of a modern Bangladesh.’

Chimmuwa Thai-Burma Border Handicraft

2011-05-30T01:00:00.000-07:00

バングラデシュ

2011-05-29T05:36:00.000-07:00

バングラデシュで小さい非政府組織(Rights Jessore)と募金のワークショップを開催したいです。ワークショップの教材を作りました。

Fair Labor Association (FLA)

2011-05-19T05:41:00.000-07:00

公正労働協会の最高経営責任者です。今日は彼と電話会議に参加しました。労働者の大切な権利を守るための国際非政府組織です。もし会社が公正労働協会に参加したら、労働者の世話をしなければならない。

Today I joined a conference call with this gentleman.

Update on My Donation to Japan Earthquake Relief Action (6)

2011-05-05T17:49:00.000-07:00

Looking Forward

Nearly two months after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, we here at GlobalGiving are shifting the focus of our funding from emergency aid to more medium-and long-term support for people affected by the disaster. Our continuing priority has been to support Japanese organizations and citizens who are managing their own recovery processes, and over $3 million of your donations have gone towards these efforts.

For example, support through Japan Platform helped to supply over 100 Japanese volunteers including local teachers, parents, firefighters who worked together to clean up and re-open Kesennuma Kindergarten.

Although some families and teachers are still staying in the Kesennuma schools as shelters overnight, classes have resumed during the day. "I could not wait for this day to come," said one of the children during a re-opening ceremony, "I was not able to meet my friends for a long time." The disaster relief funds helped provide packages of school supplies for the students and classrooms, allowing children to go back to school and to develop a normal routine again.

Our Japan Platform partners are also supporting other much-needed services for survivors, including legal advice for citizens of the Iwate prefecture. Legal counselors are helping victims answer tough questions like, "What do I do about the mortgage I have on a home that was destroyed by the tsunami?"

Thanks to your continuing generosity, this week we disbursed an additional $310,000 to support Japanese organizations in their medium- and long-term rebuilding efforts. These funds are going to:

Peace Winds, to support rebuilding in fishing and elderly communities ($100,000)
Association for Aid and Relief - for continued distribution of goods to affected areas ($150,000)
Japanese Emergency NGOs - to support employment efforts in affected areas ($60,000)

We'll send another update in a few weeks to share the stories of how these funds were put to work. For the most up-to-date info on the Japan recovery fund, please follow us on Twitter (@GlobalGiving) or "like" our Facebook Page. In addition, you can read updates from our partners on GlobalGiving's "Updates from Japan" page.

Thank you again for your support,
Britt Lake and the GlobalGiving Team

Sólo le pido a Dios

2011-05-02T01:00:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the blog of SOC. Now I know one more incredible song.

Spanish lyrics

English translation

役割モデル

2011-05-01T01:00:00.000-07:00

大学の友人です。

頭が良い彼女は性格も一番善いです。僕の役割モデルです。

コロンビア大学の博士号を取るためにニューヨークに行きます。

ヨルダンの芸術家

2011-04-30T07:10:00.000-07:00

Jordanian Sand Bottle Art

Update on My Donation to 800 Microloans for Poor Women in Rural East Africa (1)

2011-04-26T22:28:00.000-07:00

Chimmuwa Bazaar

2011-04-19T03:38:00.000-07:00

Fair trade products from Thai-Burma border

Playing ukulele for attracting the customers

Neck Pillow

Update on My Donation to Japan Earthquake Relief Action (5)

2011-04-18T02:34:00.000-07:00

GlobalGiving's Continued Commitment to Japan

Its hard to believe that it's been over a month since the earthquake and tsunami that took 11,000 lives in Japan. Thousands remain missing, and more than 170,000 people are living in evacuation centers where they are still relying on the Japanese government and aid organizations for basic necessities and medical support. Fuel shortages and cold temperatures have exacerbated the situation, and there continues to be a genuine threat of nuclear contamination to the air, food, and water.

To date, GlobalGiving and GlobalGiving UK have disbursed more than $3 million to 14 organizations: Architecture for Humanity, Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA), Association for Aid and Relief (AAR), Civic Force, International Medical Corps, Japan Platform, Japanese Emergency NGOs (JEN), Lifeline Energy, Mercy Corps, Peace Winds, Save the Children, Shelter Box, Shine Humanity, andTelecom for Basic Human Needs (BHN).

While GlobalGiving's partners continue to provide basic necessities such as food, fuel, and medical care, organizations have also begun to address the ongoing and future needs of those affected by the disaster:

· Civic Force has partnered with local carpenters to build bathhouses, making it possible for individuals who have gone weeks without bathing to wash;

· JEN staff and volunteers are removing sludge from public buildings and homes;

· Peace Winds and Mercy Corps have teamed up to train caregivers to help children through the trauma of disaster;

· AMDA has organized movies and sports events and provided exercise equipment to alleviate boredom and restlessness in evacuation centers; and

· The International Medical Corps has partnered with local organizations to provide telephone counseling and training in psychological first aid.

Many of our partners have begun to develop long-term plans for recovery. Architecture for Humanity is committed to the physical rebuilding of communities, while Telecom for Basic Human Needs has developed a plan for reestablishing radio infrastructure in collaboration with Japan Platform. Others plan to provide long-term psycho-social and livelihood support to help impacted communities get back on their feet.

Most of these organizations have posted their own projects on GlobalGiving's site. If you are inclined to provide additional support, we encourage you to do so by supporting the project that resonates with you most. You can view these Japan relief projects onGlobalGiving.org and GlobalGiving.co.uk.

Over the next six to eight weeks, GlobalGiving expects to continue to receive significant funds from corporate matching campaigns, cause-marketing promotions, and individual donors. On our blog you can read more about how GlobalGiving's corporate partners are contributing. In addition, GlobalGiving UK's partnership with JustGiving continues to provide an easy way for individuals and corporations to fundraise for disaster relief projects. Ocado, the home delivery company, used JustGiving's platform to raise £200,000 from staff and customers for Mercy Corps' project on GlobalGiving.

These additional funds will make it possible for GlobalGiving to continue to support intermediate and long-term recovery efforts. We will continue to update you via email, although probably a little less frequently going forward. For more up-to-date info on our work, please follow us on Twitter (@GlobalGiving) or "like" our Facebook Page. In addition, you can read updates from our partners on GlobalGiving's "Updates from Japan" page.

Thank you again for your support,
Britt Lake and the GlobalGiving Team

Phnom Penh

2011-04-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

National Museum

The Royal Palace

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21)

Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (Killing Field)

Volunteering in Cambodia

2011-04-05T01:00:00.000-07:00

As a monk using Mac Air, the founder of BSDA overturns the Buddhist’s image to which I accustom myself in my culture. He said Buddha’s life should be interpreted in a dynamic way which obviously is his model of religious career. Although his prestige embedded in Cambodia culture immensely respecting Buddhism can not be ignored, it should not be regarded in a critical way because his vision proves that he deserves the rare chances such as education and international experience. The unique combination of Hinduism and Buddhism antiquarian buildings near his office concurrently echoes his inclusiveness.

Even when I took a bus from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham, unexpectedly I could meet a philosophy major who is a good student typically common in my school age. I am not in Cambodia for encountering this kind of person; however it seems that the participants in my workshops are not underprivileged at all. Nevertheless, I do not jump to conclusions. The situation is like Mekong’s broadness and the contentment caused by it which can not be discovered without further observation.

BSDA Computer Workshop

2011-04-04T03:40:00.000-07:00

BSDA English Workshop

2011-04-03T22:28:00.000-07:00

カンボジア

2011-04-02T06:56:00.000-07:00

カンボジアに居ています。明日からワークショップを開催します。

In Cambodia now, since tomorrow the sessions for discussing English & computer teaching with the local teachers will begin.

Weaving krama as a part of BSDA education

Traditional performance as a part of BSDA education

Update on My Donation to Japan Earthquake Relief Action (4)

2011-03-30T18:23:00.000-07:00

More on How Your Donation is Making a Difference in Japan

    Mr. and Mrs. Sato are currently staying with 200+ other people on a high school gym floor in Mirami Sanriku Cho, a city in northern Japan. Their home was destroyed by the recent earthquake and resulting tsunami, leaving the couple trapped for nearly two days with about 500 other elderly individuals. Several weeks after disaster struck Japan, individuals like Mr. and Mrs. Sato are still relying heavily on aid organizations.
    Because of your generosity, GlobalGiving has disbursed more than $1.5 million to organizations on the ground providing basic necessities, medical care, childcare, and ongoing support to hundreds of thousands of people. We have received frequent reports, stories, and photos from our partners, which we have shared below.

    Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) - AMDA's team of 88 — including volunteer doctors, nurses, and therapists — is working in evacuation shelters in Kamaishi City and Ohtsuchicho in Iwate Prefecture and Minamisanriku-cho in Miyagi Prefecture. In one shelter doctors reported seeing 50-80 patients daily. AMDA is using electric vehicles to deliver mobile clinic services to shelters and people's homes in remote areas. They are using other means to enter sites in mountainous areas where road access is difficult.

    Peace Winds - In addition to ongoing relief work in Kesennuma, Peace Winds has expanded relief operations to Rikuzentakata and Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture and Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture. Peace Winds continues to manage, ship, and distribute emergency relief supplies at evacuation centers in these cities. In response to the severe cold in the northeast prefectures, Peace Winds, in collaboration with Civic Force , recently delivered 510 kerosene stoves and thousands of liters of kerosene to help heat evacuation shelters.

    Japan Platform - Japan Platform, a network of Japanese NGOs, businesses, and local governments, is coordinating the work of 24 partner organizations, channeling funding and resources to them based on expertise and location. Japan Platform is providing grants and logistical assistance to its partners, which have responded to the emergency by offering medical services, daycare, internet access, and more.

    Save the Children - Save the Children is operating nine "Child Friendly Spaces" in evacuation centers in Northeast Japan. This gives children, who are otherwise suffering from nightmares, anxiety, and boredom, the chance to laugh, play, and interact with other children.

    Telecom for Basic Human Needs (BHN) - BHN has created seven internet access points throughout Iwate Prefecture, making it possible for those affected to access information and to connect with family. BHN has constructed a temporary internet infrastructure using a wireless mesh network. Now, BHN is working to repair radio equipment and organize community radio broadcasts detailing important information about safety and support services. BHN is also distributing wind-up radios to facilitate access to information.

    International Medical Corps - Working closely with the Japanese government to fill gaps in the disaster relief effort, International Medical Corps is providing mental health services to disaster survivors and supporting vulnerable displaced groups such as the elderly, single women, and children. International Medical Corps has delivered packaged baby foods and medications including nasal sprays, antihistamines, and eye drops. They have also helped to improve communication between evacuation and coordination centers by distributing laptops, satellite phones, and walkie-talkies.

    Japanese Emergency NGOs (JEN) - Over the past several weeks, JEN has expanded its work into some of the least accessible areas that are still receiving little support, such as the towns of Minamisanriku, Higashimatsushima, Onagawa and Ishimaki. JEN has continued to assess needs in these areas and to distribute much needed supplies, including clothing, sanitary items, and fresh food. In the long-term, JEN plans to help individuals return home or resettle and ultimately rebuild a sustainable local economy and livelihood.

   Civic Force - Civic Force has played a valuable role in facilitating the distribution of donated supplies throughout Northeast Japan. Earlier this week, Civic Force unloaded two four-ton trucks of rice donated through Yahoo! in Kesennuma. Last week, Civic Force distributed 19,000 pairs of shoes and socks donated by Nike as well as six four-ton trucks of fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious foods. Civic Force has also begun to plan for the construction of temporary shelters for families currently living in evacuation shelters.

    Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) - AAR continues to assess and respond to the needs of elderly and disabled individuals. AAR is distributing much-needed supplies — flashlights, food, water, and kerosene — to welfare facilities for people with disabilities, evacuation shelters, and makeshift refuges in Miyagi Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture.

   Lifeline Energy - Lifeline Energy is working with Oxfam Japan to distribute 15,000 Polaris all-in-one radio, light and cell-phone chargers by early April. Polaris radios, which access Japan's unique radio frequency, will enable disaster survivors to receive updates about support services, radiation levels, weather forecasts, and more. The LED light will help families navigate in darkness, and the cell phone charger will make it possible for people to connect. Lifeline Energy will be distributing Polaris radios to the elderly in Tohuku Kanto region.

   Architecture for Humanity - Architecture for Humanity, in collaboration with members of its Kyoto Chapter, is conducting door-to-door needs assessments in Sendai. This assessment is being used to inform Architecture for Humanity's long-term plan for rebuilding and recovery. Architecture for Humanity is working with design professionals to design safe and sustainable community buildings, health clinics, schools, and hospitals.
To see all Japan relief updates, visit www.globalgiving.org/japan-updates

Thank you again for your support,
Britt Lake and the GlobalGiving Team

カンボジアでワークショップを開催します

2011-03-28T01:40:00.000-07:00

I am going to conduct two workshops for Buddhism and Society Development Association in Cambodia.

Day 1: English workshop

Session 1: English Class on Basic Level
09:00 - 09:30	Warm up
09:30 - 10:00	Topic 1 Teaching Numbers in English
10:00 - 10:10	Tea break with Taiwanese pastry
10:10 - 11:00	Topic 2 Teaching Directions in English
Session 2: English Class on Advanced Level
14:00 - 14:50	Topic 3 Teaching Tense & Aspect of English Grammar
14:50 - 15:00	Tea break with Taiwanese pastry
15:00 - 15:50	Topic 4 English Tongue Twister
15:50 - 16:20	Filling the feedback questionnaires Presenting awards & certificates Taking group pictures

Day 2: computer workshop

Teaching the participants to construct their own web pages

Here are the instances:

http://exampleforbsda.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html

http://exampleforbsda.blogspot.com/p/introduction.html

Update on My Donation to Japan Earthquake Relief Action (3)

2011-03-26T20:15:00.000-07:00

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Second Update on How Your GlobalGiving Donation is Making a Difference

Two weeks have passed since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Japan, and the needs are becoming clearer. This morning it was reported that the official death toll crossed 10,000. More than 17,000 people have been reported missing and 245,000 people are dependent upon evacuation centers for shelter after their homes and communities were destroyed.

Through your support, over $2 million has been raised for the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund, and GlobalGiving has been able to quickly send funds to partners on the ground that are providing medical and other emergency support to fill immediate needs.

Today we announced a second round of grants totaling nearly $1 million − $825,000 of which is coming from donations you've made to the Fund. This round of grants is being made exclusively to Japanese NGOs working on emergency relief. These seven groups, and the funding they are receiving from GlobalGiving, are listed in the chart below

Japan Platform and Peace Winds, two organizations we described in our last update, are receiving their second grants from the Fund. Descriptions of the five additional organizations receiving grants in this second round, and the work they are currently carrying out in Japan, are below:

Japanese Emergency NGOs (JEN) - Japanese Emergency NGOs was founded as a coalition of relief workers with experience in overseas disasters. More than a decade ago, JEN became an independent NGO implementing disaster relief work. JEN is coordinating with local government and at the grassroots level to deliver blankets and food in the short term, and it has two teams in the affected areas assessing its long-term response.

Civic Force - Civic Force was founded with a specific focus on domestic emergency response in Japan. The team is currently sending ten trucks a day carrying supplies to 150-200 camps in the affected areas. Its initial focus was on blankets and shelter, but delivery is now focused on necessary medicine and food. In the coming months, Civic Force is looking to assist with long-term recovery, particularly around rubble removal and rebuilding in communities that were destroyed.

Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) - The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, founded in Japan in 1984, began sending mobile clinics to provide medical relief to survivors in the first week after the disaster. More than 30 people on 10 teams have visited evacuation camps in two affected Prefectures, including doctors, nurses, and logistics experts. Almost all of the doctors are volunteering their time, so AMDA can use donations effectively to purchase medical supplies and get personnel and medicine to the afflicted areas.

Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) - The Association for Aid and Relief was founded in Japan in 1979, and now has offices in 13 countries with more than 200 staff around the world. AAR began distributing food and non-food items to survivors in affected areas just three days after the earthquake. AAR is focusing primarily on reaching the elderly and disabled, who may not be covered by the larger, government-supported evaluation camps.

Telecom for Basic Human Needs (BHN) - BHN was created by the telecommunications industry in 1992 to provide development assistance and disaster relief in the form of radio, internet, and other IT-specific support. Already, BHN has begun work to provide logistics for a mobile clinic in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture and to build an internet-based wireless mesh network in Iwate Prefecture. Funds from GlobalGiving will support BHN's efforts to rebuild local community FM radio stations to broadcast local news, programs for kids, and English programs for foreigners.

In addition to the grants described above, we are also disbursing more than $100,000 of funds raised in the last week by organizations with specific Japan relief projects on GlobalGiving.org.

GlobalGiving UK will be sending an additional £10,000, split among four organizations: AAR, International Medical Corps UK, JEN, and Peace Winds.

In the coming weeks, we will continue to tell you how donations to the Fund are being allocated and share stories about the impact your contributions are making possible for the people affected by this disaster. Let us know on the project wall what you would like to hear about in these updates, and please read our blog for more context on our activities.

Our hearts continue to go out to the people of Japan, as well as to the tireless humanitarian workers and volunteers on the ground. We are honored to support their work. As you know, the needs are still great. If you are moved to provide more support please click below.

Thank you again for your generosity,
Britt Lake and the GlobalGiving Team

2011年4月--穿越邊境，泰緬邊境手作藝品義賣資助緬甸孩童

2011-03-24T04:06:00.000-07:00

A bazaar for the children's education on Thai-Burma border

MIHS Gospel Choir CD

2011-03-21T06:33:00.000-07:00

Jonathanさんは僕にこのアルバムをあげた、

素晴らしい歌です。

This CD is a gift from Jonathen. I love it!

Update on My Donation to Japan Earthquake Relief Action (2)

2011-03-20T06:25:00.000-07:00

How Your Donation Is Being Used To Help Japan

All of us at GlobalGiving have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of generosity that has come from people all over the world in support of those impacted by the tsunami and earthquake in Japan. Over 20,000 of you have donated time, energy, money, and ideas to help those affected by the disaster.

Today, just one week after the earthquake hit, we are disbursing $725,000 from GlobalGiving's Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund to six organizations already in Japan working on relief and long-term recovery efforts. You can see the exact allocation of these funds below.

We wanted to share with you more information about the organizations receiving these first funds and the valuable work that each is carrying out with the help of your donation.

Japan Platform - Japan Platform is an emergency humanitarian aid organization working with Japanese NGOs, the Japanese business community, and the Japanese government. Funds provided by GlobalGiving will be used to provide disaster coordination and financial support to the 18 Japan Platform partner NGOs that are responding to the emergency by providing short-term food aid, medical assistance, and tents, while planning a long-term response.

Peace Winds - Peace Winds is a Japanese organization that has focused on emergency humanitarian relief for the past 15 years. GlobalGiving funds will help Peace Winds distribute emergency disaster relief supplies - including food, cooking supplies, and blankets - to people at shelters in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture and to provide free satellite telephone services and mobile phone charging so that survivors can ensure family members of their safety and to check on family members in other affected areas.

Save the Children - Children are always among the most vulnerable during emergencies. Save the Children is working with children and caregivers to provide psycho-social support and materials and to establish Child-Friendly Spaces in affected communities in Miyagi, Fukushima, Iwata, and Ibaraki Prefectures.

Architecture for Humanity - Architecture for Humanity and its teams of professionals in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto are partnering with other organizations to mobilize around the long-term reconstruction effort. GlobalGiving funds will support communities and design professionals in the safe and sustainable rebuilding of community structures, health clinics, schools, hospitals and civic structures.

International Medical Corps - International Medical Corps has an emergency response team of doctors on the ground in Sendai, and is coordinating with local officials to fill critical gaps in the response efforts. These funds will help the group focus on reaching isolated coastal communities that were devastated by the tsunami and have yet to receive aid.

Lifeline Energy - Lifeline Energy is working with local partners to distribute wind-up and solar radios and specialized programming to non-Japanese speaking survivors, who are lacking access to critical information following the disaster. These radios are also equipped with flashlights and cell phone chargers and are designed for especially complex emergency situations.

GlobalGiving is committed to keeping you informed about the impact your donation is having on the ground. In the coming days, weeks, and months, you'll continue to receive updates about how these funds are being used and stories about the people whose lives you have helped change for the better. For additional insights into how GlobalGiving is handling donors' funds, read our Chief Program Officer's recent blog post.

Together, you are making a difference in the lives of so many in Japan.

Thank you,
Britt Lake and the GlobalGiving Team

Update on My Donation to Japan Earthquake Relief Action (1)

2011-03-16T05:30:00.000-07:00

......GlobalGiving is working hard to identify the best local partners on the ground to receive these funds. Already, our immediate disaster response partners are having an impact.

Save the Children is working to deliver psychosocial support aimed at children, establishing child-friendly spaces in affected communities, providing support to parents, teachers, and other key caregivers, and working alongside local communities to train volunteers in counseling techniques to help children after this disaster. International Medical Corps has already put together relief teams and supplies and have been in contact with partners in Japan in the first day of the disaster.

In the coming days we'll continue to identify additional Japanese organizations providing relief following the earthquake and tsunami and will keep you updated by email about how the funds are used and the impact your donation is making......

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2011-03-06T07:04:00.000-08:00

Although the description of famine is so appalling, I firmly recommend this book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. William Kamkwamba, a Malawi poor teenager’s vision is as profound as Craig Kielburger who founded Free the Children, but for his hometown with rare education Kamkwamba building a windmill through a pile of waste has a more impressive accomplishment which will lead Malawi or even Arica to a promising future.

Sapporo & Otaru

2011-03-01T05:45:00.000-08:00

札幌の中島公園です。

歩くスキーです。

僕の民宿です。

小樽の天狗山は雪が強く降り始めました。

小樽の手宮線で写真を撮りました。

南小樽駅です。

Commercialized Goodwill

2011-02-23T18:05:00.000-08:00

To Daasgift Quality Foundation, a NGO in Ghana I donated a little bit for a milling machine repair and well building project. The project costs 4,900 USD. The NGO also wants to send three staffs to Sustainable Microenterprise & Development Program conducted by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. The program will be in Ghana for two weeks, and it costs 3,400 USD for each person, so totally they need 10,200 USD. Wow, such a clever business idea! With 10,200 USD the NGO can have two more milling machine repair and well building projects, but instead they must pay for some information which I can simply find and organize through internet. What a commercialized goodwill! Even the NGO itself emphasized that it will no longer send its staffs to training.

Pinolillo

2011-02-18T07:57:00.000-08:00

ニカラグアの伝統的な飲み物です。

ココアととうもろこしの粉です。

Maverick: the success story behind the world’s most unusual workplace

2011-02-16T01:59:00.000-08:00

An eye-opening book! Factories are not inevitably dehumanizing!

Chinese Version

素晴らしい旧正月,２０１１

2011-02-07T07:52:00.000-08:00

I am a wanderer indeed, even in less than one week.

Climbing the highest hill in my city

Visiting the hometown of a famous documentary in Taiwan

The door of my B&B room: I am behind the happiness.

Jiayi (嘉義)

Playing in Jiufen (九份) with the Marshallese students

Cirque du Soleil: The monthly wages in many developing countries are not enough for buying one ticket of a show performed by Cirque du Soleil.

CKS Memorial Hall, a place filled with my childhood memory

Xitou(溪頭)

Three Idiots: I rank this Indian movie as a five-star film. Unbelievably I can not stop laughing and crying throughout the whole movie.

ウクレレの新しい歌です

2011-01-27T01:00:00.000-08:00

最近、ニカラグアの友達は僕にスペイン語教えています。彼はギターが上手です、だから、彼とウクレレを弾きます。今スペイン語の歌が出来ますよ。

Lamento Boliviano de Enanitos Verdes

De Música Ligera de Soda Stereo

台北で外国の素敵な大道芸人を見た

2011-01-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

火です

岩登り

2011-01-24T04:40:00.000-08:00

鳶嘴山です。高さは２１８０メートルです。

Distortion

2011-01-13T21:51:00.000-08:00

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The fair trade and the microfinance embody a lot of fascinating notions. Nonetheless, human beings’ cleverness has the shocking potential for debasing any goodwill.

The archetypal fair trade should facilitate the accessibility of the market for the people who are deprived in the current business realm. They need the advice and resources which can make their products more competitive and a mechanism to ensure their income, rather than a so-called certification which especially charges the fees. For the consumers, the best attraction is the maker’s story, not a cold logo of certification. The fair trade should not become a shallow brand; otherwise there is no more distinction between it and the traditional commerce.

The other instance bending the beneficial design is that the microfinance organization is converted into a company in the stock market. Under the pressure of the shareholders, the company raises the interest and collects the repayments through violence.

I believe that business mode is a sustainable prescription for alleviating the unfairness; however, an overdose of the business will be a severe poison which is much worse than the raw sympathy causing a waste only.

Taipei 101 New Year Firework Show

2011-01-03T05:12:00.000-08:00

2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition

2010-12-27T05:20:00.000-08:00

Philippine pavilion

The green building is made from 1,520,000 recycled plastic bottles.

Fashion show

The bicycle is made of incense.

Taking Action: Fair Trade Coffee

2010-12-20T02:27:00.000-08:00

THU Peace Coffee

ペルーのコーヒーです。

Taking Action - Fair Trade

2010-12-13T04:40:00.000-08:00

ÖKOGREEN

Earth Tree

Baobab Spirit

I bought the fair trade chocolate of Equal Exchange.

ICDF 12th TOV Reunion

2010-12-07T04:29:00.000-08:00

The pictures above are from José.

Global Giving

2010-12-02T07:31:00.000-08:00

Global Giving

This is an exciting combination of a commercial operation and a not-for-profit purpose.

Through a competition mechanism the grass-roots assistance in every corner of the world can strive for the financial resources from every individual. At the very beginning an organization must prove its ability of fund-raising in Global Giving, otherwise a channel will not be provided for letting the organization survive in Global Giving.

In this website a donation becomes the merchandise. The most obvious feature of a commodity is that a refund is allowed, although so far it can only be in a form of a voucher in Global Giving. You can “buy” a donation as a present, and by anyone receiving the gift this donation can be assigned to any project acknowledged by Global Giving.

As a result, an organization cooperating with Global Giving will feel under stress caused by the business strategies. In order to compete with more than one thousand projects here, the descriptions, illustrations, and up-to-date field reports of each project are fruitful. It is marvelous news for the donors because not only the informed decisions can be made but also they are more involved in the project.

Compared with some simple ideas such as the Hunger Site, for someone like me who yearns for more overseas volunteering experiences, Global Giving is an acceptable substitute.

Kyoto

2010-11-29T04:38:00.000-08:00

清水寺の紅葉が見頃です。

Wow~~~~

Idealism or Self-interest – Critical Views on International Volunteerism

2010-11-23T05:24:00.000-08:00

The most significant idea I got during this weekend is to avoid vanity in a sincere way.

Originally a former ICDF overseas volunteer was invited as the speaker because he is the founder of Young Explorer and Maker Association Taiwan. However, instead of accepting the rare opportunity like most people will do, he gave up because he thought my boss in Thailand is more suitable.

Daniel, the Swiss guy in the photos, abandoned his promising future as a banker in UBS and became the founder of Child's Dream. He mentioned how disappointing John Wood was when they met each other, and one of the CNN heroes told Daniel that he can no longer focus on his mission because so many speeches and meetings are waiting for him after he became famous.

They educate me the proper attitude I should comprehend in earnest much earlier.

The first speech in Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation

The second speech in ELIV