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Kick it back to Kenya

Written by Alison | 01 February 2010



Last Summer Philip (centre of pic), a PE teacher at Catcote School in Hartlepool, volunteered in Naivaisha, along with colleague, Andrew (right), delivering football coaching sessions and assisting with a local man's dream to create a football academy for the street kids.

They made strong links with the coaches over there, including their FIFA-trained local host, Michael. All three see football as "a fantastic tool to help the children develop socially and physically".





Since his return to the UK, Philip has been discussing the issues he witnessed with his own pupils, who decided they would like to help. As a class they decided on the project name ‘Kick it Back to Kenya’. They hope to receive donations of old boots, shirts, balls, cones "anything that you might consider to be worthless could be priceless to a child". They have posters around their local sports centres and are contacting the local media to raise publicity.

On March 21st the Catcote School will be participating in the Sports Relief Mile in Hartlepool, a chance for the young people involved to raise money to send over the first collection of items. Anything that can be donated would be extremely appreciated. Please contact us if you can help.

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Shamba planting and more trees

Written by Alison | 21 January 2010

Thanks to the generosity of certain bikers [you know who you are] and the awesome attitude and proactive Jedi force within director Douglas, "now free and can breath after two days busy working on the Shamba planting and fencing" we can all see the results.

Douglas tells me "Now the Shamba is secure and free from cattle getting access ....It took ten men to fence the shamba today and 13 women and men planting yesterday."

And you can see the skill and the collaboration involved in getting results like this in only 2 days. This is real innovation that comes from only a little bit of support. Ingrid Angels runs a feeding program so each of the children attending classes can be fed a meal. A generous G.A.Y.E (Give As You Earn) commitment is now covering costs for this program but suggestions and discussions went on about the centre becoming more self-sufficient. No sooner had this been discussed and Jedi Douglas got to work!

There is another Shamba next to this that can be used to plant a tree nursery and hosts from last Summer, CWOSUP and Edward Wata are hopefully advising Douglas on getting into a govt-funded tree nursery  programme to further increase funds. Edward has an established nursery in Yala, western Kenya.

[Ruth watering seedlings]

 

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Big plans with MMS; chlorine dioxide

Written by Alison | 17 January 2010

This is an excerpt from Jim Humbles newsletter. I have long been a supporter of chlorine dioxide and its good to see progress. I remain hopeful of establishing another clinic in Kenya.

"Since it was first offered to the general public in 2006, we have seen a steady increase in the use of my simple non toxic mineral solution for supporting the immune system, and it is now turning into an avalanche of users and gratifying stories of a full recovery to good health ... There is a growing international MMS Grassroots Movement and I invite you to join with us to help expand this wave of MMS users and information."

Functional practitioner Dr Brady Hurst explains more here ...

Jim Humble discovered the simple mineral cure and decided to release it as an open source remedy and sell at a price that anyone can afford. The UK's NHS did a deal in 2007 with Janssen-Cilag, insisting on paying only for patients who had success using J-C's new drug, Velcade, after it failed the UK governments NICE new cost-effectiveness test. The drug was found to cost more than £30,000 per quality patient life year !!!!! ClO2, chlorine dioxide, or its marketing name "MMS" is available in kits costing £40 that last around 8 months using standard protocol. I'll do the maths for you .. thats £5 a month, or approximately £26 "per quality patient life year".

Jim Humble's foundation earns money from his book sales, though he's even given away the first hundred and fifty pages of his book for free! Jim just celebrated his 77th birthday in the African bush, where he has successfully treated over 500 HIV/AIDS patients since June 2009.

"In order to spread the knowledge and use of MMS around the world, we need to train more people in the basics by providing a background in the protocols, usage, manufacture, and chemistry". The Jim Humble Foundation is buying a facility to house, train and produce product.

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Shootback in Mathare Valley

Written by Alison | 16 January 2010

The Mwelu Foundation is a self-help group operating in the Mathare Valley slum of Nairobi, founded by born-and-raised Mathare resident Julius Mwelu.

Julius became involved with Lana Wong's Shootback Project at the age of 12, a well-funded project teaching photographic skills to children in the slum. Julius' success led to him becoming a professional UN photographer  who also educates countless people around the world about what life in a slum is really like, through the eyes of the children. The Gallery depicts this extraordinarily and the Foundation have had three films accepted into the Kenyan International Film Festival (KIFF). Ghetto Girl, Flying Toilet and Inevitable Pain will be shown along side other entries in various locations in Nairobi.

"Children have vivid and important stories to tell, and cameras are dynamic tools for this expression". Lana Wong and football coach Francis Kimanzi started the Shootback Project to help give young people in Mathare the means to tell their own stories.

Here's an example of the kids work [by Stephen Ochieng aged 12] :

The Shootback Project continues to train young photographers in Mathare today through Julius' Mwelu Foundation and their photos are displayed both in the slum and in international shows. Introduced by colleague and volunteer, Kami Munderu, AVIF hopes to assist this fantastic work by possibly sending volunteers starting next month.

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Our office in-world at SecondLife

Written by Alison | 08 January 2010

AVIF are one of many non profits in SecondLife (SL) the Internet's largest user-created, 3D virtual world community!! We have an office there which anyone anywhere can visit no matter where in the world they are, instantly. Its a work in progress and many thanks to Kali for the help with scripting/ building!

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"Promoting Causes Inside SL for RL (real life) Impact " has been studied by the Giving Circles Network (GCN), a member of NonProfitsCommon, a community within SL, in coordination with TechSoup.

The study showed that SL can assist a non-profit to:

•    Promote the Cause, Raise Awareness or Reach a New Audience
•    Enhance Learning and Education
•    Network as part of a Broader Community
•    Fundraise in SL (Linden Dollars) or in Real Life (World) Currencies
•    Engage and Learn Personally or Professionally (as an Individual)
•    Volunteer or Mobilize Volunteers
•    Communicate with, Counsel and Support Members/Users
•    Foster Independence of Beneficiaries
•    Leverage the Media (Public Relations)
•    Provide Mutual Support (Among Beneficiaries)

There are technical and perception barriers including:

- personal technical proficiency level
- allocating time for the learning curve
- upgrading equipment

However the benefits far outway these barriers:

- tapping a new medium to reach the nonprofit’s audience;
- nonprofit cost savings and environmental benefits offered by virtual meetings and learning;
- the ability to leverage Second Life resources and the high rate of volunteerism there;
- the coming integration of virtual worlds with other platforms; and
- the demonstrated potential for-profit and nonprofit collaboration.

For more information on these studies pls contact Anika Pastorelli (SL Name) or email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to join SL, simply click this link .. see you In-World

Alison Lowndes aka Roxylifer Graf

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