Welcome
to the Global Sojourns Giving Circle Update!
Dear
Global Sojourns Giving Circle Members and
Donors,
An article in today's newspaper described
two American educated Kenyan brothers who built a health
clinic in their small hometown. I feel so blessed that I
too, with all of you, am able to do something worthwhile
for people in Africa.
Traveling to experience solely the food and sights no
longer appeals to me. I love being able to conjoin those
experiences with meeting and helping others in
Africa through our
Giving
Circle. Our May GSGC trip was
terrific and the positive energy is growing, with new
links being made both in Zambia and the
US.
Please read on . . .
Linda Dee
GSGC
Coordinator
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Giving
Circle Members Visit Zambia!
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In
May, six members of our Giving
Circle traveled to Livingstone,
Zambia to
visit the two organizations that we help fund. The
staff of Ray of Hope and Tusa Munyandi arranged
two full days of visits to micro-loan recipients at
their places of business and visits with school children
we assist.
Continue
reading
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for photos and
additional summaries
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Upcoming
Conference Call |
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Thursday,
July 24th at 2:00pm (EST)
Dial:
1(218)
339-2699
Access code:
304255
Join
Zanele Sibanda of the Firelight Foundation as she shares
insights from our April 2008 conference call led by Dr.
Dean Karlan from Yaleon micro-loans financing. Zanele, a
native of Zimbabwe who has lived in
the US since 2005, is a
specialist on grassroots micro-loans financing in
Africa.
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Millennium
Devolpment Goals |
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You
have probably heard about the eight goals for our fellow
human beings and our world, which were established in
2005 by the UN. They are a practical and
achievable set of targets for international development
up to 2015. You can find more details about the
goals
on the web. Briefly they are:
Goal 1: to eradicate extreme
poverty and hunger
Goal 2: to achieve universal
primary education for children
Goal 3: to promote gender
equality and empower women
Goal 4: to reduce child
mortality
Goal 5: to improve maternal
health
Goal 6: to combat HIV/AIDS,
malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: to ensure
environmental sustainability
Goal 8: to create a global
partnership for
development
The
Global Sojourns Giving Circle was developed to help
provide educational opportunities for children,
especially girls, in Africa. In doing so, GSGC is
working to help meet several of the Millennium
Development Goals. It has been proven that
educating girls helps reduce poverty, empowers women,
reduces child mortality and improves health. Each of you
is truly making a difference.
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Guiding
Principals |
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Our
guiding principles, developed by Jerry Greenwald, were
slightly revised, emailed to everyone and unanimously
accepted by our voting members (annual donors of $365 or
more.) A heartfelt thank you to Jerry for his
generous work.
Read the GSGC
Guiding Principles
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Dolls
Sent to Zambia |
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Our
circle is growing. Barbara Muczynski, the
aunt/sister of several of our members is part of a
sewing group that makes Rag Dolls 2 Love. We jumped at
her offer to make dolls for children in Livingstone, who
could use their very own cuddly doll if they are
suffering from an illness or have a parent who has
passed away. High school student Eliza Philips,
daughter of a Giving Circle
member is currently traveling to Livingstone and
carrying six dolls to share with Ray of Hope and Tusa
Munyandi. They will distribute the dolls to needy
children in their communities. We hope Barb and
her friends will make more dolls for us to send!
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GSGC
Mission |
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The
Global Sojourns Giving Circle helps individuals pool
their time, talent and financial resources to improve
the lives of children and conserve wildlife in
sub-Saharan Africa. Members make a
direct, positive impact while learning about issues in
the region, connecting personally with the projects, and
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Donations
Needed! |
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The
second round of donations will be given out in September
2008. Currently there is $11,960 in the fund and we hope
to reach $15,000.
- All
donations are tax
deductible
- 100%
of your donation goes to supporting
projects
- Donations
of $365 and up: vote on projects to be funded, travel
opportunities with the GSGC, take part in educational
calls, receive updates
- Donations
of $35-$364: take part in educational calls, receive
updates
- Make
checks payable to: The Clarence Foundation,
678 13th
Street Ste. 201 Oakland, CA 94612.
Be sure to designate it for the Global Sojourns
Giving
Circle.
theclarencefoundation.org |
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Spotlight |
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www.girleffect.org
A
worthwhile short presentation affirming the importance
of educating girls. You will like it!
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Book
& Movie Corner |
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Finding
Meaning in a Material World
By
Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger
"At heart,
Me to We is a life philosophy: it offers us a way to
live life, and its wisdom is the kind developed over the
course of a lifetime. At the most basic level, it
embraces the idea that we can all build a better
life-and our ideal world-through reaching out to others.
In practice, it involves focusing less on "Me", and more
on "We"-our communities, our nation and our world as a
whole. Today, Me to We is a worldwide movement of people
finding purpose through living with compassion,
strengthening community and making a commitment to our
shared humanity."
From MetoWe.org
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Upcoming
Activities |
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Sarah's
Fundraiser July 31st, Danville, CA: Wine Tasting
Paige's Gathering & GSGC Info Session, TBA
late July, Portland,
OR |
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Questions? |
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Contact
Linda Dee:
sandyandlinda@msn.com
(303)
973-2928 |
Many thanks to Alexandra Hasson, who volunteers her time
and expertise to design our
newsletter.
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