Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Safari

Greetings family and friends! All is well here in Zambia, just trying to hang in there for my last 6 months. It's tough but I will do it. My emotions have just been up and down lately, and that has made it difficult for me to really enjoy the experience. But, recently I went on a safari at South Luanga National Park and it was absolutely amazing. I saw elephants, zebras, kudu, impala, lions, leopards, buffalo, wildebeest, baboons, hippopotamus, antelope, crocodiles, puku, monkeys, giraffe, and various types of birds such as bee-eaters, storks, swallows, ground hornbills, and fish eagles. Here are a few pictures from my trip.



I love you mucho.

Kim
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Averill Strasser said...

Kim:

I am COO of Water Charity, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that does water, sanitation, and public health projects worldwide. We have recently started a new initiative, Appropriate Projects, to fund small water and sanitation projects very quickly.

I am a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Bolivia ’66-’68), and am well aware of the difficulties Volunteers face in the field. Water Charity has successfully completed projects of various sizes in cooperation with the Peace Corps. However, it occurred to me that we needed to further simplify the process for volunteers to get things accomplished. This prompted me to develop the Appropriate Projects initiative.

Often there is that little project that must be done now (before the rains start, before school starts, or whatever), but there are no funds available. Traditional funding sources are cumbersome, and there are long forms, detailed requirements, limited resources, and long delays.

Appropriate Projects has a very specific and immediate goal: We want to help you do your favorite project now.

If you are working in water and sanitation, I know you have a bunch of projects lined up. If you are working in other project areas, there are usually water components to your projects, or facilities needed where you work or teach.

Sample projects may be: a rainwater catchment, handwashing stations for a school, water for a clinic, piping, pumps, sinks, latrines, etc.

We also like to “finish” projects that have been started, and “fix” things that have ceased to function.

We encourage follow-up projects that expand upon the successful completion of the first small project.

So, check out the Appropriate Projects website at http://appropriateprojects.com. If you have a project in mind, please fill out the application form. We want this to be easy for you, so we have developed a simple form that you can fill out in one sitting.

If you have any questions about the appropriateness of your project, or you need some time to get it together, just let me know.

If you do not have a project that qualifies, please pass this message on to your fellow Volunteers who may have an interest. Finally, if this initiative resonates with you, please let others know what we are doing through your social networks, websites, and blogs.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Averill Strasser

Appropriate Projects
http://appropriateprojects.com

Water Charity
http://watercharity.org

September 22, 2009 at 1:22 PM

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