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2013

More news from Tanzania

By TanzaniaNo Comments

Road to central TanzaniaCan’t believe that he has had to travel 600km just to find good and reasonably priced maize! Oh how we live in a different world – respect!

“Dear, Buying maize from Tabora about 600 km a way fro Dodoma is some how going on well,the maize are so good for human use,but it takes long time to buy the maize we want the people at Mnase Dodoma,Now we have 50 sacks of maize,we are continuing to buy more maize.The challenge is that many people from many parts of the country and also from nearby countries are coming to buy the maize here and the maize are not enough compering the number of the people,companies,societies and business-men who comes to buy them from this small area farmers.”

Relief for Tanzania

By TanzaniaNo Comments

E Distribution 08Latest news from Seth in Tanzania – maize buying is not like going to the supermarket in the UK !!

“After receiving the money i went to see the maize, I found the maize was not Useful for human being – it was just for animals and chickens, and there are so many scandals for the people,societies and government who are sending useless and spoiled food (maize and millet) to the villages and other places where hunger affected most of people. And that food has affected many people and caused some of them bad sicknesses. So we were so shocked and thought we need to find a different way to get the maize.So we confidently decided to travel  to another region very far West side of Dodoma to Tabora where I lived and grew up for many years. There we found good maize and we will start to buy the maize tomorrow we hope to buy very nice maize and we hope to buy more sacks of maize than expected to be bought in Dodoma.”

Cyprus 2013

By EuropeNo Comments

We had a another great week with the Gateway community in the mountains @ Moniatis – after our time of stories and teaching we had a day doing some wandering around the island. The church of Saint Paraskevi near Pafos in Geroskipou village, had the most amazing frescoes, some of which were painted in the 1oth Century.

The aim and final reason of all music should be nothing else but the Glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit

Johann Sebastian Bach

Imagine

By Music from the NationsNo Comments
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We are pleased to be part of an exciting event coming soon – “Imagine” – a celebration of cultures. Revel in the mix of voices, tastes, sounds, designs and movements!

Artists that will be sharing include –

– Dave Bilbrough (Gospel/Folk)
– Martin Neil (Voices From The Nations)
– Muyiwa (Gospel)
– Dan Bilbrough (World/Fusion/Electronica)
– John Ruston (Sitarist)
– Naujavan (Urban with a British Asian flavour)
– Jake Isaac (Gospel)
– The WEC Resonance Band (Multi Cultural expression)
– Andy Au (Movement and dance)
– Paul Hobbs (Art presentation)

£5.00 entry on the door.

Nozumi project – Ishinomaki, Japan

By My StoriesNo Comments

Heard about a wonderful social enterprise project called the Nozumi project in Japan. Using broken shards of pottery and recycled material found amongst the debris of the 2011 tsunami, a group in Ishinomaki are making unique jewelry to help their community.

“Nozomi, translated ‘hope’ in Japanese, is a social enterprise bringing sustainable income, community, dignity and hope to the women in Ishinomaki, Japan by training women to craft unique jewelry products.  One third of these women are single mothers and grandmothers; most of these women and their family members lost their livelihood when the tsunami crashed through half of their city in 2011.​”

Kaua’i UnderGround Artists

By FriendsNo Comments

A wonderful initiative KUGA – founded by our friend Lila Metzger on the island of Kaua’i.

Kauai UnderGround Artists planting seeds of creativity via art, dance, music & lyrics. KUGA is a non-profit, drug & alcohol free project. Committed to the development of children and young adults in a positive and creative environment. We promote a clean and healthy lifestyle by words and action.  We value relationships to the fullest and strive to pull out the best in others. KUGA is family with family values. Respect, integrity, and love.