[Pil-pc-oceania] RE strife in Kenya

[serendipity at picknowl.com.au]

> regards this letter..
What is the most pressing thing and how can we galvanise our community to 
help with this..?
where do we send donations and in what form?
Can they handle Large parcels? Containers?
I tried the web site but was locked out of it..
i would appreciate any further contact details. i have contacts in Kenya who 
may be able to assist.
Is anyone co-ordinating some assistance?? 

Pam 


> Dear Wes and Margie, 
> 
>  
> 
> I hope that you are well, safe and in good health. Here we are currently
> living with a lot of uncertainties   due to the current violence which
> started in some parts of Kenya. Violence has now spread in most parts of
> Kenya. The fear of the violence is affecting us a great as members of one of
> the targeted community. It is a shame that this violence is taking place
> while negotiations are being mediated in Nairobi hotels by non-less than the
> Former UN-Secretary Mr. Koffi Annan. 
> 
>  
> 
> We are all concerned that after an overwhelming voter turnout the elected
> and voted out-political leaders can not show LEADERSHIP when it is most
> needed among their communities. 
> 
>  
> 
> I suggest that the civil society should be empowered to help and instill
> leadership among the communities so that the can compliment government
> efforts   on civic education among communities. People who have co-existed
> and known one another for a very long time have turned around to hack and
> chop neighbor's head down!! These are nerve chilling episodes we are
> witnessing. 
> 
>  
> 
> As I had pointed out in my message these violence have more than the general
> elections. Fundamental issues need to be addressed which includes a new
> constitution dispensation, poverty, economical balancing   and reforms. This
> should help to address the perennials land disputes, right to own and live
> in any part of the country and the Executive. 
> 
>  
> 
> The situation has become worse in the Agricultural Society Show grounds
> where the victims of the violence have been camping for the last three weeks
> or so. This is expected to raise concern on the humanitarian issues, number
> of children with HIV/AIDS has increased, children are sick with Pneumonia,
> and stress related problems among people in the camps. 
> 
> We are looking for the international community to help to address the short-
> term and immediate needs to assist the displaced children, women, and men,
> the dissembled, and old later we can work on the long term problems. 
> 
>  
> 
> MOOF is working with the Red Cross to support the displaced.  Any support is
> very much welcome in form of blankets, food- nutritious foods for children
> and suckling mothers. Some warm clothes for new born babies, tents and
> teachers. Any financial support is also welcome to meet the costs of
> transport for the displaced and other non-material services. 
> 
>  
> 
> Talks have started in Nairobi and we hope that the violence and chaos should
> come to an end soon, but new violence keep on erupting in various parts of
> the country. But as peace loving Kenyans this will come to ease soon. 
> 
>  
> 
> But we dearly need to address the fundamental issues otherwise we are prone
> to have a repeat of the same violence after every 5 years as an excuse to
> politics. A sorry state for our country-Kenya. 
> 
> Please pray for us and the country -Kenya. Thanks 
> 
> With Kind regards. 
> 
> Peter Murage 
> 
> Programme Director 
> 
> MOOF.AFRICA 
> 
> Nanyuki-Kenya 
> 
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> Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:31:39 +1100
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> Subject: [Pil-pc-oceania] SYDNEY: Sustainability workshops with Robina
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> EVENT:  
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> 1. Effective Urban Permaculture Facilitation' -Saturday 29 March 
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> 2. Cultivating Sustainable Communities & Ecovillages - Sunday 30 March. 
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> FACILITATOR: Robina McCurdy. 
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> VENUE: To be decided. 
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> FEE: To be notified. 
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> MORE INFO:  
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> Robina McCurdy <robina at win.co.nz> 
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> FACILITATOR'S HISTORY 
> 
> Robina McCurdy: 
> 
> - is co-founder/resident/trustee of Tui Land Trust & Community 
> 
> - is founder/trustee of the Institute for Earthcare Education Aotearoa 
> 
> - her early work was in primary school teaching and she has a range of
> teaching/facilitation qualifications, as well as Permaculture (ecological
> land-use design) qualifications 
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> - has for 25 years been engaged in community development, permaculture
> design and tutoring, organic growing, the development of environmental
> education resources and the creation of participatory processes for decision
> making and collective action 
> 
> - has taught and applied these powerful community-building and
> land-restorating methods with households, neighbourhoods, schools, farms,
> ecovillages and bioregions in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia, South Africa,
> Ireland, England, Scotland, Canada, Brazil and USA. 
> 
> - has worked with minimal resources to bring about significant changes in
> the lives of people, their communities and their environment 
> 
> - focuses her training on human capacity building, inspiring, guiding and
> offering specific tools and techniques for people to access their gifts,
> develop their potential, build their resourcefulness, and live their dreams 
> 
> - underpinning her work (local to global) is the re-connection of nature and
> culture in order to build sustainable community in harmony with the natural
> environment.   
> 
> Some of the organisations which have funded Robina's projects are: the
> British High Commission, British Permaculture Institute (Britain), DANIDA
> (Denmark), Fundacio Gaia NGO, Rio Grande du Sul and Santa Catarina Education
> Departments (Brazil), Global Ecovillage Network (Australia), Village
> Development, Novalis Institute and Abalimi Bezekhaya (South Africa), PELUM
> (Zimbabwe), Context Institute, Sth California Permaculture Institute,
> Antioch University (USA), NZ Natural Heritage Foundation, Tindall
> Foundation, and the NZ High Commission (Aotearoa-NZ). 
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> For more info, visit:  www.greenworld-earthcare.org 
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