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- 1. SPRING/SUMMER 2010 Road toRecovery Learn how Haitians are rebuilding their lives. See pages 5-7 WOW! Celebrates Connecting women across the globe. See page 8 Journey of a Life- time Travelers share their experiences. See page 14 Feature Country Page 4
- 2. HaitiFundMonthlyGivingProgram Neighbors | www.wn.org 05 08 12 14 16 18 BC 2 MissionStatement The mission of Neighbors is to inform and educate readers in an effort to foster and develop existing relationships with constituents, recognize donors, provide organizational accountability and promote involvement opportunities. Dear Friend and Neighbor, The devastating earthquake that rocked Port- au-Prince, Haiti on January 12 changed the lives of millions of people, but I have solid hope and confidence the people will recover and begin new lives. I have witnessed the strength and happiness the Haitian people innately have, especially in our program areas. When I visited Haiti a few years ago and traveled to our program areas located outside the city, I found pockets of hope and progress in communities where World Neighbors works. People are managing their own savings and credit groups and seed and tool banks, and conserving soil and water. I met Elidieu Jean-Pierre, a father of four, who told me about the remarkable changes in his life. “Before World Neighbors, we had to go very far to get water and we only got our water from little holes. World Neighbors built a reservoir so that rainwater could be caught and this helped many families to have success planting fruits and vegetables. We lead a better life with thanks to World Neighbors,” said Jean-Pierre. It’s this kind of progress and stability that World Neighbors supported communities have that will help them persevere through this crisis. Thank you for your support of World Neighbors, especially in times of tragedy. We are determined to not let this disaster define future generations of Haitians. To learn about our current efforts in Haiti, please read “The long road to recovery in Haiti” on page 4. Warmest regards, Melanie Macdonald President and Chief Executive Officer The May Ayers Milburn Chair Help meet the ongoing needs of Haiti Our Haitian neighbors have begun the task of rebuilding their lives following the January 12 earthquake. But, they need neighbors like you who will stand with them through the long process of recovery and support their path to a better future. You can help by becoming a monthly supporter of the World Neighbors Haiti Fund! Your generosity will have an amazing impact by providing steady, dependable support for our neighbors in Haiti. Visit www.wn.org/haiti or contact Patrick Evans at 1-800- 242-6387 ext. 0487 to learn more. Neighbors Editor | Tina Evans Marketing & Communications Coordinator Contributing Writers | Carrollann Braum Patrick Evans Micah Gamino Melissa Haley O’Leary President and Chief Executive Officer | Melanie Macdonald OFFICERS OF THE BOARD | Chair Steve Schomberg Vice Chair David Bearden Secretary Nancy Donaldson Treasurer Carl James Sam Allison Edna Daniel, M.D. Mindy Roe Galoob Leslie Hudson, Ph.D. Phil Karber Jean McLaughlin Maxwell Owusu, Ph.D. Gordon Perkin, M.D. Jane Searing Tim Smith Marnie Taylor Carol Wall Doug Watson Renée Wilder HEADQUARTERS | 4127 NW 122nd Oklahoma City, OK 73120 1.800.242.6387 Our mission: World Neighbors inspires people and strengthens communities to find lasting solutions to hunger, pov- erty and disease and to promote a healthy environment. Connect with Haiti We feature one country in each issue of Neighbors. This issue, Haiti. contents 04 Melanie Macdonald Recovery in Haiti Haitians have a long road of recovery ahead. Learn what World Neighbors is doing to help rebuild thousands of lives. Work of Women’s Anniversary WOW! celebrates a decade of connecting women across the globe A single mother’s victory Learn how World Neighbors taught Marren to feed her family and make an income. Journey of the Human Spirit Travelers reflect on their Journey to Kenya, Tanzania and Peru. Commemorative Gifts A healthy African society Learn about World Neighbors advocacy efforts in East Africa. Sustaining Partners You can leave a legacy and ensure World Neighbors life-changing programs can continue for future generations.
- 3. 4 5 The LongRoad to Recovery in Haiti On January 12 at 4:53 p.m., the lives of millions of Haitians were forever changed. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Port-au-Prince, the capital city, for about 40 seconds causing catastrophic damage and fear. “It was the longest minute in the life of each Haitian,” said Leneve Julien, World Neighbors senior program associate for Haiti. “Now we know what hell is.” Over three million people were affected by this tragedy, including World Neighbors eight Haiti staff. After two grueling days of attempting to make contact, we were overjoyed to learn that all eight staff members and two other staff who were visiting Haiti were safe. After months of emergency aid and crisis intervention in Port-au-Prince, Haitians are rebuilding their lives. After spending the last 24 years in Port-au-Prince, Rosenie and her family moved back to a rural village where relatives took them in, increasing the household from four to 15 people. The trip to the village was extremely harsh as the children arrived with fever and diarrhea. “I feel like a foreigner in the village,” Rosenie said. Having lived most of her life in the city, she was stunned to now be eating what she used to feed her chickens in Port-au-Prince. World Neighbors has worked to address the needs of the more than 10,000 people, including Rosenie, who have migrated out of Port-au-Prince and into the rural communities located within our program areas. These communities were not adequately prepared to receive such a large influx of new inhabitants, but this surge of people created an obligation to address the immediate needs – “neighbors” sharing their supplies of food and clean water and offering health and sanitation services. World Neighbors, alongside our partners, has worked to ensure those needs are being met. More than 3,000 families have received health sanitation training and vitamins and iron for babies and pregnant women. More than 6,000 local farmers were provided seeds and planting materials such as cassava, yam, sweet potatoes and other indigenous vegetables to accommodate the increased demand for food in the communities. Thousands of earthquake victims now have access to latrines and water filters for water treatment, and three nurses have been hired for six months to organize trainings on basic hygiene and sanitation, improved nutrition practices, and reproductive health issues, all of which will decrease the spread of diseases. A social worker has also been hired for one year to lead some of this work in the affected communities. These short-term immediate steps are designed in a way that seeks to return the communities, as quickly as possible, back toward our long-term development goals. The staff also needed to relocate outside of Port-au-Prince. The World Neighbors office in Port-au- Prince suffered damage during the earthquake, so the staff team worked quickly to relocate the office in the town of Mirebalais, about an hour’s drive from the capital city. World Neighbors has partnered with tens of thousands of rural Haitians over the last five decades to find long-term solutions to hunger, poverty and disease. We have no intention of leaving once Neighbors | www.wn.org Mali Tanzania Haiti Guatem Population undernourished: 46% Prone to natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods and mudslides Population below national poverty line: 65% Life expectancy at birth: 61 years 12% of rural population using improved sanitation facilities Gross national income per capita is $520, about half the total for Nicaragua, the second poorest country in the Americas Half of the children under 5 are malnourished Located in the Caribbean, Haiti is slightly smaller than Maryland and home to over 9 million people. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Shown above is the Hotel Montana, which was destroyed in a matter of moments during the January 12 earthquake. What we’ve been doing: Since 1966, World Neighbors programs in Haiti have centered on eliminating hunger, poverty and disease. This strategy addressestheinter-connectedproblemsof declining food production, malnutrition, ill-health and environmental degradation in underserved areas of Haiti. World Neighbors currently works with 11 local partners in several rural program areas, all of which are located north of Port-au-Prince. Currently over 220 communities participate in World Neighbors people-centered programs, benefiting over 65,000 people. continued
- 4. “It was the longestminute in the life of each Haitian. Now we know what hell is.” Leneve Julien, World Neighbors senior program associate for Haiti 6 7 How you can help our Haitian neighbors There are many easy ways you can help… Spread the word to your family and friends about World Neighbors work in Haiti. Use ‘word of mouth’ or through more exciting social media, such as Facebook or Twitter. Donate to the Haiti Disaster Fund – www.wn.org/haiti $6 - 10 seed packets for planting a family garden $25 - provides a training session on community health for 50 people $30 - 1 water filtration system for one family $70 - provides a training session on community nutrition Organize a group donation drive. Join the many other World Neighbors supporters who have organized special collections for Haiti for their workplace, school, sports team, congregation, club, or from family and friends. Host a fundraising event for Haiti. A bike-a-thon, bake sale, car wash, a special performance, a party – they can all raise money and increase awareness about the work of World Neighbors in Haiti. Contact Patrick Evans at 1-800-242-6387 ext. 0487 with questions or for more ideas on how you can make a difference! the dust settles from the earthquake relief efforts. We are determined to help tens of thousands more survive the aftermath of the earthquake and to rebuild their lives … to help them discover that they can become self reliant. “3,000 families have received health sanitation training. More than 6,000 local farmers were provided seeds and planting materials...” Neighbors | www.wn.org World Neighbors short-term emergency steps are designed to return our communities back toward their long-term development goals.
- 5. 8 9 Neighbors |www.wn.org Work of Women celebrates 10 years In a world that seems to grow vaster by the minute, World Neighbors brings together women from very different walks of life. The statistics that say women work more than two-thirds of the world’s work-hours, make up almost 70 percent of the world’s illiterate and poor, but earn less than ten percent of the world’s income, and own less than 10 percent of the property can seem to be a world away. But, by giving its members an opportunity to support real change in the lives of women in some of the poorest regions of the world, Work of Women (WOW!) is creating a world where the gap is not quite so wide. A decade ago, a small group of women gathered together at a home in New Mexico and began to shape an effort that would impact thousands of women around the world. With a vision and combined passion for World Neighbors and the struggles and joys that all women experience each day, this “Dream Team” created a way for women across North America and beyond to unite with the women in World Neighbors programs. Thus was born the Work of Women, or WOW!, program at World Neighbors. With a spirit shared by mothers across the globe, these women helped the young network transform into a collaboration of over 700 members who come together to invest in the power and potential of women around the world. As a founding member, Carol Blackwood explained during the early years, “Membership in WOW! gives women a chance to think globally and put their thoughts and cares into action. Because of the changes women in the United States have faced over the past 40 years, women now have a greater awareness of women’s issues in the developing world.” After a decade of connecting women across the globe, World Neighbors is celebrating all of the members of WOW! who are mothers and sisters and who have given women in developing countries the opportunity to support their families and their dreams. Inaq Jamilah, mother of five from Indonesia, has fulfilled every mother’s dream - improving her children’s life and future. Before becoming involved in World Neighbors programs, Inaq’s work was just the same as the other women in the village – taking care of the home, cooking, washing, housework and childcare. Also among her tasks was to boil or sun-dry bananas and cassava. There was always a surplus and she would let others take from her surplus. After receiving some new skills and knowledge from a World Neighbors training program, she has started making “chips” from this surplus of banana and cassava and selling them for an income, something that she had never done before. Since attending the training, she has a new sense of enthusiasm to develop a business. “Now my banana chips and cassava chips products are already being sold in the market.” WOW! members are dedicated to making women’s dreams, just like Inaq, come true. WOW! contributions support income generation, micro-credit, health, agriculture and literacy and training programs for women living in some of the poorest, most remote areas of the world. Women’s participation in training, cooperatives and other development efforts provide them with opportunities to learn, embrace their own education, experience job satisfaction and overcome challenges that many communities never thought a woman could achieve. Shownabove-Agroupofwomen,nowknownastheDreamTeam,gathered in a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico and created the Work of Women program. Anthea George and Sue Waters were among the founding members (pictured right). continued
- 6. 11 10th Anniversary ofWOW! continued Give a WOW! gift membership! Now is the perfect time to honor a woman you admire during the 10th anniversary of WOW!. All year long, you can give a gift membership with any donation of $ 20.10 or more. WOW! mobilizes women in support of a better life for their counterparts in isolated rural communities throughout the world. Through education, advocacy and fundraising, WOW! members enhance the work of World Neighbors to end poverty, hunger and disease. For more information, visit the WOW! website at www.workofwomen.org and click “Ways to Give” or call 800-242-6387. 10 Neighbors | www.wn.org Consequently, WOW! also supports social transformation within entire societies. By opening up dialogues between women and among their communities, the needs of women have become better understood and women and girls have become more valued members of society. Furthermore, evidence and practice has shown that when women have more opportunities and are able to produce incomes, the benefits radiate out exponentially, creating healthier families, more prosperous communities and wealthier, more advanced nations. World Neighbors programs are central to helping women and their families meet basic needs each day, such as having adequate food and clean water. The programs help women space their children to improve the health of mothers and children alike, and increase the number of girls who are able to attend school. World Neighbors programs change communities so that women are more involved in family and community decision-making and leadership. Long- standing, but harmful, cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage are also declining. Finally, women are able to offer their opinions, make decisions that affect their lives and the lives of their families, share their knowledge with other women and develop into leaders in their communities. While WOW! has made tremendous differences in the lives of women in World Neighbors programs, it has also made true impacts on the women who support it. As founding member, Dr. Susan Chambers reflected on its 10th Anniversary, noting, “WOW! has been an incredible, different window for people to view and to become involved with World Neighbors. As women do 90 percent of everything in World Neighbors communities (and here!) it is natural to focus on their work, struggles, needs, hopes and dignity.” “With a solid foundational decade to build on, World Neighbors and WOW! continue to build on the past successes and dream even higher for many decades to come,” said Melanie Macdonald, President and CEO of World Neighbors. “As we look ahead and see the lives that can be forever changed, the opportunities to be embraced, and the dreams to be fulfilled, we are confident that the ever-increasing members and supporters of WOW! will make those hopes a reality.” Dedicated Volunteers Honored Burt and Rose Barth of Ohio were recently honored for more than 50 years of volunteer servicetoWorldNeighborsatagalacelebration in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. “Thanks to their decades of passionate advocacy, thousands and thousands of Americans learned about World Neighbors. We are very grateful and awed by the Barth’s persistence, enthusiasm, energy and commitment,” said Melanie Macdonald, World Neighbors President & CEO. The Barth’s five decades of volunteer work includes promoting the efforts of World Neighbors to churches and individuals across Ohio and the United States, as well as traveling to Ecuador and Indonesia to observe World Neighbors lifesaving work firsthand. The event raised $7,500 for the Burt and Rose Barth Endowment Fund at World Neighbors. Additional gifts to the Barth Fund are welcome and may be sent to World Neighbors marked “Barth Fund.” Looking for a great place to volunteer? World Neighbors offers many volunteer opportunities, no matter where you live. Volunteers are advocates, event-planners, fundraisers, outreach educators and more. In 2009, World Neighbors was supported by 582 volunteers across the United States. Here are a few ways you can volunteer: Host a party with a World Neighbors theme for family and friends. Share the World Neighbors story with your church, organizations or clubs you belong to. Help with a World Neighbors event in your area (WOW! party, International Celebration of Women Luncheon). Provide translation and writing support. Use your skills to help improve the lives of thousands of people across the world. If you are interested in becoming a World Neighbors volunteer, visit www.wn.org/volunteer or contact Kathie Sanders at ksanders@wn.org or 1-800-242-6387 ext 0200. Melissa Haley O’Leary of World Neighbors honored Rose and Burt Barth for 50 years of service. “As women do 90 percent of everything in World Neighbors communities (and here!) it is natural to focus on their work, struggles, needs, hopes and dignity.” This group of women is gathered together for a WOW! party, which is a fun way to raise awareness and introduce your friends and family to WOW! and World Neighbors.
- 7. 13 A single mother overcomes devastating challenges Evenon the hottest, driest day, Marren Oburu from East Africa can be found dragging a plow through what once was dusty, draught-prone earth, but is now lush, green farmland covered by a healthy variety of indigenous fruits and vegetables. It’s not a bad life for a 36-year-old, single mother, given the challenges she’s faced. “I come from a very poor family, and when I completed my primary education, my parents could not afford to pay school fees for my high school,” Marren said. “By getting married, my family could improve their economic status through the dowry paid by my husband.” Marren married at age 16. But years later, Marren’s husband died of what doctors suspected to be AIDS. And as if that wasn’t hard enough, Marren lost three of her five children to other illnesses. Needing to find a way to support herself and her surviving two children, Marren turned to a World Neighbors-sponsored program where she received seeds to grow indigenous vegetables and a treadle pump to irrigate her dry land. The program also taught her about poultry management, feed formulation and how to raise chickens. Between the fresh greens from her garden and the eggs from her hen house, Marren was able to feed her family and still have enough food left over to sell at local markets, providing her with a vital income that supports her and her family. “I get a little money from selling the poultry and eggs; it helps me buy my son part of his school supplies,” she said, proudly. Marren shows off her healthy mangoes from her farm. Neighbors | www.wn.org Marren’s husband died of what doctors suspected to be AIDS. And as if that wasn’t hard enough, Marren lost three of her five children to other illnesses. 12 Marren Oburu stands proudly in her chicken house where she now sells the extra eggs for income to send her son to school. Marren and her daughter gather fresh greens from their garden. Below are Marren’s corn crops grown using green manure.
- 8. A Journey ofthe Human Spirit Last July, a small group of supporters visited World Neighbors programs in Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa. The areas they traveled to ranged from a former World Neighbors partner that is now a thriving independent non-profit organization to a new program area where hunger and need were severely apparent. Like all Journeys, most of this visit was spent talking with farmers, families, volunteer health promoters, women’s savings and credit groups and the staff and volunteer leadership of the growing civil society organizations that World Neighbors is mentoring in the program communities. In each case, the participants sat down as visitors and left as friends, inspired and humbled by what they saw and glad to be World Neighbors supporters. For Alice Ball of Atlanta, “it was a chance to experience villagers’ lives on their terms, not ours, in a way that reading about it through someone else’s eyes could never accomplish. I can’t think of a better way to see what World Neighbors does.” For Emily Estes of Middletown, Connecticut and a former World Neighbors trustee, this trip to Africa was her 15th visit to World Neighbors programs. “I would heartily recommend a World Neighbors Journey to anyone with a desire to know, in a more immediate way, how World Neighbors work is carried out. It gives the opportunity to meet talented, dedicated staff and volunteers as well as experience real life in rural communities WAY off the beaten track. A World Neighbors Journey takes one deeper than a trip of many miles. One is invited to experience new horizons of the human spirit,” Estes said. “This is a real world experience. You will forever see the faces of the people in your mind.” Sue Waters, Oklahoma City. “I was inspired once again by the dignity and hope and the beating the odds plan of these communities. Their lives are always difficult, yet even in the poorest of communities, their pride showed in their accomplishments that enhanced the lives of the entire community.” Dr. Susan Chambers, former Board of Trustee Chair, Oklahoma City. To read the blog of the Kenya/ Tanzania Journey, visit www.wn.org/ kenyajourney. 14 15 Neighbors | www.wn.org Join us in Kenya and Tanzania August 1-14, 2010. And, Journeys to Haiti, Peru and Nepal are being planned now. To find out more, contact Gregg Biggs at gbiggs@wn.org or 415-648-9577. Alice Ball experienced what every Journeys traveler experiences – seeing villagers’ lives firsthand. Dr. Susan Chambers enjoys rice and beans with volunteer health promoters. “My most poignant memories of this trip will be of the program visits where we had a unique opportunity to go where tourists don’t.” Sarah Bearden, pictured front center with husband David. Peru Kenya Nepal Are you ready for the Journey of a lifetime? Peru Journey highlights The Journey to Peru, May 3-12, offered nothing less than excitement, adventure and understanding. The small group of travelers experienced an overwhelming welcome into every community they visited as this was the first Journeys visit since World Neighbors returned to Peru in 2007. “What they (World Neighbors) really do is inspire people and improve communities.....I have seldom if ever felt so good and so proud to be associated with an organization,” said David Bearden, World Neighbors Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees. Read about their exciting adventures through Peru on their blog at: http:// worldneighborsjourneytoperu.blogspot.com.
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Mari Ann & Ned Pearlman Carol Blackwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. Roger Erickson Charles & Carol Blackwood. . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. Roger Erickson Scott Brickner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Jerry Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geraldine Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Family Trust Beth & Glen Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . John Wallace Nancy Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rollin & Elaine Dix Nicole & Tom Butterfield. . . . . . . . Jim & Vicki Morley James Cameron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. & Mrs. James Cameron Janet & Terry Carson . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Matt Carver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Lenora Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Linda & Richard Craft. . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Marc Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Teresa Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth David Crook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Rose Margaret Croy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noma D. Gurich Miley Dana Desenberg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Carly & Dick Donaldson. . . . . . . . Durene H. Crouch Carly & Dick Donaldson. . . . . . . . Rick & Sheryl Donaldson Nancy Donaldson. . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve & Janie Schomberg George & Kathy Edwards. . . . . . . . Dennis & Karen Dunn Kathleen Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Biesold Ken Eklund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete & Pat Palmer Employees of Avonlea Cottage, Shawnee. . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Watson Marilyn English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug English Carol & Harold Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . Cricket Handler Helen Fraser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christie Fraser Shelley Fraser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christie Fraser Randy Friday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Larry Glenn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Chris Goodrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Hillary Hahn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Henry & Beth Tucker Melissa Haley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Anne Hammond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Lois Hammond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete & Pat Palmer Scott & Sandy Haynes. . . . . . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O’Conner Geri Henderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geraldine Morrison Dr. & Mrs. Richard Hershberger. . . Nelda Mertens Maribeth Hoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Pat & Wayne Hosmer . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Jay Houren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Rev. & Mrs. Al Hubler . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Suzie Hukill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendra Hukill Kendra Hukill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Hukill Kenneth & Susie Jastrow. . . . . . . . Bob & Linda Reece Chris Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Ann Petlin Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Anonymous Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Avis & Jim Hayden Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Barbara Brown Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Christy Kennedy Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newbold Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Elaine Taylor Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Ellen Maling Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . J. Gwen Kennedy Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Marie Minneman Gwen & Julia Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Mary Mindel Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. C. Newbold Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. Tripp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frohlichstein Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Paul Stang Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Robert Kennedy Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Trevor Storrs Gwen & Julie Kennedy. . . . . . . . . Wendy Fraser Brian Kessler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ritacco Cass Pat King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed & Barbara Eskridge Anita,Victor & Chelsea Kranz. . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Steve Lavenhar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete & Pat Palmer Martin & Margery Layman . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Stephen Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Lindsay Levenhar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Pete Palmer Sarah Levenhar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Pete Palmer Joaquin Lopez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Lee Michelle Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Henry & Beth Tucker Shelley Marmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Mr. & Mrs. Bill Marquis. . . . . . . . . Durene H. Crouch Nancy & Larry Martin. . . . . . . . . . John & Marion Homier Melissa & Daniel McCormack. . . . . Debi & Rich Mulkey Hugh McCulley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett William J. McGurk. . . . . . . . . . . . . ANONYMOUS Danette McHale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Norma Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rollin & Elaine Dix Anne & Terry Moore. . . . . . . . . . . Ritacco Cass Walter Morton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Annas Margaret Nea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Nea Jones Kipp & Norman Neaves. . . . . . . . . Ed & Barbara Eskridge Laurene Needham. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy Needham Tarpley Laurene Needham. . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Biesold Bill Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. Perry Robertson Bill Nerin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. Perry Robertson Maria & Ramon Padron. . . . . . . . . Joanne Carney Cameron Palmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Pete Palmer Carla Palmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete & Pat Palmer Linda Palmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete & Pat Palmer Gordon Perkin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve & Janie Schomberg David & Leslie Pomerantz. . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth David Rae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Leigh Rhodes-Zittrer. . . . . . . . . . . Dunham F. Jewett Anne Powell Riley. . . . . . . . . . . . . Pam Bishop Betty Runge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt & Rose Barth Commemorative Gifts Received December 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 Please visit www.wn.org/commemorative to view the complete list of gifts made between May 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 Commemorative Gifts Received December 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 In Honor of. . . . Given by In Honor of. . . . Given by In Memory of. . .Given byIn Honor of. . . . Given by Neighbors | www.wn.org
- 10. 19 An unexpected World Neighborsreunion World Neighbors hosted an International Celebration of Women Luncheon in Denver, Colorado on April 20. Over 230 people attended the inspiring event, including Valerie Huffman, granddaughter of Dr. John L. Peters, the founder of World Neighbors. “I know it was Grandy that led me there,” Huffman said, speaking of her late grandfather. Having recently moved to Denver with her husband Doug to care for her mother, she was unaware of the event. She and Doug were sightseeing in downtown Denver, near St. Joseph’s Hospital where Huffman works, and saw the marquee ‘Welcome World Neighbors’ on the event center the day before the event. “I couldn’t get out of the car fast enough,” Huffman said. “It made the event so special to have Valerie and Doug as our guests. It was great to reconnect with them again,” said Erin Engelke of World Neighbors. Since moving to Denver, it has become obvious to her that her Grandy has led her on the right path and finding World Neighbors that day was just another door that opened for her. “If we are lucky, once or twice in our lives do we get the chance so clearly to see our individual God-given path that was designed for us, so we can move forward in our lives with a fervor, and as Grandy would say, ‘a fire in our belly’ for the future. This was his way of letting me know I am on my path. Be it for World Neighbors, St. Joseph’s Hospital or my surrounding community, I’m excited to see what comes. ‘Stumbling’ across the World Neighbors luncheon that day was one of those moments,” reflects Huffman. Huffman is excited to reach out to World Neighbors supporters in the Denver area. Advocating for a Healthy Society World Neighbors aims to be an effective advocate for policies and practices that support people- centered rural development efforts. In several countries, our programs are raising awareness about specific issues that impact hunger, poverty and disease, and promoting action to address the root causes of these problems. Involvement in strategic alliances and networks is one of the key strategies for our policy advocacy work around the globe. In East Africa, World Neighbors and our local partners are leading the way for policy change around several community health issues working with and through two key networks: the Health Non-governmental Organizations Network (HENNET) and the Kenyan Non-governmental Organizations Alliance Against Malaria (KeNAAM). World Neighbors was one of the founding members of HENNET, established in 2006 and a Kenyan organization made up of 79 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) operating in the health sector. Today, HENNET creates partnerships between NGOs, the government and the private sector with diverse interests, but all having a common vision of a healthy society. World Neighbors and our partners have had success in ensuring community activities are included in the Ministry of Health’s plans, which not only ensures long-term development success for the communities, but is also an indication that the Ministry of Health accepts World Neighbors approach to addressing health at the community level. KeNAAM, a network of over 72 NGOs and CSOs initiated in 2001, envisions a malaria-free Kenya, and works with other stakeholders to supplement the efforts of the Kenyan government to reduce and eliminate the burden of malaria on the country. One of the key areas of focus for World Neighbors engagement with KeNAAM since 2007, is to advocate for community access to malaria prevention and treatment. The most recent success came with the authorization for health workers to treat malaria cases at the community level, thus furthering World Neighbors mission of health programs. Take a Journey Around the World Leave your passport at home… and tour the world without boarding a plane at the Journey Around the World gala October 22. Learn more at www.wn.org/events. Neighbors | www.wn.org 18 This woman wearing clothing from India, represents a typical mother carrying a child while walking more than four hours a day carrying water. Above: These World Neighbors trained community health workers are improving their community by working to reduce child malnutrition, maternal and child mortality, and preventing infectious diseases. Right: Risper Ogogo, living with HIV/AIDS, has become a trained community health worker and attended the training provided by World Neighbors in conjunction with the Ministry of Health. Valerie Huffman and her husband Doug, were re- united with World Neighbors at the International Celebration of Women Luncheon in Denver, CO. World Neighbors brings Luncheon to Denver World Neighbors signature International Celebration of Women Luncheon offered a snapshot into the daily life of families in developing countries to the Denver, Colorado community. Chaired by Whitney Allen, Christy Belz and Andrea Price of Denver, this inspirational event gave guests an opportunity to view the daily attire worn across the globe and dine on courses representing the three regions where World Neighbors works: Asia, Africa and Latin America. For more information about the International Celebration of Women Luncheon, visit www.wn.org/events. If you are interested in bringing this unique luncheon to your area, contact Erin Engelke at 1-800-242-387 ext. 0398.
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