A brief note about me...
I
live in Hampshire in the UK, have a wonderful daughter - Melody, an
extended, adopted family in far flung places, am a believer in the
brotherhood of man, a member of various organisations to extend my
knowledge & involvement in our world including the Rotary Club of
Havant and am a lover of wilderness, walking, exploration and the myriad
wonders of creation at large - in a nutshell!
The purpose of my website...
...
is to introduce projects in which I am involved to anyone who might be
interested in learning and/or and possibly helping them. I have been to
all many times and know them inside out.
These
are projects run by local people with the sole aim of helping
themselves rise above the grinding poverty into which they and their
neighbours were born. Some projects are in Uganda and the other in Sri
Lanka.
The
Uganda and Sri Lanka projects take volunteers to help them develop
various aspects of care and education for children and adults so that
they can help themselves and provide good care for their families in the
future. Despite being in countries far apart they share the same vision
and motivation.
Anyone
who wishes to make a donation for any of these causes, especially if it
is for the high protein soya flour for the children in the Children's
Hospital in Jinja (Link) may email me via the Contact Page of this website to discuss it. All donors will get feedback and photos.
The Uganda Project
is in an area where families live by subsistence farming and there is a
very small supplementary income from selling home produced crafts to
tourists who come to see the falls on the River Nile. This income will
totally disappear soon due to the building of the Bujagali Dam which
will drown the falls. Then, there main reason for tourists to visit
their area will be gone, so this income will be lost.
The Sri Lanka Project
is in an area that was devastated by the Tsunami and where all families
were affected by losing family members who worked on the coast as
fishermen or in the tourist industry. This caused an emotional and
economic void in many families which will take generations to redress.
Both these projects
have their own websites (see side panel) where you can see the
principle organisers, the children and adults they are helping and learn
what you can do to help. Even telling someone else about their work may
result in another person participating.
Their websites can be accessed via the buttons on the left side panel.