Follow Up Re Our Donations to Aqua Para La Vida

Hi All - I want to let you know that I contacted the folks at Aqua Para La Vida re our donations of $710. As we suspected, they're just terribly busy. I let them know that it's not a problem, and to take their time. Sally

Here's their note:

Sally-
yes, we received the donations and i apologize that its taken so long to get acknowledgments out. we've
been in the middle of proposal deadlines and our board meeting. the good news is that we are entirely
volunteer-run here in the U.S., so all of the money we raise goes directly to our program in Nicaragua.
the down side is that we can can get behind from time to time.

i want you to know how much we appreciate your support. i hope to get all of the acknowledgments sent
out by the end of next week.

thanks!
charlie

Agua Para La Vida
Charlie Huizenga, Co-Founder, Treasurer, Board Member
2311 Webster Street, Berkeley, CA 94705

New York Times Article on Somalia

This is a link to an article in the Times on Wednesday that I thought you might find interesting after our last meeting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/giving/some-aid-trickles-into-somalia-surrounded-by-death-and-disease.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=Somalia&st=cse

My coupon code....

Dears

The coupon code I wrote on the back of my postcards yesterday was wrong...sorry! I forgot I changed it a while ago.

The correct code is NEST20.

You can use it in any of my shops!

http://www.nestprettythings.com

you can also read my last newsletter here

If you didn't pick up your card please feel free to use it too anytime before the holidays.

Thank you!

And thank you Jodi and Eva for the amazing presentation, it was such an eye opener for me.

see you in Dec.

xox

Tammy

Vermont Women’s Giving Circle

Foundation research form

Month/year of presentation November 2, 2011

Area of work : Poverty; Injustice; Hunger

Organization name:

Oxfam America. ( Oxford Committee for Famine Relief}

236 Causeway St

Boston, MA 02114

Phone 1 800 77 oxfam

Email: info @oxfamamerica.org

Status (for ex. 501(c)3, foreign non-profit, other): 501©3

Year Founded Britain, 1942 .. In 15 countries. Working in 100 countries around the world.

Annual Budget $894,700 000 – budget of ALL OXFAM country offices

Examples of major Funding Source (s)

Individuals 54.7%

Foundations 34.6%

Corporations 5.8%

Bequest 1.6%

Special Events 1.5%

Interest and others 1.5%

Foreign Govts 0.3%

Number of people served in a period of time (designate if annual, daily, etc)

6.5 million in 31 countries in 2010/11 Up from 4.8 million in 2009/10

Approximate percentage of administrative costs to overall budget 6.3%

Focus group Brokering relationships between food producers and private- sector consumers.

Explain specific services offered by the organization Access to safe water – 570,000. Improved food production – 760,000. Improved sanitation – 2,500,000

Their overall stated mission Oxfam America creates lasting solutions for poverty, hunger and injustice

Process used to find info. Internet, Oxfam, BBC, CBS (Sites below)

Recommended Reading Food First, Francis Moore Lapppe

Recommended Viewing (videos) Resources/ Websites

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7375433n

http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1104881295001_2088119,00.html

http://www.oxfamamerica.org/emergencies/food-crisis-in-east-africa/what-oxfam-is-doing

http://www.unicefusa.org/news/releases/crisis-in-the-horn-of-africa.html

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1274&gclid=CNSUo-eVgqwCFQ475QodI0v3Og

http://www.rescue.org/

http://www.womenforwomen.org/global-initiatives-helping-women/help-women-sudan.php

http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/opinion/sunday/kristof-glimpses-of-the-next-great-famine.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=kristof%20dadaab&st=cse

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/world/africa/famine-hits-somalia-in-world-less-likely-to-intervene.html?ref=sunday

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/world/africa/03famine-how-to-help.html?ref=africa

shows list of aid agencies

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/

Looks like a good one on first glance

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/taxonomy/emergencies/2011-horn-africa-drought

recommend by Dan Rather

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/blog/leveraging-short-term-relief-long-term-gains-garbatulla-kenya

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/africa/2011/10/2011101416013369171.html

2 minute video

http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/09/30/will-we-really-let-750000-people-starve-to-death/

Time Mag article

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989405,00.html

causes of famine in general

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Famine

detailed info about famine in general and history of famine – scroll down for Africa focus

http://www.theworld.org/2009/09/the-causes-of-famine/

PRI report on background of famines

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=25725

History of the famine in Somalia looks interesting

Oxfam America and Aqua Para La Vida Updates

What a great meeting last night! Jodi, thanks so much for the fantastic, in depth presentation about famine. Such an important subject. It looks like we'll be sending almost $1200 to Oxfam America!

I emailed Charlie Huizenga re our donations to Aqua Para La Vida. As we suspected, they're understaffed, and busy, busy running their programs. So, no worries! Here's his reply to my inquiry:

Sally-

yes, we received the donations and i apologize that its taken so long to get acknowledgments out. we've

been in the middle of proposal deadlines and our board meeting. the good news is that we are entirely

volunteer-run here in the U.S., so all of the money we raise goes directly to our program in Nicaragua.

the down side is that we can can get behind from time to time.

i want you to know how much we appreciate your support. i hope to get all of the acknowledgments sent

out by the end of next week.

thanks! charlie

Women's Microfinance Institute

Amy, thanks so much for finding and connecting us to this wonderful group. I just watched one of their wonderful videos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oMjsAuz2lk), and wept, so happy to be a part of the great work they're doing with women. A thousand thanks, Sally