TVP Newsletter - Christmas 2011

TVP The Volunteer Projects Newsletter Christmas 2011
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In this issue: • Main Story - Project Updates • Other News • Headlines • New Project Prospectii • Latest News • Downloads & Links	Headlines Welcome Home Event We held our first ever Welcome Home Event in November and were delighted with the feedback from volunteers who attended. The volunteers reflected on their overseas experience by completing a questionnaire about their Placement. The responses were very encouraging as everyone found the experience valuable and would recommend it to a friend. Many gained a new perspective and appreciation of their own lives while others are more aware of issues that affect the Developing World. Many valued TVP's "high level of organisation and support" and our "honest and open approach". Others appreciate the role that volunteering can play in Development and agree that it is "an excellent way to help others that helps you too". The Questionnaire can be downloaded here Project Updates As 2012 draws near we have taken some time to reflect on our accomplishments in 2011. We owe so much to our in-country partners, Project managers and most of all our volunteers. Below we have listed our impact on the Projects over the last 12 months. KCOS Nursery The school which provides education and lunch to 320 children is located in an extremely impoversihed part of Moshi and has improved in numerous ways as a result of our work. The project now has improved recreational facilities in the form of a Netball Court and an enhanced learning environment due to painting of the school. Teaching skills have also been improved and a kitchen has been built where meals can be prepared. A number of our volunteers are also spomsoring the education of dozens of the children. Kitoysce Sports Club The Project provides sporting facilities to over 100 local people and has benefited as a result of improved coaching techniques delivered by the ITB Sports Coaching group. Infrastructure and service has been enhanced with a new Volleyball Court and the soccer teams have received resources such as kits and training equipment. This has led to an increase in membership and greater participation in recreational sport by the local community. Voice of Victory Nursery Providing education to almost 100 children from the Njoro district the Project now boasts an improved learning environment due to painting of the school and improved teaching skills. Volunteers also purchased new benches and sponsored the education of numerous children there. Rudisha Women's Group The Project provides local women with a skill, trade and means of income by teaching English, business and sewing skills. The group has recently moved to an improved facility with adjoining nursery and received donations of sewing machines and other resources. Besides increases in skills and productivity our volunteers have established improved income and routes to market as they have been selling the produce since returning home. Children of Destiny Orphanage The Project provides food, clothing, security, education and medicine to 26 children from Moshi. Improvements to the Orphanage include painting and the provision of a new blackboard and other resources. Many of the children have received sponsorship from our volunteers which will ensure that they receive a good education. A large donation from a volunteer group will also lead to the construction of a kitchen in 2012. Msamaria & Hope Orphanages These Projects provide food, clothing, security and education to a number of local children. In Msamaria we built a Chicken Coop which began producing eggs which provide a source of food and income to the Project. TVP volunteers also funded the provision of electricity and running water in Hope Orphanage. They also purchased matresses and mosquito nets for the children. Kiviwama Conservation Project The Project combats environmental problems such as deforestation, soil erosion and water scarcity in the Kilimanjaro region. Thanks to our volunteers we have produced a Prospectus which will help us to recruit future volunteers to assist Kiviwama in its fight against environmental changes that threaten local communities. Do you want to fight poverty in the Developing World? If you are interested in supporting our work and staying involved in International Development there are many ways to do this. - volunteer on one of our partner Projects - help us to recruit volunteers - make regular donations - sponsor specific Projects - hold fundraisers in your college, workplace or community. More information on this can be found here!
Other News Ireland Involved Awards We were honoured and delighted that two TVP volunteers made the shortlist in the International Development section for the Ireland Involved Awards 2011. While numerous volunteers were nominated Jackie Cullen and Jenny Kane were chosen by the judging panel due to the impact that their groups sizeable donation will have on Tanzanian communities long after their return home. Fundraising Some TVP volunteers have continued to work for communities in Tanzania upon their return to Ireland and have raised significant sums which will be used to alleviate poverty and provide education to those in our partner Projects. Roberta Vanini organised a 'Happy Hour' which included a raffle and raised almost €1000 while Irene Breen ran a Pub Quiz which raised a similar amount. Other volunteers such as Sabine Moebs, Isobel Connolly and Ruth Quinn are working hard to raise sponsorship for many of the children they worked with in Tanzania. We now have a dedicated Sponsorship Account which will lead to increased income arising from tax incentives ensuring that your sponsorship is doubly effective. Conact us for more information on this. We would like to thank all our volunteers who have been engaged in fundraising and sponsorship before and after your Placement and all our other volunteers who have helped us inour mission over the last year. Upcoming Fundraisers We have a number of upcoming fundraisers and any help available will be much appreciated. - 21st December: Public Collection, M1 Retail Park, Drogheda, 9 AM - 6 PM - 3rd February: Public Collection, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Dublin 15, 9 AM - 6 PM - 4th & 5th February: Public Collection, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Swords, 9 AM - 6 PM - 9th & 10th March: Public Collection, Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Rathfarnham, 9 AM - 6 PM - 9th & 10th June: Bag-Packing, Marks & Spencer, Dundrum Shopping Centre, 9 AM - 6 PM New Project Prospectii We have produced a new Prospectus for our Sports, Conservation and Gender Inequality Projects. Feel free to check them out and contact us if you are interested in working on any of these Projects!
Latest News Domestic News Tanzanian Independence Day On the 9th December 2011 Tanzania celebrated it's 50th year of independence! To mark the event Ambassador Mongella of Tanzania addressed a packed audience in the Irish Aid Centre in Dublin. Ambassador Mongella is a leading international figure in Women's Rights and pan-African politics and was inspiring in her speech. The event was organised by David Nyaluke of DCU's Centre of International Studies (CIS) and was a huge success. More on Ambassador Mongella here	Tanzanian News Kilimanjaro Airport To Get Upgrade Kilimanjaro is being upgraded due to the rise in tourism and passenger traffic over the past decade. In 2002 the airport dealt with 200,000 passengers but this figure is expected to reach over 600,000 this year. More here. Cambodian News Worst Flooding in Generations Wreaks Havoc Many parts of southeast Asia, including Thailand and Cambodia, experienced some of the worst flooding in 50 years in Autumn. With thousands of livelihoods, families and communities devastated by the water the country is still in need of financial assistance. More here	Downloads & Links • Our Website • Join us on Facebook • June Newsletter • July Newsletter • August Newsletter • September Newsletter
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