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~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
This was near the start of the first day of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer that I did this past weekend, probably within the first four miles or so. I signed up for the walk myself and walked by myself that weekend. That said, I was not alone by a long stretch. There were 2300 walkers and crew and as I walked I walked along side and talked with many people from all over Chicagoland and the country. They had different reasons for walking and different stories about how breast cancer has impacted their own lives. Some were virgin walkers like myself and there were many people who have walked multiple times. It was an amazing experience.
You can see my entire Avon Walk for Breast Cancer 2012, Chicago, set here, along with a full description/story. Thanks for looking!
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Students participating in EOP Commuter Bridge.
Each year EOP Transitional Programs offers a summer experience to help students bridge the gap between High School and University. The program's goals are to give students a head start toward a successful college experience and the opportunity to begin building a strong community. Photo Credit: Margaret Nguyen | CSUN EOP
Students participating in EOP Commuter Bridge.
Each year EOP Transitional Programs offers a summer experience to help students bridge the gap between High School and University. The program's goals are to give students a head start toward a successful college experience and the opportunity to begin building a strong community. Photo Credit: Margaret Nguyen | CSUN EOP
Students participating in EOP Freshstart.
Each year EOP Transitional Programs offers a summer experience to help students bridge the gap between High School and University. The program's goals are to give students a head start toward a successful college experience and the opportunity to begin building a strong community. Photo Credit: Margaret Nguyen | CSUN EOP
For more information please visit: www.csun.edu/eop
Through a community health worker training, 20 women from each of the five communities were identified tounder go TBA training. These women would attend two one-week seminars facilitated by ministry of health workers. The women were taught the essentials of neonatal and maternal health, how to recognise abnormal symptoms and when to refer pregnant women to maternal health clinics. Moreover, the women would learn how to deliver, although home deliveries are not encouraged, they become equipped to deal with emergency deliveries. TBA kits were provided by ICROSS Ireland and contain all the necessary tools to assist a delivery. This project trained 100 TBAs in five communities. Throughout the project, ICROSS worked closely with district health officers who drew from local expertise and taught using a culturally appropriate birth attendant curriculum.
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The first installment/pilot has been at Ilkilorit high school, where ICROSS have just opened a new health clinic serving the surrounding Maasai communities. The teachers at the school now use their Biogas up to 5 times a day to cook and make tea and are delighted with how easy it is to use. They no longer have any need for charcoal or their old charcoal Jiko (charcoal burning stove) and the schoolchildren are happy to bring the required bucket of dung each day for their teachers.
The system we have installed in Ilkilorit comprises a heavy duty rubber bag as the digester. It sits mostly above ground and uses PVC pipes for inputs and outputs. Plastic gas pipes tap the gas from the digester and transfer it to the point of use. Early research has shown the waste from one cow (10-15kg per day) is enough to sustain a household of 4 people, meeting their domestic fuel needs for cooking. It is also possible to run a converted generator off the gas that can make electricity to power homes, schools and shops, or recharge batteries.
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For more Information icrossinternational.org/default.aspx
Partner Charity www.newworldinternational.net/
Watch the latest videos about our work on www.youtube.com/user/ICROSSwork or www.youtube.com/user/ICROSSPROJECTS
See our Exhibitions on www.africa-awakes.com
Read our blog icrossprojects.blogspot.com
Follow our latest updates on twitter.com/#!/icross_kenya or twitter.com/#!/icrosskenya
How you can get involved on www.icrossinternational.org/get-involved/index.asp
For Donation icrossinaction.com/donate2.html
The first installment/pilot has been at Ilkilorit high school, where ICROSS have just opened a new health clinic serving the surrounding Maasai communities. The teachers at the school now use their Biogas up to 5 times a day to cook and make tea and are delighted with how easy it is to use. They no longer have any need for charcoal or their old charcoal Jiko (charcoal burning stove) and the schoolchildren are happy to bring the required bucket of dung each day for their teachers.
The system we have installed in Ilkilorit comprises a heavy duty rubber bag as the digester. It sits mostly above ground and uses PVC pipes for inputs and outputs. Plastic gas pipes tap the gas from the digester and transfer it to the point of use. Early research has shown the waste from one cow (10-15kg per day) is enough to sustain a household of 4 people, meeting their domestic fuel needs for cooking. It is also possible to run a converted generator off the gas that can make electricity to power homes, schools and shops, or recharge batteries.
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For more Information www.newworldinternational.net
Partner Charity www.icrossinternational.org
Watch the latest videos about our work on www.youtube.com/user/NWIinAfrica
See our Exhibitions on www.africa-awakes.com
Read our blog nwikenya.wordpress.com
Follow our latest updates on twitter.com/#!/nwiuk or twitter.com/#!/MichaelMeegan
How you can get involved on www.newworldinternational.net
For Donation www.newworldinternational.net/#!__master/gifts/vstc7=donate
~ Scott Reed
I took this after the end of the Avon walk. All the walk participants were given new t-shirts to wear to the closing ceremony. We got this light pink ones and the walkers who were breast cancer survivors received deeper pink shirts. I had a few shots here to choose from, but I picked this one because of that walker showing her bandaged foot, and you can also see the other walker with both her knees bandaged. We looked like the walking wounded, but that did not keep us from finishing the walk or from walking across the street to stand for the very moving closing ceremony.
You can see my entire Avon Walk for Breast Cancer 2012, Chicago, set here, along with a full description/story. Thanks for looking!
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