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There are thousands of street children in Butare. Everyday they scavenge for food. Some make their home in trash heaps boardering the streets. At night, these children burrow beneath blankets of rotted refuse, heads at odd angles to the highway.
Some of these children are orphans, others come from broken or abusive homes, a sobering fact which can turn street life into near sanctuary.
Butare, Rwanda.
Afrika.
July 8, 2006.
Amon Munyaneza, Rwandese, is a theology student. He is part of an ever-growing congregation in Eugene. Testament to his selflessness can be seen a continent away, on these radiant children's faces. Charismatic and committed to changing young African lives for the better, he's recently broken ground for two primary schools in Kigale and Butare. Part of Amon's vision entails feeding street children, then offering them a Christian education.
Every Saturday, on the front yard of the "Living Faith Ministries" headquarters in Butare, about 55 children attend Bible Study. These Saturday afternoons are filled with music, dance, and offer the children a chance to be children--in fellowship.
In America, Amon hasn't forgotten where he's come from, and these children in the deep south of Rwanda look forward to his visits.
Africa Mission Alliance
Pastor Amon Munyaneza of Eugene, Oregon
Butare, Rwanda. Afrika.
July 7, 2006
Mother with Child Portraits from Rwanda By Kresta K.C. Venning Book Preview
During school hours, these children climb a sign promoting education.
Their classroom is the refugee camp where too many school-aged
children never set foot inside a real classroom.
Gihembe Refugee Camp
UNHCR
Gihembe, Rwanda. Afrika.
July 14, 2006.
Three and a half year old Diana (pronounced DeeAnna) was brought here to Gisimba Memorial Center less than a year ago. Diana is quick to giggle, and her smile is sweet beyond words. Gisimba Memorial Center has proven to be a sanctuary for this little angel.
I'm looking for sponsors for the children of Gisimba Memorial Center. Please email me at camera_rwanda@yahoo.com if you are interested.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Nyamirambo, Kigali. Rwanda. Afrika.
June 27, 2006.
If you are interested in sponsoring an orphan at Gisimba Memorial Center, direct contact information is listed below.
Ildephonse Niyongana - Director
Damas Gisimba - Founder
gisimbacmg@yahoo.com
Gisimba Orphanage
B.P. 1433 Kigali Rwanda
Ave de la Nyarugenge
Nyamirambo
District of Nyarugenge
tel +250 08524515 or +250 08532596
Bank of Kigali 040-0013914-76
swift BK IG RWRW
Additional information can also be found on www.orphansofrwanda.org
Harry S. Truman Strike Group 10, made up of USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Hue City (CG 66), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Canadian frigate HMCS Charllottetown (FFH 339), USS Carney (DDG 64), and USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), perform a multi-ship maneuvering exercise. The strike group is en route to the Central Command area of responsibilty as part of the ongoing rotation to support maritime security operations in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Lee Losack. www.navy.com
2013 World Bank Group/Fund Annual Meetings
"Boosting Shared Prosperity By Getting Youth Employment Solutions Meeting". Global growth and poverty reduction over the next 20 years will be driven by todays young people. The global economy will need to create 5 million new jobs each month during the next decade to meet the demands of new entrants. Moderator Nigel Chapman, Chief Executive Officer, Plan International, and speakers: H.E. Lamine Doghri, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia; Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Director General, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA); Jill Huntly, Global Managing Director for Corporate Citizenship, Accenture; Jennifer Silberman, Vice President, Social Responsibilty, Hilton Worldwide. Photo by Brangelina Clawson \ World Bank Group
(new haircut)
hi all,
I won't dance around it - I am going to take a short break from my 365 day responsibilties. it is getting dangerously close to exam season and I need to buckle down. I may still upload sporadically, but they will not be included in my 365 day project.
once exams are over and I am on Christmas break, I will resume from where I left off.
i assume i will post more frequently on my instagram
NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE DE CEBU
Patrona de la Ciudad y Provincia de Cebú
The origin of the Cebuano devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe; the origin and history of the image; and the religious practices and oral tradition that are associated with the Virgin of Guadalupe of Cebu.
That sometime in 1880, Ricardo Ramirez, a "Mangangayam" or wild chicken trapper who lived in the forested area of what was then Barrio Banawan (now Barangay Guadalupe), in the course of his trapping activities, one day saw a flashing light coming from inside the cave known as "langub nga duha'y baba" (cave with two mouths). It is near the river called Sapang Diyot of Barangay Kalunasan. Surprised by what he saw, Ramirez called the attention of the other trappers who were near him but when they looked, they could not see anything. Ricardo decided to investigate the source of the light inside the cave. He got inside and saw that the light flashes came from an estampita (Holy Card, usually measuring 2 inches by 3 inches) of Our Lady. The picture was standing atop a naturally formed rock, beside which a slow drip of water cascaded into a basin -shaped rock on the floor. The light and the flashing stopped when Ricardo got inside. He took the holy card and gave it to the teniente del barrio, Eustaquio Abapo, in turn showed the picture to the barrio's "mananabtan" (prayer group leader), Placido "Edo" Datan. Placido advised Eustaquio to keep the unusual find until they would know what to do with it.
Eustaquio Abapo hid the picture somewhere in his house as advised by Placido but soon forgot where, until some years later when Placido, Eustaquio, the barrio catechist Silverio Gonzales and other people in the area thought of building a chapel in Kalunasan, in the property of Eustaquio. This was sometime in 1889.
The four decided to ask permission of Fr. Ceferino Fernandez, parish priest of San Nicolas, who had jurisdiction over Banawan. When they arrived in San Nicolas convent office, they saw a two feet wooden image of Our Lady and they suddenly remembered the estampita given to them by Ricardo Ramirez years back because the image resembled the image in the holy card. Without telling the parish priest about their intention, the three hurried back to Banawan to look for the estampita in Eustaquio's house. They didn't find it then so; they decided to postpone telling the parish priest about their find and their plan until they have the holy card.
A few months later, the estampita was found by Eustaquio lying under a bundle of corn that was harvested from his field. The four immediately decided to go back to Fr. Fernandez and told the priest what Ricardo Ramirez found inside the cave, and what they were planning to do. When the priest saw the estampita, he told the group that it was the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He asked for it and kept it. He gave his consent for the construction of a small chapel in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe in kalunasan, and agreed to lend them the two-foot wooden image they saw in the convent on their yearly novena and fiesta from December 4 to 12. However, he also made them promise that the image should be returned to San Nicolas after the fiesta. According to the narration of Florencio "Noy Rencio" Tabal, who was already 96 years old when I talked to him sometime in 2002, the parishioners from Pasil resented the lending of the image to the Banawan chapel for the first fiesta celebration, and they would always try to prevent the procession from leaving San Nicolas by blocking the path but the people of Banawan, more numerous in number than them, persisted and always succeeded in bringing the image to the chapel in the mountain. During this time, the name of the barrio became Guadalupe because word got around that the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe appeared in a cave in Banawan.
Although there was a story of a sighting by the late Josefa "Nang Sepa" Labra (d. 1948) of a young and beautiful girl who would play in what is now the church plaza which at that time was still full of fruit trees. According to Nang Seap, she would often check on her carrabaos tied in the trees along the plaza at dawn. Often, she would be disturbed by the sight of a young girl playing at dawn. So one day, she decided to spy on the girl, Nang Sepa wend inside the chapel to validate her suspicion that the girl could be no other that the Virgin of Guadalupe. She checked the image and saw amorseco weeds attached to the hemline of its dress, the kind that abounds in the plaza. In addition, the fragrance that accompanies the presence of the young girl when she shows herself to Nang Sepa at dawn also filled the chapel. From then on, word spread that the Blessed Virgin appears as a chubby little girl and plays around the plaza of the chapel at dawn.
From that first Fiesta in 1889 until 1901, Our lady of Guadalupe was just a local barrio devotion. Every year, the image was borrowed from San Nicolas in December, then returned on the Sunday after December 12, because ion the Saturday after December 12, the image would be brought inside the cave where the estampita was found for another Mass. The image would stay inside the cave overnight and would be brought back to San Nicolas the next day, a Sunday. So the Virgin actually stayed longer than nine days in the barrio.
In 1902, there was a cholera epidemic outbreak. The epidemic hit the whole city but hardest hit was Barrio Guadalupe. Probably because the source of our drinking water then was the river, which was also renamed Guadalupe, and some open wells. It was devastating. Hundreds of residents died. It was said that those who buried the dead, did not return as they themselves died along the way or right on the cemetery while grieving for their dead relatives.
The cholera outbreak was so bad in the barrio that there was burial everyday. Later, the burial had to be done en masse on a carabao cart. Death stalked the people of Guadalupe real bad.
It was sometime in the month of May. Anyway, the "mananabtan" Placido "Edo" Datan initiated a move and called on the barrio leaders to hold a penitential dawn procession to invoke the help of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Holy Cross of Jesus, and end the epidemic. The melody for the so-called "Antifon" was written by Silverio Gonzales, the catechist. One of the ardent supporters of the movement was Don Joaquin Labra, who, unfortunately, became one of the victims of the epidemic himself. The "Antifon" is actually the prayer Hail Mary in Spanish (Dios Te Salve Maria) but sung repeatedly in a very plaintive tune.
The Antifon was held for one month, from mid-May to Mid-June. What was placed on the andas (palanquin) and carried during the dawn procession was a small image of the Holy Cross and an estampa of Our lady of Guadalupe (an estampa is a bigger Holy Card, measuring anywhere from 8"x10" to as much 18"x24"
According to Maximo Gabutan, and the other old people of Guadalupe, the Antifon was purely the idea of the local devotees of Our lady of Guadalupe, the likes of Don Joaquin Labra, Don Gervacio Quijada, his brother-in-law Placido datan, the catechist Silverio Gonzales, Eustiquio Abapo, Melchor Abella and others.
The cholera epidemic stopped but not immediately. As the dawn procession went on, the number of deaths decreased until there were no more deaths in the barrio. The devotion and strong faith of our elders to the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe and to the Holy Cross of Jesus saved them from death. If the cholera outbreak did not stop sooner, there would have been nobody left in the barrio. As an act of thanksgiving to God and to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Silverio Gonzales and the other people involved, decided to hold a thanksgiving novena from July 8 to 16 1902, with a grand procession of the Holy Cross and the estampa of the Virgin. Melchor Abella paid for the brass band that accompanied the procession( note: July 16 is the feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross and the Virgin of Carmel) SInce then, July 16 has always been celebrated as the second fiesta of the Virgin of Guadalupe. If not for the Virgin's intercession, probably all our elders would have perished and we would not be here today.
December 12 is the official feastday but July 16 is also a celebrated as a Thanksgiving for her and the Holy Cross. There was a time during Mons. Tosing dela Cerna's time (parish priest 1987 - 1994) when he separated the feast of the Holy Cross and celebrated it on September 14, but the people didn't like it and he was compelled to return it to join feast on July 16.
Only in the 1920's, after the Labra and to lesser extent, the Lopez families, donated a sizable portion of their lot (which is now the present church and plaza) to the diocese, that the chapel was transferred from Kalunasan to the present site. In 1927 or 1928, an inexplicable event occurred that prompted the permanent enshrinement of the image in Guadalupe.
On the Sunday after the December 12 fiesta of that year, the image was, as usual securely tied with ropes to the andas for her return trip to San Nicolas, accompanied by a huge number of people. upon reaching a place we used to call Gucro, short for Guadalupe Crossing, along what was called Calamba road, now V. Rama Avenue, near the corner of M. Velez Street, near the Suzara property, the image suddenly fell from the andas, feet first to the ground but instead of tumbling, it remained standing and made a 180 degree turn by itself, facing the direction of the chapel where she came from. This happened in full view of many people who joined in the procession, including Florencio Tabal and Maximo Gabutan. (an area where a huge acacia tree is, right across Lacto PAFI office, as the place where the image fell. The spot was pointed by Mr. Maximo Gabutan who was an eye witness of the event).
The people secured the image back to the andas and brought it to San Nicolas. There they told the priest who was Fr. Emiliano Mercado (parish priest of San Nicolas from 1910 - 1942) what happend in the procession. Fr. Mercado was the one who decided that the wooden image of the Virgin of Guadalupe should already stay in the newly-built chapel. So in 1929, the image of Our Lady was permanently enshrined in Guadalupe. In 1933, four years later, Guadalupe became a parish with Fr. Emiliano Mercado himself acting as concurrent parish priest until 1936. Then Fr. Sancho Abadia took over in 1937.
During the World War 2, the church was bombed. Fortunately, the image was saved because it was kept in Amado Gabutan's house in a place called Nabongturan, what is now the Petron Gasoline Station along V. Rama Avenue.
During the war, Amado's mother, Andrea, one of the so-called "beatas" of Guadalupe, asked her son to secure the image in his house in Nabongturan. The parish priest then was Fr. Leonardo Arriba (parish priest 1939-1943) who was arrested and imprisoned by the Japanese on suspicions of being a guerilla. When he was released, he did not return to the parish but hid in the mountains and so Guadalupe did not have a parish priest. Andrea took it upon herself to secure the safety of the statue.
Unfortunately, Amado Gabutan’s house was hit by a bomb and burned down. What was really strange and surprising was that the image escaped unscathed from the bomb and the fire, although five people who were in the same area died.
Amado and family then evacuated to Pardo, bringing the image of Our Lady with them. From there he sent word to Maximo Gabutan to pick up the image from his place in Pardo so Maximo Gabutan sent Tranquilino Nacua to retrieve the image for a fee of two pesos "genuine" money , and bring it to where he and his family hid in the mountains of Candomorga, which is already a part of Talisay. The image was placed in a basket surrounded by pillows and was carried as a back-pack.
In early 1945, when my Maximo Gabutan, felt that the war was ending and the Americans were winning, Maximo and his family went back to Guadalupe from Candomorga only to find the church and their own house nearby burned. Maximo Gabutan then requested Don Gervacio Quijada and his wife Doña Teresa Datan, (sister of Placido, the mananabtan) whose big house was left intact after the war, to shelter the image and all of Maximos’s family, until a temporary church could be built, and until Maximo could rebuild our own house. So the Gabutan family and the Virgin stayed in the house of the generous Don Gervacio for about 10 months. The house still looks exactly the same now as it did when we stayed there in 1945. (the house is in Number 1335 V. Rama Avenue, obliquely across Guadalupe Heights subdivision entrance, now under the care of Don Gervacio's great grandson, Mr. Roger Quijada Lim. It was constructed on may May 10, 1932, as evidenced by the carving in a corner "tugas" round post inside)
When Maximo Gabutan passed away in 1974 at the age of 88, Eulogio Gabutan, father of Fr, Henrico and Philip, became the Virgin's caretaker until his death on December 15, 1986. Then it became his son Philip's responsibilty until now.
first hand information about miracles attributed to Our Lady other that half of 1902 was when Maximo Gabutan and the rest of their family were hiding in Candomorga mountain with the Virgin of Guadalupe, there was a Philippine army camp somewhere in Babag that was never penetrated by the Japanese. The stories of Lt. Ambrosio Gacayan and a Capt. Navarro of the Philippine Army, said that every time the Japs would attempt to raid their camp, a vision of a woman would be seen prancing along the hills of Babag mountain. The Japs got scared of the vision because she would just vanish into thin air, then show herself again. The army and the Gabutan Family also believed it was the Virgin of Guadalupe whose image was with them.
A miracle healing happened to Aniana Sacamay. She developed breast cancer but she was miraculously cured after praying to Our Lady of Guadalupe. She was one of our Lady's attendant,working together with Mohing Ibonalo.,
Another was when the image of the Virgin would be brought inside the cave for the post December 12 Mass, it would be placed in the exact place where the estampita was found, where the water drips from the ceiling of the cave. Despite the image is being placed directly in the water's way, it would remain dry.
The slowly dripping water inside the cave reportedly had curative powers. A long queue of people used to wait for their bottle to get full. Some devotees used the water from the cave to cure disease, and that there were a lot of cures that happened.
The water in the cave stopped dripping during the time of Mons. Esteban Binghay as parish priest of Guadalupe (parish priest 1975-1987), after he ordered the renovation of the cave with tiles and an overhead tank of water was placed atop the cave with the tube descending down the cave. People stopped gathering the water because they realized it was already water piped from the river and not from the original source.
The Image always wore a crown, the "rostrillo" around the face and carried a scepter a shorter one than what she carries now, and dressed up like she is dressed now.
During the 16th of July, 2006, the image was canonically crowned through solemn rites held at the Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Cebu at Guadalupe, Cebu City by virtue of a pontifical decree which was issued on May 9, 2006 issued by the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The coronation symbolized the official and formal recognition of Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Archdiocese of Cebu.
There are two feast days celebrated in honor of Cebu’s Patroness. The first being held every 16th of July, her feast as Cebu’s Patroness, the anniversary of the ceasing of the epidemic through her intercession, and the anniversary of her canonical coronation. The second is celebrated every 12th of December, her feast which is celebrated by the church all throughout the globe.
There are thousands of street children in Butare. Everyday they scavenge for food. Some make their home in trash heaps boardering the streets. At night, these children burrow beneath blankets of rotted refuse, heads at odd angles to the highway.
Some of these children are orphans, others come from broken or abusive homes, a sobering fact which can turn street life into near sanctuary.
Butare, Rwanda.
Afrika.
July 8, 2006.
For 52 of Twenty Eleven
Week #52: Looking to the Future
For this week's theme, I initially had a different idea, but I kept coming back to thoughts about my kids and their future. It's hard to believe they are young adults now...with their own lives and responsibilties. They've worked hard and sacrificed to invest in their futures. They have some really great things ahead in 2012...and we are not only excited for them, but so proud of them. I took this photo of Jeff and Lindsay outside on our patio on Christmas morning.
I'm sorry I haven't been around to everyone's photos much lately...Christmas was so busy...and I'm on night shifts as well. Just heading to bed now...will be ringing in the new year at work tonight. Wishing you all a very happy new year!!!
So, about that 365 I started about 2 months ago.......... Plan B ENGAGE! I really could not keep up with a photo 365, and keep up with classwork, and keep up with my jobs, and I'm sure many of you have many more responsibilties, however I was just unable to squeeze another activity into my schedule, even if it is a genuine hobby of mine. Plan B, Codename: Brown to Bronze, is to go back to the beginning of my photo stream and re-edit my first photos that I had edited and posted to Flickr. My photo library is a little stale, but only for a few more months before I get back to the world. There may be a few new photos that pop up here and there, but I'm going to try to just get back on track of working photo editing back into my busy schedule! And if you have been following my uploads over the past year or two, you very well know that my track record for consistency is very poor unless I'm on a good run of photos that I really desire to get posted. So, I warn and apologize to you all now, I have no clue as to what rate I will be posting photos.
I have infinite respect for the men and women of this world who build our buildings and bake our bread. These laborors are the invisible architects of someone else's shelter and have, exhaustedly at last, come to the end of another 16-hour shift.
Rooftop, 16 hours earns them their daily bread, and not much else.
Ecuador.
December, 2004.
There are thousands of street children in Butare. Everyday they scavenge for food. Some make their home in trash heaps boardering the streets. At night, these children burrow beneath blankets of rotted refuse, heads at odd angles to the highway.
Some of these children are orphans, others come from broken or abusive homes, a sobering fact which can turn street life into near sanctuary.
Butare, Rwanda.
Afrika.
July 8, 2006.
This is the site of the level crossing where the old Tivetshall to Beccles Railway would have crossed the A140. Right to Norwich, left to Diss.
The level crossing would have been on the spot between the 2 cars. When the line was in passenger service, up to 1953, it would have had gates operated by the resident keeper. Later, towards the end in 1963, when only goods traffic used the line, the train crew would have had the responsibilty for opening and closing the gates. There were three more gates crossing minor roads between here and Tivetshall, each with their own gate keeper and cottage, spanning less than two miles.
Since this shot was taken the building seems to have be inhabited.
This crossing seen on the North/South trunk road, A140, on this 1946 Ordinance Survey map, See here.
More information about and photos of the Waveney Valley Banch Line:- Beccles to Tivetshall bound or Tivetshall to Beccles bound.
Photo by David Skipsey
Fatigues and fingers feigning pistols--three boys and signs of a different battlefield.
There are thousands of street children in Butare. Some are amputees on crutches. Some are blind. Some have AIDS. Everyday these boys scavenge for food. They make their home in trash heaps boardering the streets. At night, they burrow beneath blankets of rotted refuse, heads at odd angles to the highway.
Some of these children are orphans, others come from broken or abusive homes, a sobering fact which can turn street life into near sanctuary.
Butare, Rwanda.
Central Afrika.
July 8, 2006.
Mother with Child Portraits from Rwanda By Kresta K.C. Venning Book Preview
Okkies, i dont do selfies oft anymore.. but for a good cause.. hell yeah!!
Soooo well, i would ask you all to join in like others did, and send youre picture in to make a big oilslick of them in the end
Stole the text from them:
Although Nigeria through its vast oil reserves is one of the richest countries in Africa, the population is struggling for years with corruption, unfair distribution of wealth, poor infrastructure and a huge oil spill. Allready more than dan 1.5 million tons of oil has been spilled over the past half century and nothing happens. Meanwhile, the problem is so big that if anything were to happen, it would take thirty years to clean up the oil. The population fishes in black lakes, the animals are threatened and large parts of nature might be permanently ruined.
It's no longer about who's to blame. We all have a responsibilty. There is not much we can do as individuals. However together we can. Together we can bring awareness to this cause by creating our own symbolic oil spill. One that is beautiful, creative and demonstrates involvement.
LIKE AND SHARE! Join and let's solve this 'oil spill' by making our own. I am aware! Are you..?
This is the site of the level crossing where the old Tivetshall to Beccles Railway would have crossed the A140. Right to Norwich, left to Diss.
The railway line would have ran to the right of the building. When the line was in passenger service, up to 1953, it would have had gates operated by the resident keeper. Later, towards the end in 1963, when only goods traffic used the line, the train crew would have had the responsibilty for opening and closing the gates. There were three more gates crossing minor roads between here and Tivetshall, each with their own gate keeper and cottage, less than two miles.
Since this shot was taken the building seems to have be inhabited.
This crossing seen on the North/South trunk road, A140, on this 1946 Ordinance Survey map, See here.
More information about and photos of the Waveney Valley Banch Line:- Beccles to Tivetshall bound or Tivetshall to Beccles bound.
Photo by David Skipsey
We moved into our new home a few months a ago, a older established area not far from our old home, we have 2 beautiful trees in our front yard, now those trees leaves have fallen and fallen and fallen , I can't tell you how many takes I have raked my yard!!! We're now into November and I'm still going. I was going to shot another unrelated pic today for the project, but this was perfect, it just summed up the moment.
Oh well it's all part of the package I guess, we love our house by the way. Hope you all have a great week .
Canon 5D MKII + 50 1.4
Behind him, clothes dry in the sun.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
June, 2005.
If you are interested in sponsoring an orphan at Gisimba Memorial Center, direct contact information is listed below.
Ildephonse Niyongana - Director
Damas Gisimba - Founder
gisimbacmg@yahoo.com
Gisimba Orphanage
B.P. 1433 Kigali Rwanda
Ave de la Nyarugenge
Nyamirambo
District of Nyarugenge
tel +250 08524515 or +250 08532596
Bank of Kigali 040-0013914-76
swift BK IG RWRW
Additional information can also be found on www.orphansofrwanda.org
The text below is from www.orphansofrwanda.org
"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)
The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.
The orphanage currently houses over 150 children. Ten years ago almost all were genocide victims, but many of the newer arrivals have been orphaned by AIDS. Because their parents were HIV+, a number of them are also infected."
PLEASE DONATE TO GISIMBA MEMORIAL CENTER VIA ORPHANS OF RWANDA: www.orphansofrwanda.org/getinvolved.php#donate
For statistics on Rwanda: www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_statistics.html
... of shredding the rug in the bedroom. Luan and Cleo don't do that and it seems that the rugs are Fynn's exclusive responsibilty. Naughty kitty but it's an old rug and for obvious reasons I don't have any intentions to replace it in the near future.
Fynn looks very healthy here but fact is that his chronic respiratory infection is getting worse again at the moment. He has problems to breathe through the nose, especially at night. I'll have to check with the vet next week and see it we can change his medication again.
Couldn't think of a better title suited for this photo...I think I over did the processing but it's ok....I slighty added some colors but I still prefer the black and white...
Anyways, I went to the playground yesterday just to take some photos for my project 365. It was hot that day but I manage to get some decent photos. It sure would be fun to be a kid again. Nothing to worry about except getting in trouble by parents. Being in a kid is fun but eventually we have to grow up. Gosh! being in an adult can be stressful at times because you have so much responsibilties; but's all good....
Question: What do you miss most during your childhood years?
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Special thanks to Hailey and Deidre....Sorry for the late reply =(
Anyways, please comment on their photos or befriend them...=)
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I've been tag by Amanda and Adrian....lol I didn't see that coming.
How to play:
Tell your readers 10 things about you that they may or may not know, but are true. Tag ten people and be sure to let them know they’ve been tagged (a quick message will do). Don’t forget to link back to the person who tagged you.
Here's my 10 Facts:
1.I love singing and playing guitar. I started singing when I was in middle school and I started playing guitar when I attended youth group.
2.My best feature is my hair. Believe it or not I take longer fixing my hair than taking a shower. I’ve been known from my friends for having the craziest hairstyles…lol
3.Speaking of shower. On the school days, I shower for like 5 mins and on weekdays I showering as long as I want…lol.
4.I randomly dance in public places such as gas station, mall, or at church for no odd reason. I guess I’m in a good mood. Lol…
5.I never got a speeding ticket for 5 years now since I got my license. I’m a fast driver and I have a need for speed. If the traffic light is about to turn red, I still catch or speed up to beat it. Whenever I see a cop car in front of me, I cut in front of him but I do it politely. Psssshhhhh don’t tell anybody about this…
6.I tend to laugh out loud inside the movie theater because I have a big mouth.
7. I can’t swim and even thought I live in a small island. I still can’t swim….I sink like a rock…
8. I tend to use pick up lines as a joke to make the ladies laugh not to actually hook up. Because pick up lines are funny and cheezzy…haha I’m weird like that..
9. From Facebook to Myspace….My status says I’m “In a relationship” but in reality I’m single but I love being single. I haven’t had a serious relationship for about nine years now; but I am courting this girl whom I love for such a long time now. I believe she’s worth waiting for…=)
10. I’m a Jesus freak who loves God. Believe it or not, I haven’t miss Sunday church for like 5 years now. I owe my life to God….
I don't think I can tag the people who have already been tag but I did it. I tag my contacts..
I TAG:
1. Patrick"
2. Hailey
3. Deidre
4. Brittni
5. IMOTOS
6. Biebe
7. Kelsey
8. Boaz
9. CREAMY
10. nifty
Ok I did it, although some them might not do this but's ok..I don't think I want to do again..lol..Sorry I got a test to study...
The girls happily prepare for their knitting final. Such a sweet sight is common here at Gisimba, where orphans of all ages do everything together.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Kigali, Rwanda.
July, 2005.
If you are interested in sponsoring an orphan at Gisimba Memorial Center, direct contact information is listed below.
Ildephonse Niyongana - Director
Damas Gisimba - Founder
gisimbacmg@yahoo.com
Gisimba Orphanage
B.P. 1433 Kigali Rwanda
Ave de la Nyarugenge
Nyamirambo
District of Nyarugenge
tel +250 08524515 or +250 08532596
Bank of Kigali 040-0013914-76
swift BK IG RWRW
Additional information can also be found on www.orphansofrwanda.org
(Dedicated to Lance, with whom I didn't spend afternoons
knitting, but early mornings cycling many many glorious
miles...)
The text below is from www.orphansofrwanda.org
"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)
The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.
The orphanage currently houses over 150 children. Ten years ago almost all were genocide victims, but many of the newer arrivals have been orphaned by AIDS. Because their parents were HIV+, a number of them are also infected."
PLEASE DONATE TO GISIMBA MEMORIAL CENTER VIA ORPHANS OF RWANDA: www.orphansofrwanda.org/getinvolved.php#donate
For statistics on Rwanda: www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_statistics.html
Casa Bartoli, Piazza della Borsa, Trieste, 20 May 2022
Casa Bartoli is the best Art Nouveau building in Trieste. Built 1906 by Viennese architect Max Fabiani.
After the Second World War Trieste was contested by Italy and Yugoslavia. When military government of Trieste ended in 1947 it became the Free Territory of Trieste under the direct responsibilty of the UN Security Council. The Allied Military Government was supported by British and American troops. It ran Trieste until it was returned to Italy in 1954.
There is a group in Trieste who think that this was the time when the city was best managed, and would like to see a retun to independence.
Things are very busy right now for me.....my mom has come home after being in the hospital for a month. It is good to have her home but it is also a big responsibilty to take care of her. She has been diagnosed with Alzheimers (still early stages). Hopefully sometime I will be able to get back on here more. Thanks to all of you for your wonderful support and understanding!
The school dress in a blur.
It's lunchtime. On school days, the older children come back to the orphanage for lunch, a break that splits their day into two. The younger children attand school only in the morning or afternoon.
Gisimba Memorial Center
June 29, 2006.
Kigali, Rwanda. Africa.
One sunny afternoon in Soweto, two boys in sheer delight blur by homes of corrugated sheet metal.
Soweto, South Afrika.
July, 2005.
(TMAX film.)
We're looking for sponsors for the beautiful children of Gisimba Memorial Center. Please email me at camera_rwanda@yahoo.com if you are interested.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Nyamirambo, Kigali. Rwanda. Afrika.
June 27, 2006.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
June, 2005.
If you are interested in sponsoring an orphan at Gisimba Memorial Center, direct contact information is listed below.
Ildephonse Niyongana - Director
Damas Gisimba - Founder
gisimbacmg@yahoo.com
Gisimba Orphanage
B.P. 1433 Kigali Rwanda
Ave de la Nyarugenge
Nyamirambo
District of Nyarugenge
tel +250 08524515 or +250 08532596
Bank of Kigali 040-0013914-76
swift BK IG RWRW
Additional information can also be found on www.orphansofrwanda.org
The text below is from www.orphansofrwanda.org
"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)
The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.
The orphanage currently houses over 150 children. Ten years ago almost all were genocide victims, but many of the newer arrivals have been orphaned by AIDS. Because their parents were HIV+, a number of them are also infected."
PLEASE DONATE TO GISIMBA MEMORIAL CENTER VIA ORPHANS OF RWANDA: www.orphansofrwanda.org/getinvolved.php#donate
For statistics on Rwanda: www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_statistics.html
In the background is the skeletal beginnings of a church.
Gihembe Refugee Camp
Gihembe, Rwanda. Afrika.
July 14, 2006.
Design created by Din & Lavab
WARNING-Graphic Hyper Violence within!!!!!
Notice - SKAM does not endorse the killing of oneself or others. SKAM endorses an open communication about the damage humans have done to our planet.
The Recycle Yourself Project is meant to invoke an emotion and discussion about such issues as Overpopulation, Pollution, Ecosystem Destruction Humans responsibility to the Environment, Culture Jamming, Art intervention and Anti-Commercialism/over-consumption.
The Recycle Yourself Philosophy
For billions of years the earth has recycled the life that has existed on it. Through a natural cycle. At one time the Human race followed that natural cycle. The humans lived hand and hand with the environment taking and giving back to the land. Even after death humans at one time gave their actual bodies back to the planet to decay in a natural way. Over time mankind has forgotten about our beautiful planet and how it created the life that exists on it. Then comes the age of the industrial revolution and corporations built upon mass consumerism. Marketing companies assault us ever day. By the time you are 5 years old you've already had 200,000 images planted into your brain from television and ad campaigns. This false reality is built and constructed into our minds to appear that if its sold on tv there is an unlimited supply. Buy buy buy this constructed ads tell us that there is nothing wrong with this behavior. The status quo is a false reality.
The real reality
Humans have already started what will be known as the 6th mass extinction on our planet. This has been created by the abuse we've done in the last 300 years to our mother earth. The western mindset has infected the entire planet. Kill, rape and pillage, give nothing back. Even in death humans turn themselves in plastic wrapped corspe's that seep poisons into the ground that in turn effect our drinking water. Cancer, disease, and viruses are a by-product of our planet trying to control this over consumerism culture. Mother earth will win this war in the end but it will be at the expense of all forms of life on our planet. Education is the only thing that will change this behavior. If you want to climb the mountain you don't just jump to the top. This change needs to happen in steps. The first is being aware of such steps. If humans so selfishly ignore these warning signs. Some day there will be no fish in the sea, no birds in the sky, no whales in the ocean, no dogs to follow their masters, no flowers to bloom, no bees to pollinate them. This is a reality.
Now you have to ask yourself?
Do you want to be responsible for a dead planet?
Educate
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle Yourself!
I haven't put any film through it yet--But I bought this 1954 camera off a British dude, and it just arrived today, and I'm pretty excited about it!
Without going into a whole optics discussion, there is a certain soft look to medium format images that I don't think will be coming to digital anytime soon. I've been printing my old 6x9 Graflex negatives recently, and really loving the look of them.
But I have to confess this particular purchase was almost totally inspired by this portrait taken by Will with a 6x6 folder, which I would fave 5 times if I could. (But I take full responsibilty for any subsequent damage to my bank account!)
Notwithstanding the prestige of the Schneider name, the Radionar design is only a triplet. So wide open, I'm hoping it will be kind of soft and dreamy in the corners...
This particular Tuesday afternoon it was uncharacteristically hot--and very sunny. The orphanage was dappled in extraordinary rays as children darted between the trees, skipping from shady spot to shady spot. We all danced to Malaika (an awesome South African Pop group) in the sunlit courtyard as this beautiful girl leaned against the wall and watched us.
All the children at this orphanage have AIDS. But you wouldn't know it by looking at them. Watching them dance, sprint, laugh, they are just happy children.
"Malaika" means "Sweetheart" or "Angel" in Swahili. She looks like an angel, doesn't she?
AIDS Orphanage.
Eschowe, KwaZululand. South Africa.
July, 2005.
Selected one of Flickr's most interesting: www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/2005/10/23/ (the page changes...)
You're invited to join FACE OF AIDS: www.flickr.com/groups/face_of_aids/
London United's VA295, an Alexander ALX-bodied Volvo, calls at Hounslow West on Friday 9th September 2011 on its way to Slough, the most westerly point served by a transport for London bus route.
The 81 is a long-standing route between Hounslow and Slough, and is the most westerly route operated by Transport for London and its 'red bus' predecessors; it is also the only TfL route to operate into the ceremonial County of Berkshire. In the 1970s the 81 was one of two routes which went off the edge of the Red Bus Map (the other being the 84 to St. Albans, which ceased to be a London Transport responsibilty in the 1980s).
The 81 scored a notable first at 5am on 13th July 1985, when it saw the first journey by a private operator on a London Bus route. Twelve routes, mostly marginal ones operating in the suburbs and/or over the Greater London Boundary, were put out to tender. Len Wright Travel, trading as London Buslines, won the contract to run the 81 and placed yellow ex-London Transport DMSs onto the route. Nowadays all London Buses routes are operated under contract and it is difficult to realise how radical - and controversial - this process was then.
Although later reverting to single-deckers, loadings on the 81 have increased - not least because of the relatively low fares charged under the TfL regime; the journey from Slough to Hounslow costs just £1.30 if Oyster pre-pay is used. In fact there are those who use the 81 to travel from Slough to Hounslow and connect with the Underground, this being much cheaper than catching the train from Slough into London. Another factor is that Slough retains a Grammar School, and many families in Hounslow send their children there - taking advantage of the fact that children under 19 in full-time education receive free travel on London Buses routes. As a result, double-deckers are once again the norm.
In a sling, standing against a brandnew blackboard.
The 8 room school was built by Africa Mission Alliance and is due to open January 2007. It will provide at-risk children of Gitwa and Butare with a free education--and the hope of a better future.
A second school is underway in Kigali.
Butare, Rwanda.
Central Africa.
July 8, 2006.
Africa Mission Alliance
Mother with Child Portraits from Rwanda By Kresta K.C. Venning Book Preview
Mama Mugisha, one of four full-time Mommies who care for the 160 plus children of Gisimba Memorial Center. Mugisha's smile is especially lovely.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
An orphanage on the outskirts of Kigali, in Nyamirambo.
Rwanda. Afrika.
June 29, 2006.
So much joy and possibility at this place where nearly 200 children 2 - 22 live a safe life, and look forward to a future of peace and prosperity.
Want to help open doors?
If so, please email me at camera_rwanda@yahoo.com if you are interested in sponsoring a child at Gisimba Memorial Center here in Kigali, Rwanda.
Or you can visit "Orphans of Rwanda" ( orphansofrwanda.org ).
Afrika, August 4 2006.
There are thousands of street children in Butare. Everyday they scavenge for food. Some make their home in trash heaps boardering the streets. At night, these children burrow beneath blankets of rotted refuse, heads at odd angles to the highway.
Some of these children are orphans, others come from broken or abusive homes which make street life seem like a sanctuary.
Butare, Rwanda.
Afrika.
July 8, 2006.
Mother with Child Portraits from Rwanda By Kresta K.C. Venning Book Preview
One Saturday, I ran out of cameras, but it didn't matter to this young boy.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
June, 2005.
The text below is from www.orphansofrwanda.org
"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)
The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.
The orphanage currently houses over 150 children. Ten years ago almost all were genocide victims, but many of the newer arrivals have been orphaned by AIDS. Because their parents were HIV+, a number of them are also infected."
PLEASE DONATE TO GISIMBA MEMORIAL CENTER VIA ORPHANS OF RWANDA.
--Gen. Roméo Dallaire
Genocide Memorial.
Nyamata, Rwanda.
June, 2005.
Links/Books on the Genocide in Darfur:
spaces.msn.com/stopsudangenocide/ (fantastic)
www.genocideintervention.net/GIF_index.php
www.darfurgenocide.org/index.php
www.kukummi.org/frame.html (for high schoolers)
www.passionofthepresent.org/ (outstanding)
WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT DARFUR
hrw.org/english/docs/2004/06/24/darfur8954.htm
Gerard Prunier's Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide.
Please visit www.flickr.com/photos/josephwenkoff/sets/72057594070852804/ for dignifying images of a genocidaire.
Mother with Child Portraits from Rwanda By Kresta K.C. Venning Book Preview
Child's chalk drawing on the orphanage's bathroom wall.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
June, 2005.
If you are interested in sponsoring an orphan at Gisimba Memorial Center, direct contact information is listed below.
Ildephonse Niyongana - Director
Damas Gisimba - Founder
gisimbacmg@yahoo.com
Gisimba Orphanage
B.P. 1433 Kigali Rwanda
Ave de la Nyarugenge
Nyamirambo
District of Nyarugenge
tel +250 08524515 or +250 08532596
Bank of Kigali 040-0013914-76
swift BK IG RWRW
Additional information can also be found on www.orphansofrwanda.org
The text below is from www.orphansofrwanda.org
"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)
The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.
The orphanage currently houses over 150 children. Ten years ago almost all were genocide victims, but many of the newer arrivals have been orphaned by AIDS. Because their parents were HIV+, a number of them are also infected."
PLEASE DONATE TO GISIMBA MEMORIAL CENTER VIA ORPHANS OF RWANDA: www.orphansofrwanda.org/getinvolved.php#donate
For statistics on Rwanda: www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_statistics.html
Cadete studying math.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
June, 2005.
If you are interested in sponsoring an orphan at Gisimba Memorial Center, direct contact information is listed below.
Ildephonse Niyongana - Director
Damas Gisimba - Founder
gisimbacmg@yahoo.com
Gisimba Orphanage
B.P. 1433 Kigali Rwanda
Ave de la Nyarugenge
Nyamirambo
District of Nyarugenge
tel +250 08524515 or +250 08532596
Bank of Kigali 040-0013914-76
swift BK IG RWRW
Additional information can also be found on www.orphansofrwanda.org
The text below is from www.orphansofrwanda.org
"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)
The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.
The orphanage currently houses over 150 children. Ten years ago almost all were genocide victims, but many of the newer arrivals have been orphaned by AIDS. Because their parents were HIV+, a number of them are also infected."
PLEASE DONATE TO GISIMBA MEMORIAL CENTER VIA ORPHANS OF RWANDA: www.orphansofrwanda.org/getinvolved.php#donate
For statistics on Rwanda: www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_statistics.html
You're looking at friendship and family forever.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
June, 2005.
If you are interested in sponsoring an orphan at Gisimba Memorial Center, direct contact information is listed below.
Ildephonse Niyongana - Director
Damas Gisimba - Founder
gisimbacmg@yahoo.com
Gisimba Orphanage
B.P. 1433 Kigali Rwanda
Ave de la Nyarugenge
Nyamirambo
District of Nyarugenge
tel +250 08524515 or +250 08532596
Bank of Kigali 040-0013914-76
swift BK IG RWRW
Additional information can also be found on www.orphansofrwanda.org
The text below is from www.orphansofrwanda.org
"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)
The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.
The orphanage currently houses over 150 children. Ten years ago almost all were genocide victims, but many of the newer arrivals have been orphaned by AIDS. Because their parents were HIV+, a number of them are also infected."
PLEASE DONATE TO GISIMBA MEMORIAL CENTER VIA ORPHANS OF RWANDA: www.orphansofrwanda.org/getinvolved.php#donate
For statistics on Rwanda: www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_statistics.html