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ACI Seminars From US to Kingdom of Lesotho
With Love On World Aids Day: Grandparent Caregivers in US Auction Handmade Quilts to Benefit Grandparent Caregivers In Kingdom of Lesotho, in Southern Africa December 1, 2007 Contact: JW Arnold or Dr. Ariel King PRDC & Ariel Foundation International Press information Email: arking@arielconsult.com International Square Center 1875 Eye St., NW Suit 500 Washington, DC 20006 RSVP: Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho, 202-797-5533 The Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Ambassador Molelekeng Rapolaki and the Ariel Foundation International, Dr. Ariel R. King will be hosting a hand-made quilt auction made by USA grandparent caregivers to help with micro-loans to the Lesotho grandparent caregivers on World AIDS Day. The event will be held on Saturday, 1 December at Africare’s Africa House (440 R Street, NW Washington, DC) from 5:30 to 8:30pm. The event will include presentations by H.E. Ambassador Rapolaki, of the Lesotho Embassy, President of Africare, Dr. Julius Coles, Chair of the Ariel Foundation International, Ambassador Joseph Huggins, and the founder of the National Grandparents Association, Ms. Shirley Smith. The evening will include presentation on the Kingdom of Lesotho, Music from Lesotho, an Auction of the hand-made quilts and a reception honoring the Grandparents and caregivers. Through the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho, The Ariel Foundation International and The National Association of Grandparents and other Caregivers, the North Carolina women are building an international bridge of support to other grandparents and caregivers through the auction of their handmade quilts, for the benefit of grandparents and caregivers in the Kingdom of Lesotho, in Southern Africa. The number of children being raised by relatives has grown exponentially. This increasing trend has been termed “kinship care”. Kinship care has been defined as “any living arrangement in which a relative or someone else emotionally close to a child (such as friends, neighbors, and godparents) takes primary responsibility for rearing that child. The largest groups of children in kinship or family care are those being raised by grandparents. Currently, in the United States there are more than 5 million children living in households headed by grandparents. Grandparents are responsible for most of the basic needs of their grandchildren, in more than 2.4 million homes. The number of grandparents raising grandchildren in Africa is even larger than the number in the United States. Dr. Campbell, of WSSU said, “What an incredible service these grandparents are providing …by taking care of children with their own resources. We owe them a huge debt. They not only care about their own plight but about others around the world.” The Kingdom of Lesotho has one of the third highest HIV/AIDS infections in the world and the largest number of orphans in the world. Thus grandparents are raising their children. The partnerships forged between these grandparents from two different countries with some of the same challenges are the best way to address these stark HIV/AIDS statistics. (More Information...) Archbishop Desmond Tutu Teaches At Sea DarynKagan.com interviews Archbishop Desmond Tutu as he sails the high seas. The Nobel Peace Prize winner spent 100 days with the students of Semester at Sea. Zambian YouthIT Citizen Exchange Ten
Zambian young adults were in D.C. from July 1st through 6th of 2007
through their participation in the Youth Information Technology
Micro-enterprise Project-Zambia (YouthIT-Zambia), a project designed to
support job skills training, employment and entrepreneurship
development for Zambian youth. They are the winners of a competitive
business plan competition. The overall project was
sponsored by the Rotary Club International. YouthIT Citizen Exchange Participants 1. Ms. Kapasa MUSONDA – Le Kay Fashion 2. Ms. Princess Sampa Kameela CHILESHE – MIPS Milling 3. Ms. Racheal MOFYA – M&N Bee Products 4. Mr. Chris MUDENDA – CORE-SADI 5. Mr. Kennedy KOMBE – Sausage Production 6. Ms. Esnart M'TONGA – Y2Y Net 7. Mr. Patrick Daniel LUMU – HL Steel 8. Mr. Terrence SIMFUKWE – Image Centre Studio Students
and faculty at Winston-Salem State University set out for Africa
to help serve a country where an estimated 28.9 percent of the
population has HIV/AIDS. The Lesotho Experience Through Service program, sponsored by the
Ariel Foundation International, organized the trip as part of the
foundation's work in international health and public policy. Understanding, Accessing, and Partnering with the United Nations Date: Thursday,
February 26, 2004 Understanding
and Success in the Global Fund
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