Heartwarming Video Postcard from Free the Children

May 3rd, 2012

Rey Buenaventura, CEF Social Media Manager

 

One of the best things about working for a non-profit like CEF is getting to work with other amazing non-profits, such as Free the Children. Today, we received a wonderful video postcard from one of their co-founders, Marc Kielburger, who is currently Eor Ewuaso, Kenya.  In the video Marc introduces us to Grace, one of the many students who have benefited from CEF’s support of their Adopt-A-Village program.  Grace is doing fantastic in her new school and wants to become a pilot when she grows up! We at CEF would also like to say, ‘Asante sana’ to Free the Children for all the great work they do! Seeing how our efforts are making a difference in the lives of others around the world is what inspires us to do the work that we do! We wish Grace and her classmates all the best as they strive for their dreams and achieve future success!

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Micro-financing a World of Change – CEF’s Micro-financing Project with Free the Children

May 1st, 2012

by Cale Simpson, CEF Social Media Coordinator

 

Founded in 1995 by philanthropist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children is the largest youth empowerment-organization based on the principle of ‘kids-helping-kids.’  The two main objectives the organization strives to achieve are: 1) to free children from poverty and exploitation and 2) to dispel the notion that kids are powerless to effect positive change within their communities. Currently their “Adopt a Village” projects, which rely on the involvement of the villagers themselves, are taking place in Kenya, India, China, Sierra Leone, Ecuador, Haiti and Nicaragua. By applying a ‘Four Pillars’ of support system in which education, clean water and sanitation, health care, and alternative income are the focus, Free The Children are able to generate and sustain successful communities.

Compassionate Eye Foundation (CEF) has teamed up with Free The Children to support the alternative income facet of the Four Pillar system.  A comprehensive education program for women is being set up whereby women support each other’s income generating projects through a ‘merry-go-round’ financing system that tries to provide training in financial literacy, micro-enterprise development, animal husbandry, traditional skilled crafts, and sustainable agricultural techniques.

The second component of this system builds upon the ‘merry-go-round’ model by helping women transition into more advanced alternative income projects called Village Savings and Loan Activities.  This component is meant to be implemented with women’s groups who have already received their financial literacy, business skills and micro-enterprise training and have successfully completed an income generating activity. The basic principle behind the Village Savings and Loan system is to allow a select group of villagers to develop a savings and loan system through the purchase of shares. The accumulated savings are then invested into a loan fund that members can borrow from for income generating projects with the understanding that they must repay the loan with an incurred service charge.

The primary purpose of a Village Savings and Loan Activity is to provide simple savings and loan facilities, in a community that does not have access to formal financial services. Loans can also provide a form of ‘communal insurance’ to member that is supported by a social fund, which provides a small but important grant funding system to members in distress. CEF is proud to be a part of this sustainable, community-based micro-financing system because we see it as being integral to effecting positive change within developing third world communities.  We wish Free The Children much positive energy and success during the course of this project!

 

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Twitti School’s Grand Opening Set For This Summer!

April 18th, 2012

By Arianna Dametto, CEF Social Media Coordinator

 

As summer approaches, CEF clearly has a lot to look forward to!  We are pleased to announce that the Twitti School’ in Zambia will have its official grand opening on July 13th, 2012.  The school is just steps away from completion, with the Administration Library and the final three classrooms now finished. The grand opening will be celebrated with a visit to Zambia from 35 of the project supporters, including a few from the CEF.

In a letter to the Twitti School supporters Shelley O’Callaghan, founder of Friends for Zambia writes,

The Library has been most eagerly awaited by the students, staff and parents.  We have benefitted greatly from the assistance of Room to Read Zambia who have provided training for the teachers and parents and who have advised us regarding the layout of the library and choice of furniture and books. The books and furniture have been ordered and are expected in early March. The Rotary Clubs of Zambia and Canada have provided funds for 11 computers and a printer, and a computer lab has been set up in a section of the library. Below is a photo of students learning the basics of computers. An amazing look into the wide world of the web!

The other exciting news is that the Twitti School now has a new bus. We raised the money through your generous donations and purchased a second hand bus from Japan, had it shipped to Tanzania, and it was driven overland to Zambia  (the most cost effective way to get a bus!) .This is making a huge difference to the transportation of the children from the furthest villages, especially the little ones.

Friends for Zambia is very close to raising all the money needed to complete the school and the furnishing needed for the classrooms and library. With the grand opening just two months away they would appreciate any donations that will help them reach their funding goal!

Congratulations to Shelley and all of those who teamed up with Friends for Zambia in making this project become a reality.

 

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Meet Fiona Watson and a Look at 2012

April 16th, 2012

By Doug Moore, Communications Chair

 

Fiona Watson, CEF’s Global Art Director and Production Coordinator

Read.Set.Shoot.2012It’s with great enthusiasm that I introduce Fiona Watson to our greater CEF community.  Fiona is an accomplished freelance producer and art director who has worked for various stock agencies and individual photographers throughout the world.  Joining us mid stream last year, Fiona has rallied our efforts and produced independent shoots in Vancouver, Toronto and our biggest endeavor – London.

Her contributions included art directing self produced shoots for Katie Huisman, Dean Sanderson and Steven Errico – providing advice on their casting and styling, supplying detailed shoot lists and other relevant visuals. Her work also encompassed art direction and production of three shoot days, each with four photographers, in London. These shoots produced just over 500 images for CEF

“I came into CEF last year, having worked with Rob Daly, Chris Ryan and most of the OJO guys for many years. I felt honored that they asked me and I am very proud of the contribution I was able to make.”

For the last eight years, she  has worked as a producer/art director for various photo stock agencies, such as Telegraph Colour Library, VCG, Getty Images, Digital Vision, Corbis, Stockbyte, Masterfile and OJO Images. Adding to her extensive stock photography experience, Fiona has also done production work for various advertising agencies and fashion catalogs, both globally and domestically. Fiona is a perfect fit for Compassionate Eye Foundation and our mission. You can see more of her work at www.fionawatson.com.

 

 

A Note from Fiona Watson - Ready. Set. Shoot. 2012.

After a successful 2011 shoot season, our goal is for CEF to up the ante. Last year saw shoots in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, London and Paris that generated over 700 images. This year our goal is to increase the number of productions by engaging returning crews and adding new top tier photographers in additional cities. We’d love to add Miami, Chicago, New York — to name a few just in the U.S. Themes we’re looking to cover include: Corporate Business, Creative Business, Heath Care and Medical, Three Generational Family Lifestyle, Family Activity/Health, Studio Concepts.

The key to this aggressive plan is the concerted efforts of photographers and their producers to pull together locations, talent and crews willing to give their time and talents to help make a difference. Our role will be to help in the art direction and creative guidance to  ensure the shoots are successful, not only in producing quality saleable images but in providing our crews with a rewarding and productive experience.

In addition, we’re looking for a few good sponsors. To add to our limited production budget, our goal is to partner with corporate sponsors that ideally are capable of funding one of our larger productions.  Such support would enable us to generate even more images and more revenue for our mission. It’s a great opportunity for a company or corporation to give something back.

So, if you’re a stock shooter interested in contributing energies and resources to a shoot or a producer with great connections and a stable of talented crew, I’d love to hear from you. If you’re a model, stylist, makeup artist, photo tech to name a few with a desire to join a community making a difference, I’d love to hear from you. And, if you know of or have connections to a potential corporate sponsor, I’d love to hear from you.

It takes a community to help a community.

Sincerely, 

Fiona Watson
fiona.watson@compassionateeye.org

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CEF Gets Set for 2012: A Note from our New Board Chair, Dan Rogers

April 12th, 2012

Tuesday March 13th marked the beginning of a new era for Compassionate Eye Foundation (CEF). During our Annual General Meeting (AGM) that day, we confirmed current board members, voted in new ones and most importantly set forth a new structure for CEF that will help us reach a new level of growth.

 

More about the New Structure

After much discussion, we voted in a structure that is slimmed down on the executive level and much embellished on the ‘action end.’  The action end is comprised of three “Pillars” known as the Communications Pillar, Revenue Generation Pillar and Projects Pillar.  Each pillar has its own Chair and functions to provide better support to one another, improve communications both internally and externally, and to make better use of our rich talent pool. By focusing our attention into these three key action areas, we are coordinating  our efforts and – most importantly – increasing our results. A big thank you to all who worked so diligently to make sense of it!

 

So Who are our New Board members?

Part of our growth and transition plan involves injecting additional talent to the board. Either by pulling from our ranks or soliciting strong community talent, our goal is to create a body of resourceful individuals whose collective being will take CEF to new levels of success. The line up of new members includes: Vancouver locals Andrea Dowd-Dever, currently a highly regarded event planner; Leah Lockhart, a resourceful community relations pro in the Health services arena, as well as current CEF Communications team member; Denis Hughes , a successful business management executive and Barbara Veres, who has a long resume of foundation and humanitarian work. We look forward to the infusion of new skills, energy, and commitment. Welcome.

 

A Shout Out to our Departing Board Members

As excited as we are about the new structure and board members who have joined us, we are equally sad to have three strong board members leaving us this year – Tiara Letourneau, Matthew Pattinson and Walter Merida – who have each given much to further the cause of CEF. Their tireless efforts have helped establish many of our partnerships and projects. Thank you for your time and committment! You will be missed!

 

Other Board Updates and News

Part of our restructuring also involved appointing new positions and confirming a few existing ones, including transitioning Robert Brown from his role as Board Chair to his new role as Revenue Generation Chair. As Board Chair for the past few years, Robert helped guide us toward growth and set us on track for success. Fortunately we get to keep him and his considerable talents.  We also want to take this opportunity to thank him for all he has done to date. Other appointments/confirmations are listed below.

  • Chair – Dan Rogers
  • Secretary – Andrea Dowd-Dever
  • Treasurer – Michael Glogowsky
  • Communications Chair – Doug Moore
  • Projects Chair – Sue Dick
  • Revenue Generation Chair – Robert Brown

Other board member continuing service include Founder and contributing Board member, Robert Kent; board members Nancy Wardle and Rob Daly.

 

A Final Thought

As the new Chair, I look forward to championing our efforts and working with the talented volunteers that make up CEF. There is much to do and many successes ahead. If you’re interested in learning more about CEF or becoming a volunteer, please visit our website or feel free to contact us.
It takes a community to help a community.

Dan Rogers

daniel.rogers@compassionateeye.org.

 

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Final Report: Cambodian Floating Health Clinic & K.I.D.S. International

April 2nd, 2012

by Rey Buenaventura, Social Media Manager

 

It’s with mixed emotions that we share our final project update from Rick & Adrianne Dartnell of K.I.D.S. International.  Over the past few months, we’ve been sharing their emails on the CEF blog so that others can gain a ‘ first-hand’ account of the various challenges and triumphs that the Cambodia Floating Health Clinic project have experienced.  Overall, we’re extremely happy that this CEF sponsored project has turned out to be such a success.   We want to thank everyone from the Lake Clinic Staff, K.I.D.S. International, and our CEF Project Coordinators who have worked hard on making this much-needed, medical facility become a reality.

If you’ve been inspired by this story, please consider supporting CEF’s work and help us bring to life other worthwhile projects like this  in the future.  Join us or contribute today!

 

Hello Everyone,

Our time here is running short and this will be our final update… After leaving the clinic and carrying on by boat up the Stung Sen river we continued on to Stung Treng province to visit the women’s weaving cooperative; where we support the on-site kindergarten and daycare for the weaver’s children… The weaving center, though a bit slow this year due a reduction in sales because of the world economy, is still an amazing force in the province that provides a good work environment, fair wages and stability for many women and their families. Srey Po Free School, in the village behind the center, is the school that K.I.D.S. built four years ago and continues to fund totally. The children attending the school were children that were at risk due to lack of nutrition and many were malnourished. It is great to see how the children have changed; they have rounded out and are full of energy and happy as they go about their day learning to read, write and play… One father was extremely grateful, happy and a little emotional as he expressed how the parents appreciate that they have a school in their village, as before there was no option for educating their children.

On the outskirts of Siem Reap we assist an organisation called New Hope that a few short years ago had a tiny school and assisted a few people with home repairs and mosquito nets. They have grown tremendously and now educate 700 plus children at their school and help many more through their clinic, rice drop and vocational programs. We have helped them with many different needs over the years. This year there were four small children, recently orphaned as their mother died of liver failure. New Hope lacked the budget to bring them into their shelter home. We met these beautiful kids and have provided funding to keep them supported for a year with education, medicine and living expenses, this will give New Hope time to either secure more funding or find a safe and suitable home for them. Thanks to Kerry the children are receiving lots of love and support.

While in Phnom Penh we visited the eleven children and youth that K.I.D.S. supports with various levels of education, from elementary school to three of them in university. One of the young adults, Sen, graduated university last year and has moved on to find work teaching English and has also opened a traditional dance school (see picture, Sen in white in the front). Sen has had a difficult life to say the least; she was born in a refugee camp for survivors of the Cambodian genocide and orphaned there at a young age. Where most children spend their childhood at play and school Sen would be sneaking under the barbed wire fence evading armed guards to forage in the forest for food to fend off hunger. Thanks to a wonderful man named Sinath, Sen and about 50 other orphaned children from the camp were the first Cambodian children to be repatriated back to Cambodia once the dust and horror settled in the country… Sen was later adopted by Sinath and his wife…. Sen continued to persevere and study despite a late start, when we met her she had a dream to go to university and we were able to help her fulfill her aspiration. While she studied she also tutored the younger children K.I.D.S. supported.

Sen had a surprise for us when we arrived and introduced us to her fiancé, a very nice young man from France. They will marry in France in May and then both return to Cambodia. When they return they have plans to start a small NGO to assist more children and give back as well as continue working at their jobs. It is a beautiful thing to see the sparkle in their eyes and their love for each other, but most of all that Sen has triumphed through incredible odds and danger and is now a bright and happy young woman full of life and promise. A very happy story for us all.

We are in Bangkok resting for a few days before we head home. Doing this work, we witnessed much sadness and difficulty. However, we also witnessed the compassion, generosity, dedication and selflessness of others both here and at home, which is truly inspiring for us. Thanks to all of you who have contributed in so many ways to the work this year and in the past. There are many healthier children and families, many children receiving an education and 400 plus children receiving a daily meal through food programs provided by K.I.D.S.

Your contribution to this work is priceless and we thank you!

Rick and Adrianne

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Progress Report No. 3: Cambodian Floating Health Clinic

March 26th, 2012

Leah Yee, Social Media Coordinator

 

Compassionate Eye & Kids International Development SocietyWe are pleased to present another update from K.I.D.S International Adrienne & Rick Dartnell.  In partnership with CEF & the Lake Clinic, their organization has built a floating, mobile health clinic that serves communities in desperate need along the Stung Sen River in Cambodia. Here is an edited version of their latest email update:

 

 

Dear Friends,

We arrived at the village late afternoon on our third day of travelling. Travelling through Cambodia we find there are many levels of poverty; ranging from those that live a subsistence living with just enough to feed their families and send a few children to school to those that cannot feed their families but have access to some support or aid. Here on the Stung Sen we see the worst kind of poverty, where people live in terribly difficult physical conditions, have little food, no health care , no clean water and little support, misery and survival are the words that can describe this type of poverty. The people greeted us cautiously and were happy the clinic was back with a new more permanent facility. The children, as always were excited to meet new people. After a short walk we headed back on board the clinic and our hearts were heavy with the situation these people face.

After a couple more very hot and insect filled nights we arose on Thursday to get ready for the first clinic upon the new facility. We were all busy preparing the final touches and setting up for the medical team. The team arrived around 8:00 am and immediately started bringing on board medicine, etc. The people from the area had started arriving about 7:00 am and sat patiently waiting. It took the team about 10 hours to get to the clinic by bus, motorcycle, small boat and larger boat, they are truly dedicated and committed people. The registrar took the patients family information and then sent them on to the nurse who did an initial examination of vitals and listened to their presenting issues, if warranted they then moved on to Dr. Sombun or to Mum, the midwife. After the patients were examined the nurse/midwife dispensed the needed medication. All morning we watched the people come and go, all very grateful to have this clinic and free health care. Chatting with the patients as they waited they told us of their health struggles and how much the TLC meant to them and to their children. As one woman said “before The Lake Clinic when we get sick we die, now we have a chance”. We were really impressed with the organisation, empathy and professional service the team provides to this community. Sitting amongst the crying babies, elderly women and others we could feel both their concern and relief. Although there are many hardships here we still had some good laughs with those waiting. Having a private examination room gives both dignity and privacy for the patients. TLC also plans to vaccinate for TB, measles and implement a mothers club to improve the health of infants and children.

The Lake Clinic brings health care and hope to people living in these forsaken and forgotten communities. Compassionate Eye, in partnership with K.I.D.S., has been able to provide this admirable and dedicated team of people a comfortable, clean and safe place to live while delivering quality health care and education to these isolated communities.

We thank Compassionate Eye for believing in and supporting this project; as they say on their website: “one day, one world, one goal”, we thank our donors for continuing to support K.I.D.S. “to create better futures for children and families” and we especially thank the The Lake Clinic for their commitment to “serving the underserved”.

“In Partnership”

Adrianne and Rick

Many thanks to Adrienne and Rick from all of as at CEF for your inspiring work!

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Coping with Grief in Cape Town, South Africa

March 21st, 2012

By Tamania J. Naqi, Social Media Coordinator

Death in the family strikes all of us with shock and grief. Children are more vulnerable as they have not developed the skills to communicate or cope with their feelings. Having recently dealt with the death of a dear family member, this recent project that CEF was involved with resonated deeply within me.

CEF has funded a grief-support program through our partner organization Victoria International Development Education Association (VIDEA) in South Africa. The Khayelitsha Grief Support Program provides grief-support groups for children in the Khayelitsha area in Cape Town, South Africa. Ongoing support and training is given to volunteer facilitators of these groups. These groups give hope to sad hearts and have been appropriately named Rainbows.

Death by HIV/AIDS, violence and illness is common within the community. Children who had experienced the death of a parent were finding it hard to adjust with the loss.  Three hundred of the most urgent cases were identified in one primary school aline, which, unfortunately is a fairly typical number for the schools in the area. Children in Khayelitsha are living one of the poorest townships in Cape Town where unemployment and poverty are severe.   The facilitators of  The Khayelitsha Grief Support Program are comprised of twenty volunteers who are trained by VIDEA to provide various services to their community.

The children are organized into thirty ‘Rainbow Groups,’ where each one is taught that they are not alone in the battle with grief. The goal is to equip each child with the coping skills they need in order to grieve naturally. They share their experiences of loss and pain with people they trust and eventually develop their own support systems. Those dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are referred to a trauma center in Cape Town  CEF hopes that through these support groups, many of the  children will learn to overcome their personal tragedies and live more joyous and fulfilling lives.

 

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Masaai Mara, Kenya Water Kiosk Project

March 6th, 2012

Barbara Veres, Social Media Coordinator

We are delighted to announce the start of another exciting partnership with Canada’s own Free The Children (FTC) - a non-profit who has been working on a water kiosk project in the Masaai Mara region in southwestern Kenya.  These new water kiosks will bring so much more to the communities than just water- it will gives schools and communities accesss to fresh water on a daily basis, which in turn, will give the young girls of the community the opportunity to further their education.  This is truly something to celebrate!  Below is a letter from Gillian Dowie, Manager of Donor Relations for Free the Children.  We thought sharing Gillian’s letter would be an inspiring way to show our CEF supporters what  wonderful work FTC has been doing in Kenya and why we’re so proud to have partnered with them for the Kenya Water Kiosk Project.

In Africa Water Proximity Makes a Difference

 

Dear Friends,

[Free the Children] FTC has been operating in the Narok South District of Kenya since 1999, working with both Kipsigis and Maasai communities. It is among the poorest regions in the country, with low literacy rates and low school enrolment and attendance.  Through Adopt a Village, we’ve engaged many communities across the Mara and built schools, libraries, water projects, latrines, kitchens and teachers’ accommodations.  There are now many communities involved in our development and education projects and our team of community outreach and development workers consistently works with active women’s, men’s and youth groups.

 

In the Masaai Mara region of Kenya, families face a great deal of challenges and clear water is among them.  At FTC, we believe that clean water isn’t a luxury – it’s a basic human right.  The clean water program of our Adopt A Village model, which also includes education, health care, and alternative income, provides communities with localized clean water sources and sanitations facilities, reducing the spread of diseases and ridding children of their daily treks to collect water, freeing them to attend school.  Our clean water and sanitations projects include construction of wells, rain catchment systems, hand-washing stations and latrines. We also work with community members to promote local education in basic hygiene practices and waterborne disease prevention.

Water kiosks are stations which allow community members to access water from boreholes that FTC has dug.  Boreholes offer long-term sustainable solutions to drought by drilling up to 200 meters deep and protecting the water source from group contaminants.  From there, the water is routed to water kiosks at various points in nearby communities such as the school and central areas accessible to as many people as possible.  Water Management Committees are set up in each community to monitor the amount of water available and prevent overuse.  The use of a local Water Management Committee also promotes local ownership over the project, increasing the sustainability that FTC always ensures in our projects.

[Please take a look at this video.]  It depicts the first successful borehole that we dug in Kenya and Craig truly had no idea that they would strike water at that moment. It’s so much fun to watch and so moving at the same time. Providing access to clean water has the power to change lives!

CEF is a strong ongoing supporter of our work and the three kiosks that will be built in the region surrounding FTC’s newest borehole (construction dates TBD) will impact the communities both immediately and for years to come.  The ability to source clean water locally that CEF is providing improves the health of the community members, allows girls to have time to attend school and provides families with the ability to ensure safe and hygienic practices in the home.

The community names for the three kiosks are still to be determined, depending on the exact location of the borehole.  However, the Narok South District is a small region of Kenya and the communities in which we operate are all similar in challenges and often share resources because of their proximity to one another.  Once the community names are determined, further profiles will be created and sent to CEF.

Kenya at a Glance:

  • The average life expectancy is 54.
  • 46.1% of the population lives in absolute poverty.
  • The average adult literacy rate is 84%.
  • The maternal mortality rate is 530 deaths per 100,000 live births (as of 2008).

All my best,

Gillian Dowie
Manager, Donor Relations
Free The Children 

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Progress Report No. 2: Cambodian Floating Health Clinic

February 23rd, 2012

by Rey Buenaventura, Social Media Manager

 

Cambodian Floating Health ClinicAs we continue to Celebrate Change during this winter season, CEF is happy to provide another update from Adrienne & Rick Dartnell, co-founders of K.I.D.S. International.  With CEF funding supporting K.I.D.S. is working on building a floating health clinic in Cambodia which will serve  many isolated communities along the Stung Sen River.  Below is an edited version of their email update:

 

 

Hello All,

Building the Cambodian Floating Health ClinicThis week the floating health clinic has taken a big step forward. The prefabricated building is nearing competition and is now bolted down to the floating platform…

Bathrooms here are purely functional and on the lake they often consist of a simple frame on the back of a building covered with boards, tarps or rice sacks and one or two boards over the water and presto you have, as they say here …a ‘happy room…’ 

Health is the main focus of The Lake Clinic (TLC) along with education, disease prevention and assisting villagers with the use and maintenance of bio sand filters. The TLC wants to lead by example and so we are going to be containing water hyacinths, which are floating aquatic plants that grow like weeds here and [placing] them in a tank under the bathroom. The hyacinths will capture and treat the waste in an ultra low tech, cheap and easily replicated manner.

Solar Panels on the Cambodian Floating Health ClinicEach day,  as we travel through town,  [passing by] the beautiful hotels and into the countryside, the poverty slowly starts to emerge.  By the time we are in the Port area [the poverty] is hammering at your senses. The crowded, thatched hovels are crammed together over or on the edge of the lake…. The heat, smell of rotting fish, dust and lack of toilets make this a very sad place. Small children play happily in the polluted water not realizing what this [contaminated] water holds… Every day we are reminded that life can be so unfair and it helps to know that together we are all assisting those that have been placed in these untenable situations.

The doctors, nurses and midwives of TLC have been facing challenges of their own of late… It is getting hot here, 30 plus [celsius] each day. The teams are putting in long days treating patients [before] sleeping and eating wherever they can find space on other boats, schools or floating homes… We have been out on the lake several times over the years and at the best of times it can be an endurance test.

To say we are inspired by… the TLC staff is an understatement.  We, the staff, and… the villagers are all eagerly awaiting the completion and delivery of the new clinic to serve the Stung Sen area.

Thanks for your support,

Rick and Adrianne

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