Thursday, February 17, 2005

Oretha Johnson

This just in from Oretha Johnson, a member of my team. My response follows.

From: oretha johnson
To: Ted Ernst
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005


PROJEC title : J.J.C: JEHOVAH JIREH's CHILDREN.
PROJECT HOLDER:THE CONCERNED PARENTS OF BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP.
JUSTIFICATION: SINCE THE LIBERIAN REFUGEECOMMENCED SEEKING THE REFUGE AT THE BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP,THERE HAD BEEN MANY REFUGEE CHILDREN WHO HAD NO WAY OUT. THE PROJECT WILL PROVILDE LEARNING ( READING ,WRITING ,SINGING,OUT DOOR GAMES AND PREPARING THEM FOR MORAL UPRIGHTNESS. THISPROJECT WILL INITIATE SOME ACTIVITIES THAT WILL DETRAUMATIZE THEM. HELPING CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS HAD NO MEANS OR MONEY TO SEND THEM FOR SCHOOL OR EXTRACLASSES AFTER THE NOMAL SCHOOL HOUR. BENEFICIARIES: THE ABANDONED, WAYWARDS ORPHANSAND LESSFORTUNATE LIBERIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN WILL BENEFIT BY THIS PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS TARGETING ABOUT 300 CHILDREN AS AN INITIAL TARGET.

DURATION:the project will continue to exist as long as liberian refugee still on buduburam cam . the time we meet these children is 4 time a week monday ,thursday saturday and sunday.2pm to 4:30.this project was launched on sept 7,2004.

PROJECT COST: the initial cost of this project is six hundred dollars($600for the frist five months. this amount will cover the purchasing of 8 blackboards, 80 benches, 100packpencils, 100colouring packs 10 packs crayons ,5 reams of sheets, 100sharpener ,100 erasers, 10 packs of toilet tissues, 100 drinking cups, 100 plastic plates, 20 pieces of toilet soaps, 5 drinking buckets, 20 gallons of water for 4 days of meeting....

Holders' Initiative: The holders of this project will make their refugee houses available for the teaching. They will also make themselves or services free to teach. They have cleaned/cleared an acre of land for the children's activities ground.

THE NAMES OF PROJECT'S OFFICERS:
Oretha Johnson-Supervisor
Pauline Zulu -Chaplain
Caroline T. Dweh- Procurement Offer
Grace Siah-Treasurer
Pastor Jelleh T. Zulu Secretary
Helen Freeman Member
Felecia Pennue Member

DONOR AGENCY: HUMANIST MOVEMENT.

The humanist movement will serve as a donor agency through whom this project's vision will come to reality.

EMAIL: jehovahjirehrefugeechildren@yahoo.com
TEL:233244731959
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Oretha,
It is good to hear from you. It looks like you've made a lot of progress on this social project. Could you tell me more about what's been done so far and what your plan is to make it happen? As you know, I am not able to fundraise for projects that are only a "dream" or that exist as only a proposal on paper. Once something is happening and is documented, then I can ask my friends and people I know to support it to help it become stronger and more effective. That's what's happened with Sampson, Beatrice and Chris's team. I'm sure it can happen with your team as well.
peace, force and joy,
ted

Sunday, February 06, 2005

this just in

Ted received this in an email attachment today from someone in Sampson's team. It's posted here without editing.

Brief view of the Afro-Humanist Foundation Center

Afro- Humanist Foundation Centre a refugee inspired non-sectarian, CBO, founded March 21, 2004. The aims and objectives of AHFC is to promote sanitation which include:

  • Overcoming widespread violence by working together to reduce the social and personal factors, which cause violence among people.

  • Contribute significantly to the reduction of malaria in population by giving priority to the reduction of the infant mortality caused by malaria.

  • To form groups of organizers on the subject of non-violence and procedures to avoid malaria.

  • To involve and organize the larger number of people in these objectives.


In keeping with these objectives, the AHFC has embarked on many cleaning up campaings within Zone 6 and 11 in the vicinity of SMA

Notwithstanding, the above organization has the vision working in all the eleven zones on Camp Buduburam as far spreading in all African countries thus the name, Afrohumanist.


The consequences the sanitation hazard posed on the residents and continuous warning of public Health workers constitutes our desire to undertake this project.


Since its establishment in March 2004, AHFC’s work and activities have earned her growing respect and recognition within the Refugees Community with her human resource and meager resources borrowing from CBW, LRWC and SMA.


ACHIEVEMENTS


  • Gain recognition from the Ghana chief in our community ,

by giving us an ideal spot to dispose gabbages ; putting in mechaqnism to enable us to execute the polluters pay principle (document is pending),


  • Networking with Children Better Way (CBW) a renounce Ngo on camp Buduburam ( they have been our strong hold on the line of tools)

  • Recognized by Liberia Refugee welfare Council (LRWC) and the camp Manager of the Buduburam Refugee Camp.









MISSION

The mission of AHFC is in two folds:

  1. Stop Malaria and Education for non-violence campaign

  2. Sanitation which include food, hygiene, watery supply, premises inspection, prevention of communicable diseases, refuse and excreta disposal for example school and eating establishment.

  3. Enforcement of public Heath Laws

  4. To organize seminars and workshop on public Health.


ACTIVITIES


  • Cleaning ups began in June 5, 2004 through Dec. 29, 2004.

  • Number of times worked from June to November, twenty-five Saturdays; twenty-five meetings were held. These meetings were held from June 5, 2004 to Dec. 2004 on each Sunday that follows the working day. In these meetings directors gives education for non-violence.


OBSERVATION


  • The onset community members were voluntarily making their contribution (food stuff, cash, human resource and personal tools).

  • We observed that after cleaning up, community members stop making their voluntary contributors. In addition, injured volunteers were not properly treated due to financial constraint of the group and feared of been victimized of communicable diseases and injury.




RECOMMENDATION


    • Funds be allocated to refresh volunteers after work as it may serve as motivation for the subsequent cleanup and also increment in work force.

    • Constuting an environmental protection agency to execute the polluter pay principle. (LRWC, GOMOA CHIEF/ GNP)



The Below Expenditure List is our first amount received from our International Coordinator in Chicago U.S. A on the __________ of Nov. 2005. This has atleast build up the team spirit but are inaduquate to meet up with our task to performed effectively. As you may see on the list there’s no rain boot, rubber gloves, and other materials to prevent volunteers from been infected.





ITEMS

QUANTITY

UNIT PRICE

INCOME

TOTAL COST

Spray Tank

1

¢650,000

¢2,233,750

¢650,000

Insecticide

2

¢100,000

¢100,000

File

1

¢30,000

¢30,000

Gloves

4

¢20,000

¢80,000

Chapper

4

¢35,000

¢140,000

Cutlass

4

¢35,000

¢140,000

Rakes

2

¢15,000

¢30,000

Nose Mask

2

¢10,000

¢20,000

Hoe

3

¢15,000

¢45,000

Broom

10

¢10,000

¢40,000

Paint Cup

3

¢60,000

¢180,000

Wheel Barrow

1

¢500,000

¢500,000

Shovel

2

¢40,000

¢40,000

Plywood

1

¢60,000

¢60,000

Plank

3

¢20,000

¢60,000


Transportation---------------------------------------- ¢ 25,000

Miscellaneous --------------------------------------- ¢ 50,000


Grand Total------------ ¢2, 230,000

Net Balance-------------------- Income- Grand Total

¢2,233,750-¢2,230,000 =

¢ 3,750










PLAN OF ACTION OF ZONE SIX (6)

SANITATION DEPARTMENT / AHFC , 2005


INSPECTION SITE DAYS

  • TOILET MON/Saturday

  • BATH ROOM MON/Saturday

  • DRINAGE MON/Saturday


  • COOK SHOP WED/Thursday

  • STREET SELLER WED/Thursday

  • RESEVIOR WED/Thursday

  • MINERAL/LOCAL WATER SELLER WED/Thursday


AWARENESS EXERCISE TWICE MONTHLY

  • PERSONAL HYGINE FIRST Saturday

  • SANITATION SECOND SUNDAY

  • HIV/AIDS T.B.A


SPRAYING EXERCISE WEEKLY TWO TIMES

  • BATH ROOM Mon / Saturday

  • Toilet Mon / Saturday

  • Drainage Mon / Saturday

  • House Hold Mon / Saturday


GARBAGE COLLECTION T.B.A ON A DAILY BASIS

  • Cook shop Monday – Saturday

  • Saloon Monday – Saturday

  • Home Monday – Saturday

  • Business Site Monday - Saturday

NB. COMMUNITY GENERAL CLEANING UP EVERY 3RD Saturday IN THE MONTH

NB. INSTITUTIONS, CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS T.B.A

NB. WORKSHOP AND SEMINARS TO BE ARRANGED (T.B. A )


We hereby recommend that a budget be set to facilitate workshop, seminar etc.

This plan takes effect as from Monday, January 24, 2005.


Signed: ________________________

Sampson N. Nugba, Jr

Sanitation Department Head


Approved:____________________

Maria Quaye

Head of z/6






With the above plan, we have had two successful cleaning up with the Buduburam District Primary and the Philadelphia Int. Church on January 28 and Feb. 5, 2005 respectively. Follow up with Institutions / Churches continue. Beside these, we were engaged in two major exercises, which has given us more momentum and recognition


With reference to our problem regarding tool we will highly appreciate any assistance in that direction as soon as possible to facilitate subsequent wkly cleaning up and the forth coming 2 day, mass cleaning up to be held by Budubram Humanist Network as our quota to Budubuaram Residence.

On behave of Buduburam Humanist I wish you more Peace, Force and joy.