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Global Ties: 03/01/2010 - 04/01/2010
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Saturday, March 13, 2010. Life on the camp is a purely agricultural existence. The problems: they have no fertilizer, very little land, and no storage facilities for their crops. When they take their crops on foot to the market miles away, they have very little bargaining power because their yield is small and because of who they are. Farming will not be enough to lift these folks from the poverty they experience. Tuesday, March 09, 2010. The groom being dressed...
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Global Ties: 05/01/2010 - 06/01/2010
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Saturday, May 29, 2010. I just kind of stopped blogging. Sorry. It was way to easy to just stop. When you get home from an adventure like going to Uganda, it is easy to think that your writing is over, and it certainly could be, but I kind of want to keep writing. I'm curious where it might lead. Plus, I'm not finished. Our time in Uganda is still shaping the decisions we are making for our future. We have been asked on a few occasions, "Now what? Yes I read the...
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Global Ties: 02/01/2010 - 03/01/2010
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Well, we are back in Kampala from our journey to Kenya. I have been dying to take Jimbo to Kenya since I studied there in 2003, and we finally made it. And it was just as amazing as expected! Arriving in the Mara. Cheetah - "Sheeba". First game drive. Really grubbin' on the Topek. Leopard. And a lot of tourists.way too many, poor leopard. Jimbo's new favorite. The Cameleon. Mollie and the Masai women. What do you think TD? But someh...
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Global Ties: 10/01/2009 - 11/01/2009
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Wednesday, October 28, 2009. I know who she is and where she lives, but lately we've been missing each other. I have been taking myself too seriously, which is something Joy would never do. I have been worrying about things I know I can't control. This is my form of suffering: self-indulgence. "What about me? Wednesday, October 21, 2009. Putting Money to Work. We were able to buy 20 kitenge fabrics and enough tailoring supplies to get us going. According to ...
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Global Ties: Happy Holiday
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Thursday, December 02, 2010. Since January 2010, Hope Primary School has:. Increased enrollment by 30% from 166 students to 215 students,. Increased revenue generated from school facilities by 65% from 4,981,000 USH ($2,180) to 8,114,000 USH ($3,550) per term,. Improved teacher compensation, which has led to a significant improvement of student performance across all grades,. Decreased student absenteeism,. Аnyhow, supегb blog! Feel free to surf my web blog.
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Global Ties: Let's Finish It
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Thursday, November 04, 2010. During their six month stay with us, Global Ties was able to come up with the following realizations thanks to a successful fundraising campaign:. 1 Access to water was developed along with the construction of a water harvesting system next to the toilets to allow for good toilet habitats at school. 3 The much needed remaining three classrooms were constructed finally making Hope School a complete school since it's creation in 2001.
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Global Ties: 01/01/2010 - 02/01/2010
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Friday, January 29, 2010. This is Vasco. He is a refugee from the Congo who has recently been displaced from the devastating effects of over two decades of civil war. He is a new student at Hope Primary, and he has come to school a week early, prepared, and excited that here at Hope he can have some peace and stability to learn like the rest of us. Water Tank and Connection $500! Helping our fellow man.Priceless. This is for all of us.Thank you McConnell. We bro...
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Global Ties: 11/01/2009 - 12/01/2009
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Saturday, November 21, 2009. Seasons Greetings family and friends! Deborah rockin the Hope Primary Uniform. Notice the badge.). If you are interested in donating through the purchase of an ornament you can Contact Mary or The David's, comment to this blog, or you can email us directly at jimbograves@gmail.com. Thursday, November 19, 2009. The Check Is In the Bank. And I had our first meeting at BRAC. On October 5 th. Finally approved Jacques and Kamba. As for th...
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Global Ties: 12/01/2009 - 01/01/2010
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Creating Global Ties in Local Communities. Wednesday, December 23, 2009. School Canteen Gives a Refugee Hope. Saturday, December 19, 2009. Kambas New Sewing Machine! Jacques, Mollie and I had a discussion on Monday after we returned from the west to discuss the overwhelming support for the Christmas Ornament Project that has led to over $2000! So this video is a little thank you from Jacques, all the members, the future of Hope Primary, and Mollie and I. Tuesday, December 15, 2009. We traveled for 8 hour...