World AIDS Day -Lake Fellowship Centre Events

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Hello Dear Friends,

And Tom, this looks fantastic, and hope you and we can generate some donations

in these forums! I posted your original plans about a month ago, and if people

recall you included some income-generation and nutritional-support plans in your

goals for the World AIDS Day activities. I am hopeful that post-December 1st we

can cycle back around to discussing this, as the use of the arts to help create

both educational and sustainable-development projects is an excellent one, and

one which many people would support, I believe.

Folks, Tom had submitted a budget which basically was fairly light on everyone's

wallet, depending on how many people contributed. For example, if 20 people gave

$50, then they would receive $1000 for their activities--which they had

envisioned as making printed t-shirts and other items they could sell--the

proceeds of which would go into a fund to buy goats and other items related to

farming and nutrition, and also to create income-generation projects. I am

wondering, though I don't know if there is a " copyright " or any reproduction

problems (of a legal or financial nature), if this t-shirt idea could be

combined with the " Hands Project " (terrific suggestions, Ingrid!!) in such a

way that people could make t-shirts (basically imprints on white background, I

think, and perhaps a line or two about the " Hands Project " , maybe even the dates

on the back of where it has been: " Thailand/Phuket 2002, Uganda and Kenya 2003,

Thailand/Bangkok 2004 " ) and sell them for a small amount, to generate the needed

income. What do you think would say about that, and is there a way we could

do this which would benefit all of the projects (at least in the long-run)...and

without spoiling the more spiritual aspects of the project? I will cc him and

again thank him deeply for such a joyous and exciting project!!

For people who don't know, the " Hands Project " is an amazing and empowering

experience, in which people who have been HIV/AIDS affected or infected come

together to literally " imprint " their hands (themselves) on paper or cloth with

colored paints. The visual effect is stunning, and equally important is the

uplifting effect this project has on folks otherwise struggling with illness and

stigma (and it's just plain old fun from the looks of the pix!). The project

history is sketched below by Ingrid: it was started in Thailand by

Cano, and Ingrid Kloet her husband, Steve Garrett, brought the project from the

USA to Uganda (for the recent International Conference of PLWHAS in Kampala,

Uganda) and then to Kenya (Nakuru specifically, and the Little Lambs Programme,

which helps HIV/AIDS-affected children, esp. orphans).

It would be terrific and deeply appreciated if folks could give something to

this wonderful program, especially since the arts are so front and center. Tom,

thank you for deciding to continue with this in whatever form you can, and hope

that this first program will be just the beginning of a larger project which

will gain in support and grow in the months and years to come. Please contact

tomokeyo@... and lakefellowshipcentre@... for contributions. With

gratitude for your vision and for bringing this to our attention, and all best

wishes and blessings to you and the Kisumu community you serve, Janet

Subject: Re: World AIDS Day -Lake Fellowship Centre Events

Hello Tom

This sounds great all the happenings on World Aids Day!

Tom I tried to send you some files, but it didn't work, maybe its good to

contact Stanley

(Tuvako, of KAIPPG/ANFORD) about the Hands Project, specially now for World Aids

Day, that

would be a great project to start and to introduce.We brought one panel with the

hands to

Uganda, Kampala and one to Kenya Nakuru, to ANFORD, the group from Stanley.

And after making the panel with the Orphans they started now their own project.

These panels from the Hand Project are going to Bangkok in July for the World

Aids

Conference in 2004.

It's a project from Cano from Phuket, and they make panels with the

hands

from Orphans and HIV+ women. Stanley will tell you more about this project and

please

let me know where I can send these files to you.

Hear from you

warmly greetings

Ingrid

& Steve

Re: World AIDS Day -Lake Fellowship Centre Events

WORLD AIDS DAY UPDATE:

We had a meeting last evening on 19th November 2003 to see new things about this

year's

World Aids Day. The following people attended:

1. Tom Okeyo_ Lake Fellowship Centre

2. Onyango_ Seagull Youth Group

3. Aketch_ Dostod Care

4. Robin Barza_ Oboch Youth Group

5. kson Sunday_ Oboch Youth Group

6. Simon Oloo_ Oboch Youth Group

7. Ishmael Odesy_ Dostod Care

8. Benard Ochieng'_ Odyssey Arts Pioneers group

9. Lukas Oduor_ Seagull Youth Group

10. Ochieng'_ Seagull Youth Group

11. Benard Omollo_ Seagull Youth Group

12. Togo_ Odyssey Arts Pioneers group

13. Omndi_ Odyssey Arts Pioneers group

14. Ouma_ Odyssey Arts Pioneers group

15. Phoebe Anyango_ Lake Fellowship Centre

16. Awuor_ Lake Fellowship Centre

In our meeting we noted that 1st December 2003 is approaching very fast. We had

hoped that

the funds could help us do some of the items we had planned for the orphans but

as per now we

have received no funds. The committee faced a difficult decision on picking what

to drop and what to do.

Finally the following things were picked to go on with some changes made.

The Ten Check Points from Kachok to Simba Stage will remain but we have to do it

from Simba to

Kachok as from 9.00 am to 12.00 p.m. The check points will be at:

1. Simba stage 2) Kilo Stage 3) Pharmacy 4) Oboch market

5) Okonyo Welo market 6) Nyanza Water Office 7) Badis Bar

8) Hollywood Video show 9) Nyaori Junction 10) Kachok Junction

Since some of our group members will join the bigger group function at the

Kenyatta Sports

Ground and some of us will move to Sondu to give them moral support in their

afternoon Events,

we will end at Kachok at 12.30 p.m and board vehicles for Sondu. In the road

shows we are planning

to have short skits, teachings about HIV/AIDS, Songs, and Poems. We have changed

the venue of the

Drama Festivals on 29th November 2003 because of the charges. We are now going

to have it at Goan

Centre or Tumsifu in Kisumu, it is next to Xsaverian Sec/Primary Schools or St.

Cathedral. It

will start at 10.00 am and ends at 2.00 p.m. We are joining another group for

the Drama and Talents

festivals because we could not pay for our venue so our meeting agreed we better

join and work together.

The following things are arranged to take place:

1) Paper Presentations e.g. Stigma and Discrimination,

2) Orphan Care and Support etc

3) Songs and Poems.

4) Dramas etc.

5) Group Discussion on AIDS Issues

What We Have Done in This Week:

1) We joined a procession from Got Owakto Dunga Beach in preparation for World

AIDS Day,

which was organized by Pandi Pieri Catholic Centre. A big number was reached

through the teachings,

we are joining them again in their procession in Obunga from Kondele to Obunga

on 20th Nov 2003.

2) We are going to plant the 200 trees at Nazareth Children's Centre on 28th Nov

2003 and AIC Rae Church.

APPEAL FOR DONATIONS:

We had earlier requested for funds to help us do something for the orphans BUT

we have received

no donation. We were faced with financial challenge but we can't give up. We

agreed to move on with

or with out the funds! Since there are things that must need finance e.g.

placards burner, hiring giant

puppets, transportation to Sondu and refreshments for those who have organized

the road shows. We

are still APPEALING to those who can support this program to contact us because

we have to move on

and there are things that must involve money. All the money given will be

reported in the list of contributors.

You are all welcome to send your inquiries and donations information to this

email tomokeyo@... or

lakefellowshipcentre@..., c/o Tom Obiero, Lake Fellowship Centre,

Kisumu. THANKS!

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