Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Dear Margaret and All, Hello and great to hear from you! I am posting this to AIDS treatments and also to some friends, colleagues, and organizations in Kenya (AIDS treatments has many such too), among them two which are affiliated, KAIPPG and ANFORD (Mumias and Nakuru), as we may indeed be interested and be able to work something out with you. I have had contact with Udoto of BC lately on the very subject of student volunteers from Boston College, and one of the wonderful AIDS treatments members-- of Boston, who is a BC alum--has recently expressed interest in this type of thing, and being in touch with . , deepest thanks and forgive the delay in getting back to you on this. is at pudoto@... , and at xhayes@... . I have appended 's email below Margaret's, and hope that the 3 of you will meet. mentions a PULSE student-volunteer organization at BC, and am wondering if you have connected with them too? Thanks for the AAC info! I wonder if they'd be interested in the budding connections between Boston and Kenya? I did write several times back in the late 1990's about KAIPPG, but now that all of this networking is expanding the ground we might cover, perhaps they would be interested in some kind of connection. I did get some wonderful free library materials from them, and I'm not just thinking funds--as I know how much they're needed in MA too--but more the type of networking, volunteering, and info resources we might establish between BC-AAC-and Kenyan HIV/AIDS orgs. On that note will close and look forward to hearing from everyone, and hope we at KAIPPG or some one or combination of orgs. can be helpful, Margaret. With all best wishes and thanks, Janet Feldman, KAIPPG/International, kaippg@... , www.kaippg.org ps am interested in networking with your cc's too, Margaret and all! > [Original Message] > From: Margaret McKinney <mckinnmc@...> > <info@...>; <giving@...>; <sgwm@...>; <kaippg@...>; <huruma@...>; <kco@...>; <admin@...> > Date: 9/19/2004 11:09:15 PM > Subject: Service Opportunity > My name is Margaret McKinney and I am a sophomore in the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. A mission of Boston College undergraduate students is to give of themselves out of love as " people of service " . Our community embraces and encourages service through active participation of students, sending students to places within the USA, as well as to destinations around the world including Nicaragua, Nigeria, and Jamaica. Our hope is to establish a new and sustainable relationship within Kenya, and its surrounding areas. As a group, with roughly seven students and one faculty advisor, we hope to travel to various areas of Kenya to assist in areas where our services will be most greatly needed and appreciated. We plan to travel for anywhere from three to six weeks. Because our destinations are not yet definite, I would greatly appreciate any assistance you could provide as to whether it would be possible for our group to serve in your community. We hope to serve as mentors, teachers, and friends to the best of our abilities. If such a thing were possible, the questions would arise of whether accommodations could be made to host our group, wherever possible, without placing any burden on members of your community. Also, what kinds of services it would be appropriate for us to provide. We are aware that the AIDS epidemic is a serious global issue, and are looking to help mainly in orphanages or hospitals. We are in the beginning stages of planning this trip, so any and all information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. My email address is mckinnmc@... , and my telephone number is 617-655-8075. If it sounds as though we could be of service to your organization, we would love to learn more about it. Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Margaret McKinney From : Hello Janet, Yes...AIDS Action Committee (AAC) in Boston might well be interested, as they are presenting their own triathlon fundraiser in September here. See http://www.aac.org and http://monsterchallenge.org/. AAC was connected to technical assistance efforts in Botswana...I'm not sure if that project is currently ongoing. The Executive Director at AAC is Haag....several years ago she and I both served on the board of directors of AAC at the same time. By all means, tell the Boston College Kenyan graduate student that he is welcome to contact me...it would be nice to meet, and I would be happy to offer any assistance I can to his effort. He will probably want to try to coordinate his effort with the PULSE Program on Boston College Campus (the student volunteers organization). Boston, Massachusetts, USA xhayes@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Dear Janet, Margaret and All, I think this is a great concept which needs working thro' to ensure it succeeds from day one. Janet, after seeing the community benefits & created you will no doubt appreciate why I feel it's a great thing! It was also an eye opener for my org. in terms of hosting international guests, and running an intense program for one week. Margaret, perhaps you could provide information on dates etc. In order for your group to optimise on visiting Kenya I would suggest a 4-5 day stay per area, thus allowing you a wider spread regionally. Given your medical background and the urgent need locally, I would recommend that we work on an HIV/AIDS activity program. Yes, it is a really burning issue over here, and no input is too little. May I suggest that local ngos/cbos interested in this program should drop an 'expression of interest' note, stating name, location, etc. We would then dialogue over key issues such as itinerary, travel logistics, upkeep of the group etc. Many thanks, and Janet keep the catalysts flowing!! Henry. --- Janet Feldman <kaippg@...> wrote: > Dear Margaret and All, > Hello and great to hear from you! I am posting this > to AIDS treatments and also to some friends, colleagues, > and organizations in Kenya (AIDS treatments has many such > too), among them two which are affiliated, KAIPPG > and ANFORD (Mumias and Nakuru), as we may indeed be > interested and be able to work something out with > you. > > I have had contact with Udoto of BC lately on > the very subject of student volunteers from Boston > College, and one of the wonderful AIDS treatments > members-- of Boston, who is a BC > alum--has recently expressed interest in this type > of thing, and being in touch with . , > deepest thanks and forgive the delay in getting back > to you on this. is at pudoto@... , and > at xhayes@... . I have appended > 's email below Margaret's, and hope that the 3 > of you will meet. mentions a PULSE > student-volunteer organization at BC, and am > wondering if you have connected with them too? > > Thanks for the AAC info! I wonder if they'd be > interested in the budding connections between Boston > and Kenya? I did write several times back in the > late 1990's about KAIPPG, but now that all of this > networking is expanding the ground we might cover, > perhaps they would be interested in some kind of > connection. I did get some wonderful free library > materials from them, and I'm not just thinking > funds--as I know how much they're needed in MA > too--but more the type of networking, volunteering, > and info resources we might establish between > BC-AAC-and Kenyan HIV/AIDS orgs. > > On that note will close and look forward to hearing > from everyone, and hope we at KAIPPG or some one or > combination of orgs. can be helpful, Margaret. With > all best wishes and thanks, Janet Feldman, > KAIPPG/International, kaippg@... , > www.kaippg.org ps am interested in networking > with your cc's too, Margaret and all! > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Margaret McKinney <mckinnmc@...> > > <info@...>; > <giving@...>; <sgwm@...>; > <kaippg@...>; <huruma@...>; > <kco@...>; <admin@...> > > Date: 9/19/2004 11:09:15 PM > > Subject: Service Opportunity > > > My name is Margaret McKinney and I am a sophomore in > the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, in > Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. A mission of > Boston College undergraduate students is to give of > themselves out of love as " people of service " . Our > community embraces and encourages service through > active participation of students, sending students > to places within the USA, as well as to destinations > around the world including Nicaragua, Nigeria, and > Jamaica. Our hope is to establish a new and > sustainable relationship within Kenya, and its > surrounding areas. > > As a group, with roughly seven students and one > faculty advisor, we hope to travel to various areas > of Kenya to assist in areas where our services will > be most greatly needed and appreciated. We plan to > travel for anywhere from three to six weeks. > Because our destinations are not yet definite, I > would greatly appreciate any assistance you could > provide as to whether it would be possible for our > group to serve in your community. We hope to serve > as mentors, teachers, and friends to the best of our > abilities. > > If such a thing were possible, the questions would > arise of whether accommodations could be made to > host our group, wherever possible, without placing > any burden on members of your community. Also, what > kinds of services it would be appropriate for us to > provide. We are aware that the AIDS epidemic is a > serious global issue, and are looking to help mainly > in orphanages or hospitals. > > We are in the beginning stages of planning this > trip, so any and all information you could provide > would be greatly appreciated. My email address is > mckinnmc@... , and my telephone number is > 617-655-8075. If it sounds as though we could be of > service to your organization, we would love to learn > more about it. Thank you for your time. I hope to > hear from you soon. > > Sincerely, > Margaret McKinney > > From : > Hello Janet, > > Yes...AIDS Action Committee (AAC) in Boston might > well be interested, as they are presenting their own > triathlon fundraiser in September here. See > http://www.aac.org and > http://monsterchallenge.org/. > > AAC was connected to technical assistance efforts in > Botswana...I'm not sure if that project is currently > ongoing. The Executive Director at AAC is > Haag....several years ago she and I both served on > the board of directors of AAC at the same time. > > By all means, tell the Boston College Kenyan > graduate student that he is welcome to contact > me...it would be nice to meet, and I would be happy > to offer any assistance I can to his effort. He > will probably want to try to coordinate his effort > with the PULSE Program on Boston College Campus (the > student volunteers organization). > > > Boston, Massachusetts, USA > xhayes@... > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Hello Dear Henry and All, And excellent feedback, yes!! There will be a lot of interest, from you now, KAIPPG, ANFORD (in Nakuru), GRASSUP partners, and others, I'm sure. Folks, Henry is referring to a peer-education workshop which took place recently in Kenya, with Kenyan HIV/AIDS-related nonprofits receiving peer-ed training from PEP-LA (Peer Education Project, Los Angeles), a fantastic organization which is based in the USA but now has branches in a number of African countries, established after visits by PEP-LA president and trainer, Arnold. Plans are underway for a website for PEP-Kenya and also a full-fledged organization. So these types of exchanges and partnerships yield rich results and rewards, and hopefully we can do the same with a BC exchange program. Thanks for your interest, Henry and all, and let's do as Henry suggests re expressions of interest, with hopefully a meeting and brainstorming about a way forward (in cyberspace and in Kenya). Folks, Henry is at momonjage@... , and see PEP at www.pepla.org . With all best wishes and blessings, Janet (Henry, you're on my " Cat 'A' List " too, haha...and note to you soon, I promise, with LOL in the meantime, and not as in " laugh out loud " , though that helps!) Service Opportunity > > > My name is Margaret McKinney and I am a sophomore in > the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, in > Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. A mission of > Boston College undergraduate students is to give of > themselves out of love as " people of service " . Our > community embraces and encourages service through > active participation of students, sending students > to places within the USA, as well as to destinations > around the world including Nicaragua, Nigeria, and > Jamaica. Our hope is to establish a new and > sustainable relationship within Kenya, and its > surrounding areas. > > As a group, with roughly seven students and one > faculty advisor, we hope to travel to various areas > of Kenya to assist in areas where our services will > be most greatly needed and appreciated. We plan to > travel for anywhere from three to six weeks. > Because our destinations are not yet definite, I > would greatly appreciate any assistance you could > provide as to whether it would be possible for our > group to serve in your community. We hope to serve > as mentors, teachers, and friends to the best of our > abilities. > > If such a thing were possible, the questions would > arise of whether accommodations could be made to > host our group, wherever possible, without placing > any burden on members of your community. Also, what > kinds of services it would be appropriate for us to > provide. We are aware that the AIDS epidemic is a > serious global issue, and are looking to help mainly > in orphanages or hospitals. > > We are in the beginning stages of planning this > trip, so any and all information you could provide > would be greatly appreciated. My email address is > mckinnmc@... , and my telephone number is > 617-655-8075. If it sounds as though we could be of > service to your organization, we would love to learn > more about it. Thank you for your time. I hope to > hear from you soon. > > Sincerely, > Margaret McKinney > > From : > Hello Janet, > > Yes...AIDS Action Committee (AAC) in Boston might > well be interested, as they are presenting their own > triathlon fundraiser in September here. See > http://www.aac.org and > http://monsterchallenge.org/. > > AAC was connected to technical assistance efforts in > Botswana...I'm not sure if that project is currently > ongoing. The Executive Director at AAC is > Haag....several years ago she and I both served on > the board of directors of AAC at the same time. > > By all means, tell the Boston College Kenyan > graduate student that he is welcome to contact > me...it would be nice to meet, and I would be happy > to offer any assistance I can to his effort. He > will probably want to try to coordinate his effort > with the PULSE Program on Boston College Campus (the > student volunteers organization). > > > Boston, Massachusetts, USA > xhayes@... > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 --- Dear All, I am likewise interested in this arrangement and would wish to know when you plan to be here Margaret. we are having an arts event on 29th and 30th November2004 which if in Kenya,is a must for you to come and see for yourself how arts is use in edutainment and our youth initiative tries the best out of no resources to do something for the community. Hope to communicate more later. Fredrick Ouko Co-ordinator, Kibera Community Youth Programme P.O.Box 5837-00200 Nairobi,Kenya Tel:+254-720786218 www.kcyp.kabissa.org In AIDS treatments , Henry Njage <momonjage@y...> wrote: > Dear Janet, Margaret and All, > > I think this is a great concept which needs working > thro' to ensure it succeeds from day one. > > Janet, after seeing the community benefits & > created you will no doubt appreciate why I feel > it's a great thing! It was also an eye opener for my > org. in terms of hosting international guests, and > running an intense program for one week. > > Margaret, perhaps you could provide information on > dates etc. In order for your group to optimise on > visiting Kenya I would suggest a 4-5 day stay per > area, thus allowing you a wider spread regionally. > Given your medical background and the urgent need > locally, I would recommend that we work on an HIV/AIDS > activity program. Yes, it is a really burning issue > over here, and no input is too little. > > May I suggest that local ngos/cbos interested in this > program should drop an 'expression of interest' note, > stating name, location, etc. We would then dialogue > over key issues such as itinerary, travel logistics, > upkeep of the group etc. > > Many thanks, and Janet keep the catalysts flowing!! > > > Henry. > --- Janet Feldman <kaippg@e...> wrote: > > > Dear Margaret and All, > > Hello and great to hear from you! I am posting this > > to AIDS treatments and also to some friends, colleagues, > > and organizations in Kenya (AIDS treatments has many such > > too), among them two which are affiliated, KAIPPG > > and ANFORD (Mumias and Nakuru), as we may indeed be > > interested and be able to work something out with > > you. > > > > I have had contact with Udoto of BC lately on > > the very subject of student volunteers from Boston > > College, and one of the wonderful AIDS treatments > > members-- of Boston, who is a BC > > alum--has recently expressed interest in this type > > of thing, and being in touch with . , > > deepest thanks and forgive the delay in getting back > > to you on this. is at pudoto@n... , and > > at xhayes@h... . I have appended > > 's email below Margaret's, and hope that the 3 > > of you will meet. mentions a PULSE > > student-volunteer organization at BC, and am > > wondering if you have connected with them too? > > > > Thanks for the AAC info! I wonder if they'd be > > interested in the budding connections between Boston > > and Kenya? I did write several times back in the > > late 1990's about KAIPPG, but now that all of this > > networking is expanding the ground we might cover, > > perhaps they would be interested in some kind of > > connection. I did get some wonderful free library > > materials from them, and I'm not just thinking > > funds--as I know how much they're needed in MA > > too--but more the type of networking, volunteering, > > and info resources we might establish between > > BC-AAC-and Kenyan HIV/AIDS orgs. > > > > On that note will close and look forward to hearing > > from everyone, and hope we at KAIPPG or some one or > > combination of orgs. can be helpful, Margaret. With > > all best wishes and thanks, Janet Feldman, > > KAIPPG/International, kaippg@e... , > > www.kaippg.org ps am interested in networking > > with your cc's too, Margaret and all! > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: Margaret McKinney <mckinnmc@b...> > > > <info@k...>; > > <giving@t...>; <sgwm@c...>; > > <kaippg@e...>; <huruma@t...>; > > <kco@u...>; <admin@c...> > > > Date: 9/19/2004 11:09:15 PM > > > Subject: Service Opportunity > > > > > My name is Margaret McKinney and I am a sophomore in > > the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, in > > Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. A mission of > > Boston College undergraduate students is to give of > > themselves out of love as " people of service " . Our > > community embraces and encourages service through > > active participation of students, sending students > > to places within the USA, as well as to destinations > > around the world including Nicaragua, Nigeria, and > > Jamaica. Our hope is to establish a new and > > sustainable relationship within Kenya, and its > > surrounding areas. > > > > As a group, with roughly seven students and one > > faculty advisor, we hope to travel to various areas > > of Kenya to assist in areas where our services will > > be most greatly needed and appreciated. We plan to > > travel for anywhere from three to six weeks. > > Because our destinations are not yet definite, I > > would greatly appreciate any assistance you could > > provide as to whether it would be possible for our > > group to serve in your community. We hope to serve > > as mentors, teachers, and friends to the best of our > > abilities. > > > > If such a thing were possible, the questions would > > arise of whether accommodations could be made to > > host our group, wherever possible, without placing > > any burden on members of your community. Also, what > > kinds of services it would be appropriate for us to > > provide. We are aware that the AIDS epidemic is a > > serious global issue, and are looking to help mainly > > in orphanages or hospitals. > > > > We are in the beginning stages of planning this > > trip, so any and all information you could provide > > would be greatly appreciated. My email address is > > mckinnmc@b... , and my telephone number is > > 617-655-8075. If it sounds as though we could be of > > service to your organization, we would love to learn > > more about it. Thank you for your time. I hope to > > hear from you soon. > > > > Sincerely, > > Margaret McKinney > > > > From : > > Hello Janet, > > > > Yes...AIDS Action Committee (AAC) in Boston might > > well be interested, as they are presenting their own > > triathlon fundraiser in September here. See > > http://www.aac.org and > > http://monsterchallenge.org/. > > > > AAC was connected to technical assistance efforts in > > Botswana...I'm not sure if that project is currently > > ongoing. The Executive Director at AAC is > > Haag....several years ago she and I both served on > > the board of directors of AAC at the same time. > > > > By all means, tell the Boston College Kenyan > > graduate student that he is welcome to contact > > me...it would be nice to meet, and I would be happy > > to offer any assistance I can to his effort. He > > will probably want to try to coordinate his effort > > with the PULSE Program on Boston College Campus (the > > student volunteers organization). > > > > > > Boston, Massachusetts, USA > > xhayes@h... > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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