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rain news august 2010
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The Zakat Foundation gives vital aid to Agadez!
The Zakat Foundation of America has granted over $20,000 for RAIN's emergency summer food program in the Agadez region. Niger is prone to drought, and the prior government did not provide for adequate food storage and emergency planning. As a result, millions are suffering from severe hunger. The food aid provided by large international organizations is generally distributed at city-based feeding centers, leaving the rural millions with no access to food. The people of Agadez are receiving little aid, and hunger is rampant.
With a generous grant from the Zakat Foundation, as well as gifts from our faithful donors, RAIN has, throughout the summer, provided schoolchildren and their families with vital food. We've also given animal feed to nomads dependent on the survival of their animals.
Thank you to Zakat Foundation
and all our generous donors!
Gratitude is best expressed by the people who received RAIN food aid for their children and animals. A Foudouk recipient said: "The words to thank the Zakat Foundation and RAIN escape us; the animal feed is like gold to us." And the Chief of Tazorat, Agadez region: "It (aid from Zakat and RAIN) is aid that came at the right time as we are threatened by a food crisis which drives many parents and their children into exile. Parents have incentive to send their children to school with the aid we just received."
RAIN's food aid to school children will continue this fall, thanks to a grant from the
Prem Rawat Foundation.
thank you! 
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2010 - 11 Looking forward to the new school year
BACK TO SCHOOL for almost all school-age Americans, but not Nigeriens. A mere 10% of Niger's nomadic children attend school - until RAIN shows up. A RAIN garden increases enrollment by 20%; our mentored children return to school in greater numbers than their classmates.
IN JUNE 2010 A GIRL IN OUR MENTOR PROGRAM GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOL - THE FIRST IN HER ARILT NEIGHBORHOOD EVER TO DO SO!
THANK YOU to the Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trust- with your support our mentor programs continue to grow. |
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RAIN strengthens health education with Izumi Foundation Grant | | |
A grant from the Izumi Foundation will allow us to offer training to RAIN mentors, helping them to understaind the preventable diseases that are most dangerous to children's health. The mentors will observe children in class and bring those they think might be ill to the local infirmary. They will also educate the children and their parents about these diseases.
In Niger, when illness is recognized and children brought to clinics for care, there are often no medicines available. This Izumi grant will provide mentor training and medicine for treatment of schoolchildren in the Tillaberi and Agadez regions. Through this program, our mentors will gain knowlege and the power to help Niger's children stay healthy.
Stay tuned for news of this exciting program.
 thank you, Izumi! |
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Our Stars: Wodaabe women's embroidery cooperative Metier Chance Vivre |
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Ron Wyman and Zero Gravity Films have produced a five minute film in which a group of women from the Wodaabe embroidery cooperative talk about the hopes and dreams that motivate them to make and sell beautiful embroidered crafts - and give 50% of their profits to their children's school. The film is a touching and realistic look into a remote Wodaabe community. Please follow the link at: www.rain4sahara.org.
thank you, Ron + Zero Gravity! |
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Welcome RAIN Interns | | | A warm welcome from RAIN to our 2010 - 2011 interns. Julie Loosigian from UNH is adding her creative hand to RAIN social media and PR.
Anne Louise Wagner of Hartwick College will be bringing her international education expertise to us in January to develop RAIN school presentations.
And, our office is getting a boost from Madelyn Taylor of St. Thomas Aquinas School. |
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RAIN Welcomes New Board Members!
W. Roderick Richards, Board Chair Brings a wealth of experience as an international banker with Chase Manhattan Bank and American Express. Roderick is a graduate from Merton College, Oxford. In 1988, he spearheaded a 501 (C) 3 entity, MC3, to manage the College's fundraising efforts, raising in excess of $10M.
Ann Tarlton, Fundraising Chair Ann has served as President of a local chapter of Planned Parenthood, and has served as Chaplain for a hospice and several hospitals. As President of the Rumson Garden Club and owner of wedding and event planning businesses, she brings an impressive fundraising background to RAIN.
Susan (Sooky) Lassen Susan is Executive Director of the White Flowers Foundation. She helped to create an investment fund to support NetsforLife - a malaria program in Sub-Saharan Africa. Susan, an RN, has worked in Biafra, Nigeria, running field clinics and feeding centers for Save the Children, UK. Susan served as a Trustee of Save the Children, Chair of Save the Children's Education Council, and was founder of the Long Island Council of Save the Children.
Allison Reedy, Marketing Chair Allison holds a B.A in Anthropology and French from Wellesley College, and an M.A. in Demography from Georgetown University. She has extensive marketing experience with Software Publishers Association and AOL. Allison has served as a volunteer for the Great Bay American Red Cross, and as a member of Disaster Assessment, Service to the Armed Forces and Logistics teams.
Ree Katrak Ree, a graphic designer, has studied at Boston University, Ecole des Beaux Arts, The Museum School of Boston, and The Rhode Island School of Design. She was Director of Special Events at Naropa Institute in Colorado, and Director of Shambhala Training, developed by the late Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Chogyam Trungpa. | | |
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Daughters of the Desert
MANY THANKS TO OUR ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORS
DESERT STAR
Joanne Lamprey
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CARAVANERS |
DRUM CIRCLE | |
Appledore Real Estate |
Nancy & David Borden | |
Patience & Tom Chamberlin |
Kirsten & Hunter Brownlie | |
Martha Fuller Clark and Geoffrey Clark |
Jane Dooda | |
Tom Haas |
MaryAnn & Tim Driscoll | |
Kate & Bob Horgan |
Joan & Frank Graf | |
Ree & Firoze Katrak |
William A. Renaud
Trucking | |
Lee & Tony Irons |
Kathy & Roderick Richards | |
Lee & John Lamson |
Nancy & Mal Sandberg | |
Sooky & Charles Lassen |
Stella & Stan Smith | |
Opus Advisors, LLC |
R. Peter Taylor | |
Bess Palmisciano & John Ahlgren |
Sue & Bob Thoresen | |
PAX World Mutual Funds |
Betsy & Frank Wilczek | |
Janet Prince & Peter Bergh |
The Katz Family
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Jim Quincy of QHT, Inc. |
RAIN MAKERS | |
Samonas Realty Group |
Rob Carrigg | |
Emilie & Dick Spaulding |
Mil & Bill Duncan | |
Ann & Peter Tarlton |
Ellie & Dave Sanderson | |
Katie and Doug Wheeler
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With special thanks to Jon Bobbett, Susan Hamilton, Philbrick's Fresh Market, Paul McKeon,
Exeter Rotary, and Dan Philbrick
RAIN PARTNERS
Susan Heckaman, Edward Jones
Intervale Farm Mark H. Johnson, Cabinet Maker
Olde Port Properties
Piscataqua Landscaping
Law Office of Richard E. Clark
The Green Monkey
Fair Skies
Zakanaka Day Spa
Ahlgren, Perrault & Pudloski, P.A.
Donald Welsh, Jr. Dentistry
Acorn Organic Salon
Adelle's Coffeehouse
Anjelica's Muse
Carey & Giampa Real Estate G. Willikers Toy Shop
Henrys' Market
Fern Philips, LBF Consulting
Lucy's Art Emporium
Seaport Travel
Silver Moon Creperie
Dover Wine Co.
Sheila Duffy Skincare
Seacoast Sports Clubs
The Music Hall
The Common Man
Sugarz Salon
Phineas Press |
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