Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, That's quite a nice photo. I like the way you showed the little ones helping mom. It's always a pleasure to see the success stories in these very needy areas. Hats off to HPI. Len On Nov 5, 2007, at 10:29 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > PESO: > > Heifer Project International has been using my photos for their > Thanksgiving cards. Here is this year's photo: > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/88478147 > > And the information on the back of the card: > > Dzendere Kadzea and her two daughters grind corn with a wooden > mortar and pestle to make ugali, the porridge eaten with most meals > in Kenya. Dzendere is a member of a women's dairy cooperative > established by the women of six communities in the Kwale district > of Kenya. The women received cows from Heifer Project > International and, with the help of USAID, began a dairy business, > delivering milk by bicycle to neighboring communities. In an area > formerly dependent on the seasonal income from coconuts and > cashews, the dairy project has enabled the women to keep their > children in school year round. Since the project began, no > malnutrition has been reported in any of the six communities. > > > Comments greatly appreciated!! > > Tina > > Tina Manley > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > http://www.tinamanley.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information