World Ark Magazine - March/April 2009 - (Page 5) I would like to nominate lucy Quacinella, who has organized and supervises the hope legal project in rwanda that helps rwandan women and children resolve serious legal problems, often involving serious discrimination and/ or gender-based violence. The hope legal project is a sister organization of women’s equity in access to care and Treatment (we-acTx), which provides medical care and trauma counseling to rwandan women and children with hiV/aidS. many of these women got hi V/a idS after surviving rape during the 1994 genocide. in her other life, lucy is a publicinterest attorney living in San francisco who specializes in helping low-income and disadvantaged communities obtain access to health care. —michael k eYS raised tens of thousands of dollars to send the local children to school and provide opportunities for villagers to study at freedom gardens. The hard work from both sides is paying off: students from the village excel in the top 10 percent of their class, and large community gardens with carrots, spinach, eggplant and more bloom behind village homes. The students of The Baobab initiative are my heifer heroes. please recognize them for their enduring efforts. —k aTie cicerchi PRESIDENT AND CEO Jo luck 1 World Avenue Little Rock, AR/USA 72202 E-mail: worldark@list.heifer.org to change or remove an address, e-mail donoraction@list.heifer.org or call customer service at (800) 422-0474. PUBLISHER Steve Stirling EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sherri Nelson sherri.nelson@heifer.org MANAGING EDITOR Donna Stokes donna.stokes@heifer.org ASSOCIATE EDITORS austin Gelder austin.gelder@heifer.org Jaman Matthews jaman.matthews@heifer.org ART DIRECTOR Jane Palecek DESIGNER Steven Powell PRODUCTION MANAGER Dane Buxbaum World Ark is the magazine of Heifer International, a global nonprofit working with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth. Heifer International is qualified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Heifer International are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Since 1944, Heifer has helped 10.5 million families in more than 125 countries move toward greater self-reliance through the gift of livestock and training in environmentally sound agriculture. The impact of each initial gift is multiplied as recipients agree to “Pass on the Gift” by giving one or more of their animal’s offspring, or the equivalent, to another in need. Heifer International is a member of Inter Action, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian non-governmental organizations, and of Global Impact. Federal and state employees may designate gifts to Heifer through payroll deduction by entering CFC #12079. © 2009, Heifer International. Opinions expressed in World Ark are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of either the magazine or Heifer International. Denver, Colo. R San Francisco, Calif. O n academic travel to malawi and Zambia in october 2003, students from franklin college Switzerland stumbled upon the makumba Village in Zambia. They had no way of knowing that this chance meeting would forge a relationship between their college and the village that, five years later, has become an integral part of the college and transformed the lives of both the students in Switzerland and the villagers near the border of malawi and Zambia. That day in 2003, franklin students had a shocking introduction to the poverty of the makumba Village. at that time, villagers were subsisting on a diet of mangoes, wild cassava and boiled rats. The children were malnourished, and the majority could not attend school because of the lack of money for fees. franklin college students had been learning about permaculture, a form of sustainable agriculture, at nearby freedom gardens in malawi, and several students saw an opportunity. Upon their return to Switzerland, they formed a club called The Baobab initiative, named for the majestic baobab tree in the village, with the aim of “helping others help themselves” through education and permaculture. Through fundraising projects like bake sales, student auctions and benefit concerts, these franklinites w w w. h e i f e r. o r g ich and Susan eyre and his mother, margaret, are super volunteer fundraisers who are truly heifer heroes. margaret, 90 years young, has spent most of her time for the past 10 years selling hostas to raise money for heifer. during 2008, $31,327 was contributed from the hosta sales and rich’s speaking engagement fees (primarily about landscaping, but always with a plug for heifer international). Beginning in the 1980s, both rich and Susan served six years on the heifer foundation board, with Susan also serving as chair. all three of these dynamic people never hesitate to speak up for their favorite Ngo —heifer international. —lY NNe SoBcZak Wonder Lake, Ill. We want to hear from you! Please send your comments to worldark@list.heifer.org. Include your name, city, and a telephone number or e-mail address. Letters may be edited for length and clarity, and may be published online as well as in print. Because of the volume of mail we receive, we cannot respond to all letters. Q&a march/april How are you celebrating Heifer International’s first Pass on the Gift month this april? Please limit responses to 250 words or less. E-mail your Q&A response to worldark@list.heifer.org. World Ark is printed on paper made from forests that are grown, harvested and replanted in a sustainable way. Cert no. 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