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September 2009
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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN: lessons learned on the road
Atewini stepped to the microphone and began by telling me in a halting voice that she was embarrassed that she didn't speak English and had never been able to get an education. It didn't matter. Her words spoke directly from her heart to mine-and the lesson I learned from her reflected a wisdom no school could teach.
Atewini, who lives in northern Ghana, told me how a women's empowerment program we are running with the Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organization transformed her life. The program allowed her to take out a small loan, less than $100, to set up a business to parboil rice and sell it to her neighbors. The profit enabled her to buy farm animals, multiplying her profits.
The lesson in Atewini's words was about far more than loans or livestock. It was about hope. It was about how such wonderful things can be done with so little.
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Water:Where Empowerment Begins
In some places, a great barrier to women taking on more equal roles, getting educations or starting businesses is the sheer time they're forced to spend collecting and carrying water.
An Episcopal Relief & Development infrastructure project is bringing clean
drinking water, sanitary latrines and relief from dangerous illnesses to communities around the world. But to village women, it means even more.
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Update on Cyclone Nargis
Its been a year since Cyclone Nargis killed at least 77,738 people in Myanmar and left a million more homeless. True to our long-term and sustainable approach to disaster relief, Episcopal Relief & Development is still there.
In the immediate aftermath of the storm, we rushed into the country-including remote areas that took as long as eight hours by road and 12 more by boat to reach-with emergency services and supplies.
Today, our focus is on rebuilding-and, in many places, working to build infrastructure communities never had.
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Fostering Hope in New Orleans
The news cameras have long since left Katrina-ravaged New Orleans, but a miracle is flourishing there that proves hope and prayer are as strong as any storm.
As Katrina's fourth anniversary arrives, an initiative conceived in partnership with Episcopal Relief & Development and the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, Jericho Road is transforming the New Orleans neighborhood of Central City-which faced serious difficulties even before the storm-into a renewed and sustainable community.
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Introducing Bishops Blend Tea!
Since 2003 Episcopal Relief & Development has partnered with Pura Vida Coffee to offer Bishops Blend, a premium line of organic, Fair Trade certified coffee.We are proud to announce that we have expanded that fruitful partnership to include Bishops Blend Tea.
Available in two varieties, Organic Moroccan Mint and Organic Earl Grey are certified Fair Trade, ensuring that the farmers who grow and process the tea earn a living wage while protecting the environment. In addition, 15% of the purchase price directly supports Episcopal Relief & Development's programs. Also, 100% of Pura Vida's net profits benefit at-risk children and families in coffee-growing countries.
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Casting a Wide Net
Involving your church in Episcopal Relief &
Development's programs is a wonderful way to do good and build community, both inside your congregation and with the outside world.
That was certainly the case at All Souls Church in Berkeley, California, which embarked on an ambitious-and fun-Lenten project to support NetsforLife®.
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