Tag: education
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And the winners are ……
… E V E R Y O N E !! Partners Travel 2 Change have announced the winners of their Ideas Challenge and we’re thrilled that AmazonArt are included. A year ago (July 7, 2010) Nidderdale High School hosted the Brazilian Ensemble, an “Amazonian” folk and classical fusion trio of cellist Diego Carneiro de Oliveria, accompanied by Carla Ruaro Pires on…
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Shootback in Mathare Valley
The Mwelu Foundation is a self-help group operating in the Mathare Valley slum of Nairobi, founded by born-and-raised Mathare resident Julius Mwelu. Julius became involved with Lana Wong’s Shootback Project at the age of 12, a well-funded project teaching photographic skills to children in the slum. Julius’ success led to him becoming a professional UN…
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The spirit of Christmas is alive and here
We all just wanted to express our huge appreciation and .. well .. Douglas and wife Grace who run the Ingrids Education Centre in the Matopeni area of Nairobi are just speechless. The generosity of “A Friend” is staggering, donating 64% of the target funds needed via our JustGiving site with a simple message Merry…
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Make this Christmas extra special for Ingrids Angels
The Ingrid Education Centre was visited this Summer by a handful of AVIF’s volunteers; Beckee, Sam, Mariam, Stan, Deb, Alec and Charlotte spent time with the Director, Douglas aka Wesley Snipes 😉 and his wife Grace and family, assisting the wonderful work of the centre in the Matopeni slum area of Nairobi. Children here are…