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Drought in Kenya — Hoes for Kulesa(Excerpt from our printed "Christmas 2011 Newsletter")
Our African partners in the villages of Kulesa, Wema, and Baharini celebrate Christmas together with their large families. This year, however, all is different with no-one thinking anymore of Christmas presents. Pastor Joel B. from Kulesa informed us that this year's devastating drought and two subsequent crop failures have been causing severe famine in the region. Mums and dads alike are now rather looking for their families' daily bread instead of having time for Christmas gifts. In the society's governing board we discussed how we could best help in this situation. Financial support alone appears to be too wanting and short-sided this year. The message of Christmas calls for sustainability. The shipment of 500 hoes for digging up and hoeing the hardened soil would be adequate. A local business sponsored the hoes depicted on the right. Our part consists in financing the shipping costs to Kenya. The substistence farmers in the villages mentioned are already anticipating this useful Christmas donation. This year this constitutes our Christmas present. Please do give your generous donation which is needed for financing both the hoes' shipping to Africa and the other aid programs. We wish all of you a blessed Christmas Yours sincerely Dietrich Elsner (Honorary Chairman) and all board members of the society. |
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New 2012 AgendaSaturday, June 23, 2012; in Freudenstadt:FREUDENSTADT AFRICA FESTIVAL 11:00 a.m. thru 6:00 p.m.: Information stand and society tent near Protestant Town Church, Freudenstadt. 6:00 p.m.: Church service with the society's honorary chairman, D. Elsner, and other participants. Venue: Protestant Town Church, Freudenstadt. Saturday, August 11, 2012, starting 12:30 a.m. (provisional date subject to change; visit this web site again next year): VOLUNTEERS' ANNUAL FAMILY & BARBECUE FEST 2012 Members, friends of the society and their families are invited to gather for the volunteers' family & barbecue fest. For information on how to participate you may contact the society's office. Friday, October 26, 2012, 7:30 p.m.: 20th ANNIVERSARY OF FOERDERKREIS KENIA E.V., FREUDENSTADT — MAIN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Next year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of our society. You are invited to join in! Under the auspices of Freudenstadt's mayor, Mr. Julian Osswald, the main anniversary celebration will take place Friday, October 26, 2012 in Freudenstadt's spa theater. The festivities will start at 7:30 p.m. The musical program planned for this evening includes the southwest German brass band "Blasmusik- und Trachtenkapelle Bad Rippoldsau". During the next months, we will publish additional detail on this evening's program. ENTRANCE: FREE. All visitors interested in the society's work are invited and will be given the opportunity to contribute donations in order to support the society's projects in Africa. Please bring in all your friends and acquaintances! All visitors are welcome! Saturday, November 10, 2012, at 2 p.m.: Non-public 2011 ANNUAL MEETING of the society's members (members will receive all necessary details on time, including meeting place directions and the agenda). Additional events for 2012 are currently in preparation. Detailed up-to-date information on the anniversary program will be published in both our printed "2012 Easter Newsletter" and on our Internet homepage. |
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2011 AgendaFebruary 05, 2011; in Kulesa, Kenya:OPENING OF THE KULESA BEE-KEEPING PROJECT In February 2011, several members of our society took part in the opening ceremony of the new bee-keeping project that we sponsor in Kulesa village, Kenya. » Read the short report. Saturday, June 25, 2011; in Freudenstadt:
From 08:30 a.m through 8 p.m. the society participated again in the Africa festival, presenting its information stand near Freudenstadt town church. For a selection of images taken on this occasion, see our » 2011 news and reports page. Starting at 6 p.m., the festival was concluded by a special CHARITY CONCERT OF THE KUMBAYA GOSPEL CHOIR REUTLINGEN which took place in the Protestant Town Church, Freudenstadt. The proceeds of the concert were used for supporting the aid projects of Foerderkreis Kenia e.V., Freudenstadt. Entrance fees: 10 Euros (adults), 8 Euros (minors and those eligible). Ticket sales started at 5 p.m. All those interested in supporting our work in Africa were invited to join in, see some of the images available here: » Gospel concert 2011.
VOLUNTEERS' FAMILY FEST 2011 Members, friends of the society and their families are invited to come to the volunteers' family fest (including barbecue; the opportunity for informal talks with society members; and more). For information on how to participate you may contact the society's office. Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 2 p.m.: Non-public 2011 ANNUAL MEETING of the society's members (members will receive all necessary details on time, including meeting place directions and the agenda). Information on additional meetings and topics will be published on this page soon. |
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Flashback to 2010 — News and Reports from the Society |
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2010 Visit to Our Projects in Kenya
In early 2010, a group of society members went to Kenya in order to visit the supported persons and our projects. A preliminary movie version of their voyage was already presented during the Africa festival. In the meantime, they have written a report of their visit to Kenya which is available here — together with a selection of copyrighted images, all taken by our society members:» Glimpses from our 2010 Project Voyage to Kenya. |
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Our Information Tent at Freudenstadt Africa Festival 2010
A SELECTION of images of our 2010 information tent and its visitors are available using the following link. This includes snapshots taken in Freudenstadt town church where our society and a selection of our guests participated in the church's evening service. » Read the full story. |
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Flashback to 2009 — News and Reports from the Society |
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Successful OperationTHE SOCIETY SPONSORED the successful operation of a Kenyan child from the rural Tana river district. Additonal medical check-ups are planned. |
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Our Participation in the Freudenstadt Africa Festival 2009
THIS YEAR'S OPENING CEREMONY of the Freudenstadt Africa Festival took place June 27, 2009 with the participation of Bishop Zachariah Kahuthu, Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC), who was invited by Foerderkreis Kenia e.V. Our society participated in the festival by presenting information on our work in Kenya. To this end, we set up several information billboards and pitched up our café tent in front of the town church, selling coffee and cake in order to support our work. Bishop Kahuthu held the evening service in the evangelical town church with part of the program being performed by other African guests. |
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