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<DIV>Greeetings Baleheads,</DIV>
<DIV>I recieved this request below, for help from Bolivia, please if you feel
you can help,</DIV>
<DIV>reply direct to Caoimhin Mcsuili and Hannah Reed at. <A
href="mailto:suili73@yahoo...">suili73@yahoo...</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Regards Chug.</DIV>
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<DIV>P.S. Keep spreading the word!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=3>Dear straw
balers,<BR> A big hello from Bolivia and also a favour to ask, my<BR>name
is Caoimhin Mc Suili and together with Hannah<BR>Reed we work for an Irish
Charity based in Derry City<BR>called L.A.S.C.O. (Latin American Street
Childrens<BR>Organisation.) At the moment we are working with<BR>street children
in Cochabamba one of the major cities<BR>in this country. Our work
consists of giving<BR>friendship and solidarity to these kids whilst
helping<BR>them with motivational workshops on the streets,<BR>dealing with
issues such as drug addiction, violence,<BR>and homelessness, helping with
medical problems and<BR>generally supporting the kids in their everyday
lives.<BR> At the moment one of the biggest problems facing<BR>these
children is that if they choose to change their<BR>lives and leave the streets
there is very little out<BR>there to support them. For this reason we have
decided<BR>to create a different type of environment where they<BR>can go to be
supported and assisted in overcomming<BR>physical and psychological problems, a
safe<BR>environment where they can develop without the<BR>restrictions of an
institutionalised mindset.<BR> We are at the first stages of this project
and at<BR>the moment we are looking for the appropriate site to<BR>build
on. As part of this project we intennd to build<BR>at least twenty
structures which will be straw bale,<BR>:A montessori school<BR>:A community
centre<BR>:Workshops for remnewable enegy technologies<BR>:Store rooms<BR>:A
structure that will hold batteries and solar power<BR>units<BR>:Living
quarters.<BR> This project will be entirely ecologically friendly<BR>from
the type of buildings and energy used to the<BR>recycling of water and organic
agriculture.<BR> I must stress that at the momenmt we are at the<BR>first
stages and are seeking funding for this project.<BR> The reason for
choosing straw bale as the material<BR>for building is that there is an
abundance of straw<BR>here and it will benefit both the rural and
urban<BR>communities as a cheaper and less labour intensive<BR>form of
construction. The added benefit being that<BR>the street children can be
empowered by building there<BR>own homes alongside the community who will also
be<BR>involved from the beginning. This shold help to lessen<BR>the divide that
exists between the two whilst helping<BR>the kids reintegrate into the local
community.<BR> And now for the favor, at this stage we are trying<BR>to
contact groups who may have an interest in this<BR>project and its development.
I would greatly<BR>appreciate any contacts or ideas you might have. <BR>I
look forward to hearing from you and wish you all<BR>the success in the world
with your work,<BR>all the best,<BR> Caoimhin Mc SuilI and Hannah
Reed.<BR>Latin American Street Childrens Organisation.<BR>Cochabamba,
Bolivia</FONT>.</FONT></DIV>
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