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