OT: my private charity project

[shogun]

Maybe some of you know about our private activities.

After the earthquake in Kobe/Japan in 1995, some volunteers founded the group VOLUNTEER '95 and supported the victims of the earthquake financially and with physical labor to restore houses, to help out with food distribution, and to assist elder people and families in need.
After this project was finished, we started a new project on Mindanao Island in the Philippines in 2000.
We adopted the very poor village called SALUM in the City of Zamboanga.
It has about 500 inhabitants, both Muslims and Christians.
There was no electricity, no potable water, no education, and no medical facilities.
Some people died from drinking the water from the river.
We built a school for 80 children, a well, a small dam for irrigation, electricty, employed teachers, bought a jeepney for transport of children to town for higher education, built a road with the city of Zamboanga etc etc.
All is financed by sales on fleamarkets and donations from Japan and other countries. Here some pics

http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/agriculture5.jpg
http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/kinder1.jpg
My wife holding a speach in front of the Rotary Club in Japan as fund raiser
http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/club.jpg

More pics and info here :D
http://www.volunteer95.com/

[bondheli]

Do you use solar in your programs?

[Brian C.]

It looks as though through the efforts of you and your "charitable helpers", that you have made a very positive impact on the lives of people who needed a helping hand in life. You and your wife should feel good about your inspiring work.

Brian C.
:)

[shogun]

So far we only need power for the well, where there is a small pump. That pumps the water all day round up to the hill where we have a big tank and then it goes down by gravity to the bamboo huts. Simple is best. They have to maintain it later at their own cost.
http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/agriculture5.jpg
Water for irrigation comes from a small dam up in the hills. No pump needed. We paid for the electricity line for about 5 km from the next road intersection to the village.
Most of the work is done by hand, no machinery, too steep area and it consumes fuel. Enough people there which want to work and make a small income.
http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/agriculture2.jpg

We have been asked now if we can fund a small "hospital" or emergency first aid clinic.
Will see what we can do.

That is our Jeepney, hand made in the Phil's as all of them.
http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/bus.jpg

[bondheli]

Is the well water sufficentally pure?

[shogun]

compared to the water from the river they used to drink before.
See the happy faces
http://www.volunteer95.com/img/top.jpg

[Bill R.]

You and your wife are doing, there should be more of us so comitted to helping others.








Maybe some of you know about our private activities.

After the earthquake in Kobe/Japan in 1995, some volunteers founded the group VOLUNTEER '95 and supported the victims of the earthquake financially and with physical labor to restore houses, to help out with food distribution, and to assist elder people and families in need.
After this project was finished, we started a new project on Mindanao Island in the Philippines in 2000.
We adopted the very poor village called SALUM in the City of Zamboanga.
It has about 500 inhabitants, both Muslims and Christians.
There was no electricity, no potable water, no education, and no medical facilities.
Some people died from drinking the water from the river.
We built a school for 80 children, a well, a small dam for irrigation, electricty, employed teachers, bought a jeepney for transport of children to town for higher education, built a road with the city of Zamboanga etc etc.
All is financed by sales on fleamarkets and donations from Japan and other countries. Here some pics

http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/agriculture5.jpg
http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/kinder1.jpg
My wife holding a speach in front of the Rotary Club in Japan as fund raiser
http://www.volunteer95.com/img/english_v/club.jpg

More pics and info here :D
http://www.volunteer95.com/