2nd July 2010: CONTESA a UK registered charity that supports Aids orphans in Zambia has announced today that a group of CONTESA supporters, led by trustees Dr. Margaret McDermott and Mrs Rosemary Stanbury will arrive on an official visit in Zambia to visit CONTESA’s funded projects.

The group of 17 people who will arrive on 3rd July 2010 for a 3 week visit, includes leaders and members from the Bournemouth Boys Brigade and Basingstoke Girls Brigade and Rev Geoff Fletcher and his daughter Kathryn. The group will start their visit with a short trip to the Luangwa Game Park in the Eastern Province and from there will drive to Chipata to visit the newly completed CONTESA Chislehurst School Block at Muchule School, Chatama Village.

The group will travel onto Kabwe where the Group will visit CONTESA feeding, educational & outreach programs and where the Bournemouth Boys Brigade and Basingstoke Girls Brigade will work to help complete the building of a hairdressing salon/barbers shop that will be run by the Kabwe Boys & Girls Brigades to become an income generating and training project for them.

The CONTESA spokesman explained why this visit is so important to CONTESA, “this is the trip of a lifetime for the younger members of the group, as they will be involved in CONTESA programs & projects and in the completion of the Kabwe building project & will interact with the orphans & disadvantaged children”. The spokesman added “CONTESA provides hope to so many orphaned & disadvantaged children in Zambia whilst visits such as these not only enrich the life experiences of the people in the CONTESA Group but also give the opportunity for partner organisations & orphans to personally interact with CONTESA trustees & supporters.” He further added that “this is the very essence of why CONTESA was set up”.

About CONTESA
CONTESA is a UK registered charity (1109311) set up in 2005 by Esnat Avon and her husband Roger. Esnat was born and raised in Zambia but now lives in the UK. She now devotes much of her time to raising funds for CONTESA and creating awareness of the plight of orphans and disadvantaged children in one of the sub-Saharan countries most devastated by the AIDS epidemic, Zambia. She manages the charity on a daily basis from her home in St. Leonards. One of CONTESA’s pledges is that every penny donated goes directly to the support of the children.

Contact CONTESA
CONTESA Charity
Odini House
17 Boundary Lane
St. Leonards
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 2SE

Telephone: 01202 870474
Website: http://www.contesacharity.co.uk
Email: esnat@contesacharity.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/CONTESACHARITY

What would you do if your friend copped off with the man you loved? Wouldn’t it break your heart?

Abbie doesn’t ask much from life; contact lenses instead of glasses, maybe, a slimmer figure, and a bit of attention from the boys now and then would be nice. Still, she has Shireen, her best mate, and they’re inseparable. She has lots of other things to occupy her time, too, like school, annoying her stepsister Tanya, and staying in touch with Colette, her French pen pal – or ‘e-mate’ as she likes to call her, since they correspond daily by e-mail. Colette is sixteen, rich, slim, tanned and gorgeous: all the things Abbie would love to be. She’s over the moon when Colette comes to visit in the summer holidays and presents her with a locket as a ‘meeting gift’. But when Abbie falls for Richard Farnham, a student French teacher who is going to do his placement at Abbie’s school, and he falls for Colette instead, Abbie quickly starts to see Colette as a rival, and wishes she would get lost and go back to France!

Will Richard ever notice Abbie, or will Colette always come between them? Find out in Tracey Morait’s exciting new children’s novel. Published 20^th November 2008 by K&T Mitchell, ‘Abbie’s Rival’ (ISBN: 9780955855009) is written for the 9-12 age group, and will soon be available to buy for £5.50 from online stores such as Lulu.com, Amazon stores, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Blackwell’s and many more.

September 4, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Kristi Rutledge, Special Events Director
Empowerment International

rutledgeke@hotmail.com

Poverty and Education Event in Colorado Connects with Kids in Central America

Westminster, CO – Join friends and neighbors from across your community and all the way from Nicaragua in celebrating education and hope at the 5th annual Fiesta de Esperanza!

Empowerment International (EI), a nonprofit organization helping impoverished children receive an education, is holding their annual silent auction fundraising event on September 6 at the Westminster Butterfly Pavilion.  This year marks the 10^th Anniversary for the organization.

For just $40 for advance tickets or $50 at the door, attendees will experience live jazz music by jazz band Stellar J, Latin food, a private tour of the butterfly sanctuary and a silent auction with unique Nicaraguan pottery along with Boulder area goods and services. In addition, the event will feature food from local business sponsors and drinks.

The evening will also include some exciting new technology advances, giving guests the opportunity to get to know some of the Nicaraguan children in the program, with a live feed via the Internet.  Attendees will also get to learn more about the children during the Sponsor-A-Child presentation, during which those interested will be able to select a child to sponsor from one of the 50 children featured that night.

This event supports EI’s work on the ground in Nicaraguan communities to help street children obtain an education and break the cycle of poverty. This program provides books, supplies, uniforms and shoes to allow children in the poorest barrios to attend school. The program has seen remarkable success since it was started in Nicaragua in 2003, with EI students maintaining an 80 percent retention rate, compared with the national average of 50 percent.

Just two days before International Literacy Day on September 8, this event highlights another huge success of EI’s work – nearly all of the parents in families in the program are illiterate, and most of the 248 children in the program have surpassed their parents in grade level completed and literacy. With help from EI supporters and donors, they aim to ensure all of the children in the growing program can read.

For more information about Fiesta de Esperanza see: http://empowermentinternational.org/special-events/

or contact Kristi Rutledge, Special Events Director. Media will be admitted to the Fiesta free of charge.

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I came to Arizona four years ago to be with my family. I left behind a rather lucrative children’s fashion business back home and have now decided to start it up again.

My aim is to have EVERYTHING made in the USA – and NOTHING mass produced. A throw back to times of yore when women would actually make their own clothes.

I have a line of girl’s clothing up in production and boy’s fashions will be available by the end of the year.

My line of children’s fashions is all one of a kind. No two pieces are the same – be it a colour, trimming or pattern. I keep costs down because i employ home workers who work at their own pace and have the freedom of their own hours. This has proven to be surprisingly effective and much faster than i anticipated. Handmade clothes also have a certain cachet – you don’t see another child in your child’s outfit!

I eventually hope to be able to employ more people especially stay at home moms. Support the cause – my prices are low as i want to dress kids and not fleece the moms!

http://www.louisefelice.com