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News from the Nafula Foundation about upcoming events, project progress, and other information pertaining to our goals.
Biking across the nation for the Nafula Foundation
Biking across the nation for the Nafula Foundation
Group is raising money for clean water in Kenya
“Maji wapi (where is the water)?” the Co-Founder of The Nafula Foundation asks in broken Swahili. “Hapa (here)” the Kenyan boy responds, pointing to a shallow pool of molding water.
Seeking advertising, public relations and graphic design volunteers
Seeking dedicated public relations, advertising and graphic design volunteers
A popular Swahili phrase says that, “A little rain each day and the river becomes overflowing”. This is what The Nafula Foundation bases its mission on – that change begins with one child, in one village, in one country.
Nafula Foundation September 2008 Newsletter
The following is a copy of the September Newsletter that was sent out earlier this month. If you would like to receive future emails from The Nafula Foundation, please email Information@NafulaFoundation.org
" Hello everyone!
September Events
Events related to African issues for September 2008
What: Lunch with Princess Zulu of Zambia
When: September 14 from 12:30-1:30pm
Where: Christ Presbyterian Church of Edina, The Fireside Room
Description: Princess is a Zambian woman who was orphaned by HIV/AIDS and left to care for her siblings and later tested positive for the disease herself.She responded
Summer update all the way from Bungoma, Kenya
Hello everyone and greetings from Kenya!
I recently realized that all of the summer updates I was sending through our listserve where not arriving in your mailboxes. Therefore, I thought I would start updating the website more frequently and try emailing later.
Information for reciepts and taxes
Many of you have contributed financially to The Nafula Foundation, and we thank you greatly for that.
We've had several people ask us about us non-profit status and receipt information.
Currently, The Nafula Foundation has submitted all its paperwork to become a 501(c)3 organization in the U.S. We are in pending status right now.
Another summer 2008 volunteer added
Board member and highly motivated volunteer, Aaron Bucher, will be visiting Kenya this summer. He and Kathryn will be leaving June 10th for Bungoma, City to work on a clean water project. While Kathryn is freelancing in Uganda, Aaron will be researching a University of Minnesota Engineers Without Borders group, as they are constructing sanitation and water facilities in southern Uganda.
Nafula Foundation Goodbye Party
As many of you know, last Friday The Nafula Foundation held a fundraising/goodbye party to say farewell to Ben Swails and Kathryn Nelson before they left for Kenya. Well, it was a wonderful success. The Nafula Foundation raised $582.00 toward our summer initiatives, getting us that much closer to our goal of $2,000.
Schedule for Kenyan summer 2008
Here are the tentative goals/schedule for the summer 2008 trip to Kenya for The Nafula Foundation.
Please keep up with our progress!
Primary Initiatives
New Volunteer - Kenya 2008
Hello all!
I am pleased to announce that another volunteer will traveling to Kenya to volunteer with The Nafula Foundation this summer.
Ben Swails, 25, is an employee with The Boston Scientific Corporation and has experience planning and implementing micro-financing initiatives in developing nations. Ben is excited and ready to take-on all the challenges Kenya has to offer!
