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Washington, DC: Forty-eight individuals have contributed to The Advocacy Project's end of year fundraising appeal for survivors of massacre, abuse and disaster in Bangladesh, India, Guatemala, Nepal and Bosnia. The money is being transferred to AP partner organizations to be spent as follows:
Successful Holiday Appeal Exceeds Target, Raises $15,555 for Survivors, January 18, 2008
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AdvocacyNet
News Bulletin 127
January 18, 2008
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AdvocacyNet
News Bulletin 127
January 18, 2008
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- $1,225 for a scholarship program for indigenous girls in the highlands of Guatemala who lost relatives in the 1982 Chixoy massacres in Guatemala. The program is run by AP's partner, ADIVIMA, a community-based group representing the survivors. It was featured in the first issue of ADIVIMA's new newsletter that was produced with help from Abby Weil, an AP Peace fellow.
- $1,140 for 42 disabled people who lost assets in the November cyclone that hit southern Bangladesh last November. The 42 survivors had participated in a microcredit program run by the Blind Educational Rehabilitation and Development Organization (BERDO), an AP partner. The project was profiled last summer by Caitlin Burnett, an AP Peace Fellow with BERDO.
- $1,360 for the Srebrenica memorial quilt, which is comprised of panels commemorating victims and is woven by women who lost relatives in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The money will pay for 34 new panels. The quilt was launched last summer with help from Alison Morse, an AP Peace Fellow with BOSFAM.
- $10,705 to help the Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group provide an educational alternative for children who work in trash in Delhi.
The Advocacy Project is also seeking funds for two partners in Nepal. Both appeals generated money in December:
- $875 for a training program in Nepal to train rural women in microcredit and engage women in the April elections. The program is run by the Nepal Social Development and People's Empowerment Center (NESPEC), a new AP partner in Western Nepal. AP Peace Fellow Nicole Farkouh volunteered as a Peace Fellow with NESPEC last summer and fall.
- $250 for Baglung FM, the Internet radio project in Nepal that seeks to engage indigenous and minorities in the forthcoming elections. The project was developed last summer by Yogendra Milan Chhantyal in Baglung (with COCAP), with help from AP Peace Fellow Tassos Coulaloglou.
AP and its partners wish to thank the 48 donors for their generous support. AP will provide regular updates on these projects and beneficiaries.
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