Community in Action - a village project in Uganda
- added March 25, 2008
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- brendadnyc
- a film by Brenda Davis
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A short film about Community in Action, a village cooperative program. Run by Kemigisa Margaret, Community in Action includes the village of Kanyawara where she lives and grew up and several surrounding villages, in South Western Uganda. I met Margaret in November 2006 and was impressed with her boundless energy, her dedication to her community and her incredible personality.
Community in Action's projects include, a youth environmental club, teaching HIV/AIDS prevention to teenagers using song writing and poetry workshops, a bee-keeping project for boys, a community sustainable garden, a women’s handcraft co-op, including jewelry made from recycled paper beads and the baskets made from raffia, which grows indigenously, and dyes made from plants grown in the community garden. Margaret does all of this on top of her full time job teaching conservation at the Kibale National Park,which she grew up on the border of and raising children. She is truly a wonder!
To find out more about Community in Action, you can contact KemigisaMargaret@yahoo.com
Community in Action's projects include, a youth environmental club, teaching HIV/AIDS prevention to teenagers using song writing and poetry workshops, a bee-keeping project for boys, a community sustainable garden, a women’s handcraft co-op, including jewelry made from recycled paper beads and the baskets made from raffia, which grows indigenously, and dyes made from plants grown in the community garden. Margaret does all of this on top of her full time job teaching conservation at the Kibale National Park,which she grew up on the border of and raising children. She is truly a wonder!
To find out more about Community in Action, you can contact KemigisaMargaret@yahoo.com
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- brendadnyc
- 6 months ago
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wow! what an amazing woman and amazing story...brenda, you are wonderful...lets see more!
thanks for documenting this and making a change in the world.
God bless...-
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- sprocketkf
- 6 months ago
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Excellent "Short", Brenda. Very well done.
Small stories getting larger attention.
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this is brilliant! margaret seems like a huge part of these woman's lives, not merely by providing income generating projects but by creating a community. good work brenda
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Beautiful film. I love that the boys also have a community project of their own !!
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- carolanderson
- 6 months ago
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Margaret is a remarkable woman.Thank you for connecting us to her world. Well done pod.
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- JanforGore
- 6 months ago
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This is the kind of news we need to hear more of. Thanks so much for bringing this inspiring project to everyone's attention!
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- naomifoyle
- 6 months ago
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Brenda, beautifully done. So nice to see an important member of this community supported in her efforts to strengthen and improve conditions. Hope to see more work from you soon.
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An amazing woman with a truly inspiring project. What she is doing to support and connect her community is an inspiration. This is an excellent and beautiful film Brenda. I hope you do more.
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