Created by Tyler Evans, and Carson Parker, students at Trinity Chapel Academy, in Power Springs, Georgia

Title: “Get Active” 

Teacher and organizer: Suzanne Huff

Dream Theme: Health

Materials & techniques used: Marker, fabric, and colored pencil

What is your art about? The need for people to stay in sports and be active and healthy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created by Anne & Hayley, students at Trinity Chapel Academy, in Power Springs, Georgia

Title: “Stop Smoking” 

Teacher and organizer: Suzanne Huff

Dream Theme: Health

Materials & techniques used: Marker, fabric, and colored pencil

What is your art about? To raise awareness of the dangers of smoking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created by Alex Ngaoka, and Clark Anderson, students at Trinity Chapel Academy, in Power Springs, Georgia

Title: “The Sports We Love” 

Teacher and organizer: Suzanne Huff

Dream Theme: Health

Materials & techniques used: Marker, fabric, and pencil

What is your art about? The dream to be a professional athlete.

Created by 2nd grade students in Mrs. Winki Allen’s Wednesday’s Quest Class at Southeast Elementary School in Meridian, Mississippi 

Title: Good Health Care for Everyone!

Teacher and organizer: Winki Allen

Homeroom: Culpepper

Dream Theme: Health

Materials & techniques used: We started with pencil and paper, then used cloth. We used permanent markers, fabric paints, and fabric glitter paints, and we used our hands

Participants: Mrs. Winki Allen, Lily Kate, John Cooper, Jace, Seth, Jaylon, Bryan, Emily, and Kirstyn,

What is your art about? We chose good health care as our focus. We first completed individual drawings and then came up with an idea to put them together. Afterwards, we each did drawing on fabric which we cut out and Mrs. Winki Allen sewed on a larger piece of cloth. We drew and painted our hand prints too!

Created by Students in the DSHS Art Dept. at Denham Springs High School in Louisiana

Teacher: Virginia Berthelot 

Title: Healthy

Theme Chosen: Space, Medical Field, & Society/ Community

Materials and techniques used: Colored pencils, paint, and markers

Participants: Kristen, Gina, Joshua, & Summer 

What is your artwork about? Medicine: The Cure to Explore

Artwork 1: Essay by Summer“The design I chose was community. The picture I drew was a fire truck. It’s important because fire fighters help people. They save lives. Fire Fighters help with our community a lot.” 

Artwork 2: Essay by Kristen“The theme of my picture is health and is represented by a hospital, a syringe, Germ X, and other pictures. I think health is a very important thing, to maintain a healthy population, medicine doctors, and good hygiene. Without having good habits, our future generations won’t be able to go on. Health is a necessity for our world.” 

Artwork 3: Essay by Joshua“The theme of my design is space. I used contrast in my picture to make the moon. My design represents space by me drawing a rocket in space. It is important to the future because space exploration is expanding. Also because space is a mix between science and math.” 

Artwork 4: Essay by Gina“My theme I chose is freedom. I drew a rocket traveling in space. The rocket is on its way to the moon. I drew the American flag on the moon to represent freedom. My theme is important because it is the most important in our country. America is known for its freedom. It will always be important to the United States.”

Created by Students at Pauline Central Elementary Art Class in Topeka, Kansas
Sponsored by the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Title: Football
Dream Theme: Health
Participants: Bryson, CJ, Ronnie, Isaiha, Andruw
Teacher: Katie Morris
Materials and Techniques Used: Tempera and oil pastels
What is your artwork about? We chose this picture because we want to stay active.

Created by Sylvia Hurst from Fernandina Beach, FL
Organized by: Amelia Island Quilt Guild

Project Organizer: Linda Martin

Title: ConKerr Cancer

Theme: Health

Participants: Thanks to Cindy Kerr for permission to use the ConKerr Cancer logo and to B. Nazworth for sewing.

What is your artwork about? ConKerr Cancer is about putting smiles on the faces of children who are sick with cancer or other serious illness. How? With a pillowcase! A simple pillowcase--bright, colorful, and fun can have a positive impact on a child in the hospital. www.conkerrcancer.org.

Created by the Miller Freedom Boys and Girls Club from Fernandina Beach, FL

Organized by: Amelia Island Quilt Guild
Project Organizer: Linda Martin
Title: Get a Healthy Start
Theme: Health
Participants: Jamie Thompson, Unit Director, Miller Freedom Boys and Girls Club and Ms. Alice, art teacher.
What is your artwork about? 
The Amelia Island Quilt Guild partnered with the Miller Freedom Boys and Girls Club of Nassau County, FL to create panels for the Dream Rocket. The guild supplied 12.5 inch blocks which were sewn together into panels. The Boys and Girls Club summer campers created artwork using fabric markers, paint, stencils, etc. The artwork reflects the camper’s dreams and represents the mission of the Boys and Girls Club, “To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.”

Created by JoAnn Oursler in Marietta, New York
Title: “Health”
Dream Theme: Cancer
Organization: Mundy Branch Library
Coordinator: Tina Lampert
Materials and Techniques Used: Wallpaper and cutouts. 
What is your artwork about?I created this piece to give others a heads up about cancer. The ribbon symbol is known world-wide and people associate it with awareness of cancer and seeking a cure. I searched for images of all types of cancer and placed them on this piece to help inform the public. I knot and crochet but I used simple wallpaper and cut outs for this piece.

Created by 5th Grade Students in Mrs. Peet’s Class in Revere, MA
School: Paul Revere Innovation School
Location: Revere, MA
Organizer and Teacher: Kelly Williams
Title: Find – A - Cure
Dream Theme: HEALTH
Materials & Techniques Used: Paint on Fabric
Participants: Mishayla Gomez, Hanaa Mered, Alexis Chafin, Gleidy Pedroza Mejia, Daniel Camargo

Created by Jan “Tsunami” Barnes from Seattle, WA
 

Title: WALK…..IT’S GREEN
 

Dream Theme: Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created by Girl Scout Troop 442 from Tallahassee, Florida (4th Submission)

With the Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle

Title: “PINK”

Participants: Artrice, Shepherd, Ashley, Smith, Nikki, Pagano, Victoria, Tranor and Troop Leader: Cindy Lavoie

Dream Theme: Health

Created by Girl Scout Troop 442 from Tallahassee, Florida (3rd Submission)

With the Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle

Title: “No More Shots”

Participants: Allie, Lavoie, Lily, Johnson, Hannah, Stewart, Carmen, Odom, and Troop Leader: Cindy Lavoie

Dream Theme: Health

Materials and Techniques Used: n/a

What is your artwork about? n/a

Dream Rocket Artwork submitted by 800 Endeavor Elementary School students! 
Created: 2010-2011 School year
Participants: over 800 students
Title: Find a Cure
Theme: Health/ Science
Endeavor Elementary School in Harvest, Alabama
Teacher: Vinchenza Marie
Principal: Marilyn Hicks
What is your group's artwork about?
Pre-K through 5th grade students at Endeavor Elementary School wanted to demonstrate through their art how many people have been affected by cancer. This is represented by the painted world and by the pink and gold ribbons as well as the number of names and handprints on this artwork.
Over 800 participants helped to create this artwork! These students have friends, relatives and/or teachers who have had or are currently battling cancer. These strong emotional connections kindle their desire for a better tomorrow. One in which technology and science can be combined to combat and defeat this disease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artwork has been submitted by students in Mrs. Ryan's classes at Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio. This artwork is created by students from every walk of life. Our wonderful diversity can be seen through our art. At WSMS we take pride in our great students...who are great artists!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “Cancer! Life is Everything!”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “Cancer! Life is Everything!”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Pd 10 Group 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio ”Help Heal the World”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: ”Help Heal the World”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Pd 2 Group 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “HOPE”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “HOPE”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Pd 4/5 Group 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: 
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “HOPE”

Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “HOPE”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Group 12 Pd 4/5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “Fight the Fight, Find the Cure”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “Fight the Fight, Find the Cure”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Group 14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “The Cure”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “The Cure”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Group 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “Red Cross”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “Red Cross”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “Finish 10K”
Class/Grade:

Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “Finish 10K”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Pd 10 Group 22)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “If we work together we can find a Cure!”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “If we work together we can find a Cure!”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Pd 3 Group 5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “Stay Strong”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “Stay Strong”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Pd 8/9 Group 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School: Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville, Ohio “Find A Cure”
Class/Grade:
Teacher: Mrs. Jancy McClellan      
Title of Artwork: “Find A Cure”
Dream Theme: Health
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic paint and recycled billboard canvas
What is your group’s artwork about? n/a
Participants involved in creating this artwork: (Pd 4/5 Group 2)

 

★ Created by Girl Scout Troop 20969 from Boca Raton, FL

Title: “Healthy Bodies, Healthy Earth”

Dream Theme: Health, Peace

Organizer: Jackie Kirner

Techniques & Materials Used:  Acrylic and fabric paints on recycled sheeting, stitched fabric panels with some quilting

What is your artwork about? “Last year our troop of 4th and 5th graders were challenged to dream big for the future and paint what they saw. What resulted is a mix of hope, wonder and silly.”

Participants: Tyra Jackson, Katy O’Neil and family, Julianna Kelleher, Erin Goode, Natalie Kirner and the troop leaders – Jennifer Lessard and Jackie Kirner

★ Created By Jessica Pribula from East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Title -"Miss Sunshine"

Dream Theme - Health, Energy, Technology

What is my dream for a better tomorrow?For me the sun is a symbol of a healthy body and mind. The sun provides us with warmth, comfort, light and energy to grow the foods we eat and power our lifestyles. It is my dream that we will develop solar technology to its full potential for future generations but most importantly if we live our life with a sunny disposition and positive attitude we will be healthier and happier regardless of the weather.

"When life gives you showers learn to

dance in the rain and make everyday a sunny day."

Techniques & Materials Used:Tie dye on cotton fabric with acrylic to seal the fabric (embroidery for title information on backside)

Did you enjoy this project?Yes! It was a fun and relaxing project yet a challenged me to develop my idea into a quilt square. I also had to keep in mind how my design would look from a distance on the rocket as well as up close when viewed in an exhibit.

What other IFC project could we do?"Weaving with plastic would be fun! Also the abandoned grocery store project sounds great!"

By Roseanne Miracle from Peachtree City, GA
Name of Panel: "Believe in Miracles"
Dream Theme: Health
Techniques and Materials Used: Hand Embroidery, Recycled tablecloth, Cotton Floss
What is the story behind your panel? "Inspired by a photo of Charles Robett Miracle, (my grandson) taken Dec, 2006 when he was 7 months old. My dream is for a future filled with happy, healthy children. This sweet smiley face may be a girl or boy, of no specific race.. Everybaby!A child is a symbol of hope for the future.This panel is dedicated to all the young mamas and papas, in memory of Abby, Colin and all those dear ones whose time on earth was much too short, and in honor of Charlie, his brother or sister due in February and baby Jacques due in August."

 

 

 

By Mary T. Green from Folsom, LA
Dream Theme: Health
Name of panel: "Clear Vision"
Did you enjoy this project? "I loved this project! It gave me a lot to think about and I had a great time expressing my dream in a quilt. It was inspiring
What else could the IFC do?"How about a wind turbine?"
Materials and Techniques Used?"Quilting - machine piecing and applique. Materials; fabric, Angelia fiber, special fibers, paint, netting, hot-set Swazorski crystals, ans hot-set pearls.
What is the story behind your panel?"My panel is homage to my husband's parents, Harold and Mae Green of Huntsville, AL. Harold is an engineer who worked on the Saturn V Rocket assisting in the development of the Instrument Unit (IU). Mae Green's sight has been compromised by macular degeneration, a disease which affects millions of people and is the leading cause of blindness in people 60 years and older. The title, Cear Vision, is a hope for a future free of eye disease and a metaphor for seeing our future clearly.
The left side of the panel displays the past and now. The IU is represented in the upper left corner to respect the work of my father-in-law and the contributiions to science and technology of the Saturn V Rocket. The lower left shows closed eyes signifying blindness and open eyes clouded by netting signifying eye disease. The words hope and courage are in the irises for the individuals currently fighting and surviving eye diease today.
The right side of the panel represents the dream. A large infinity symbol dominates the background representing the future. Large, clear, open eyes with fun lashes fill the side indicating a future free of eye diease and full of clear vision.
The border, binding, and backing fabric are from the Wise Tree collection by George Mendoza, a visually impaired artist, produced through the Art of Possibility Studio. They represent limitlessness and fearlessness. As is frequently said about Georg, "...he lost his sight but not his vision."

Submitted by Linda Barlow from Shropshire, UK
Title of panel: "Lots Less Juggling"; 
Dream Theme; Health; 
What is the story behind your panel?"Lots Less juggling in my life and more time to just think and be."

By Erika Swinson from Elkton, MD
Dream Theme: Health
What is the story behind your panel?
"My dream for a better future has evolved during the making of this panel. At first I was thinking about the role nutritous foods play in so many of the themes explored in the Dream Rocket project. If everyone had nutritious food to eat, a basic need would be met that might lead to healthier more productive and happy people all over the world. In my mind, this sentiment covered health, poverty, peace, science/technology, community, etc. Starting from this point I created the background of my panel. 
The background is done in shades of yellow with triangles of red, orange, and yellow radiating around the edges and is symbolic of sunlight and joy, the perfect background for my vision. The four birds are blue with sqirling white lines and I think of them as the wind and rains that nurture and provide. I wanted to use bright colors not just so that they can be seen from far away on the rocket but also as a symbol of my hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Rather than food for the center, I came up with the idea of baskets. The baskets appealed to me both as a more traditional quilting symbol and as a broader symbol fo all that we might share with each other. In this way my thinking moved from food to any of the gifts, skills, or talents people might share to help make all the burdens of living more manageable. Thus, they are different colors and can be broadly seen as whatever abundance the viewer envisions as their gift for others.
So my dream for the future is wrapped up in the idea of abundance, the abundance of almost anything we can share with each other in order to end poverty, encourage health, push for the positive progress of science and technology, grow our communities, spread the value of peace, etc. I believe that the abundance of the unique gifts each of us brings to our lives, when shared with others, is most promising foundation for a better world to come. In this way, my dream is for a better tomorrow by working each day with what all of us can contribute for a better today."

By Joanna Enzmann from Lexington, MA
Dream Theme - Health
Title - "The Amazing Cranberry"
Cross Stitch with DMC cotton threads on cotton fabric. 
What's the story behind your panel?"The cranberry was an important item of nurishment for the Native Americans of New England. They introduced it to the early english settlers. The cranberry contains a large number of vitamins, especially vitamin C, and has medicinal value as well."

www.one.org

Nearly 11,500 people die every day from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Nearly two-thirds of these people are living in sub-Saharan Africa

The Challenge

Although HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria are three treatable and preventable diseases, they are having a devastating impact in the world's poorest countries. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 90% of malaria deaths, two-thirds of all people living with HIV, and nearly one-third of all TB cases. The human impact of these three diseases is undeniable, but their social and economic impacts are also severe and measureable. In sub-Saharan Africa especially, AIDS threatens to wipe out an entire generation during its most productive years. Businesses are losing their workers, governments are losing their civil servants, and families are losing not only their loved ones, but also their breadwinners.

The Opportunity

The tools to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria are affordable, effective, and already saving millions of lives each year. For example, thanks to successful efforts to push down the price of medication and the establishment of programs such as the Global Fund and PEPFAR, an HIV diagnosis is no longer a death sentence in the world's poorest countries. An estimated 3.2 million Africans are now receiving HIV/AIDS medication, up from only 50,000 people in 2002. Treatment for tuberculosis has also become more available -- nearly 32 million cases of TB were treated between 1995 and 2008.

Progress is also being made in preventing the spread of these three diseases. 88 million bed nets to protect families from malaria have been delivered by the Global Fund alone, and over half a million pregnant women with HIV received medicine to prevent passing the virus on to their babies (up from only 150,000 women in 2004).

Read more...

http://www.one.org/c/us/issue/187/

Brought to you by ONE www.one.org

Health and intellect are the two blessings of life. - Menander

(Medecins Sans Frontieres   - MSF)
www.msf.org
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

After Cyclone Aila: Outsmarting the Floods

A journal by an MSF water and sanitation expert

July 10, 2009

Kathy Dedieu is working as a water and sanitation specialist in the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency project in Bangladesh following Cyclone Aila. The disaster contaminated many water sources, and ongoing flooding during high tides makes it difficult to clean and repair them. It’s Dedieu’s job to come up with alternative ways to get safe drinking water.

July 4: Looking for a dry spot

It is my third day here in Satkira District of Bangladesh. About six weeks ago, this place was inundated with water when Cyclone Aila hit and broke many levees in a region where people live at or below sea level. The result was much like Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: the water just poured in, and a lot of it hasn’t left, even weeks later. Some areas are flooded again during every high tide. Elsewhere, the water is just sitting.

When the ocean broke through the levees, it brought salt water to the area’s drinking water supply. People in this area of Bangladesh get their water from large rainwater-collecting man-made ponds that have a sand filter at the end for treatment, or from deep tube wells that have a hand pump on top. The man-made ponds are now filled with salty, undrinkable water which needs to be pumped out so that the pond can be filled with fresh water. The tube wells need to be repaired and improved, and disinfected with chlorine. In some places, the population has moved to the top of the levee for now, the only dry place during high tide. These people lost everything and need to start at square one.

MSF is helping in several ways right now, and yesterday I assisted in the distribution of non-food items. This is a kit we are giving to the survivors of the storm, and it includes some rope, some buckets and plastic sheeting so that the families can collect rain water to drink. Today, I was with the medical team at a mobile clinic and saw several families using the supplies MSF had given them. They stake the plastic sheeting out at a slight slope to collect the maximum amount of rain water, which collects in the buckets. Now that monsoon season has started, it rains heavily almost every day, so this is a good source of drinking water for them. The monsoon will also help fill the emptied man-made ponds with fresh water.
Read more at: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news

www.who.int

“WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
In the 21st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defence against transnational threats."

When diplomats met to form the United Nations in 1945, one of the things they discussed was setting up a global health organization.

WHO’s Constitution came into force on 7 April 1948 – a date we now celebrate every year as World Health Day. “

“The site provides interesting information regarding current health issues such as AIDS and Tuberculosis.  It describes its current initiatives in eradicating debilitating diseases in addition to its success in ending the smallpox epidemic.  Overall, it is very informative.

"The famous powerhouse of information on world health." - JDH

"This site is available in six languages with a plethora of information that is waiting to be accessed." - FRH

Thank you Hearts & Minds www.heartsandminds.org

www.unicef.org

“When you are educated, you are likely to be more aware of your other rights and better able to make sure those rights are respected. You will be better equipped to influence what happens to you while you are young and when you are older. Education gives you choices – and the confidence to take advantage of those choices.

What's more, education is not just good for you as an individual. If you are educated, you can share what you have learned about staying healthy with your family. You can teach your friends about safety issues. You may even be able to convince someone of the value of an education for every child. All in all, you will be in a better position to be an active, participating member of your community.

If you go on to have children of your own, you will know how to make sure those children are safe, healthy and happy – not least by making sure they get an education too.

In fact, your whole country, even the whole world, should benefit from your education! As educated children are better qualified to help bring positive change to their communities and nations.

And don’t forget, education is a human right in itself, enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
Read more…. http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/education/explore_165.html

www.actionagainsthunger.org

When malnutrition and sickness coincide easy to treat illnesses like diarrhea can turn fatal. Malnutrition, for example, remains an underlying cause in over half of all childhood deaths—some 5 million children each year.

Integral to Action Against Hunger’s field programs is a core concern with health. When someone suffers from malnutrition, they face an increased risk of disease and illness. For malnourished infants and young children, this increased risk can often mean the difference between life and death. Similarly, those weakened by sickness can readily fall victim to malnutrition, which then leads to a spiraling decline in their condition. And when malnutrition and sickness coincide, otherwise easy to treat illnesses, like diarrhea, can suddenly turn fatal. In fact, malnutrition remains an underlying cause in 53% of all deaths among children under five.
learn more: http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/what-we-do/health

"Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food for a healthy and active life."
— World Food Summit 1996

 

Food Security & Livelihoods

At Action Against Hunger, our food security programming forms a continuum with the work we do in nutrition. While our feeding centers restore to health individuals suffering from severe and acute malnutrition, our food security programs help prevent future outbreaks of it. As defined by the 1996 World Food Summit, “food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food for a healthy and active life.” Unfortunately, far too many people—well over 800 million around the globe—struggle to survive without access to even the most basic, minimal sustenance. And this, in turn, results in the kind of malnutrition that can be fatal if left untreated.
read more at http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/what-we-do/food-security-livelihoods

www.aidsactioncoalition.org

Our Mission

It is our hope that through the AIDS Action Coalition, we can end the suffering of those living with HIV/AIDS through education, prevention and direct services.

A History of Care

In 1988, the AIDS Action Coalition began offering support to those in the Huntsville community living with HIV/AIDS. Services were provided by volunteers and included such simple acts as bringing a client dinner or helping with a rent or mortgage payment. Money for this support came from donations given by people in the community with a willingness to help.

In August 1990, Congress passed the Ryan White Care Act, landmark legislation that provided funding for medical care for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. It would be 10 more years before the AAC would receive its first federal grant through the Ryan White Care Act. 
read more.... http://aidsactioncoalition.org/about

A Living History of AIDS (11/14/2008) read more http://www.hab.hrsa.gov/livinghistory

Every 12 seconds someone contracts HIV (11/15/2008) http://www.unfpa.org/aids_clock

http://www.redcross.org

“American Red Cross International Services helps vulnerable people and communities around the world prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and health emergencies, through mobilizing the power of the world's largest humanitarian network, with 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies and more than 97 million volunteers. In all our work, we abide by the seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.”

Brief History

“Clara Barton and a circle of acquaintances founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881. Barton first heard of the Swiss-inspired International Red Cross Movement while visiting Europe following the Civil War. Returning home, she campaigned for an American Red Cross society and for ratification of the Geneva Convention protecting the war-injured, which the United States ratified in 1882.

Barton headed the Red Cross for 23 years, during which time it conducted its first domestic and overseas disaster relief efforts, aided the United States military during the Spanish-American War, and campaigned successfully for the inclusion of peacetime relief work as part of the International Red Cross Movement-the so-called "American Amendment" that initially met with some resistance in Europe.”

Why I Help - JJ Janousek
by Stephanie Brooks, Red Cross Volunteer Journalist

Friday, June 05, 2009 — JJ Janousek has been a devoted worker with the American Red Cross for 22 years.  Janousek has been on numerous deployments to some of the country’s hardest hit areas during modern crises.  She was born in Scotland, has lived in Cambridge, and later came to the United States.

In October 1987, she volunteered with the American Red Cross as a way of saying "thank you".  Earlier the Red Cross helped her go home to England to be with her dying mother.  Janousek discovered it was her calling to help others.  After devoting so much time and effort to the Red Cross mission, Janousek says she and other Red Cross workers are rewarded in so many ways.   She commented, "People can’t thank us enough [for our help]; it makes us feel good."
When asked about her most memorable deployments, Janousek spoke of two tragedies that still loom in the country’s consciousness: the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.  Regarding the 9/11 tragedy, she said, "I think about every three days, we were going to memorial services for people who lost their lives."

Four years later, Janousek deployed again to help with the recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.  Janousek recalled, "People came from all over the world to help with Katrina."  She found herself once again giving assistance so that others could start rebuilding their lives and their homes.

JJ continues to bravely deploy wherever the country needs her most.  Her work with the Red Cross has bonded her and others for life in a cause to better the lives of others in need.   She declared, "We’re one big team."  And, Janousek added that the Red Cross people she's worked with are "like a family."

Read more at: http://www.redcross.org

www.worldvision.org

The Youth Empowerment Summit
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

“We are the roots that break through the concrete that’s been piled on top of us,” said Seattle delegate Luisa, addressing her peers at the Youth Empowerment Summit.

Delegates shared their thoughts, their stories, and the impact of YEP in their lives in the morning session on the final day of World Vision’s Youth Empowerment Summit. Second-year Tacoma delegate, Tanajah, said that she no longer feels intimidated when talking with professional people, and the reason for that is YEP.

Delegates donned evening gowns and tuxedos for the evening’s gala event. Josh Dubois, executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, was the evening’s keynote speaker. He started by having everyone hold their hands up and shake them back and forth. “I told President Obama that I would shake everyone’s hand,” he joked. He quickly turned more serious, commending the Youth Empowerment Project. “World Vision’s YEP is helping to develop the leaders of tomorrow,” he said.

Young people sat at tables with donors, community activists, and government officials, where they discussed the needs in their communities, their week in Washington, D.C., and about the impact of World Vision’s YEP.
Romanita Hairston, vice president of U.S. Programs for World Vision, told the audience she knows the youth in YEP are committed to being advocates for change. “This is an opportunity for you to become social advocates,” she said to the donors as she asked them to consider making a donation.

As the delegates return home, they will remember the words of their colleague, Shamae, from the D.C. YEP delegation: “Never let anyone steer you wrong and crush your dreams. When you get that opportunity to reach your goal, don’t let anything in your way, not even yourself.”

Shamae finished up with this exhortation: “You are on the front lines of community change, so let’s take back our communities in the name of justice.” With the training they have received in YEP, and with support from mentors and community leaders, these teenagers can make it so. read more at: http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/learn/globalissues-america-youth-empowerment-summit

Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life,

which fade and are tasteless without it.
- William Temple

Image on Right : "The Fountian" by Christine Pradel-Lien

The Dream - Safe drinking water for everyone". Design made with permanent ink markers on white cotton. Words for WATER written in several Languages...

EAU - French,   - Arabic, AGUA- Spanish, ME DZIM - Fang from Gabon Africa, NIBI - Ojibwe, Native American