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So What's New this month? 

News, Stories and Information
28/02/07
Lightmen Collaborate - Himalayan Volunteer Opportunity - in Volunteer in Share area

22/02/07
ACM Foundation Day 10th Anniversary - in News Stories in News area

Video de textileria / Fundacion Chol-Chol -  in News Stories in News area

Wendy Justice - Smiles Foundation Volunteer Report - in Volunteer in Share area

Safia Roble Vounteer Opportunity Wanted in London - in Volunteer in Share area

CAS Nepal - Community Advancement Society-Nepal Volunteer Opportunity - in Volunteer in Share area

100 GLI Networkers in China - in GLI News in News Area

New GLI Networkers
Another busy month with another 44 new networkers from 8 different countries since our last newsletter. This brings us to nearly 500 in all from 45 countries. Again India provided the most new ones but with quite a significant increase from the UK with China not far behind.
 
With this size of increase it is remains impractical to list all our new Networkers in News Mail, but we are happy to announce that we plan to change the networker presentation on our website very soon so that it will be easy to see the profiles of the latest joiners. Everyone of them remains equally important to GLI. As with all our networkers their full profiles are on our website and many are very interesting.

Here is a selection of what some of our newest Networkers say about themselves. Their diversity of interest in caring about making this world a better a place, particularly for the disadvantaged, continues to be a striking feature of those who are attracted to GLI.
 
Dama Yanthi-Usilampathi, Tamil Nadu, India
Working for the promotion of the innocent most backward, illiterated remote village population in Health, Education,Socioeconomic status and bringing them to the vision of the Global Focus.Our Trust is located in an area known for Female Infanticide and we raise Awareness against the problem. Our motto is 'Live to Serve, To Live'.
 
Xavier Manivel- Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Society for Integrated Development of Tribals has been working since 1987 on the welfare of the tribes in the hills locally. Major Activities include 25 centres providing Pre-school Education and Evening Tuition for school children, continuing education for school drop outs, Health and herbal care and Vocational training for illiterate and dropout girls.
 
Zhang Joyce, China
I am working for the Beijing Cultural Development Center for Rural Women, an NGO dedicated to the empowerment and development of rural women in China.
 
Robert Wilson, UK
I am the founder of READ International (Recycling Education Allowing Development) which oversees and coordinates a group of regional student volunteer-led Tanzania Book Projects based at English Universities to gather books, sports equipment, computers and other educational resources locally and redistribute to target regions in Tanzania. As well as this we use our university volunteers to supply presentations/workshops to their local secondary schools across England to actively promote student volunteering, young social enterprise and global citizenship.
 
Neal Camp, Arizona, USA
Retired businessman, marketer, merchandiser, writer. Lifelong interest in Social Entrepreneurs, microcredit etc. Interested in hearing from those active in these types of project. Advice, critiques offered if wanted.
 
Tamilselvam Chellamuthu, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
(Our 100th Indian networker and he immediately asked if he could be a volunteer for GLI and is already actively helping us - Thank you.)
After many years working in NGOs, I am an independent consultant for NGOs here helping in project formulation, administration, capacity building and facilitating donor project visits. Also trainer in counselling, psycho social care for disaster survivors, gender perspectives etc.
 
Saito Noriko, Japan
In Social Innovation Japan (SIJ) we promote networking among social entrepreneurs and support development of social business and/or CSR activities.
 
Chandrasen Bhikeea,  Mauritius
I work in the Health Sector. Global One Foundation works towards an international platform for community service.
 
Eric Blakebrough,  South Wales, UK
(We have known Eric for mmany years. He is a leading social entrepreneur in the UK and founder of the pathfinding Kaleidoscope drug rehabilitation project in Kingston upon Thames. His project, later run by his daughter and now by his son, was one of the five UK projects featured in the seminal 'Rise of the Social Entrepreneur' booklet written by Charles Leadbeater and published in 1998 by Demos and recently translated into Chinese by GLI).
 
Trevor Barry, UK
A volunteer project manager for Feminenza, currently working on their Give a Girl a Chance project. The Mission of this project is 'to help women and girls searching for a better platform and better tools by which to proceed in life as and when possible, in any way or in any part of the world as membership and funding permits, by providing assistance in terms of support,education and sisterhood'. We are actively working with a number of organisations in Kenya that help girls escaping from Female Genital Mutilation and early forced marriage. We also have projects active in Israel,England, Sweden and Germany. I am interested in networking and exploring funding opportunities.
 
Yuddha Sharma, Nepal
The primary goal of Community Advancement Society-Nepal is to make the community self-dependent and developed through utilization of local, national and international resources. A special focus is given to uplift the social and economic status of poor and indigenous people. CAS-Nepal has a wide range of opportunities for volunteering including working with orphans, working on health and environmental matters and providing financial and expertise support to small farmers and poor people to generate more income.
 
Thenkari Devarish,  Pudukottai,Tamil Nadi, India
I am deeply involved in social service activities from my college days and continue my work for dalit and poor people in my village and nearby villages. My organisation has been working for rural poor since 1999.
 
Glenys Pardanjac, North Wales, UK
North Wales Medical Aid to Tamil Nadu provides a primary health clinic and medical relief in the villages of Tamil Nadu.
 
Zacharias Arokiasamy, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
We are working in 30 villages.We do microcredit, education of human and women's rights, dalit rights, build the capacities of local leaders, run child facilitation centers, day care centres and promote environmental and sustainable agriculture projects.
 
Deirdre Mcauley, Scotland, UK
The Prince's Trust helps young people overcome barriers and get their lives working. Through Practical support including training, mentoring and financial assistance, we help 14-30 year olds realise their potential and transform their lives.
 
Andichamy Ponnaiah,  Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India
We have not got the space to do full justice to the work on NEED. For example 650 self-help Groups with 13000 women as active members and 1200 acres used for watershed development, 200 young women detected with anaemia, 12 Eco clubs in schools and 1200 individual toilets constructed. 

Antoniammal Lordusamy, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
We  have been involved in women empowerment for more than 20 years. We have more than 100 women groups, promote savings, Reproductive Health Promotion among school going adolescents, HIV/AIDS prevention education and skills training.
 
Sunita Zacharia, Chennai, India
I have been in the development sector for about 9 years. I have been freelancing for various organisations on various aspects - programme/organisational evaluations; project formulation; strategy building; communication materials. Interest areas of work: child rights, disability issues,Inclusive education, human rights.
 
Safia Roble, UK
I am an 18 years old student in London and currently volunteer in an Oxfam Shop. I am Somalian, my family having fled from Somalia in 1991 during the War. I am interested in helping others and making the world a better place. I come from an underprivileged home growing up on a council estate and a single parent family. I would be interested in volunteering opportunities in London.
 
Su XaioMin, Singapore
I am from Canton and currently lead a study at Singapore Management University. I consider myself as a person with a strong sense of social responsibility. I recently saw on TV much information about social enterprises in HK and other districts such as Taiwan and USA, which has given me a strong interest in social enterprises. I hope I can participate in GLI's activities.
 
Dr Rathnam Viswanathan, North Wales, UK
Tamil Nadu Village Trust was started in 1990 to improve the health of poor people in remote communities. Moved on to health education, personal hygiene and sanitation.Worked on literacy and education.Running a preschool establishment (free of cost) for young children. Also support young children at primary school and have introduced sports to village youngsters. We are planning to start a school, a community hospital and computer training for youngsters. We encourage volunteers from health and education sectors. Research students are guided by a team from the UK.

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