30/04/07
Occupational Drug Rehabilitation through Micro Credit - in How we do it Guides in Share Area

27/04/07
India Visit Report April 2007 - in GLI News in News area

Cinema for the blind in Hong Dan Dan Educational and Cultural Exchanging Centre - in Inspire area

Beautiful 'five spirits' - the story of Shanghai Mopa Housekeeping Service Company - in Inspire area

12/04/07
Patricia Parker picture - in Networkers Picture Gallery in Get Involved

Rural Women's Movement/AmaHlubi Community ICT Training Project - in News Stories in News area

Earth-Hour: National Candle-Night Mauritius (2nd edition) - in News Stories in News area

Susteco: The Popular Environmental Free Magazine for University Students in Japan - In Inspire area

RDAS Extra Information on Thenimalai brick makers and Irudhayanagar cobblers - in Library in Share area

Special Notice
The GLI Trustees Report and Accounts for 2006 is now available as a pdf document download on the website in About Us - Who we are

New GLI Networkers

More than 90 new networkers from 10 different countries have joined us since our last News Mail, 70 of them from India. We now have more than 620 networkers from 46 countries with India (particularly from Tamil Nadu) with more than 200 and China and UK the next largest in number.
 
As we have said before, every Networker is equally important to GLI and it is now easier to see who has most recently joined us and to click on their names to read their profiles -click on Get Involved then Networkers. Here is a selection of what some of the newest Networkers say about themselves, and once again this reflects the great and healthy diversity of interest in caring about making this world a better place for others which GLI's networkers show and clearly feel. It continues to make us very happy that we can link so many people caring about others.

K Pinniappin, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Social Education and Awareness Trust is an environmental organization concerned with the degradation of agricultural lands and environment . Our Farmers are leading a miserable life because of poor yield not helped by modern agricultural practice. We wish to educate the farmers and translate the acquired knowledge into practice towards sustainable farming, conservation of plants and markets of organic products and herbs.

Chipo Chung, Abingdon, UK
SAFE aims to encourage public education in Africa by empowering youth to use the arts to communicate vital health education messages in crisis communities, thereby challenging the stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS and promoting compassion, honesty and open discussion. We support 50 artists in Kenya. Our two established theatre companies have now performed before over 350,000 people. Actors perform original and accessible theatre work, HIV+ testimonials are made from the stage, community discussions ensue, public health workers answer questions from the audience and vital information regarding medical services and preventative measures are disseminated.

Ramani Raja, Singapore
I am Engineering manager currently working in Singapore, planning to relocate to Tamilnadu early 2008. I would like to spend my time usefully for the support of poor rural community. I have knowledge & special interest in sewage fed fish farming, bio diesel production, Jatropha tree cultivation in dry lands, cheap bio-gas digestor, herbal medicinal herb plantation and simple water management projects. Would like to hear of initiatives aligned to the above.

Isabella Atin'ga, Nairobi, Kenya
I am current Chairperson of the Nyisango Health Management and Community Development Project.

Hetan Shah, London, UK
The Development Education Association seeks to change the UK Education system to give people the skills and knowledge they need to be global citizens.

Muthuramalingam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
I am founder of the Progressive Literacy and Utilitarian Services Foundation (PLUS Foundation). We have been serving the poor and marginalized since 2002 with thrust and focus on women empowerment, childrens' welfare, environmental protection and education for all.

Lily Lapenna, London, UK
MyBnk is a social enterprise whose aim is to increase financial literacy and to develop young people's enterprise skills by giving them hands-onexperience of organizing, running and using a real bank with real money. We set up MyBnk Branches in secondary schools and in youth organizations that will provide a convenient place for young people to save and take out loans. Young people can put their good ideas into practice by taking out small (interest free) loans that can be used towards the development of new enterprises.

Michelle Ruthven, Philippi, Western Cape, South Africa
Philippi is one of the poorest squatter areas in Capetown.  iThemba Labanto - Hope for the People - is trying to bring hope within this environment of hunger, violence and AIDS. The purpose of our HIV/AIDS Community Centre/Clinic is to make hope tangible and visible.

Patricia Parker, Dorking, UK
I founded KIDS FOR KIDS in 2001, before the conflict started, to help children in Darfur because the conditions I found them living in were totally unacceptable, and yet no one was doing anything to help - I found how to transform their lives by enabling families to help themselves through simple initiatives such as goat and donkey loans, health care and much more.

Dr Arumugan Gurusany, Chennai, India
German Agro Action is an International Support Organisation working on Social, Economic and Institutional development. It works with NGOs in several parts of the world.

Sounder Pandian, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Our mission is to promote the socially marginalized and less-fortunate women with the vision of working for their empowerment.

V Padamavathi, Virudhunager, Tamil Nadu, India
The Rajiv Gandhi Rural Women & Childrens' Development Scheme concentrates on Education, Vocational Training, Food Processing, Creches, Awareness Programmes, Vermin Control and Rain Water Harvesting.

Duraipaindian Gnanasundarun, Chennai, India
We create awareness to the downtrodden through visual media. Our short films have got international awards.

Michael Kaidhiwa, Uganda
FORDAR's Mission is to contribute to the development process of Uganda, especially Busoga region, through initiating pro-poor projects with a great involvement of the poor in the day to day project activities, including borrowing and sharing knowledge, skills and experiences. Its vision is a Society actively involved in socio-economic activities that should see them out of poverty for both the present and future generations.

Srinavanan Joseph Victor, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
I was brought up in a Christian orphanage and am a Post Graduate professionally trained Social Worker. SHALOM is my orphanage name. I am running this exclusively for HIV infected and affected children. At present I have 60 children with us. I do other programs like Agriculture, Community Health and Environment.

Melita Christopher, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
I am a web designer working for a software company and I am interested in what community groups can achieve.

Clement Joseph Vincent, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
As a Mobile Medical Team, MUHIL has a target area of more than 80 villages. We have so far trained more than 200 Village Women Health Workers. With Leaders of Self Help Groups we work to reclaim wastelands, provide watershed management and promote biodynamic agriculture. We have initiated INAYAM (Integrated Network of Approaches for Youth Animation and Mobilization) to reach out to more than 80,000 young people in the villages.

Alagesan Sivasubramainam, Vadipatti, Tamil Nadu, India
The Mission of the Centre for Rural Education & Development is to enable with upliftment and empowerment of the community who are underextreme poverty, disabled and downtrodden with overall aspect towards social development, economic development etc. Many aspects of the work include micro-credit groups and entrepreneur development programmes.

Ruban Sundar, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
We touch lives through reading. Since 1992 we have formed 103 libraries in villages.

Abu Abiodun Yusuff, London, UK
I have established a computer outfit in Erin-Ile Kwara State of Nigerai to enable both the adults and children to have access to the use of IT.

Rainee William, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Ponmani Educational Trust was registered in 2003 and we are helping 100 Womens Self Help Groups. I am a widow with 2 college going sons. I want to serve the destitute and create an awareness about AIDS. I strive to create an awareness among the illiterate women folk. Please help me create a website.

Susairaj Vedamuthu, Chennai, India
Jeeva Jyothi means 'Life-generating light for vibration of human life and hope to thousands of the downtrodden in city and rural areas'. Its major concern is children in distress in Chennai City Slums, but women are also getting primary care as we believe they have the most potential to attain their rights irrespective of their conditions.

Kuppusamy Panchaksharam (PANCHU), Chennai, India
SIPA is a network of over 50 NGOs/Producer coops involved in livelihood activities and promoting FairTrade. Capacity building is included in our training programmes. We promote socio economic development to sustainable livelihoods with self-dignity.

Segun Benson, Ogun State, Nigeria
I am a British trained Nigerian Professional. Our organization is actively involved in promoting entrepreneurship and small businesses among the rural poor. We are committed to developing cottage/small scale businesses at the level of rural communities. We are putting in place an educational radio broadcast for the purposes of reaching a wide spectrum of people in both rural and urban areas.

Jeyarama Rama, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
We work for the upliftment of downtrodden people of remote villages. We are highlighting Naturopathy Healthcare, Herbal Healthcare, Promotion of Organic Farming, Leadership, Training and Capacity Building.

Muthu Vaithijanathan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
I am working as a teacher in Government Middle School. I am an individual person wanting to cooperate with GLI Networks. My motive is to support rural area students economically and give quality education.

Miss Then Mozhi, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
I established Smile Trust to help downtrodden people, especially women and children in Salem. Among the problems we tackle are female infanticide. (During 1991 44% of female children born seem to have been done to death while for another 7% foeticide was committed when the sex of the child was known. It began in one caste-gouder - but it has now spread to others.)

Kamran Niazi, Peshawar, Pakistan
I am a Third Sector Professional with special interests/skills in entrepreneurship development and market research.

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