Do something for someone else!
Nov 28th 2005, 9:30 am
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Do something for someone else!
Hey why not sponsor a child in another part of the world? if you are thinking about moving to NZ you must be able to afford it.........its great to make a difference to a liitle soul somewhere!
http://www.plan-international.org/
Takes your mind off your own crap thats for sure!
http://www.plan-international.org/
Takes your mind off your own crap thats for sure!
Nov 28th 2005, 10:14 am
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Re: Do something for someone else!
Excellent idea.
We sponsor a child in Zambia through World Vision. She's a girl aged 11 and she writes us letters saying how she has to walk miles to the well to gather water for the family, and is lucky because she can go to school for a few hours every day.
My reason for choosing Zambia is because this is where I lived when I was that age and I wanted to give something back.
World vision can be contacted in both NZ and UK through their websites
http://www.worldvision.org.nz and .....org.uk
You can make all the difference
We sponsor a child in Zambia through World Vision. She's a girl aged 11 and she writes us letters saying how she has to walk miles to the well to gather water for the family, and is lucky because she can go to school for a few hours every day.
My reason for choosing Zambia is because this is where I lived when I was that age and I wanted to give something back.
World vision can be contacted in both NZ and UK through their websites
http://www.worldvision.org.nz and .....org.uk
You can make all the difference
Nov 28th 2005, 1:52 pm
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Re: Do something for someone else!
It is such a good idea.
We sponsored a childs education in Sri Lanka .
Years ago we paid for a Samoan boys education .
We chose those countries because we had travelled within them and knew the people envolved with the schemes.
We sponsored a childs education in Sri Lanka .
Years ago we paid for a Samoan boys education .
We chose those countries because we had travelled within them and knew the people envolved with the schemes.
Nov 28th 2005, 5:06 pm
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Re: Do something for someone else!
Originally Posted by Pompey_Paul
Hey why not sponsor a child in another part of the world? if you are thinking about moving to NZ you must be able to afford it.........its great to make a difference to a liitle soul somewhere!
http://www.plan-international.org/
Takes your mind off your own crap thats for sure!
http://www.plan-international.org/
Takes your mind off your own crap thats for sure!
Nov 28th 2005, 5:37 pm
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Re: Do something for someone else!
Originally Posted by livewire
Excellent idea.
We sponsor a child in Zambia through World Vision. She's a girl aged 11 and she writes us letters saying how she has to walk miles to the well to gather water for the family, and is lucky because she can go to school for a few hours every day.
My reason for choosing Zambia is because this is where I lived when I was that age and I wanted to give something back.
World vision can be contacted in both NZ and UK through their websites
http://www.worldvision.org.nz and .....org.uk
You can make all the difference
We sponsor a child in Zambia through World Vision. She's a girl aged 11 and she writes us letters saying how she has to walk miles to the well to gather water for the family, and is lucky because she can go to school for a few hours every day.
My reason for choosing Zambia is because this is where I lived when I was that age and I wanted to give something back.
World vision can be contacted in both NZ and UK through their websites
http://www.worldvision.org.nz and .....org.uk
You can make all the difference
Nov 28th 2005, 7:09 pm
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Re: Do something for someone else!
Originally Posted by livewire
Excellent idea.
We sponsor a child in Zambia through World Vision. She's a girl aged 11 and she writes us letters saying how she has to walk miles to the well to gather water for the family, and is lucky because she can go to school for a few hours every day.
My reason for choosing Zambia is because this is where I lived when I was that age and I wanted to give something back.
World vision can be contacted in both NZ and UK through their websites
http://www.worldvision.org.nz and .....org.uk
You can make all the difference
We sponsor a child in Zambia through World Vision. She's a girl aged 11 and she writes us letters saying how she has to walk miles to the well to gather water for the family, and is lucky because she can go to school for a few hours every day.
My reason for choosing Zambia is because this is where I lived when I was that age and I wanted to give something back.
World vision can be contacted in both NZ and UK through their websites
http://www.worldvision.org.nz and .....org.uk
You can make all the difference
Nov 28th 2005, 7:11 pm
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Re: Do something for someone else!
Originally Posted by ElizabethC
Excellent P. Paul.... Another idea is sponsoring a guide dog in training for the blind.
Nov 28th 2005, 7:13 pm
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Re: Do something for someone else!
Originally Posted by Apollo10
It is such a good idea.
We sponsored a childs education in Sri Lanka .
Years ago we paid for a Samoan boys education .
We chose those countries because we had travelled within them and knew the people envolved with the schemes.
We sponsored a childs education in Sri Lanka .
Years ago we paid for a Samoan boys education .
We chose those countries because we had travelled within them and knew the people envolved with the schemes.
Nov 28th 2005, 7:23 pm
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Hey!! You're the only other person who I've "met" who has lived in Zambia. Where abouts did you live? we were in Mufulira (my dad worked for the copper mine there) not far from the border with the Congo. Infact we used to use a bush track that took us over the border and to the most fantastic water hole with rock slides.
When were were there we used to go on holiday in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and SA . I went back a few years ago and visited the place again.
Walking through the rainforest to Victoria falls to see them by moonlight, the bayobab trees, elephants, sunsets, red dust, charcoal fires, sitting under a shady tree in the dirt and getting your hair braided...... Africa is a fantastic place, you can never really get it out of your system. I would've loved to have gone back there to live but it wasn't to be.
When you think of all the dangers we had - snakes, spiders, tsetse fly, Bilharzia, yellow fever, malaria and all the rest we had a remarkably healthy and robust childhood.
When were were there we used to go on holiday in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and SA . I went back a few years ago and visited the place again.
Walking through the rainforest to Victoria falls to see them by moonlight, the bayobab trees, elephants, sunsets, red dust, charcoal fires, sitting under a shady tree in the dirt and getting your hair braided...... Africa is a fantastic place, you can never really get it out of your system. I would've loved to have gone back there to live but it wasn't to be.
When you think of all the dangers we had - snakes, spiders, tsetse fly, Bilharzia, yellow fever, malaria and all the rest we had a remarkably healthy and robust childhood.
Nov 29th 2005, 5:53 am
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Re: Do something for someone else!
Originally Posted by livewire
Hey!! You're the only other person who I've "met" who has lived in Zambia.
I can remember Vic Falls like it was yesterday - and I was 4/5. Also Mombassa and Nairobi.
Also the river cruises and near death experiences with some elephants ON our mini and a very close encounter with a dangerous snake in our garden. I'm not too good with snakes or dogs now (similar experience with an alsation). In fact, I'm surprised I'm here at all!
I have been back to Africa a few times, not to any of these places though, and also had the pleasure of working for 2 weeks in Nambia in '95 doing some fund raising with Raleigh International which was awesome and reminded me of how much I just love Africa. The sunrises and sunsets over the park areas are breathtaking. And being so close to the animals. Giraffes are my favourite.
Have also toyed with living in Africa. Not sure why we haven't explored the idea further to be honest since I have always said that if I win the lottery - I'm straight onto African charity work. Strange I know. I do have a feeling that I will spend more time there again one day though, but for some reason it is not somewhere I wish to raise the children. Speaking of which, it is now bathtime.......
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Nov 29th 2005, 11:08 am
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Lol, forgotten about the river cruises - I remember wanting to keep a look out for hippos in case they turned the boat over.
OMG - Never had THAT close an encounter with an elephant but with snakes quite a few times (baby snakes in the bath! green mambas in the garden etc) and we'd be rounded up into the house whilst the garden was gassed.
It must've been such a rewarding experience to have the opportunity to work with Raleigh International. I visited Vanuatu recently and it reminded me very much of Africa - it's an incredibly poor country and it made me wish that I could've done something more than hand out books and sports equipment to kids.
If I could go back and live there I'd think about the southern coast of SA - such an amazing country.
OMG - Never had THAT close an encounter with an elephant but with snakes quite a few times (baby snakes in the bath! green mambas in the garden etc) and we'd be rounded up into the house whilst the garden was gassed.
It must've been such a rewarding experience to have the opportunity to work with Raleigh International. I visited Vanuatu recently and it reminded me very much of Africa - it's an incredibly poor country and it made me wish that I could've done something more than hand out books and sports equipment to kids.
If I could go back and live there I'd think about the southern coast of SA - such an amazing country.
