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Sekolo Projects Inc.
Sekolo Projects Inc. Five Year Review Nov 2004 - Dec 2009 The Mission of Sekolo Projects Inc. is to prevent new HIV infection in young people in Namibia by providing and supporting education, physical care and psychosocial support for those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Sekolo Projects Inc. Five Year Review January 2010 Written by Elizabeth Robinson, edited by Mary Dain Sekolo Projects thanks Geoffrey Silver for his help in producing this document. Sekolo Projects Inc. PO Box 138 Old Greenwich, CT 06870 www.SekoloProjects.org Photo credits: Joanne Bouknight Matthew Brown Victoria Hackman Elizabeth Robinson Goeffrey Silver Sekolo Projects Inc. 5 Year Review Table of Contents Letter from Sekolo’s Founder and Executive Director 4 Our HIV ABC 6 Sekolo’s Current Programs 10 Community Based Organization (CBO) Assistance Fund 10 CBO#1 Sekolo Sunrise Kids CBO#2 Luderitz Red Ribbon Soup Kitchen CBO#3 Omuhaturua CBO#4 Tondoro AIDS Awareness Club 11 13 15 16 Small Grants Program 18 Clothing and Toiletries for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) 20 Meet the Namibian Board 21 Financial Information 23 Sekolo’s Partners and Supporting Organizations 25 Sekolo’s Individual Donors 26 3 Elizabeth Robinson Founder and Executive Director of Sekolo Projects Inc. Dear friends, In the past five years Sekolo Projects Inc. has grown from conversations at my parents kitchen table to an established non-profit organization. Thank you for your continued support throughout this journey! The Our HIV ABC program successfully reached every secondary school in the country with teacher training and classroom materials. With the momentum of our first success, we expanded into a comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention organization, with varied projects that address HIV prevention in Namibian youth. It has been an honor to collaborate with Sekolo Projects Namibia, and our Namibian Board of Directors over the past several years. Rarely have I met such talented and passionate individuals. They have shown dedication to expanding Sekolo’s programs and a great capacity for growth and development. Their combined skills, experience and passion for HIV prevention promises an exciting and productive future for the organization. It is a tribute to their aptitude that they will take full responsibility for Sekolo’s programs by the end of 2011. When the transition is complete, it will be my pleasure to remain a resource to them. My role will continue to be one of support and guidance, but as a volunteer, not as a full time employee. I am confident that as Sekolo Projects continues to develop, the plans, programs and finances for the years ahead could not be in better hands. 4 I wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to our donors, funders, supporters, friends and volunteers, without whom our monumental progress would not have been possible. You have far exceeded our expectations. Without your consistent presence and support, Elizabeth and Geoffrey, Sekolo Sensations, November 2009. the sound results published in this document would not have been realized. Your contributions and support have had an amazing impact and lasting positive influence on the Namibian youth. Geoffrey Silver convinced me, back in 2004, to found Sekolo Projects Inc., and has supported me and the organization unfailingly since then. His creativity, diligence and support is one pillar on which Sekolo stands. The second pillar is the generosity and encouragement of my parents. They have given of their time, energies, experience and wisdom without reserve. I cannot thank them enough. I also want to acknowledge the continuous wisdom and guidance of the US Board of Directors, both past and present. Their input has been vital to our success. I am excited about the future. Once operations are local and sustainable, Sekolo Projects Namibia will be able to move in new and exciting directions as they continue to tackle the shifting challenges of HIV prevention among Namibian youth. With your support, they will continue our success at educating, empowering and supporting young people in Namibia. With all my thanks, 5 Our HIV ABC February 2005 - August 2006 The initial implementation of Our HIV ABC was completed in August of 2006. The program met with great success and enthusiasm from teachers and principals at the school level as well as at the Ministry of Education. Our HIV ABC provided training, materials and resources for teachers at secondary schools. Sekolo met its goal of reaching every secondary school in the country and has • • • • trained 921 teachers provided materials for an additional 215 teachers, provided a classroom video and teacher’s guide for 564 schools, reached approximately 45,000 young people with the Our HIV ABC education program. The materials continue to be used in 564 secondary schools in Namibia. In the 53 workshops throughout the country, (pictured below), Sekolo trained teachers in basic HIV information and the effective use of the Our HIV ABC Teacher’s Guide and classroom video. In November 2006, Sekolo distributed an additional book of games and activities, written by our 2006 summer interns, Miles Canaday, Beza Tesfaye, and Lindsay Locks. 6 Sekolo has consistently received positive responses about Our HIV ABC, including the comments below. These comments were received from teachers in their final evaluation of the program. “[The Our HIV ABC video] became my powerful tool as before we start with every lesson or session, the learners demanded for the video to be shown first!” (Khomas Region, Precilina Hoveka) Teachers at a workshop in Oshivelo, March 2006. “I feel much more comfortable to talk about issues like sex and demonstrating condoms to the learners. I also learned that spreading the information of abstinence could be a good solution because a lot of people in our community now abstain.” (Oshana Region, Ashilonga Maria) “Other teachers used [the materials] as well, in their lessons, especially the Life Science teachers and the Life Skills teachers.” (Oshikoto Region, Ndinelago Ngulu) “I really gained most useful knowledge like how to Teachers practice demonstrating the female demonstrate use of a female condom, February 2006. condom correctly, how to lead ‘be faithful’ discussions, and also many games during the workshop.” (Oshana Region, Aili Amadhila) 7 Sekolo Projects Namibia Founded in August of 2006, Sekolo Projects Namibia brings together passionate individuals in the Namibian education sector to guide and direct Sekolo’s programs in response to its mission. The Sekolo Projects Namibia board of directors will sustain and guide Sekolo’s work in Namibia, ensuring the sustainability and relevance of our HIV prevention programs. The goal of founding Sekolo Projects Namibia was the eventual turn over of day-to-day management for our in-country programs. We continue to work together to establish the understanding and skills needed to implement the best practices in program management and development, and to make the transition a smooth and successful one. Sekolo Projects Namibia is a Namibian Welfare Organization (NWO registration #275) and is the legal equivalent of a US 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Sekolo Projects Namibia start-up Board, August 2006. (L-R, David sampson, Geoffrey Silver, Hildegard Tibinyane, Bonifatius Morwe, Charlotte Bond, Gisela Siririka, Paul Makabanyane, Elizabeth Robinson. 8 Local management is cost-effective; it cuts out the need for multiple transatlantic flights and expensive phone conversations. It also means more of our fundraised dollars can go directly into program needs. The speed and efficiency of our response to programmatic changes will be greatly improved by building up our local management. It is vital for a small NGO, like Sekolo Projects, to be able to adapt our programs quickly to the changing needs of teachers and their school communities. In July of 2009, the Board of Sekolo Projects Namibia embarked on the exciting journey to full sustainability and independence from Sekolo Projects Inc. The US Board will continue to collaborate with the Namibian Board during the two year transition period, providing training and guidance on program management, monitoring, fundraising, and accounting. The two year transition period serves to ensure that Sekolo’s programs in Namibia will continue without interruption, as well as a training period for the Namibian Board and their new National Project Coordinator. July 2009 Board Development Workshop. (L-R) David Sampson, Marianna Erastus, Maree Smit, Bonifatius Morwe, Gisela Siririka, Elizabeth Robinson (not pictured: Helena Mungunda, Bernhard Kamatoto) Sustainability: - Cost-effective, local management - Immediate response to needs - Cultural relevance of programs 9 Community Based Organization (CBO) Assistance Fund With the guidance of Sekolo Projects Namibia, we established two new programs in 2006: the Community Based Organizaton (CBO) Assistance Fund and the Small Grants Programme for AIDS Awareness Clubs. This fund supports schools and community groups that provide security, care and a support structure for young people living with and affected by HIV / AIDS. Our Directors work closely with CBO project facilitators to build capacity for program development, budgeting, and administration. When an appropriate and cost-effective program and budget are designed, Sekolo Projects may support a CBO for up to three years and assist with finding other sources of funding for the future. Our aim is to support five (5) CBOs in a calendar year with a grant of ~US$5,000 each. CBO#1: Sekolo Sunrise Kids - Etango Tali Piti Etango Tali Piti, which means “the sun also rises” in Oshiwambo, is a support group for orphaned and vulnerable children from the Oneshila township outside Oshakati. The second largest city in Namibia, Oshakati is in the densely populated northern part of Namibia, on the border with Angola. As a city, Oshakati has developed 10 without planning and in outgrowing its bounds, has created several hidden, backwater slums or “townships.” One such township is Oneshila, home to nothing but a scattering of “homes” built from cardboard, plastic bags, corrugated tin and bits of old cars. A boy dressed and ready for a soccer match. A primary school struggles to educate the younger children in the morning hours, but at 12:30, the gate is closed and the teachers leave Oneshila for their homes elsewhere. Left to their own devices, children in Oneshila do what children do everywhere in the world: succumb to peer pressure and the temptations which surround them. In Oneshila, the temptations are alcoholism, early sexual activity, pregnancy, glue sniffing, begging… Girls with calomine lotion decorating their faces, ready for a dance performance. Windows of Hope (WOH) is an HIV prevention program for learners in grades 4 - 7, developed by UNICEF and now implemented by Namibia’s Ministry of Education. The program incorporates and expands on many topics covered in Sekolo’s Our HIV ABC program. Training and national implementation of WOH occurred in August 2006, eliminating the need for additional Our HIV ABC trainings. 11 The children who participate in Etango Tali Piti gather twice a week for an instructed dance or soccer activity session. The mutual peersupport received through the discipline of learning, performing and competing builds the self-confidence and self-worth of the children. The care that volunteers give through after school activities is very rare in the tough life of Namibia’s townships. The program is led by a South African Zulu woman named Sisi. Also an orphan, Sisi is an empowered, strong, educated and courageous female role model for these young children. The girls’ feet pound out the rhythms as Sisi beats on the drum: the girls find strength and hope in fellowship, in big-sister/little-sister relationships and the traditional stories they perform through their dances. The boys play and practice in the field next to the girls covered dance pavilion, running drills in the hot sun with a soccer ball that Sisi brings each session. The demand of monthly performances and soccer tournaments quietly instills in these children a self-confidence, self-reliance, and self-worth that they can only learn through the experience of being needed, wanted, and relied upon by a trusted and respected adult, and their peer group. In Oneshila, these values are survival skills. Sekolo Sunrise Kids gives these children a chance to be children, to make lasting friendships, to build their self-confidence through performances and soccer tournaments, The children march behind their new banner. 12 and to find some hope. They all have uniforms for the monthly dance performances and soccer matches that Sisi has arranged. She demands their discipline, hard work and self-respect. Through the discipline of soccer and dance routines, these children find a safe space to play and enjoy life as kids. They also learn self-respect and the value and rewards of hard work. CBO#2: Luderitz Secondary School Red Ribbon Soup Kitchen Luderitz is located at the far south-west of the country, a 3-day journey from the country’s population center, the northern city of Oshakati. Migrant labor is a fact of life in Namibia, but its impact, together with HIV, is only now obvious. Both Luderitz, as the migrant laborers destination, and Oshakati, as their departure point, have HIV prevalence rates higher than the national average. The high number of young, employed men in Luderitz attracts prostitutes. The combination of cash and alcohol available on payday for shift workers creates the perfect storm for increasing HIV infection rates and skyrocketing numbers of orphans and vulnerable children. Luderitz Secondary School is the only secondary school serving the growing number of high school aged learners in the area. Built for ~250, the school is now struggling to educate over 800. Over half of these learners are orphaned or vulnerable: living on grandparents’ pensions, passed from extended relative to extended relative, staying with an older sibling, cousin or other relative A learner with his cup of soup. who is away on the boats for three weeks at a time. For many, there is rarely enough food at home to fill any belly, much less that of a growing teenager. 13 Learners sit together in the sun during tea-break, some waiting for their soup. A hungry child does not learn well or retain information well. The disappointment and frustration of not doing well in school, for these learners, is often reason enough to leave school to find employment, or beg, or steal – or to accept the offer of food or money in return for sex. Sekolo Projects feeds ~280 learners a healthy, hearty soup three days a week at the Luderitz Secondary School. The school cleaners volunteer to cook the soup and it is served during tea-break, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with sliced bread and a piece of fruit. The teachers who organize and shop for the Soup Kitchen regularly report that the Monday soup, for many learners, is the first food since the Friday soup. Two learners enjoy the soup. 14 CBO#3: Omuhaturua San Project Omuhaturua Primary School is situated in the village of Otjimanangombe, in the Omaheke Region, in the eastern part of Namibia, bordering Botswana. The school has 240 learners in grades 1 through 7. The learners come from two ethnic groups: Herero and San. The majority of the learners at the school are Herero. The Herero are one of the larger ethnic groups in Namibia, known for their cattle herding culture and large stature. Learners helped put up shade netting, provided by Sekolo, which extends the Namibian growing season, and to prepare the soil for planting. The San, or indigenous Bushman of the Kalahari Desert, are the smallest ethnic group in Namibia, both in numbers and in stature, historically marginalized and often discriminated. Although government grants The old tent where San learners were sleeping. cover school fees for children who cannot afford to pay, they do not cover the cost of the school dormitory. Forty San learners were sleeping “rough” – outside the school grounds in this makeshift tent, when the situation was presented to Sekolo Projects. 15 We provided funding for the learners to join their classmates in the school dormitory for one trimester and our Namibian board worked closely with the Principal to secure an additional grant that built a second dormitory at the school. Well-placed publicity attracted the attention of the Deputy Prime Minister of Education, who provided funding for blankets and mattresses in the new dormitory. In discussion with the Namibian Board, Sekolo decided that it was not sustainable to fund learner’s dormitory fees. Instead, Sekolo invested in the school’s ability to produce their own food for their dormitory kitchen. Sekolo provided additional shade San children in front of the new hostel (dormitory) building. netting and posts to expand the plot of the hostel garden and its growing season. Learners at the school now work together to grow vegetables that supplement the meals served at the hostel. CBO#4: Tondoro AIDS Awareness Club (TAAC) Mini-Magazine This project empowers learners to believe in themselves and the power of their own convictions. Once given the knowledge of how to protect themselves from HIV, young people need support and reassurance. Tondoro is a village, 40 kilometers from the tarred road, and 150km from the major town of Rundu. All the learners in the Tondoro AIDS Awareness Club (TAAC) attend the Tondoro Combined School. 16 The TAAC after one of their planning meetings. TAAC has been active since March 2008. The Club provides a forum for discussing HIV/AIDS related issues in an environment where the youth feel safe and welcomed. The Club encourages conversations and has worked to develop an environment that nurtures asking questions, and respecting other people’s points of view. The 20 learners currently participating in the Tondoro AIDS Awareness Club (TAAC), wanted to spread the message about HIV to their peers at the Tondoro Combined School, and other schools nearby. After discussion, the TAAC learners decided to write a mini-magazine to tell their peers about HIV. Petrus Musongo, at left, in grade 9 said, “I would like our magazine to hold more information about HIV/AIDS. We are sending it to other villages so that they may also know about HIV/AIDS. I would also like our magazine to teach other people who think that HIV is something to joke about. I would like to tell them to stay away from sex without any protection.” 17 In 2008, the Club cultivated the learners’ understanding of HIV/AIDS. In 2009, they produced their first magazine, which served as a means of expression for the learners: - To build on their knowledge and empower the learners directly involved with the confidence to protect themselves from HIV/ AIDS and other STI. - To obtain basic computer literacy. - To ensure that the ideas and protective health measures reach a wider audience and opens up a community dialogue. A Windows of Hope drawing “My Special Balloons.” Learners paint HIV prevention messages on a school wall in Gobabis. 18 Small Grants for AIDS Awareness Clubs The Small Grants Program provides funding for AIDS Awareness Clubs and Windows of Hope Clubs, up to $150. The grants support team-building activities to strengthen self-confidence and community outreach activities which share information between learners and the adults in their communities. Activities that build self-confidence and team spirit create networks that help keep young people healthy. Encouraging young people to help educate others empowers them to make their own decisions and take control of their own future. The Small Grants Program will fund forty grass roots, creative activities at the school level: 10 grants each in 4 of the neediest regions of Namibia. The Small Grants Program is active in the Kunene, Kavango, Omaheke and Karas Regions. Both Kunene and Karas Regions, in the far north-west and the far south, are fairly un-populated. Because of their inhospitable terrain and the distance from the capital city of Windhoek, these areas of Namibia are often overlooked by government programs and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Omaheke is on the edge of the Kalahari Desert to the East, and like the Karas Region further south, is the inhospitable home of the marginalized and minority San and Tswana ethnic groups. The Small Grants Program Small grants Regions in Namibia has real impact: At its roots, it supports young people to Kavango participate in educational Kunene activities that help prevent the spread of HIV. These activities Omaheke reach between 40 and 500 students each, depending on the size of the school and HIV/ AIDS Awareness Club. Karas 19 Clothing and Toiletries for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Clothing is routinely collected by adolescents in AIDS Awareness Clubs and church youth programs in the US. The donated items are sent directly to the 13 Regional Counselors who work directly with OVC. Children at dayschool in the shack-town outside of Swakopmund, receiving their winter clothes. These learners at the Swakopmund Primary School lost everything in a house fire. They now have new clothes from Sekolo Projects. Groups who have supported this Two learners from the Swakopmund program include: Primary School with their new clothes. • Deerfield Academy • Christ Church Choirs • Greenwich High School AIDS Awareness Club • Confirmation Class at Christ Church One Regional Counselors wrote to Sekolo Projects, saying: “I like to express my gratitude for the special packages which you sent us…we really appreciate the nice clothes which are very useful for the young ladies and the tee-shirts for the boys.” 20 Partners and supporting organizations [November 2004 - December 2009] 1919 Foundation AOC Fine Wines, Old Greenwich, CT ATI Holidays, Namibia The Bonafair Family Foundation The Brinkerhoff Family Foundation Central Middle School, Greenwich, CT Christ Church Choirs, Christ Church, Greenwich, CT Christ Church Outreach Foundation, Greenwich, CT Cold Stone Creamery The Commy Johanbein Foundation First Congregational Church, Old Greenwich, CT Franklin Lakes United Methodist Church, Franklin Lakes, NJ The George J. & Jessica Harris Foundation Global Fund for TB, Malaria and HIV (donation in kind) GoodSearch & GoodShop The Grace Notes Great Beginnings Greenwich Academy Community Service Club Greenwich High School AIDS Club The Heimbold Foundation Henry B. Plant Memorial Fund The Hultquist Foundation Mrs. Dunkelberger’s Advisory at Stanwich School Nicholl’s Wildlife Art The Old Stones Foundation The Peter J Hart Family Trust Philanthropic Education Organization Sisterhood Priceline (donation in kind) Red Ribbon Foundation The Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson Charitable Trust Round Hill Community Church, Greenwich, CT Scarsdale Community Baptist Church, Scarsdale, NY Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, CT The Slater Foundation The Stuart Family Foundation Trinity Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT United Nations Federal Credit Union 21 Sekolo Projects Namibia Board of Directors The Namibian Board of Directors now consists of 7 passionate individuals working in the HIV prevention field in Namibia: Marianne Erastus (Chair) joined the Board in July 2009 and works as the Coordinator for the Namibian Women’s Network. Marianne’s background in community development and gender issues adds a unique and necessary perspective to the Sekolo Board. Bernhard Kamatoto joined the Board in July 2009 and currently works for Lironga Eparu, which means “learning to survive,” a support organization founded by, run, and serving individuals living with HIV. Lironga Eparu provides much needed counseling and support to individuals living with HIV in Namibia. Bonifatius Morwe (Treasurer) joined the Board at its inception, in August 2006. He currently teaches mathematics at Centaurus High School in Windhoek, but previously taught at the Mokaleng Roman Catholic Combined School with Elizabeth Robinson. Helena Mungunda joined the Board in 2009 and currently works for the Academy of Educational Development (AED). Although her work focuses on adult HIV prevention, Helena is enthusiastic and passionate about working with young people to prevent the spread of HIV. She is also a registered nurse. 22 David Sampson (Vice Chair) has been on the Board since 2006 and served as its first Chairperson. David works at NIED, the National Institute for Educational Development in Namibia. His focus is on Life Skills and Social Studies, both of which incorporate HIV and AIDS into their curricula. Gisela Siririka has been on the Board since 2006. She also works with the Ministry of Education at NIED in multi-grade teaching. Gisela’s background and experience in the development of HIV prevention curricula in Namibia are a crucial foundation to the Board’s knowledge and resources. Maree Smit has been on the Board since 2006 and currently works with the Namibian Ministry of Education as a Regional School Counsellor. Her main responsibility is to provide care and support for orphans and vulnerable children in the school system in the Karas Region of southern Namibia. Her task is monumental, with hundreds of children under her supervision and care. July 2009 Board Development workshop, with co-facilitators Adelheid Awases (far left), and Hermen Ormel (center). 23 Financial Information Sekolo works hard to keep overhead costs down and put the vast majority of your donated dollars to work in Namibia. The following graphs combine our expenses over the past five years and divide them into three categories: Program, Fundraising and Management. Program costs are all those directly related to Sekolo’s HIV programming in Namibia. The fundraising category includes the Sekolo Safari fundraising events, and other presentations. Management includes all general administrative costs. Total expenditure over 5 years: $443,082 Program: $298,403 Fundraising: $70,344 Management: $74,334.10 Use of Funds: Nov 2004 - Dec 2009 Fundraising 17% Management 16% Program 67% 24 Breakdown of Program Expenses: Nov 2004 - Dec 2009 Small Grants Program CBO#4: Tondoro AIDS Awareness Club CBO#3: Omuhaturua Our HIV ABC CBO#2: Luderitz Red Ribbon Soup Kitchen CBO#1: Sekolo Sunrise Kids Resource Provision OVC Donations Total program expenditure over the last five years is shown here, divided among Sekolo’s programs.* Our HIV ABC (2004-2006): Resource Provision (Ongoing): OVC Donations (Ongoing): Small Grants Program (2006-present): CBO Assistance Fund (Total of 4 CBOs): CBO#1 Sekolo Sunrise Kids (2006-present): CBO#2 Luderitz Soup Kitchen (2007-present): CBO#3 Omuhaturua (2008-2009): CBO#4 Tondoro AIDS Awareness Club (2009): $127,249 $13,161 $5,130 $27,640 $125,222 $58,796 $45,808 $11,925 $8,692 *Please note the years in which years different programs have been operating and received funding. 25 Sekolo’s Individual Donors - Thank you! [November 2004 - December 2009] Dan Abbasi and Deb Smith Shereen Abdel-Meguid Robert Ainsley Robert and Persis Alden Walt and Diane Alder Michael Alliston and Sarah Moden-Alliston James Anderson Ty and Cyndy Anderson Jack Appelbaum Bernie and Mitzi Armstrong Holger and Eleanor Arnell Alicia Arnold David Atlas Patty Auchincloss Casey August Peter and Linda Austin-Small Neil and Christina Axelrod Adina Ba Theodore and Lyn Babcock Sue Baker Merl and Rita Baker Katherine Barba Nancy Barbe Rosemary Barbour Mygatt Wensley and Jinah Barker Bruce and Nancy Barker Craig and Rosalia Barnes Bob and Ellen Barolak Jon and Pam Barry James Barton William Baskin Richard Batchelder Elizabeth Bates Jon and Abby Bates Armin and Annie Baur John and Evelyn Bausman Suzanne Beatty Antonea Beckerman Matthew and Hilary Bernard Ted and Patty Beyer Ashish and Leslie Bhutani Pieter Bierkens Libuse Binder Joan Binkerd David and Christina Birkic Dieter Blennemann Anne Bloomdahl Adam Bodner Neil and Joanne Bouknight Jeff and Terry Boyd Valerie Boyd Roger and Sarah Boyle 26 Christina Brant Jim Breen Tim and Jane Breen Jennifer Bresler Tom and Kelly Broadhurst Philip and Ellen Brous Jane Brown Matthew Brown Owain Browne Muriel Brownlie Betsy Buell Pepe Henry Burdick Kip and Kathy Burgweger Christine Byrne Donna Petkunas Byrne Diane Caldwell Dwight and Sally Calhoun Woody and Cynthia Canaday Barbara Cantwell Jerry and Lynn Carnegie Jonas Cartano Nick and Sue Carter Jack and Patricia Cassidy Mary Cattan Eilleen Cavanaugh John and Patricia Chadwick Curtis and Margaret Chapman Barbara Chintz Rosemary Clancy William Clark Janet Clausi Laura Clise Jane Condon Connie Connelly Michael and Joan Connery Gillian Cook Susan Corbett Anthony Correale and Cora Burnham Earle and Mary Jane Cote Peter Coviello Nancy Coviello Ralph D. Coviello Richard and Barbara Crouter Elizabeth Cryer Michael and Brooke Dabrowski Bruno and Betsy Damez George Darder Mary Davies Tim and Anne Davies Gregory Davis Sheri Dean Thomas Decoene Nancy Del Genio Arthur and Wynkie Delmhorst Flore Desjardins George and Sherry Dey Nancy Dickenson Michael Difonzo Jeffrey Dishner Patrick Dolan Rajnesh Domalpalli Harry Dombrowski Andy and Christine Dommerich Mac and Susan Dommerich Dan and Judy Donahue Kate Downing Bill and Anne Drake David Drebus Bill and Jane Drebus Pie G.K. Dumas Yves Durif Diane Ebzery Steve and Bobbi Eggers Eric and June Einhorn Bob Elliott David Ewald Virginia Ewald Megan Farley Arnold Fink Daphne Finney Scott Fisher Mark Fitzhugh and Cheri Smith Beth Fitzpatrick Jan Flaska Edward Fogarty John Ford Lisa Forrow Brian and Eleanor Forrow Scott and Petria Fossel Nancy Fountain Anne Fox Stacy Fox George and Pam Fox Abby Fox Kenneth and Carol Franklin Donald and Frosty Friedman Eric and Carolyn Fure-Slocum Chris Gabbitas Pauline Gaden Yves and Monique Gaden Christian Gaines William and Beth Gallagher Peter and Ann Galloway Susie Gans John Gantz Tolman and Laura Geffs Richard and Pat Geismar Christine Gerli 27 Margaret Gianquinto Dick and Kathy Gildersleeve Ray and Sue Gincavage S. Mackenzie Glander Bob and Judy Goodchild Everett C. Goodwin Walter and Robin Gore Christy Graf Shelley Granger Mary Ann Graves Elise Green Bob and Sue Grele Dick and Joanne Griffin Silvana Griffith Albert Gubar Kathryn Guimard Nathalie Guimard Maureen Gupta David and Traci Gwodz Victoria Hackman Hadi Hajjar Susan Hanna Eileen Hanna Anne Marie Hannon Dana Hanson Louis and Amanda Hanzlik Kathleen Harbort Finley Harckham and Palmer Sloane Brian and Lucinda Harriss Peter and Mimi Hart Lee Hawley Brannon Heath Evangeline Henselmann Phyllis Herman Alfred and Briggita Heynen Vanda High Jim Hinman Lisa Ho Julia Ho Robert and Katherine Hogan Dick and Frankie Hollister Laura Hom Rich and Bobbie Hopkins Michael and Kim Horton Stig and Jeanne Host Bill and Martha Howland Randy and Mary Jane Huffman Theodore Huffman William Hughes Timothy and Cindy Hultquist Henry Huth Bruce and Simone Ingram Joanne Inman Norimichi Ishikawa Greg and Anne Islan Helen Jacobson Sekolo’s Individual Donors (con’t) [November 2004 - December 2009] Janine Jandrositz William and Hazel Jarvis Bon and Becky Jasperson Mary Jennings Brodie Johnson Sabrina Johnston Gregory Joseph Jack Kamerman Gina Karjanis Jim and Carol Keane Brian Kelly James Kennerley Don and Irene Kerr William and Kathie Kiernan Lesley King William and Barbara King Laurette Kittle James and Mieke Knight Adam Koren Edward Kozelka Elizabeth Kreuter Kenneth Krieger Jenny Kyne Malseed Karen LaChance Daniel LaChance Jennifer and Dennis Ladd Mike and Kay Langan Kacia Lee Michael Kasemeyer and Deborah Lee Gerry and Courtney Lees Bob and Tina Leinbach Ellen LeMoult Mary Ann Lendenmann Christopher Lettich Jamie Levine Julia B. Lewis Sandra Libbey Maggie Liebenguth Sherise Lindsay Kristina Lindstedt Lindsey Locks Kenneth Lockyer John Lohr Dan and Ginny Losito James and Robin Loughman Nigel Lovett Bob and Lynn Lovett Bob and Bea Luce Dennis and Bunny Lukas Kate Lund Linda Lund Frank Lyon 28 Brian and Mary MacDonald Jim and Paulette MacPherson Peter and Claire Macy Tom Maguire and Patricia Dempsey Kevin and Diana Mahaney Tom Mahoney Cathleen Mahoney Laura Maisey David Maitland Mark and Jenny Malseed Richard and Mary Mammana Andrew Marcus John and Michelle Margherita Marijane Marks Terry Martin and Lynne Jordal-Martin Robert Masotti Barbara Mauk Nancy Maulsby Ralph Mayo Jeanne McParlund Steve and Sheila McAleer Malcolm and Dana McAvity Stu and Sue McCalley Elizabeth McCann Miles McDonals Margaret McGirr Peter and Barbara McSpadden Philip McWhorter Jack and Lynn Medoff Helena Mertens Aleshia Meuller Bill Meurer and Andie Fraleigh Jan Meyer Jon and Prill Meyer David and Linda Michonski Jane Miliken Roberts Len Miller Katharine Minton Morgan and Betsy Mitchell Daniel and Angel Moger Patrick and Amy Mooney Frank Moore and Nichola Bott Robert and Peggy Moore Deborah and Paul Morant John Morris Rob and Susan Morris Joyce Munschauer Dale and Sherry Myer Samdaye Nandlal Sharma Ron Nelson Ethan and Stephanie Nelson Peter Ness Kit Newman Nigel and Alison Nicholls Jamie Noble Elizabeth Norfleet Barbara Norrgard Francis Norris-Olivia Peter and Patricia O’Brien Tammy O’Conner Kayo and Mary Beth O’Reilly Patrick O’Shea Frank Olson Bella Op’Thof Anne Orum Elena Oxman David and Phyllis Mary Lee Paine Geoffrey Parkinson Heather Parkinson-Webb Christina Parsons Anne E. Patrick Terry Paule Wulf and Renate Paulick Roberta Pecora Robert Petersen Katie Petersen Judith Petersen Tom and Kathy Petersen Robert and Maggie Pettinato William Pezzuti Robert and Adriana Phillips Marian Phillips Al and Carol Pierce Dan and Jane Pietrowski Judy Pollack Robb and Jackie Prince Mediha Qureshi Richard and Mary Radcliffe Thea Ragatz Andrew and Kirsten Rastrick Karyn Ratcliffe Jim and Patty Read Giff and Ruth Reed Angela Reynolds Lynda Reynolds Barbara Richards Spike and June Richey Kristina Riegle Charles and Ausra Riegle Tom and Adriana Riles Susan Rinker Rob Rioseco Joe and Kathy Rizzo Ann Robb Terry Robinson Bruce and Cathy Robinson Geoff and Didi Robinson 29 Bruce and Kathy Robinson Greg Robinson and Colleen Boggs Janet Rogers Beatrice Rosenberg Diane Rousseau Karen Royce Chuck and Deborah Royce Lisa Ruggiero Philip and Sally Russell Ken and Sharon Russell Solomon and Sara Rutzky Rosemary Ryan Barry Schaller Peter and Jeannette Schieferdecker Tim and Susan Schieffelin Milicent Scrivan Renee Seblatnig Harry and Sharon Seelig Anne Semmes Ian Shearson Paul Sheridan and Fifi Sheridan-Barbian Robert and Starr Shippee Susan Shollar James Shukie Debbie Siegel John and Sally Silver Geoffrey and Elizabeth Silver Artemis Simerson Robert Simonson Peter and Ann Simpson Sandra Sisk Arthur Sjogren Walter Slack James Smith Cecily T. Smith F. Clawson Smith and Olivia Holt Scott and Lynn Smith Robert and Carolyn Snow Robert and Ronnie Snow Maren Snyder Katie Souder Christopher Spain Diane Staab Charles and Nancy Standard James Starkweather Walter Christine Stiassni-Gerli Peter Streich Pamela Strobel Paula Suarez Luz Suarez Scott Sullivan Mary Sullivan Kristin Sundt Pat Swasey Naomi Tamerin Harold and Vicky Tananbaum Sharon Tanner Tracy Taylor Robert Taylor Richard and Alix Taylor Horst and Lisa Tebbe Philip Temple Georgia Tenore Beza Tesfaye Alison Tepper Gerald C. Thayer Irving and Nancy Thode Rhod and Janet Thomas Lauren Thomas Joseph and Avis Toochin Mark and Jean Tredinnick Alexia Tuccinardi Nick and Tracy Utton Bill and Shirley Vance Louis VanLeewan Ilse Vietor-Haight Frederick Waldron Mary Waldron Jay Walker Jeffrey and Liz Walker Michael Warde Candee Weed Willis Wendell Nana Wenger Graham and Gabrielle Whitehead Tony and Diana Whyte Geri Wiles Marie Williams Lee and Deb Wilson Steven Caldicott Wilson Louisa Winthrop Lynda Withiam Susan Wohlforth Roger Wolfe Robert Wood and Rimi Mosley Jeanne Wright Richard and Barbara Wyton The Sekolo Safaris In 2006 and 2008, Sekolo Projects Inc. held large silent auction events to raise funds for our programs in Namibia. The auctions, called the Sekolo Safari, took place at the Milbrook Club in Greenwich. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres were served during the black tie silent and live auctions. The items auctioned were primarily Namibian art and craft items. Both events have been extraordinarily successful, in total raising over $100,000 to support Sekolo’s programs in Namibia. Kate Bloomer, Katie Petersen and Gillian Morris enjoy themselves at the 2008 Safari. 30 A hand-painted carved wooden giraffe. Many thanks to all our volunteers, and especially Joanne Bouknight and Mieke Knight for their time and energy to make the Safaris so successful! Sekolo Projects Inc. Board of Directors (US) Tom Mahoney (Chairperson) William Kiernan (Treasurer) Katrina Robinson (Secretary) Joseph Toochin Former Directors: Geoffrey Robinson, Bob Elliott, Elizabeth Robinson P.O. Box 138, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 USA tel: +1 203 987 5293 Sekolo Projects Namibia Board of Directors (Namibia) Marianne Erastus (Chair) David Sampson (Vice Chair) Bonifatius Morwe (Treasurer) Gisela Siririka Maree Smit Helena Mungunda Bernhard Kamatoto P.O. Box 8463 Windhoek, NAMIBIA tel/fax: +264 61 225 487 Honorary Advisors Charlotte Bond, David Cartwright, Patricia Chadwick, Bobbi Eggers, Caroline Ferrari, Paolo Ferrari, Felicity Haingura, Heinrich Heinrichs, Joshua Kahikuata, Irene Kerr, Gonnie Kruger, Paul Makabanyane, Gebhard Mbatara, Frank Moore, Hermen Ormel, Karen Royce, Geoffrey Silver, Hildegard Tibinyane, Fidelius Tibinyane, Avis Toochin 31 Sekolo’s Funding Base Novmeber 2004 - December 2009 Organizations 43% Individuals 57% Thank you! Sekolo Projects Inc. P.O. Box 138 Old Greenwich, CT 06870 USA tel: +1 203 987 5293 [email protected] www.sekoloprojects.org