Attached you will find a How-To Guide to your Village Webpage.

Included in the guide is information and instructions on:

1. How do I post a message in an online discussion?
2. How do I post a picture?
3. How do I post a news item?
4. How do I send a message and/or newsletter to my Village?
5. How do I invite friends to my Village?
6. How do I use SMS to communicate with my online Village?

Attached files: 

A Guide to Your Village Webpage.doc

In order for the cooperative to buy and sell rice, it will need a store and warehouse. The property is owned by Hope Center (a non-profit compassion ministry). The cooperative would like to build a small store-warehouse on the property.

I have just asked someone to survey the property and provide dimensions so that an architect could draw a master plan and an engineer could give us a list of materials. I will post the dimensions within the next few days.

The community has been considering a profit-sharing scheme instead of using the minimum wage to pay coop workers. They have consulted with an accountant-friend who has told them it is possible.

They would like to up the wage-rate in proportion to hours worked and profit-made by the coop. For this task, we are looking for people knowledgeable in business economics to help us work out how to do this and still comply with the cooperative code.

This space will be used to provide general project information and updates.

Welcome to the village of Rebecca Dulo! We are so happy that you've chosen to join our group.

Please take a few moments to post a message introducing yourself so that we can get to know you better. If you have a specific skill set that you think may be useful to our project, we'd love to know more. We are very grateful that you have chosen to volunteer your time with us and look forward to joining hands with you to make our project a success.

Some months ago a discussion started on Nabuur about girls in Kabondo, Kenya not being able to attend school during their period; a common problem in many parts of the developing world. Disposable pads are very expensive and alternatives don't seem to exist for most girls. They often just stay home for the 5-10 days per month that they have they period, rather than be embarrassed. This cuts heavily into their education. ( To see past discussion visit http://www.nabuur.com/en/village/kabondo/project/task/feminine-hygiene-p...)

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Small business opportunities provide a means for individuals to support themselves, their families as well as orphans that may be in their care.

The community is looking to start a small micro-loan program which will start with 10 guardians. Each guardian would develop their own business plans and would receive a loan up to $100.

Each loan would be paid back with interest and then be available for the next person waiting for a micro-loan. There are currently over 40 guardians in the project.

'One cluck at a time' adoption scheme! Adopt a chicken is a new scheme for people to adopt a chicken for a year at $4 dollars each, (£3/or 3 euros).

People who wish to adopt a chicken or chickens can contact me regarding payment to Help Heal and they will receive a certificate via email with a photograph attached. You can name the chicken or chickens. You will receive a report on their progress in 6 months time.

Hello

Can you search for funders that fund this kind of project we already have a plan and budget for this project.

The health care and nutrition program will become funded from within the community through the groundnut enterprise, and high protein nutrition be available from the poultry farm (eggs, chicken meat) Patients unable to be rehabilitated into the community will gain opportunities for employment.

Hi there

Can you look for resources that can help with the awareness and sensitization programme? Even if you only have an hour or two to spare it would be of great help. Please look over the task goals and then research on the INTERNET. Resources specifically designed for or aimed at Kenya are especially useful but anything that is related to the topic at hand.

Please attach web pages or documents to your message or send them to me or to George Onyango

Thanks for your time

Gillian