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Article on Farmers’ Issues in Hindi Daily
ACORN India article about farmers’ issues is featured in the Hindi Daily.
Progress on the ACORN Memorial Orchard
The ACORN Memorial Orchard is going strong at the ACORN Farm in the Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans.
Pecans starting to bud, citrus already blooming with more holes dug for more citrus, and fig tree budding.
New Orleans Permaculture Group at the ACORN Farm
Members of the New Orleans Permaculture Group and baristas from Fair Grinds Coffeehouse installing herb borders around raised beds to discourage pests at the ACORN farm. The herbs will later be harvested for tea at Fair Grinds Coffeehouse. This is our second of three planned permaculture installations this year.
Report from ACORN Kenya
A PROGRESSIVE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 2014
27nd DECEMBER, 2014
Introduction
The Organization spent the early part of December in planning for the celebrations for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIA) as part of campaigning and championing for their rights. After the activity which was a huge success we reviewed the same and made a follow up of the stakeholders who had attended as guests and members of PLWHA. Majority had already traveled up country for December festive season.
Celebrations
The celebrations took place on 9th December, 2014 as scheduled at the Word of life Church in Kariobangi which gave us a free venue for the celebrations.
The main goal of the event was to give part of our members (PLWHIA) a forum for celebration in this December festive season and sharing their challenges and experiences. It also provided an opportunity to engage the government to seriously look into the issues of health especially HIV/AIDS in Korogocho and the neighboring estates.
The event started at 9.30am and ended at 2.00pm and this is the summary of what took place during that day.
In attendance
Community members 140
Invited Guests 12
– Representatives from Care For Aids (CFA )
– Representative from Word of life Church
– COPA- KENYA
– Local Administration
– Representative from the County Government
– Faulu Kenya bank among many other
They all made an inspiring speech and suggested on how together we can push the County and Central government to bring health services in Korogocho and the Neighboring estates.
ACORN will convene a meeting in the second week of January, 2015.
Activities
- Entertainment – We had three groups who entertained
- Introduction of the main organizations
- Speeches from the invited guests
- Presentation of Christmas gifts in form of food package to the PLWHA
- Refreshments and snacks
Membership Recruitment
VILLAGE
RECRUITED NEW MEMBERS
Kariobangi
10
Ngomongo
6
Gitathuru
5
Grogon B
3
Grogon A
4
Total
28
Meetings
VILLAGE
DATE
VENUE
ATTENDANCE
AGENDA
–
16th December,2014
Word of Hope Church, Kariobangi
10 (Planning committee of the celebrations)
Evaluation of the celebrations and planning for the members meetings.
Kariobangi and surrounding areas
19th December,2014
at 4.00pm
Word of life Church Kariobangi
48 members
-Membership recruitment drive.- Up-dates
-Dues collection
Highridge and the surrounding villages up to Babandogo
23rd December, 2014
at 3.00pm
Calvary church
57
-membership recruitment drive.
– Other up-dates.
– -dues collection
Dues collection
VILLAGE
NO. OF MEMBERS
TOTAL IN KSHS
Kariobangi
40
800
High ridge
51
1020
Other villages
50
1000
TOTAL
141
2,820
Dues collected will be used to subsidize payment of the Office rent.
Report by Sammy and David
ACORN Kenya Community Organizers
ACORN Memorial Orchard
Planting has begun on the ACORN Memorial Orchard at the ACORN Farm in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans thanks to the generous donations we recently received. Pecans and citrus planted in the ground. There will be 30 trees of various varieties. Thanks to the Permaculture Club for their help, as well as Zee Thornton and Chaco Rathke.
To support the ACORN FARM or to buy a tree for us to plant as a memorial to honor the memory of a social justice fighter or someone who made a difference in the world, please click on the link below. You can give us the name of the person you are honoring, and we will take very special of his/her tree.
Report from ACORN Honduras
Quito, diciembre 01 del 2014
Hola Marcos
C.C. Wade Rathke
Muy apreciados señores:
Un saludo fraterno como siempre augurando toda clase de éxitos en sus trabajos y en todo lo que desempeñan.
En cuanto a las actividades que hemos tenido acá en el barrio Pinar Bajo de Toctiuco entre otras cosas realizadas puedo informarles lo siguiente:
Después de una larga concientización a los moradores del barrio, el día domingo 23 de noviembre, pudimos realizar una minga para tratar de arreglar el empedrado de la calle principal, ya que hace muchos meses no se le daba mantenimiento y estaba en condiciones muy desfavorable, empezamos a las 8:30 am y terminamos a las 12pm con un receso a media mañana para tomar un refrigerio. Hubo mucho que hacer y todos terminamos bien cansados (adjunto fotos).
Bueno, yo aproveché este momento que fue como un preámbulo para prepararles y direccionarles a tener una reunión, y es así que todos los asistentes quedamos auto-convocados para una reunión urgente el día sábado 30 de noviembre del presente año a las 4 pm., porque nació una moción entre todos los asistentes de dar una cuota de 7 a 10 dólares para continuar con el trámite de legalización de la nueva directiva. Para que el resto de personas se enteren, quedamos en poner un anuncio en un lugar visible para que sea leído y puedan asistir.
Hasta ahí todo estaba bien, en esa semana continué visitando los hogares para recordarles la reunión e incentivarles a contribuir económicamente para las gestiones que se necesitaban hacer.
Llegó el día de la reunión, al presidente le había ocurrido un imprevisto de ultima hora, estuvimos esperando hasta las 6 pm. hasta cuando llegó el presidente y brevemente con unas 8 personas que habíamos quedado se tuvo una pequeña reunión en donde se expuso el tema en mención (adjunto fotos), pero como habían pocos miembros se decidió tener otra reunión para este próximo domingo 7 de diciembre a las 8 am en la cual se espera tener una mejor asistencia y poder tomar las decisiones que sean necesarias con el apoyo de la mayoría.
Esto es brevemente un resumen de lo más importante de las actividades que hemos tenido en este mes.
Un abrazo,
Marlene Castro
Report from ACORN Kenya
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORMS NOW
Mobile Contact: 0722416343
P.O. Box 6253-00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Email:Kenya@acornkenya.org
Website: www.acorninternational.com
A PROGRESSIVE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 2014
29TH NEVEMBER, 2014
Introduction
The month of November was vibrant with a number of activities on the ground being membership recruitment drive, planning committee meetings and membership meetings.
As a country, we faced a major challenge of insecurity as the Al- Shabab militia massacred 28 people in Mandera North Eastern part of the country.
In Korogocho and the neighboring estates same issue of insecurity was witnessed in form of mugging and other petty crimes. These cases normally increase as we approach the festive seasons of December every year.
Campaigns.
The organizing committee is planning for big celebration for people living with HIV/AIDs on 9 December 2014. We are targeting 1,000 people from Korogocho and the neighboring estates to attend. It will be a two-day event. On 8 December we will have Testing and Counseling for HIV/AIDs which will culminate into a celebration on the following day. Faulu Kenya Bank one of our stakeholders has agreed to partially sponsor the event.
The celebration for children as part of campaigns to push for guiding policies on use of drugs and child neglect has been scheduled for 19 December 2014. We are yet to confirm any organization interested in sponsor this event but it that crucial that we have to do it to reduce the issues of drug trafficking and child abuse in the area.
Membership Recruitment.
VILLAGE
RECRUITED NEW MEMBERS
Kariobangi
5
Ngomongo
3
Gitathuru
2
Grogon B
6
Grogon A
2
Total
18
Membership Meetings
VILLAGE
DATE
VENUE
ATTENDANCE
AGENDA
Kariobangi and surrounding areas
27th December,2014
at 4.00pm
ACORNS office in Kariobangi
39
-Membership recruitment drive.- Up-dates
-Dues collection
Highridge and the surrounding villages to Babandogo
28th December, 2014
at 3.00pm
Calvary church
47
-membership recruitment drive.- Other up-dates.- -dues collection
Dues collection
VILLAGE
NO. OF MEMBERS
TOTAL IN KSHS
Kariobangi
33
700
High ridge
45
900
Other villages
23
460
TOTAL
101
2,060
Report by Sammy and David
ACORN Kenya Community Organizers
Report for ACORN Honduras
Report from ACORN Honduras for August 2014.
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