Sumba Foundation Fundraiser
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From Beau Overholt -
This summer I had the incredible opportunity to work on the island of Sumba in Indonesia. I will never forget the people of this island I met and with whom I worked side by side everyday at The Nihiwatu Resort, one of the world's five best eco-hotels, and deeply committed to their people and improving their quality of life.
I am asking for your support to help me raise money to assist The Sumba Foundation in their efforts to make a better life for the people I fell in love with here on one of the poorest islands in Indonesia. PLEASE help me help them NOW, one family at a time.The people of Sumba need the basics that we take for granted; clean water, healthy living conditions, medicine and medical facilities, education for their children and employment opportunities.
In order to provide some idea of their expenses, here are a few examples:
Malaria diagnosis and treatment of 100 people $500
A teacher’s salary for one year $2,500
Teaching materials for the year $500
Total cost of program expansion for one year is $5,300
As you can see, your help would mean so much. Please consider making a donation.
Access to water is one of the major challenges in Sumba. During the dry season, many streams dry up and villagers must depend on wells for scarce supplies of water. Many villagers on the island still have to travel several kilometres several times a day just to fetch water. It is mainly the women and children who are sent to fetch water, while the men are at work.
The Sumba Foundation is deeply committed to lessening the consequences of poverty on the island of Sumba. Their aim is to provide humanitarian aid by fostering village-based projects that impact health (including actual access and malaria control), education, water and income-generation, while preserving and respecting the fragile culture and traditions of the Sumbanese people.
The Sumba Foundation was established by Claude Graves and Sean Downs in 2001. Since it’s inception, water, health, education and economic projects have grown to now cover a 164 square kilometer(101 mile) area in West Sumba. Some key highlights of their work to date include:
Five health clinics built and staffed by the Foundation
Malaria infection rates reduced by 85%
More than 60 water wells and 240 water stations developed
16 primary schools supplied with water, toilets, tables, chairs, library books and supplies
Sumba Foundation Clinics providing reliable healthcare to over 20,000 people
There is still much to be done, but the solutions to the needs of the people of Sumba are not complicated. Empowering communities is the cornerstone for the success of their projects. In doing so, they are confident that they are building the foundation for a safer and healthier way of life, while carefully preserving the traditions and unspoiled essence that makes Sumba so remarkable.
https://www.facebook.com/SumbaFoundation
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/01/travel/nihiwatu-hotel-indonesia/
Thank you,
BEAU OVERHOLT
This summer I had the incredible opportunity to work on the island of Sumba in Indonesia. I will never forget the people of this island I met and with whom I worked side by side everyday at The Nihiwatu Resort, one of the world's five best eco-hotels, and deeply committed to their people and improving their quality of life.
I am asking for your support to help me raise money to assist The Sumba Foundation in their efforts to make a better life for the people I fell in love with here on one of the poorest islands in Indonesia. PLEASE help me help them NOW, one family at a time.The people of Sumba need the basics that we take for granted; clean water, healthy living conditions, medicine and medical facilities, education for their children and employment opportunities.
In order to provide some idea of their expenses, here are a few examples:
Malaria diagnosis and treatment of 100 people $500
A teacher’s salary for one year $2,500
Teaching materials for the year $500
Total cost of program expansion for one year is $5,300
As you can see, your help would mean so much. Please consider making a donation.
Access to water is one of the major challenges in Sumba. During the dry season, many streams dry up and villagers must depend on wells for scarce supplies of water. Many villagers on the island still have to travel several kilometres several times a day just to fetch water. It is mainly the women and children who are sent to fetch water, while the men are at work.
The Sumba Foundation is deeply committed to lessening the consequences of poverty on the island of Sumba. Their aim is to provide humanitarian aid by fostering village-based projects that impact health (including actual access and malaria control), education, water and income-generation, while preserving and respecting the fragile culture and traditions of the Sumbanese people.
The Sumba Foundation was established by Claude Graves and Sean Downs in 2001. Since it’s inception, water, health, education and economic projects have grown to now cover a 164 square kilometer(101 mile) area in West Sumba. Some key highlights of their work to date include:
Five health clinics built and staffed by the Foundation
Malaria infection rates reduced by 85%
More than 60 water wells and 240 water stations developed
16 primary schools supplied with water, toilets, tables, chairs, library books and supplies
Sumba Foundation Clinics providing reliable healthcare to over 20,000 people
There is still much to be done, but the solutions to the needs of the people of Sumba are not complicated. Empowering communities is the cornerstone for the success of their projects. In doing so, they are confident that they are building the foundation for a safer and healthier way of life, while carefully preserving the traditions and unspoiled essence that makes Sumba so remarkable.
https://www.facebook.com/SumbaFoundation
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/01/travel/nihiwatu-hotel-indonesia/
Thank you,
BEAU OVERHOLT
Organizer
Beau Overholt
Organizer
Oakton, VA
