Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great use of a wonderful picture! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images@comporium.net> To: <lug@leica-users.org>; <paw@micapeak.com>; <seephoto@micapeak.com>; <digitalusersgroup@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 9:29 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: HPI Card > PESO: > > Heifer Project International has been using my photos for their > Thanksgiving cards. Here is this year's photo: > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/88478147 > > And the information on the back of the card: > > Dzendere Kadzea and her two daughters grind corn with a wooden mortar and > pestle to make ugali, the porridge eaten with most meals in Kenya. > Dzendere is a member of a women's dairy cooperative established by the > women of six communities in the Kwale district of Kenya. The women > received cows from Heifer Project International and, with the help of > USAID, began a dairy business, delivering milk by bicycle to neighboring > communities. In an area formerly dependent on the seasonal income from > coconuts and cashews, the dairy project has enabled the women to keep > their children in school year round. Since the project began, no > malnutrition has been reported in any of the six communities. > > > Comments greatly appreciated!! > > Tina > > Tina Manley > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > http://www.tinamanley.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >