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Written by admin.Posted: November 28, 2012 at 6:57 am.Comments Off. Posted in: Uncategorized

Hand crafted by local Arizona teens 50% of funds help earn money for college scholarships through The Shine Project. Each bracelet also offers limitless power as 50% of the proceeds help impoverished communities in Haiti and Saharan Africa achieve a healthier life through International Lifeline Fund, a program dedicated to bringing clean water and fuel-efficient stoves to displaced residents.

- Handmade in the USA
- Recycled glass beads, gunmetal chain made in Canada
- Lobster clasp
- 6.5”-7”L

Only $25!

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WaSH project in Pallisa Uganda

Written by admin.Posted: November 21, 2012 at 5:32 pm.Comments Off. Posted in: Uncategorized

A new project in a new area.

Pallisa District is located in the central part of the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is made up of three
counties, 20 sub-counties and 1 town council. Its current population is 506,900 of which a mere 57 %
has access to safe water.

Map of Uganda with Pallisa district in dark blue (map Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment)

These numbers also mean that around 320,000 people have no access to safe water in Pallisa district. It
was therefore decided that ILF is to drill six new boreholes in the vicinity of health clinics.

After a courtesy call to the authorities, other stakeholder and to introduce ILF as an organization, it was
time to pay an official visit to the authorities of Pallisa. It is not only important that people know who
you are and what you do, but it is equally important to get a formal agreement to work in that district.

Now the ILF office is based in Lira and to drive to Pallisa in the rainy season takes up to five hours or
more of driving, a lot of which on dirt roads.

Passing through some wet spots

We finally got there and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the chief of the district
went remarkably fast. After that it was time for some chit chat with various people and explain to more
people who we are and what we do and what we intend to do. People appreciate that in rural areas.

The next day we headed back to Lira on the long and difficult road.

Next week the work will start in Pallisa seriously now, but a lot of logistical work still needs to be done in
the meantime.

We’ll keep you posted on the progress.

A New Beginning

Written by Lisa.Posted: October 25, 2012 at 5:46 pm.No comments.Posted in: Washington DC

“It is necessary … for a man to go away by himself … to sit on a rock … and ask, ‘Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?”
― Carl Sandburg

 

This is true for man and it is true for a growing nonprofit.

 

Over the past twelve months, we have taken measurable steps to lay a more solid foundation for Lifeline. If our philosophy to development is described as “bottoms-up”, then our approach to laying this groundwork can only be described as “top-down”. The top echelon of the organization sat down with the team and worked together side by side to beckon the best steps forward. Every single voice was heard and every opinion taken into account. A driller from Uganda was given the opportunity to speak his mind while a board member (who is a professor of Medicine from Georgetown) listened on intently. During this period of self–reflection, we were also faced with sudden and expected challenges that shook the foundation of the organization. However, the two things that have remained intact during this transformative process have been our united spirit and our unwavering commitment to Lifeline’s mission.

 

And so we begin the first chapter towards answering the age-old question of “where am I going”. At Lifeline, our “destination” is a world in which no one is forced to drink contaminated water or expose themselves, their families their environment to the harms associated with cooking on an open fire. Internally, we have charted the strategic framework to better accomplish our mission. Externally, we have revamped our website, educational materials and brokered a cohesive marketing approach to better inform and include our supporters. It will be in this spirit of ‘together-ness’ and fierce determination that we will continue to move forward, more robust than ever before.