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May 2008 update A class of 8th graders in New Milford have joined our School in Sudan effort by selling the T-Shirt shown below. Please see their web page on this web site for more information.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson MandelaOf all the tragedies taking place beyond our borders, there is not a more desperate situation than that which has befallen the victims in Darfur. The United Nations in recent years called it “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” If you have any doubt, please watch the eight minute award winning video “The Promise” created by the inspiring students of Danbury High School and Tim Salem, their Assistant Principal, which inspired us to become involved, and which has been shown all over the United States, including on Capital Hill in Washington.
The Cartus Save The Children Committee has set a goal of raising enough money by 2010 so that Save the Children can build a school in Sudan for the Darfur refugees. A school which will provide desperately needy children with a safe environment, latrines, clean water and most of all, a future.
An article about our effort was written in a local paper, the Ridgefield Press, on October 4, 2007. Please click here to read the article.
Your tax-deductible gift today will help us reach our goal sooner. Please send your check payable to
“Save the Children / Sudan School Project”
to
Save the Children
Attn: Lynne LeBarron
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
For more info, call Doug D'Jay at (203) 205-3759.
E-mail: doug.djay@schoolinsudan.org Rally / WalkathonSunday, October 26, 2008, 12 - 9 PM
Danbury High School, Danbury, CT Map and DirectionsTim Salem, the Assistant Principal of Danbury High School, and many of his students, have created the videos “The Promise” and “Child of Hope: Darfur Dreams of Peace”, and through more than 80 presentations have made Danbury a regional center for Darfur awareness and action. Our major fundraiser for 2008 is at Danbury High School in October of 2008. Please see the 2008 Rally & Walkathon page for details.
Honor/Memorial Plaque in the School
Include a Loved One's Name on a Plaque for the School
Between 2007 and 2010 send us donations totaling $500 or more and your name or your family’s name or the name of a loved one you wish to memorialize will be placed on a plaque in the school.
About Darfur About the size of Texas, the Darfur region of Sudan is home to racially mixed tribes of settled peasants, who identify as African, and nomadic herders, who identify as Arab. Sudan has seen 22 years of civil war which has helped create a country with one of the worst socio-economic indicators in the world. In 2003, ethnic battles erupted between Arab-African rebel forces and black Africans, resulting in over 200,000 dead and over 2.5 million people displaced by violence. Many have lost their homes, family members, and their physical and emotional security. In addition, because of the war, many children live under the threat of military violence, as well as the possibility of exploitation and abuse. They also often face food and water shortages, inadequate / non-existent healthcare and little hope for a decent education.
Why a School? Education saves lives. It gives children the skills they need to escape poverty, live healthily and have hope for the future. Simply going to school each day can transform the lives of children living in conflict. The right to go to school belongs to every child. Tens of thousands of refugee children in Sudan do not go to school -- and have not for as long as five years! When the crisis is over, it is likely to take years for the education system to recover, during which time these children will have lost out on an education and its benefits. Our “Building a School in Sudan by 2010” is part of Save the Children's Rewrite the Future campaign to get three million out-of-school children living in conflict-affected areas into school by 2010. Please follow the link to learn more. |
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