Thursday, July 17, 2008

I've planted the seed...














My community is in the middle of getting a grant for repairing the closed down sport complex. The only agreement for us to get the money is for the community to raise a certain amount of money. We need to do this by the end of this month! My Mayor has sent out several people out in the village to get contributions, so far we've gotten a fourth of what we need.

Today, I talked to him about putting together a futbal tournament event, for we have three very successful teams in our village, in order to raise more money. He said that they have never done anything like that before for fundraising. He said he would think about it and talk to the Vice Primar about it.

I'm waiting to see what will come out of my seed. I do realize that we don't have much time, but hey if the Peresecina crew was able to get a concert going and raise a decent amount of money in two weeks, I believe Gura Galbenei can do it too! I just hope that my Mayor believes it too.

We'll see....

Another point I would like to bring up is how much I love the sense of time here in Moldova. It took some getting use to, don't get me wrong, but I'm slowly enjoying it. For a person like me who is usually always late for something or other, it's great! Time is not something that is threatening me anymore. Big Bad Time...has left my life for the time being.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Help Moldovan Children!


Wings of Hope
Dear Friends,

We are getting ready for our trip to Moldova where
we will be working on a kindergarten project through
the organization that we started,
Wings of Hope International(WHI)(www.whintl.org).

We had some success raising funds for the project
and these funds will be used to make a big difference
in the lives of many children in Moldova.

I would like to ask you to consider helping us
raise funds by using the GoodSearch search engine
that is powered by Yahoo search. Every time a person
searches using GoodSearch the company donates one
penny to the non-profit organization that person
chooses. We are registered with GoodSearch and every
time a person chooses Wings of Hope International
we receive one penny.

If you would like to support us when you are doing any
search on the web, please follow these directions:

1. Type www.goodsearch.com
2. On the first page in the second box were it says
"WHO DO YOU GOODSEARCH FOR?"
type Wings of Hope International.
3. Then you can type whatever you would like to search
in the box above " WHO DO YOU GOODSEARCH FOR?"

You also can make www.goodsearch.com your default home
page by going to TOOLS on the drop down menu and then
choose Internet Options, then choose General tab after
you chose Internet Options and type in the box that
says Address: http://www.goodsearch.com/
Thank you for considering supporting
our Wings of Hope International.

Monday, July 14, 2008

A little treat from Perescina



When we danced the Hora for our Goodbye Party at the end of Pre-Service Training



Pașa and Me

The List: The Worst Places to Be a Woman


The thing to take note: It is looking UP!


MOLDOVA
Worst in Europe

Share of women in Parliament: 22 percent

Female-to-male income ratio: 63:100

Female literacy rate: 99 percent

Moldova is a major source country for women trafficked into prostitution. In a country whose per capita income (adjusted for purchasing power) is in the same league as India and Nicaragua, young women and girls often fall for recruiters’ promises of well-paying jobs abroad, only to be forced to work for pimps in places such as Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the government’s efforts to prevent trafficking and protect victims have been weak; some government officials and police officers have even been complicit in trafficking. But things might be looking up: The first female prime minister took office this year.

SOURCE: U.N. Human Development Report

To see the rest of the list go here...http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4319

Sunday, July 13, 2008