Intelligent Giving have slated Barnado's boss Martin Narey for his forthright appeal to prevent a seven year old Malawi boy being deported with his parents - all three of them have HIV and have no hope of treatment back in Malawi.
Adam Rothwell's stance is that this is political campaigning and therefore the 'omnipresent Martin Narey' as he is described and the charity he heads should not therefore be involved.
Adam goes on to say -
"Charities are barred from being too 'political'. But increasingly it seems that what some charities - and the Charity Commission - see as 'political' bears little resemblance to what most ordinary people would think."
I don't think so.
Of course as we often hear politics is a grey area but as one of those ordinary people I feel Barnado's has every right to campaign on behalf of vulnerable children in the UK. If that means questioning a deportation order placed on a young seven year old boy with HIV then I'm comfortable that they are keeping within their charitable boundaries.
If not Barnados then who will?
Posted by Gareth Jenkins at 8:07 AM
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
G4S threatens legal action in Malawi
After the appearance of newspaper articles which are highly critical of the G4S treatment of workers in Malawi, the company contacted the Minister of Labor and threatened legal action against the union.
A delegation representing unions, NGOs and others will visit Malawi soon to investigate claims of underpayment of overtime and harsh treatment. The company's policy in Malawi is to pay workers a LOWER hourly wage after the employee has worked for 8 hours.
A delegation representing unions, NGOs and others will visit Malawi soon to investigate claims of underpayment of overtime and harsh treatment. The company's policy in Malawi is to pay workers a LOWER hourly wage after the employee has worked for 8 hours.
Malawi to export maize to Zim
Malawi, swamped with surplus maize from two bumper harvests, will export 400,000 tons of the staple to cash-strapped Zimbabwe, the head of the state-run strategic maize reserve agency said.
"Malawi has had two good years of bumper maize harvest and is in surplus of about 1.1 million tons," Nasinuku Saukila, general manager of the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) told AFP.
"Zimbabwe has been shopping around for maize. We will be exporting 400 mega tons of maize following a demand from that country.
"The general picture in the region is that there is a problem and there is demand for our maize and we will export on first come first served basis," the NFRA chief said.
Saukila said maize exports this year would give "local farmers and traders a steady market for their surplus maize."
Millions of Malawians depend on maize for their food needs, which is grown on small plots.
"Maize traders were looking for a market and if we buy from them, it will have a multiplier effect as rural farmers are also likely to benefit," Saukila said.
The poor southeastern African nation, which annually needs two million tons to feed its 12 million people, had a maize surplus of 500,000 tons last year and is set for a bumper harvest in 2007 of three million tons, a 22 percent increase.
The surplus is due to subsidised fertiliser and prolonged periods of rainfall, agriculture experts say.
Malawi, where food security is a pressing issue with about 60 percent of the people living below the poverty line, met its food needs for the first time in seven years in 2006 with a harvest of 2.2 million tons.
Famine threatened up to five million people in 2005 following drought and the government spent over 100 million dollars to import more than 400,000 tons of food to avert hunger.
Zimbabwe, once the bread-basket of the region, recently announced it would need to import hundreds of thousands of tons of maize.
Harare blames the shortfall on lengthy drought but critics say its agricultural policy, including depriving hundreds of white commercial farmers of their land, is largely at fault.
Sapa-AFP
"Malawi has had two good years of bumper maize harvest and is in surplus of about 1.1 million tons," Nasinuku Saukila, general manager of the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) told AFP.
"Zimbabwe has been shopping around for maize. We will be exporting 400 mega tons of maize following a demand from that country.
"The general picture in the region is that there is a problem and there is demand for our maize and we will export on first come first served basis," the NFRA chief said.
Saukila said maize exports this year would give "local farmers and traders a steady market for their surplus maize."
Millions of Malawians depend on maize for their food needs, which is grown on small plots.
"Maize traders were looking for a market and if we buy from them, it will have a multiplier effect as rural farmers are also likely to benefit," Saukila said.
The poor southeastern African nation, which annually needs two million tons to feed its 12 million people, had a maize surplus of 500,000 tons last year and is set for a bumper harvest in 2007 of three million tons, a 22 percent increase.
The surplus is due to subsidised fertiliser and prolonged periods of rainfall, agriculture experts say.
Malawi, where food security is a pressing issue with about 60 percent of the people living below the poverty line, met its food needs for the first time in seven years in 2006 with a harvest of 2.2 million tons.
Famine threatened up to five million people in 2005 following drought and the government spent over 100 million dollars to import more than 400,000 tons of food to avert hunger.
Zimbabwe, once the bread-basket of the region, recently announced it would need to import hundreds of thousands of tons of maize.
Harare blames the shortfall on lengthy drought but critics say its agricultural policy, including depriving hundreds of white commercial farmers of their land, is largely at fault.
Sapa-AFP
Teacher's effort helps children in Malawi
By ISAAC KESTENBAUM, News Assistant
One Maine woman's effort to help a friend in Malawi has grown into a international nonprofit organization.
"It's kind of snowballed," said Hebron Academy teacher Janet Littlefield, founder of Friends of Little Field Home, which provides food, shelter, education and health care to orphaned children in Chigamba Village in Malawi, a country in southern Africa.
Originally from Union, Littlefield taught school in Malawi in 1998 as a Peace Corps volunteer, but had to cut her stay short when she fell ill. Instead of the usual two years, Littlefield spent a little under a year there.
But it was enough time to forge a lasting connection with Shaiebu Kaliati, an orphaned young man who had been one of her students.
In Malawi, high school is not free, and Littlefield began paying for Kaliati to attend.
"It just seemed so unfair to me," Littlefield said of her inspiration to pay for Kaliati's education. "I think a kid should never have to fight for food, shelter or education."
The two kept in touch after Kaliati graduated. Once, recalled Littlefield, "our conversation turned more into a philanthropic discussion of the state of Malawi and the plight of the kids." Malawi has many orphans, in part due to a high rate of AIDS.
Kaliati told Littlefield that it would cost $800 to build a home for 20 orphans in his home village of Chigamba.
"That's when it hit me that you don't have to be really wealthy to make a difference," Littlefield said. "I did a bake sale and a yard sale and raised money to help these 20 kids." The orphanage was named Little Field Home by its builders, in honor of its sponsor.
Littlefield began sending more money for more projects, paying for other students to attend school. "It was just me raising money and working on the weekends and sending money to help kids go to school,"she said.
It was not until last year that Friends of Little Field Home became an official charitable non profit organization, complete with an executive board and a five-year plan to build a medical facility, a school, more homes and send more students to high school. A 14-person committee, selected by Kaliati, runs the operation in Malawi.
Friends of Little Field Home have also planned several fundraisers. A benefit auction will take place at 6 p.m. April 28 at the Nutrition Center in Lewiston, and Hebron Academy will host a "walk-a-thon" at Hebron on 11 a.m. May 6.
This summer, for the second year in a row, Littlefield will lead an trip to Malawi, along with several teachers and two nurses. She's also bringing nine students. "It will definitely be an eye-opener for them," Littlefield said. "They'll see that one person can make a difference."
News Assistant Isaac Kestenbaum can be contacted at 791-6308 or at:
ikestenbaum@pressherald.com.
One Maine woman's effort to help a friend in Malawi has grown into a international nonprofit organization.
"It's kind of snowballed," said Hebron Academy teacher Janet Littlefield, founder of Friends of Little Field Home, which provides food, shelter, education and health care to orphaned children in Chigamba Village in Malawi, a country in southern Africa.
Originally from Union, Littlefield taught school in Malawi in 1998 as a Peace Corps volunteer, but had to cut her stay short when she fell ill. Instead of the usual two years, Littlefield spent a little under a year there.
But it was enough time to forge a lasting connection with Shaiebu Kaliati, an orphaned young man who had been one of her students.
In Malawi, high school is not free, and Littlefield began paying for Kaliati to attend.
"It just seemed so unfair to me," Littlefield said of her inspiration to pay for Kaliati's education. "I think a kid should never have to fight for food, shelter or education."
The two kept in touch after Kaliati graduated. Once, recalled Littlefield, "our conversation turned more into a philanthropic discussion of the state of Malawi and the plight of the kids." Malawi has many orphans, in part due to a high rate of AIDS.
Kaliati told Littlefield that it would cost $800 to build a home for 20 orphans in his home village of Chigamba.
"That's when it hit me that you don't have to be really wealthy to make a difference," Littlefield said. "I did a bake sale and a yard sale and raised money to help these 20 kids." The orphanage was named Little Field Home by its builders, in honor of its sponsor.
Littlefield began sending more money for more projects, paying for other students to attend school. "It was just me raising money and working on the weekends and sending money to help kids go to school,"she said.
It was not until last year that Friends of Little Field Home became an official charitable non profit organization, complete with an executive board and a five-year plan to build a medical facility, a school, more homes and send more students to high school. A 14-person committee, selected by Kaliati, runs the operation in Malawi.
Friends of Little Field Home have also planned several fundraisers. A benefit auction will take place at 6 p.m. April 28 at the Nutrition Center in Lewiston, and Hebron Academy will host a "walk-a-thon" at Hebron on 11 a.m. May 6.
This summer, for the second year in a row, Littlefield will lead an trip to Malawi, along with several teachers and two nurses. She's also bringing nine students. "It will definitely be an eye-opener for them," Littlefield said. "They'll see that one person can make a difference."
News Assistant Isaac Kestenbaum can be contacted at 791-6308 or at:
ikestenbaum@pressherald.com.
Paladin set for uranium production in Malawi
Paladin Resources has been granted a mining licence for its Kayelekera uranium project in northern Malawi by the country's Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Resources. Having already received environmental approval, the project is set to move into the mine construction stage.
The mining licence covers an area of 55.5 square kilometres and has been granted for a term of 15 years, renewable for further ten year periods.
The Kayelekera conventional open pit mine is scheduled to be commissioned in September 2008 and to reach full production by mid-2009. Paladin plans to spend $185 million to develop the mine. Annual production will be 1500 tonnes U3O8 (1270 tU). The project has total inferred resources of 9.4 million tonnes of ore at 0.12% U3O8 containing 11,850 tonnes U3O8 (at 300 ppm cut-off). The Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) defined a project life of 11 years with a mine life of seven years. However, Paladin believes it can extend project life materially beyond the 11 years.
Previously, the Kayelekera deposit was the subject of a thorough feasibility study conducted by Wright Engineering Ltd for the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) of the UK in 1990. Paladin acquired the final feasibility study and all project documentation.
Paladin announced on 2 April that the Kayelekera project had received environmental approval from the Malawi government.
At the end of March, Paladin also reported that its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, which started production in December 2006, was operating at 70% of design capacity. The mine is expected to reach full capacity (1180 tonnes U3O8, 1000 tU) by the end of June. Paladin said that the second shipment of yellowcake product is scheduled to Namibia in mid April.
Paladin has already announced sales contracts to US utilities for some 3400 tonnes U3O8 (2885 tU) for delivery between 2007 and 2012. The company says that total cumulative production from the Langer Heinrich and Kayelekera mines will be some 14,060 tonnes U3O8 (11,925 tU) by the end of 2012.
The mining licence covers an area of 55.5 square kilometres and has been granted for a term of 15 years, renewable for further ten year periods.
The Kayelekera conventional open pit mine is scheduled to be commissioned in September 2008 and to reach full production by mid-2009. Paladin plans to spend $185 million to develop the mine. Annual production will be 1500 tonnes U3O8 (1270 tU). The project has total inferred resources of 9.4 million tonnes of ore at 0.12% U3O8 containing 11,850 tonnes U3O8 (at 300 ppm cut-off). The Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) defined a project life of 11 years with a mine life of seven years. However, Paladin believes it can extend project life materially beyond the 11 years.
Previously, the Kayelekera deposit was the subject of a thorough feasibility study conducted by Wright Engineering Ltd for the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) of the UK in 1990. Paladin acquired the final feasibility study and all project documentation.
Paladin announced on 2 April that the Kayelekera project had received environmental approval from the Malawi government.
At the end of March, Paladin also reported that its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, which started production in December 2006, was operating at 70% of design capacity. The mine is expected to reach full capacity (1180 tonnes U3O8, 1000 tU) by the end of June. Paladin said that the second shipment of yellowcake product is scheduled to Namibia in mid April.
Paladin has already announced sales contracts to US utilities for some 3400 tonnes U3O8 (2885 tU) for delivery between 2007 and 2012. The company says that total cumulative production from the Langer Heinrich and Kayelekera mines will be some 14,060 tonnes U3O8 (11,925 tU) by the end of 2012.
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