Etisah Foundation
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| User: | Taryn Barry |
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| Tags: | education, africa, healthcare, fundraising, international development, orphanage |
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Projects
Projects 2009 WORLD HERITAGE PROJECT : Empowering Youth through Intercultural Learning and Heritage-Based Education “No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive” - Mahatma Gandhi Project Description The aim of this project was to bring forth educational opportunities to youth in Canada and… Read more
About Us
About Us The Etisah Foundation: Cameroon Youth Outreach Fund supports educational opportunities, improvement of health and well-being, and infrastructure development at the Save the Children Alliance Orphanage in Limbe, Cameroon.… Read more
Donate
Donate General donations are welcome, as are donations with a specific purpose. Please contact us if you have a specific request for your donation (education, medical care, infrastructure, etc.). Note: Donations are welcome by people from all countries, however only Canadian donors will receive a Canadian… Read more
Sport and Play Development
Sport and Play Development “Sport is a powerful tool for developing people, teams and whole communities; it can change lives. As sport is the most popular activity for young people, it can help to motivate young people, build teams, develop leadership, promote volunteering, educate young people as well… Read more
Contact Us
Contact The Etisah Foundation is based out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For general comments/queries please email us at info@etisahfoundation.com For specific questions please email us at tbarry@ualberta.ca. We will do our best to email you back within 48 hours with a detailed answer.… Read more
Educational Development
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 28 All children and young people have a right to a primary education, which should be free. Wealthy countries should help poorer countries achieve this. Discipline in schools should repect children's human dignity. Young people should be encouraged… Read more
Save the Children Alliance Orphanage
Save the Children Alliance Orphanage Director, Josephine Ngale Save the Children Alliance Orphanage was officially inagurated in July 2007 by retired police officer, Josephine Ngale. Josephine is a passionate woman with a strong vision to help orphaned children. She has a passion for creating a more… Read more
Bongo visits Cameroon for support to stabilize post-election…
News Analysis: Ali Bongo visits Cameroon for support to stabilize post-election Gabon By Liu Fang YAOUNDE, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) - One week after Gabon officially published the Aug. 30 presidential election results, which are being contested by the opposition, president-elect Ali Bongo… Read more
Get Involved!
Get Involved! Canada We are always looking for individuals or groups to assist in raising funds. If you are a school group looking for a charity to fundraise for, we are happy to assist you with a fundraising event in your school or city. Please contact us at info@etisahfoundation.com for more information… Read more
Partnership with Tides Canada
Partnership with Tides Canada www.tidescanada.org Tides Canada Foundation is a national public foundation dedicated to helping donors invest wisely in innovative charitable initiatives focused on environmental and social justice issues. Why Tides? Partnering with Tides Canada allows the focus of… Read more
Mission and Vision
Mission and Vision Mission: to assist educational opportunities, improvement of health and well-being and infrastructure development at the Save the Children Alliance Orphanage in Limbe, Cameroon. The Etisah Foundation enables Cameroonians to address self-identified needs in their community by providing… Read more
Etisah Foundation at Global Youth Assembly
The Etisah Foundation was represented by Katie Mahon and Taryn Barry at the Global Youth Assembly in Edmonton, Canada in August 2009. Katie and Taryn presented a workshop called 'Empowering Youth through Sport and Intercultural Learning" to a great group of proactive young people who want to make… Read more
Health and Wellbeing Improvement
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 27 Children have a right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and mental needs. The Government should help families who cannot afford to provide this.… Read more
Tides Canada Approves Etisah Foundation
In August 2009, the agreement between Tides Canada and the Etisah Foundation: Cameroonian Youth Outreach Fund was signed. The Etisah Foundation is looking forward to working with Tides Canada!… Read more
Links
The Etisah Foundation is an avid supporter of the following organizations: www.sportanddev.org www.youthassembly.ca www.acighana.com www.avaaz.org www.righttoplay.com www.textonyourownlife.com … Read more
History
History Taryn Barry, an Edmonton native, was fortunate enough to meet Madame Josephine Ngale, the Director of the Save the Children Alliance Orphanage in Limbe, Southwest Province of Cameroon while working on a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) internship in 2007. While Taryn was working… Read more
Cameroon roar into contention - FIFA World Cup 2010
CAF QUALIFIER ANALYSIS Cameroon roar into contention By Don Peters (Archive) September 10, 2009 Cameroon's dreams of reaching Africa's first World Cup finals are back on track after beating Gabon 2-1 in a delayed fixture in Yaounde on Wednesday night. GettyImages Le Guen took… Read more
Malignant Malaria found in Apes
Malignant malaria found in apes By Doreen Walton Science reporter, BBC News The malaria parasite was found in a sample from the cross river gorillla The parasite which causes malignant malaria in humans has been identified in gorillas for the first time. Researchers… Read more
Infrastructure Development
Infrastructure Development Josephine has been told by Government Officials that the land she is currently using for her home and the Orphanage are ON Government Property. Fortunately, Josephine has purchased land 5km away to begin building a new site for the Orphanage. If she does not begin to build… Read more
Thank you to all our supporters!
Dear friends, We would like to extend our gratitude to all our supporters over the Christmas holidays. We are very grateful for your support as we are now able to begin the building of the new orphanage dormitories. Please look back on our website from time to time for updates on this project.… Read more
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