| Hi jay, Here's the latest news from our programs around the world. Sincerely, -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President *********************************************** *Poultry Project in Rwanda* Last year, the Rwanda team worked with refugees in Gihembe Camp to build a poultry house and to launch a poultry farming project. Through the project, participants – many of whom are widowed women – learned about investment planning and how to brand and market their chickens. Participants have begun to see the fruits of their labor. There are now 120 hens laying eggs, and 1,405 eggs have been laid, with 1,081 of these already sold to the nutrition center and local markets. The women earned a solid profit and are thrilled by the results. The project is being supported by new funding we received from the Julia Taft Foundation. *Hot Sauce for Somalia* Sadia Korad Abdi of “Sadia’s Gourmet Sauces” is a Somali entrepreneur who started her own business selling gourmet cooking sauces. The company also has a philanthropic mission: donating 10 percent of profits to support our relief efforts in Somalia. “I want to help other people – especially children who are dying of hunger in my home country of Somalia,” Sadia said. “They need help, and they need love. I am a mother, and I know what that love feels like. I also know what it is like to struggle; I helped sell vegetables on the street when I was 8 to support my younger brothers and sisters, as my family was struggling.” Sadia hosted a “tasting” recently and was featured in the Minneapolis Star Tribune (Sadia’s story starts at paragraph 7 in the article located here: http://www.startribune.com/printarticle/?id=152088945). Sadia began cooking at age 7 in Mogadishu, moved to the U.S. in 1999, and started her cooking sauce business several years ago. This year, according to the article referenced above, her business expects to sell more than $1.2 million worth of wholesale products this year. To see a video about Sadia’s story, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzMoHyKqxhI. Check out her website, www.sadiassauce.com, to learn how you can purchase Sadia’s Sauces…and support Somalia! *TB Awareness in Thailand* Our Thailand team recently organized “Stop TB in my Lifetime,” a World TB Day event at Saen Tor sub-district, Thamaka District, Kanchanaburi Province of Thailand. TB is short for tuberculosis, a potentially deadly disease that usually affects the lungs. Among those who participated in the event were community leaders, government workers, health volunteers, local hospitals, nonprofit partners and hundreds of migrants. Stemming the spread of tuberculosis has been a global health success story: the number of tuberculosis cases worldwide has been falling since 2006. *Giving* At the request of readers, I always include these links so they’re easy to find when you need them. Thanks so much. Donate Online: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate Become a Monthly Donor: http://www.ARCrelief.org/givemonthly Give Us a Call: (800) 875-7060 Send in a gift: American Refugee Committee
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