Kenyan elections

Thank you to William Ang'awa for setting up the website to enable people to keep up to date.



We're all hoping the riots calm down and peace comes soon, rumours of rigging continue to marr Mwai Kibaki's small lead from Raila Odinga.


RAILA ODINGA-3,880,053

MWAI KIBAKI-3,842,051

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Solar Cooking in Rabuor

We all hope you had a Merry Christmas & wanted to share these photos from the Rabuor group near Maseno, headed by Anthony Odek.

They were presented with solar cookers this Summer, a gift from our volunteer, Marie Geurts, from Australia. Marie only just got back home from her travels and the photos are wonderful to see. Solar Cookers International organised the demonstration on techniques & practicalities to the community.

Many thanks to Marie for her generosity.








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.. cos e-cards suck !

Don't send a lame Holiday eCard. Try JibJab Sendables!

Nyakach Orphans & NABUUR

Congratulations to James Omollo and the NABUUR virtual village on their new website to promote the work of the Kindu Self Help Group who help the orphans in the area as well as developing a nursery, agricultural projects & fighting HIV.

AVIF volunteers will be assisting their projects.




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The Big Give .. its like Christmas came early !

Many thanks to Jon Brooks & the BigGive team for providing such a brilliant resource; a free to use website that helps major donors find high-level charity projects in their field of interest.

This week a multi-million pound grant-making organisation signed up & successfully identified half a million pounds of projects to fund.
Hopefully AVIF will be next on the list to aid our sustainable development projects.


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Merry Christmas from AVIF & KO2

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR from AVIF & KO2.

Best wishes for the festive season.
Alison, Sharon & Nigel

Ornaments available from ArtExchange

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A Christmas card should be for Christmas and not for life.
Most of the 1 billion cards thrown away every year will still be in rubbish tips 30 years from now.

Malawian invents power source from fermentation

The problem most Africans have is that IF they can afford a mobile phone, they cannot charge them easily due to lack & cost of electricity. Dr. Cedrick Ngalande has built a prototype generating power for up to 8 hours at a time, using sugar and yeast.




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Gadgetastic Christmas from www.buy.at/AVIF

Gadgetastic Christmas www.buy.at/AVIF is the perfect place to get all your gadgets, music and films in time for Christmas. Every purchase will result in a donation to AVIF.   TomTom One V3 £149.99 Bladerunner Black Ghost Helicopter £17.99 Zen Stone 1GB Only £24.99 iPod touch £269.99 Finger Drums Set £20 Eagles - New Album £8.99

Don't miss...   Partywear from Marks and Spencer   Get a free Nintendo Wii from Carphone Warehouse   The latest DVD boxsets from Play.com

Visit www.buy.at/AVIF for more great offers from over 100 top retailers.

Forward this mail on to help AVIF raise funds. Please forward this mail on if you think that you know people who would like to receive it. Responsible emailing Remember if someone receives this mail from you, then tells you they don't want to receive a similar one again you must not send them future messages. If you are considering forwarding it on you must do so only to people who you consider would like to receive it and to whom the content is relevant. If you have a formally-managed list you must only send it to those who have expressed that they wish to receive such mail from you. Purchases made through www.buy.at/AVIF All purchases are made according to the information and terms provided by the company making the sale to you. Further details on using the buy.at shop are provided on the site.

Eat Trevors dust, Apple !

Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player .. the swiss army knife of media players .. this item will even charge a mobile phone using Trevor's back-to-basics, wind-up generator.
This is a must have for any traveller, it can even charge your mobile phone.

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Top toys for Christmas from www.buy.at/AVIF

Christmas gifts for kids from AVIF webshop. Mothercare has a huge selection of gifts for kids.  There are some great offers too including buy 1 get 1 half price on selected toys* and receive 10% off purchases, simply enter N7T at the checkout. FurReal Butterscotch horse Laundry set Thomas 2D Carry Case with 5 Engines My First cooker Police dressing- up outfit Racing Car Roary   ...Plus many other toys available. Top toys from Marks and Spencer  Some of this Christmas' most popular toys can be found at Marks and Spencer plus get FREE delivery when you spend over £30. Mini Robsapien Remote Control Dragonfly Mini Roboquad Stomp Rocket Money Box Safe Large Spencer Bear Bratz Bling Bead kit Mummy & Me Microwave   Look out for 3 for 2 at Marks and Spencer too!   Pass this on to a friend and every purchase they make will raise funds for us   *offer excludes In the Night Garden, Little Tikes, Step 2, ELC (to earn commission at ELC use this link) & Gifts

Visit www.buy.at/AVIF for more great offers from over 100 top retailers.

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AVIF Volunteers in Kenya: The impact of climate change on development

AVIF Volunteers in Kenya: The impact of climate change on development: "http://www.mystudiyo.com/activity.php?act=526"

The impact of climate change on development

A video from Adam Hart Davis in Kenya explains the threat posed by climate change, especially in Africa.

The Up In Smoke reports "follow three previous statements of concern that climate
change due to global warming is already happening, and hitting poor
communities and vulnerable ecosystems".



TakingITGlobal,Canada also have a new initiative. Inspired by many, they have developed the Climate Change Youth Guide to Action, available for download to all, especially schools.

“I am convinced that climate change, and what we do about it, will define us, our era, and ultimately the global legacy we leave for future generations. We hold the future in our hands. Together, we must ensure that our grandchildren will not have to ask why we failed to do the right thing, and let them suffer the consequences.”
-Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations

If 18 year old Catherine Gauthier, of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, can stand up and address over 80 Heads of State on 24 September, 2007, at the UN HQ, New York, what can you do to help ?
Download the webcast of her full speech here.





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Agricultural, hygiene & nutrition improvement posters

Please pass on this valuable resource of simple descriptive self-explanatory posters to improve lives. The first poster explains all. http://www.fourthway.co.uk/posters/
Please try to distribute electronically if you know anyone who would benefit, although they will ultimately need printing out and putting on walls.
Many thanks to Sam Rich & illustrators.

Asante & salamu !

Alison Lowndes

Founder Trustee

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Important Wii update

Wii update GAME have announced they will no longer be offering commission on the Wii console as of 9am 20th November due to extremely limited stocks and increased pressure on their website. We will keep you up to date if the situation changes. The Wii console is currently available through Amazon. Due to the limited supply of Wii consoles they are likely to sell out quickly if one of our retailers has them available. Because of this we can inform you if stock becomes available through www.buy.at/AVIF, if you would like to be informed please email us and we will add you to our alert list. Don't forget, you can still get great deals on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles at www.buy.at/AVIF! Xbox 360 Console PS3 Console

Forward this mail on to help AVIF raise funds. Please forward this mail on if you think that you know people who would like to receive it. Responsible emailing Remember if someone receives this mail from you, then tells you they don't want to receive a similar one again you must not send them future messages. If you are considering forwarding it on you must do so only to people who you consider would like to receive it and to whom the content is relevant. If you have a formally-managed list you must only send it to those who have expressed that they wish to receive such mail from you. Purchases made through www.buy.at/AVIF All purchases are made according to the information and terms provided by the company making the sale to you. Further details on using the buy.at shop are provided on the site.