U naxariista khalqiga Alle si Alle idiinku naxariisto. Waxa la yidhi sadaqaddu xataa qadar Alle wey baajisaa Insha Allah. Xanuunka, dhibta adduunyo iyo aakhiraba waa ka daawo. Waxay xataa ay baraakeysa cimriga...Waxaan halkan ku soo jeedinayaa inaynu jeebka gacanta galino oo aynu si deeqsinimo ah ugu gurmano dadkeena aabaruhu ku dhaceen. Aan ugu horeeyee waxaan bixinayaa bil mushaharkeed, waxaanan soo jeedinayaa in qof kasta oo digriito Madaxweyne lagu magacaabay oo Golaha Wasiiradu kow ka yihiin, La-taliyaasha, Agaasimayaasha Guud, Maareeyaasha, Badhasaabada, Ambaasadoorada, Guddoomiyaasha Hayadaha iyo Komishinada iyo cid kasta oo digriito lagu magacaabay, iyo dabcan Madaxweynaha iyo KU xigeenka, iyo seddexda Gole ee Shacbiga matala: Golaha Guurtida, Golaha Wakiilada iyo golayaasha Degmooyinka ee dhammaan ku tabarucaan bil mushaharkeed. Kolka intaynaasi oo ah hormoodka bulshadu taas yeelno waxa furmi doonta in bulshaweynta ooy kow ka yihiin ganacsatadu ay iyana gacanta fidin doonaan...Talooyin kale iyo faahfaahin ka dhegeyso videoga.
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31 January, 2016
Mustashar Axmed Carwo oo ku deeqay bil mushaharkeed dadka abaaruhu ku ha...
U naxariista khalqiga Alle si Alle idiinku naxariisto. Waxa la yidhi sadaqaddu xataa qadar Alle wey baajisaa Insha Allah. Xanuunka, dhibta adduunyo iyo aakhiraba waa ka daawo. Waxay xataa ay baraakeysa cimriga...Waxaan halkan ku soo jeedinayaa inaynu jeebka gacanta galino oo aynu si deeqsinimo ah ugu gurmano dadkeena aabaruhu ku dhaceen. Aan ugu horeeyee waxaan bixinayaa bil mushaharkeed, waxaanan soo jeedinayaa in qof kasta oo digriito Madaxweyne lagu magacaabay oo Golaha Wasiiradu kow ka yihiin, La-taliyaasha, Agaasimayaasha Guud, Maareeyaasha, Badhasaabada, Ambaasadoorada, Guddoomiyaasha Hayadaha iyo Komishinada iyo cid kasta oo digriito lagu magacaabay, iyo dabcan Madaxweynaha iyo KU xigeenka, iyo seddexda Gole ee Shacbiga matala: Golaha Guurtida, Golaha Wakiilada iyo golayaasha Degmooyinka ee dhammaan ku tabarucaan bil mushaharkeed. Kolka intaynaasi oo ah hormoodka bulshadu taas yeelno waxa furmi doonta in bulshaweynta ooy kow ka yihiin ganacsatadu ay iyana gacanta fidin doonaan...Talooyin kale iyo faahfaahin ka dhegeyso videoga.
09 August, 2014
Maldivians to take Gaza fundraising efforts to new heights
Maldivians to take Gaza fundraising efforts to new heights
By Ahmed Rilwan
Maldivian efforts to assist the people of Palestine will culminate in an unprecedented 33 hour telethon aired across multiple participating broadcasters.
Numerous media organisation have initiated a telethon titled ‘I will also help’ to raise funds for victims of the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza. It will air from 2:30pm on Friday (August 8).
The organisers will also assist in arranging a joining of hands across the capital Malé at 5pm on Saturday, while the fundraising – with over US$350,000 already in the Help Gaza Fund – is set to grow as both state and private companies urge staff to donate wages to the fund.
All TV channels and radio stations taking part in the telethon will air the same live program with content – produced by a joint content committee - on the current situation in Gaza to be broadcast through out the programme.
Live updates of donations and details of fundraising and solidarity events organised by councils and NGOs across the country will also feature.
Solidarity
This week Maldives Customs Service and Maldives Ports Limited jointly opened a joint fund where employees of both institutions agreed to donate one day’s basic salary. Faafu Atoll Hospital has also decided to join this campaign.
In addition to one day salaries of their employees, newspaper Haveeru has decided to donate the total revenue generated in advertisement on their online and print news this Thursday (August 7). The paper hopes that this will allow people to donate by placing advertisements on the paper as well.
The state owned State Trading Organization (STO) has announced it will donate a percentage of its two major shops’ sales on on August 8 and 9, five percent from STO Home Improvement, and two percent from STO Super Mart.
STO is also coordinating with the media telethon group for the joining of hands event during which people will stand holding hands across Boduthakurufaanu Magu in Malé starting from the tsunami monument.
Ahmed ‘Hiriga’ Zahir, an organiser and President of the Maldives Journalism Association, requested everyone dresses in black for the event to show that “we are taking part in their sorrow”.
“Remember how we felt when the tsunami hit the Maldives and how we requested foreign aid? Now our brothers and sisters in a situation where they need our help. I request everyone to donate to the best of their ability for this cause,” he said.
The telethon group is also selling fifteen ‘Help Gaza’ t-shirts for MVR100,000 each. Two have already been booked – one by the STO for President Abdulla Yameen and another by Kooddoo Fisheries Maldives Limited for the first lady.4
Joining of funds
After the Adhaalath Party endorsed the telethon, both parties have agreed to join their funds, with the party’s Help Gaza Fund being pooled with the telethon collection from Friday.
The Help Gaza Fund has received over MVR5.48million (US$355,600), the party said today. Collection of funds is on halt for now and will begin again with the the telethon on Friday, explained an Adhaalath spokesperson.
The donations from the joint fund will be handed over to the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) – chosen because they have worked with Adhaalath in previous fund raising events such as the 2010 Pakistan Relief Fund to help flood victims and the 2009 Gaza Fund.
QRCS has assured that these fund will reach the people of Gaza in the form of food and medicine through their relief efforts in area.
Meanwhile, the Maldivian Red Crescent (MRC) are also raising funds in response to an emergency appeal for US$14.7 million by the Palestine Red Crescent Society on July 14. The MRC Palestine Relief Fund was established on July 20 will continue collecting until August 15.
Funds will be raised through MRC Emergency Relief Fund bank accounts, donation boxes and door-to-door collection across the country.
PHOTOS: More than QR50 million raised for Gaza at Qatar festival
Photos by Katara and Qatar Red Crescent Society
Thousands of Qatar residents gathered at the Katara Cultural Village amphitheater last night to attend the nation’s first Gaza Solidarity Festival.
Thousands of Qatar residents gathered at the Katara Cultural Village amphitheater last night to attend the nation’s first Gaza Solidarity Festival.
The two-hour long event featured performances from singers, poets and artists who spoke to a responsive crowd about Palestine, homeland and love.
After a negotiated three-day ceasefire expired on Friday, Israel restarted its military campaign, as Hamas resumed firing rockets into the southern part of the country.
Al Jazeera English reports that some 1,800 Palestinians have been killed in the four-week military assault so far, with the UN saying the vast majority of the dead are civilians.
To help the families of victims and those who have fled their homes, the festival organizers spent a portion of last night fundraising for Gaza.
Donations
According to the Peninsula, more than QR57 million was raised during the event.
Several major corporations announced donations, including:
- Qatar Petroleum (QR10 million);
- Qatar National Bank (QR5 million);
- Qatar Islamic Bank (QR3 million);
- Khaleeji Commercial Bank (QR2 million); and
- The Alfardan Group (QR1 million).
Additional figures honoring contributions by individuals were also announced during the event, and a final tally is expected to be announced today.
Speaking to Doha News yesterday, Ahmed Al Khulaifi, the head of resources mobilization at QRCS, said that at least 3,000 people turned up for last night’s event, which had come about after a week of planning with Qatar TV, Al Rayyan TV and q.media.
He added that donations would go toward supporting QRCS initiatives on the ground in Gaza, including operations to bring medications and ambulances to the area, to restore the water and sanitation grids and toward internally displaced people in need.
Artistic contributions
Many poets, singers and artists also donated their time to the cause yesterday.
The line-up included Qatari poets Khalil Ebrahim Al Shabrami, Ahmed Bin Ghayda, Ali Maeed Al Ghayassim, and Ali Saddar Al Khulaifi; Saudi poet Ali Bin Hamri; and Palestinian poets Nasuh Al Nasser, Muflah Tabuni, and Abdulnasser Mohammed Taya.
Additionally, Qatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi and Palestinian crooners Sana Moussa, Dalal Abu Amna and Momin Al Farrah performed in tandem with an onstage orchestra.
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Many in the crowd took to waving Palestinian and Qatari flags during performances, and lauding poets as they spoke of Gaza.
During her soulful performance, Moussa wiped a tear from her face as she sang about the resistance and Palestinian families.
Palestinian born poet Yaroub Rayyan, 55, who has lived in Qatar for over 35 years, took to the stage toward the end of the event to recite some of his poetry.
Rayyan said seven of his relatives have been injured in the past few weeks, though his daughter has evaded harm.
Speaking to Doha News prior to his appearance, he commended efforts by the Qatari government to aid the Palestinian people.
“I appreciate what (this country) is doing. It’s the only Arab country that has supported Gaza throughout history. Only Qatar has stood by us,” he said.
08 March, 2012
End Of Al-Shabab
This is the begin to the end of Al-shabbab militias group who cause Somali people years of anarchy murder thousands people, provoked millions and destroy millions property. Somali government forces backed by forces from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces took over a base used by al Qaeda-backed Al-Shabaab militants on the northern outskirts of Mogadishu, AMISOM said in a statement. The based had been used to execute civilians suspected of being spies for the government and to launch attacks on the capital, acceding to AMISOM.
“Today’s operation has successfully extended the city’s defenses and will deny the terrorists important ground from which they have been attacking the population,” said AMISOM Force Commander Maj. Gen. Fred Mugisha in a statement about the operation, which occurred Friday in Maslah.Two AMISOM soldiers were wounded in the operation, he said.
Maslah has been the site where, since 2008, extremists have executed civilians by firing squad, in some cases hacking limbs from their bodies, making it one of the most feared militant bases in Mogadishu, residents say.Al-Shabaab, a militant Islamist group that controls much of southern Somalia and is active around the capital, Mogadishu, has waged an insurgency against the weak Transitional Federal Government since 2007.Since last August, AMISOM has helped clear Al-Shabaab militants from their bases within the capital. Friday’s seizure of the base gives full control of Mogadishu to AMISOM and the Somali government, according to the government.
“This is the last base that we are capturing from Al-Shabaab and today Mogadishu is the hands of the Somali government forces and we shall continue fighting until we shall eradicate the extremist in our country as whole,” said Abdikarin Yusuf Aden, a Somali government commander.
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“Today’s operation has successfully extended the city’s defenses and will deny the terrorists important ground from which they have been attacking the population,” said AMISOM Force Commander Maj. Gen. Fred Mugisha in a statement about the operation, which occurred Friday in Maslah.Two AMISOM soldiers were wounded in the operation, he said.
Maslah has been the site where, since 2008, extremists have executed civilians by firing squad, in some cases hacking limbs from their bodies, making it one of the most feared militant bases in Mogadishu, residents say.Al-Shabaab, a militant Islamist group that controls much of southern Somalia and is active around the capital, Mogadishu, has waged an insurgency against the weak Transitional Federal Government since 2007.Since last August, AMISOM has helped clear Al-Shabaab militants from their bases within the capital. Friday’s seizure of the base gives full control of Mogadishu to AMISOM and the Somali government, according to the government.
“This is the last base that we are capturing from Al-Shabaab and today Mogadishu is the hands of the Somali government forces and we shall continue fighting until we shall eradicate the extremist in our country as whole,” said Abdikarin Yusuf Aden, a Somali government commander.
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20 February, 2012
Gaddafi's servant recounts final days
Mansour Iddhow, a member of Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle, explains the events that led to the Libyan leader's death.
Tony Birtley
Misrata, Libya - He was humble and polite, a little gaunt with a few days' stubble growth. But until four months ago, Mansour Iddhow belonged to Muammar Gaddafi's innermost circle and was a member of his feared security apparatus.
As a member of Gaddafi's family, he served the Libyan leader for more than 30 years. He stayed with his master to the very end in Sirte until October 20. That was the day the revolution was won, Gaddafi was killed. That day, Mansour Iddhow's life changed forever.
Today, the 56-year-old father of nine is being kept in a makeshift prison in Misrata, Libya's third largest city and the scene of some of the regime's worst crimes committed against the Libyan people.
No charges have been made against him, no accusations of crime or wrongdoing, save that he was a member of the former regime. And no indication of if or when he will be released.
Iddhow, the former head of Libya's homeland security, agreed to speak to me freely. The story he told, some of it for the first time, gives a unique insight into the last days of one of the Arab world's most brutal leaders.
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"He showed no fear," he told me. "Even at the end he seemed calm and was joking."
But his story paints a picture of chaos, confusion and death as Gaddafi's hold on power slipped away; a leader who had no control and no plan other than waiting to die.
As Tripoli fell in August, Gaddafi and his cohort headed for Sirte, considered his hometown and close to his birth place. Gaddafi considered no other options.
"Unfortunately, there was no escape plan," he explained with something of a sigh. "Gaddafi didn't plan anything, nor did his son Motassim, nor the head of security."
"From the moment we arrived in Sirte, Abdullah Senussi and I advised him to leave because it was a small city and could easily be blocked. It was like a room, with nowhere to go. Staying was suicide. But Gaddafi did not listen to us."
They foraged for food in abandoned houses, changing their hiding places every few days. The bombardments grew more intense. They suffered daily casualties and the situation was becoming hopeless.
Hedged in
Iddhow shook his head as he remembered those days and the sinking feeling that many among his ranks began to feel.
"[Gaddafi] told us that those who were scared could leave, but [that] he had a warrant against him from the ICC. He said he didn't want to put neighbouring countries in an awkward position by going there.
"He said he preferred to die in Libya rather than be tried in an international court," said Iddhow.
"He spoke about dying all the time. He said he would die in Sirte or Jaref, his birthplace, where we tried to get to during the escape."
"He wasn't scared, he was even making jokes. But you knew death was coming 100 per cent. Then I passed out."
- Mansour Iddhow
The former leader had said that he would never run away from the country he loved, and that he would die on its soil.
Maybe he never believed it in the beginning, but in the dying days of Sirte it became a reality.
Iddhow recounted Gaddafi's demeanour while his world was crashing to an end: "He wasn't afraid. Fear was never present. But he would get angry due to the lack of communication from his good friends in Europe, especially [Silvio] Berlusconi, [former Italian prime minster], [former British prime minister] Tony Blair and [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan in Turkey. He considered them personal friends. He was disappointed they didn't try to find a solution for him."
Many of Gaddafi's fighters were not well-trained professionals, Iddhow explained. They were volunteers, inexperienced but loyal.
Their stiff resistance tipped off the opposition fighters that someone of high rank was in the city, perhaps one of Gaddafi's sons. No-one expected Gaddafi to be foolish enough to be surrounded so far from an escape route.
But he was not the man making the decisions, Iddhow maintains.
"Gaddafi's sons controlled the war effort. The power wasn't with Gaddafi, but with his sons. Motassim, Saif [al-Islam], Khamis. Saadi didn't agree with them, Mohammed was out of the picture and Saif al-Arab was opposed to any spilling of Libyan blood. But he died from NATO bombs."
They couldn't use satellite phones for fear of NATO detection. Their world shrank rapidly.
In those final days and hours, Gaddafi's loyal servant described a scene like Armageddon: death and destruction, shells raining down, the fear of the opposition on the ground and NATO in the air. The decision was made to make a run for it.
They were supposed to head out at 4am, but the volunteers were inexperienced. Some slept in, others, unbelievably, made tea.
NATO strikes
By the time everyone was organised, the breakout happened in daylight at 8am. No reconnaissance missions had been sent out, and Gaddafi’s 50 vehicle convoy ran directly into opposition brigades from Misrata.
Then NATO struck.
"Gaddafi and I were in the same vehicle. Our cars were mostly white and the same type but we were parked too close together.
"Again this was a sign of inexperience of many of the volunteers. Suddenly there were huge explosions. NATO hit the car about five metres in front. It was destroyed and everyone killed. Our tyres were destroyed and the airbags went off through the pressure of the explosions.
"There was complete chaos, and then NATO struck again causing severe injuries and deaths. I got Gaddafi out of the car and we ran away towards a small building near the culvert under the road. It was then I was hit by shrapnel in the back and legs. The fire aimed as us was unrelenting.
"The last time I saw him he was sitting talking to Abu Bakr [Younis Jabr, Gaddafi's defence minister] and his sons by the culvert," he said.
"He wasn't scared, he was even making jokes. But you knew death was coming 100 per cent. Then I passed out."
Gaddafi's son Motassim went in another direction and was captured. He died shortly after from his injuries. Most of the other men were killed, their bodies spread around the area. Some died of bullet wounds, while the charred bodies of others were testimony to the ferocity of the NATO attack.
When asked why he stayed with Gaddafi, Iddhow explained that he was "family".
His sense of duty and his belief in his role as a loyal and trusted servant were clear. He misses his master, a master he viewed in a different way from the opposition forces.
He accepts that Gaddafi made mistakes, calling his people "rats" and "cockroaches", and that there were crimes committed against the Libyan population.
But he also still believes that al-Qaeda had a hand in the revolution and will have a hand in the future Libya.
"If it wasn’t for NATO, Gaddafi would not have been defeated," he told me. "They made the difference."
After our lengthy, unsupervised interview he was returned to his cell to await his fate, after smiling and thanking me for my time.
He was a member of the bad old Libya, and one wonders how he - and people like him - will fit into the new Libya.
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18 February, 2012
21 January, 2012
05 November, 2011
Somaliland benefit from Jurys Inn upgrade
By Salina Patel
HOTEL staff donated hundreds of televisions to an organisation which helps change the lives of less fortunate people in Somaliland.Jurys Inn Heathrow recently upgraded its screens and in return gave away 350 analogue television sets previously used, to the Almis Women's Organisation.
These will then be shipped to Somaliland and distributed to various not-for-profit organisations in the country.
The hotel has supported the Almis since it started in 2009, and has donated furniture, textiles, and clothing which has benefitted schools and orphanages over the years.
The previous donation saw hotel sweatshirts and uniforms given to a group of men in August 2011.
Donal Stafford, Jurys Inn general manager, said: "It is satisfying to see the determination of the Almis Women's Organization to get aid to the less fortunate in Somaliland is paying off; we at Jurys Inn Heathrow are happy that we can support this worthy cause in any way that we can.
"Supporting the plight of those who are less fortunate both in the UK and abroad is important to the employees at Jurys Inns."
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09 October, 2011
KAITEKI Institute Donates 1000 Solar-powered Lights to DRI’s Child Health Program
KAITEKI Institute Donates 1000 Solar-powered Lights to DRI's Child Health Program
High Performance Lights to Assist in Safe Deliveries and Help Improve the Health and Well-being of Mothers and Babies
Direct Relief International, a leading medical relief organization, today announced that the KAITEKI Institute has donated one thousand solar-powered lights made by the nonprofit organization Unite to Light to support its maternal and child health programs.
The high-performance, long-lasting lights will be provided to support midwifery training programs in countries around the world. Edna Adan University Hospital in Somaliland, one of Direct Relief's key partners in the Horn of Africa, will be a key recipient of the lights. In Africa and around the world, Direct Relief supports midwife training programs, provides basic medical supplies and surgical equipment to assist in times of obstetric emergencies.
Globally, one thousand women die every day in childbirth, ninety-nine percent of these deaths occur in developing countries where access to services and quality of conditions can be limited. A lack of electricity to providing for sufficient lighting is just one of many challenges facing pregnant women and those who care for them in childbirth.
The KAITEKI Institute of Tokyo, Japan, which was recently established by the Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC), is a think-tank and global research institute focused on meeting 21st Century challenges in energy, the environment, and healthcare. The Institute (so named because Kaiteki means "comfort" in Japanese) worked with Unite to Light, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit organization that produces the lights, in an effort to improve the health of the women in Africa and provide some comfort to its people in extreme need.
"We are grateful to the KAITEKI Institute for their generosity and commitment to helping the people of Somaliland and across Africa by providing sustainable solutions," said Thomas Tighe, President andCEO of Direct Relief International. "Healthy mothers and children are at the heart of a strong community – yet are disproportionately affected by poor health outcomes in developing countries. Simple, inexpensive equipment such as solar-powered lighting can dramatically improve the health and well-being of women during childbirth and beyond. The impact of this gift will be felt for years to come."
"We are dedicated to finding long-term solutions that will help improve the health and comfort of people around the globe," said Dr. Glenn Fredrickson, Executive Director of the KAITEKI Institute and Director of the UCSB-based Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials. "The women of Africa need our help and we are pleased to be working with Unite to Light to support Direct Relief International's unparalleled work on maternal health."
About Direct Relief International
Direct Relief International is California's largest medical relief organization, active in all 50 states and more than 70 countries. It works with more than 1,000 health clinics across the U.S. to assist in emergencies and an ongoing basis, providing them with free medications for people in need. The organization has been among the world's largest medical suppliers in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, has top charity ratings, including four-star and "top-notch" rating from Charity Navigator, and a 100% fundraising efficiency rating from Forbes magazine. For more information:www.directrelief.org.
About KAITEKI Institute, Inc.
The KAITEKI Institute, Inc. was launched in April 2009 as a vehicle for far-reaching investigations into some of the most challenging problems and trends that are faced by mankind, including sustainable energy and chemicals, climate change and CO2 utilization, regional shortages of food and water, and aging societies. Of particular concern are the future needs of developed and developing countries in the areas of healthcare, wellness, and comfort. The Institute is charged with providing strategic advice to its MCHC parent based on the results of these investigations and executing virtual research programs through a global network of partner institutions that will support future business activities within the MCHC Group. For more information: http://www.kaiteki-institute.com.
About Unite to Light
Unite to Light was founded with the initial assistance of the University of California at Santa Barbara and its world-renowned Institute for Energy Efficiency. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, the nonprofit organization provides high efficiency and earth-friendly lighting to people around the world who do not have reliable electricity and has delivered lights to over seventeen countries, on four continents. For more information: http://www.unite-to-light.org.
High Performance Lights to Assist in Safe Deliveries and Help Improve the Health and Well-being of Mothers and Babies
Direct Relief International, a leading medical relief organization, today announced that the KAITEKI Institute has donated one thousand solar-powered lights made by the nonprofit organization Unite to Light to support its maternal and child health programs.
The high-performance, long-lasting lights will be provided to support midwifery training programs in countries around the world. Edna Adan University Hospital in Somaliland, one of Direct Relief's key partners in the Horn of Africa, will be a key recipient of the lights. In Africa and around the world, Direct Relief supports midwife training programs, provides basic medical supplies and surgical equipment to assist in times of obstetric emergencies.
Globally, one thousand women die every day in childbirth, ninety-nine percent of these deaths occur in developing countries where access to services and quality of conditions can be limited. A lack of electricity to providing for sufficient lighting is just one of many challenges facing pregnant women and those who care for them in childbirth.
The KAITEKI Institute of Tokyo, Japan, which was recently established by the Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC), is a think-tank and global research institute focused on meeting 21st Century challenges in energy, the environment, and healthcare. The Institute (so named because Kaiteki means "comfort" in Japanese) worked with Unite to Light, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit organization that produces the lights, in an effort to improve the health of the women in Africa and provide some comfort to its people in extreme need.
"We are grateful to the KAITEKI Institute for their generosity and commitment to helping the people of Somaliland and across Africa by providing sustainable solutions," said Thomas Tighe, President andCEO of Direct Relief International. "Healthy mothers and children are at the heart of a strong community – yet are disproportionately affected by poor health outcomes in developing countries. Simple, inexpensive equipment such as solar-powered lighting can dramatically improve the health and well-being of women during childbirth and beyond. The impact of this gift will be felt for years to come."
"We are dedicated to finding long-term solutions that will help improve the health and comfort of people around the globe," said Dr. Glenn Fredrickson, Executive Director of the KAITEKI Institute and Director of the UCSB-based Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials. "The women of Africa need our help and we are pleased to be working with Unite to Light to support Direct Relief International's unparalleled work on maternal health."
About Direct Relief International
Direct Relief International is California's largest medical relief organization, active in all 50 states and more than 70 countries. It works with more than 1,000 health clinics across the U.S. to assist in emergencies and an ongoing basis, providing them with free medications for people in need. The organization has been among the world's largest medical suppliers in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, has top charity ratings, including four-star and "top-notch" rating from Charity Navigator, and a 100% fundraising efficiency rating from Forbes magazine. For more information:www.directrelief.org.
About KAITEKI Institute, Inc.
The KAITEKI Institute, Inc. was launched in April 2009 as a vehicle for far-reaching investigations into some of the most challenging problems and trends that are faced by mankind, including sustainable energy and chemicals, climate change and CO2 utilization, regional shortages of food and water, and aging societies. Of particular concern are the future needs of developed and developing countries in the areas of healthcare, wellness, and comfort. The Institute is charged with providing strategic advice to its MCHC parent based on the results of these investigations and executing virtual research programs through a global network of partner institutions that will support future business activities within the MCHC Group. For more information: http://www.kaiteki-institute.com.
About Unite to Light
Unite to Light was founded with the initial assistance of the University of California at Santa Barbara and its world-renowned Institute for Energy Efficiency. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, the nonprofit organization provides high efficiency and earth-friendly lighting to people around the world who do not have reliable electricity and has delivered lights to over seventeen countries, on four continents. For more information: http://www.unite-to-light.org.
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