By Dave Harcourt •
May 21, 2009
Thirty years after being listed as a World Heritage Sites the Ngorongoro Conservation area is in danger of being ‘deleted’ from the prestigious listing. This legendary wildlife-filled crater, is a 8,300 square kilometer part of Tanzania’s Serengeti.
The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has set the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority very tight goals which must be met if Ngorongoro is to retain its World Heritage Sites listing.
By Lucille Chi •
December 24, 2008
“Always reach for the sky–or swing your way there!” is the title of this handmade art card from Cards for Africa made by talented Rwandan artists and youth groups.
“Our Touch the Sky card is lovingly handcrafted in Rwanda by young people who have been orphaned by genocide or disease. All the paper is handmade from local Rwandan office waste, making it environmentally sustainable, too.”
Cards for Africa exists to:
- improve the quality of life for orphaned youth in Rwanda.
- represent a diverse partnership of designers from both Rwanda and around the world.
- promote fair trade principles.
- support like-minded partners who believe in the future of Rwanda.
- turn waste into art.
- recycle Rwandan scrap paper that would otherwise be burned.
- work with like-minded partners who believe in the future of Rwanda.
- support sustainable development in Rwanda.
“Why Rwanda? Rwanda is full of potential, but 10 percent of the population has been orphaned by disease and the 1994 genocide.”
