In 1986 a handful of San Francisco based artists started Kulintang Arts with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts. Along with the good fortune of hooking up with Master Artist, Danongan Kalanduyan, we were able to receive training directly from the Master. Within 3 years, Master Kalanduyans students in Kulintang Arts began conducting primary research on their own, by traveling to the Philippines directly, having earned further support from the NEA. Again through good fortune, we be-friended a nun in Cotabato City who was involved in a livelihood project, a bronze foundry which made Kulintang instruments (primarily for show). She took us to the foundry because we were interested in bringing some Kulintang instruments back to the US. We insisted on their tuning the instruments before we would buy them (we were not interested in simply hanging them up on the wall). After the tuner had tuned this particular set to the tuning they preferred, the local folks graciously played a little for us (the strangers from America). Then it was our turn to share our music with them. What ensued was pure magic. An amazing National Geographic, East meets West moment. Who would have known that the Kangangudan piece we performed for them was one of their favorite tunes. Late 1989 a pioneering time for this sort of thing. Performing for Kulintang Arts: Frank Holder, Robert Henry, Joey Maliga, Marcella Pabros. After over 20 years Kulintang Arts (now KulArts) is still bringing it, under the able direction of Alleluia Panis. Look up KulArts at http://www.kularts.org/.

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Dr. Anacleto B. Millendez, founder of the Beautiful Heart Foundation, Inc., (http://www.beautifulheart.net) met with the couple who serve as trainors for “From Rags to Riches” Project, a livelihood training program for the poor sponsored by the foundation.

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This Practical Action project aims to address the development needs of the communities, who have been displaced by river erosion and those who are living under the threat of being eroded in the near future.

Gaibandha is located in northern Bangladesh at the confluence of the two major rivers, which makes the area vulnerable to floods and river erosion. Frequent disasters make life here much more difficult than the rest of country, by depriving people of land, employment opportunities and basic service facilities.

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This program takes place on the island of Mindoro facing out to the S. China Sea. The indigenous tribes occupy the mountain range through out the island. Here you will find some of the unreached people groups. Our program includes feeding, clothing & toy distribution, livelihood project, and equipping for the 23 pastor / leaders who go to reach the unreached in the mountains.

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“We must understand what the disaster is. A huge wave is not the disaster. The disaster is human. People who lost their family, that’s the disaster. Somebody lost his livelihood; somebody lost his home; that’s the disaster. Somebody doesn’t have something to eat tonight; that’s the disaster. So, this disaster is not just on the physical plane. A human being’s suffering is hugely within himself, more than outside. A few packets of food may arrive, and he may get to eat; however, the new conditions - that he has to sit on the street side and eat, not in his home, and that his family has disappeared - that is the real disaster, the human part of it.” - Sadhguru

Tsunami Relief & Rehabilitation
Isha Foundation which already operated centers in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu was quick in its response to the unprecedented and catastrophic death and destruction caused by the tsunami on 26th December, 2004. In coastal areas of Chidambaram and Cuddalore and the devastated villages in Vellankovil and Nagapattanam, thousands of Isha volunteers from all walks of life tirelessly operated relief camps from the very first day, offering food, shelter, quality medical istance and psychological relief to the victims. Specially designed Isha Yoga classes were also conducted to help those affected cope with the disaster, through physically and psychologically strengthening tools.

Personally participating in the relief and rehabilitation programs, Sadhguru made several visits to the affected areas — closely directing and overseeing the process. Eight Mobile Health Clinics complete with their medical teams, supplies and thousands of volunteers were immediately moved from their project sites to the coast and put at the disposal of the district administration.

Subsequently, in close working with the district administration, Isha Foundation adopted four villages in Cuddalore district and completed a model rehabilitation program that was highly acclaimed by the beneficiary communities and the state administration alike. In addition, Mobile Health Clinics were permanently dedicated to implementing the project Action for Rural Rejuvenation in 60 coastal villages.

Isha Foundation delivered its first permanent house to the victims within 30 days of the disaster. The novel housing design developed promptly by Sadhguru himself, was certified as fire, earthquake, cyclone and tsunami proof by various institutions. Further, a boat manufacturing facility was set up on the premises of Isha Yoga Center to respond to the urgent need for fishing boats (the sole livelihood provider of coastal villagers). Volunteer engineers and professionals isted to restore livelihoods lost through the calamity.

A massive tree planting program and creation of a green belt through Project Green Hands was also undertaken and is ongoing in coastal villages affected by the tsunami.

For in-depth information about Isha Foundation’s Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation operations please visit

www.ruralrejuvention.org/relief.

http://www.ishafoundation.org/Disaster-Response/Tsunami-Relief-&-Rehabilitation.isa

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Former NPA rebel Clarita is fearful that her son will repeat history and join Communist insurgents in the mountains. How can Operation Blessing help her and other rebel returnees?

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SLINT-Uganda’s mission is to empower people to secure sustainable incomes, food security and improved quality of life while at the same time maintaining the diversity and long-term
productivity of the supporting natural resource base.

It is well understood that the economies of most African countries draw upon land-based activities such as agriculture.
Butikiro, one of the poorest villages in the Kiboga district of Uganda,and yet because the villagers recognize land as a vital natural resource, and a basis for subsistence, they have gone to work on land-use activities: the Fruit and Vegetable Growing for Sustainable Livelihoods project and the Gayaza
Smallholders Beekeeping project with support from SLINT-Uganda members and on-line volunteers on the
Global Neighbour Network. - created at http://animoto.com

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Part 1 - The most recent school supply program shows the packing of the boxes by our volunteers from the Christian Development Center in Tagaytay before we go on the boat to the Island of Mindoro. You will see us landing on the island and then see the grass roof of the Barahan Mission center. It was raining so Natalie is out on the road getting soaked. Next segment goes to the Mangyan mountain tribe gathering where we are in partnership. We helped rebuild the grass church you will see and gave funds for their first livelihood project to support tribal pastors.

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Our Technology and Livelihood Education project last 2008, our own music video using an OPM song. We chose Kailan by MYMP.

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An inspiring video of Street Kids International’s street youth livelihood project in Kenya (DANISH language version)
www.streetkids.org

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