More on the facebook site
A group of around 13-14 year olds in each of several locations. Meeting monthly around a table with their team leader and facilitator, and as and when they like through the internet. Live communications with their “facebook friends” in another similar location in another country. Discussions about lifestyles, school, family, friends. talking about photos they have taken and posted on their blog of their lives, comparing and contrasting. communicating. Each with a chosen topic or “passion” which they explore on their blog. Planning their first or next real life exchange trip to meet face2face, perhaps a few years away.
proposed locations:-
Uganda
- CRY Uganda’s children empowerment and youth development agenda. Blog now Live - Beyond Sports, Agula Joseph and Fred
Nigeria c/o : Sam, Joshua , Michael, Agula Joseph etc ( Nigerian Computer Society ). centred in Aba, and an old coffee plantation in Nigeria too…
Kenya c/o – Mel, Joyce, Elaine, Justi, etc in Vienna . Naomi in Kenya
- Muungano Orphanage - “we have started Blue bells orphange, with a sub project tittled BUTTERFLY PROJECT – - started to create a model blog for the project here
- Nairobi with Naomi
- Lebenpflanzen , Thika, Justi
Vienna. c/o Nigel etc
- blue box in 7th
- internet cafe in 4th bez . drop in and chat….
- BOGI PARK for 13-14 year olds, starting with prelaunch on January 6th ( subject to confirmation and registration – see link here ) – cart of laptops ?
- Reindorfergasse, A1150 – prelaunch …
Moedling c/o Nigel, Vincent
- internet cafe on High Street. drop in chances for kids to pass by and spend some time and energy chatting to their “facebook” friends.
Chicago/Indiana – Crystal etc
Columbia, Madrid, Lima ? – perhaps with Zuley, Alex etc.
requirements at each end:- access to internet, willingness to take part. no promises and no guarantees. funding and support will be sought for new locations on request.
project partners and patrons:-
BUTTERFLY PROJECT have received merry christmas cards , letters,gifts from teens in Edinburg/Uk.Alison team leader from Edinburg /uk thanks .
East wood Nottinghamshire teens now connecting with teen from kenya .Butterfly project /Blue Bells Orphanage.thanks mandy wilson for your kind support.
we bring you greetings from Beyond youth sports league based in Uganda Africa
Children are living a turmoil of realities in today’s world and need all the support they can get… However, there are many who take advantage of the situation and few who are sincerely concern. It is time for more people to take interest on the one’s whom will inherit the world. What kind of world will they live if we don’t start the process of change now?