Welcome!
Sebastian Wanzama-Piro


Sebastian Wanzama-Piro, Director,
Global African Village

Welcome, all of you global citizens. As an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, Global African Village, its Board of Directors, volunteers, and supporters are very glad to have you join us.

Everything seems to be global these days: the environment, trade, and political matters, just to mention a few. At Global African Village, we are not waiting for the world to change. We need your support now to supplement our efforts to assist the sick, the hungry, the very young, and the elderly in eastern Uganda.

Our primary goal is to assist the needy so they can sustain themselves. Otherwise, some will die prematurely, and others may end up at our doorsteps, an experience that can be traumatic and stressful.

We are pleased to announce our Amazing Grace Campaign to raise finds to build, furnish, and staff a health center for the Bagishu people. We invite you to support this very important endeavor.

So count your blessings now by sharing, caring, and enlightening others.

Thank you for your kindness.

 


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What is Global African Village?

Global African Village is a nonprofit working to alleviate the abject poverty that affects thousands of children, the elderly, and the sick every day. Our current focus is assisting the Bagishu people of eastern Uganda (see Fact Sheet) with four primary projects: child care, health care, better access to water, and helping people start or improve small businesses. As the need may arise in the future, we may extend our services to other needy African villages.

Global African Village is a registered charity in Ontario, Canada (# 17 46 06 1). We are also incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of New York, and we have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in the US.

We are an all-volunteer organization. With no paid staff and no office, our operating expenses are minimal. In 2008, 89% of all donations went directly to Uganda to help the impoverished Bagishu people.

You can view and download a copy of our 2009 Annual Report here.
2009 Annual Report 2009 Report

We can be reached at globalafricanvillage@gmail.com.

Special Event:

- September 14, 2010: "DIne Out for Uganda" at Betty's Restaurant, 370 Virginia Street, Buffalo, NY 14201. Enjoy Betty' s delicious food for breakfast, lunch or dinner on September 14 to support Global African VIllage. See http://www.bettysbuffalo.com/press.html.

If you join other Global African Village members for dinner at 6:30 pm, you will have an opportunity to bid on this beautiful framed photo (21" x 25") of an African elephant, taken by photographer Ray Thomas, matted and framed by Jean Hurley, and donated by Mary Willcox - all of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

 

 

 

 

 


News

- Visit the Global African VIllage display in the Clearfield Library, 770 Hopkins Rd., Amherst, NY, during the month of July.

- A special thank you to the Trumansburg, NY, Rotary Club for their kind donation and commitment to future support.

- Thanks to Milano's Family Restaurant, 529 Englewood Avenue, Kenmore, NY, for placing a Global African VIllage change container in their business.

- We are pleased to announce a partnership with the SIFE (Students for Free Enterprise) chapter at Canisius College, Buffalo, New York. They have given Global African Village a grant to inaugurate our Buusale Kamani project. This a small-business grant program will enable five people in eastern Uganda to expand their small businesses. "Buusale Kamani" is Swahili for "Friendship is Strength."

- On March 1, 2010, devastating landslides occurred in the area of Uganda where we are working. At least 300 Bagishu died. Thousands who were displaced are now living in refugee camps, about 60 people to a tent, with poor sanitation, illness, and an uncertain future. To learn more about the landslides, go to http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/873748/-/wj64nv/-/index.html; to read updates about the landslides and other news from Uganda, you can visit the Daily Monitor website.

- Read the article about Global African Village on pp. 8-9 of the May 2009 newsletter of the New York College Learning Skills Association: http://www.nyclsa.org/newsletter_current_issue.htm

- NEW PHOTOS! See your donations at work in these photos taken by Sebastian during his annual visit to Uganda: Global African Village

- Global African Village in the news: Read Article in The Buffalo News re. Global African Village August 2008.


How to Donate

Global African Village welcomes contribution at any time. Remember that the average annual income of the Bagishu people of eastern Uganda is just $6 per year. Even modest donations can make a difference in the lives of these people.

Sebastian Wanzama-Piro, Director, may be available to speak to groups in southern Ontario and Western New York. He may be reached at (416) 520-5384.

Contributions can be sent to:

Global African Village   Global African Village
204 Horsely Hill Drive
or  
 37 Devereaux Avenue
Toronto, Ontario Canada M1B 1W6   Buffalo, New York 14214 USA

Please support Global African Village. We are grateful for whatever you are able to contribute - every dollar helps! (Please note that you do not need a PayPal account to donate using PayPal.)

Global African Village has 501(c)(3) status through the IRS, so we are eligible to receive public and private grants. Individual donors to Global African Village who itemize on their tax returns may claim federal income tax deductions.

Global African Village is also incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of New York. For legal purposes, our name is Global African Village Incorporated.

 


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