The Sole of Africa

JP made a trip to personally get involved with the Sole of Africa Landmine Victim Assistance program. JP was so taken by the work done by the Pretoria East Rotary group of South Africa, that he pledged to provide more limbs to the people in Mozambique

JP has "Put his Foot Down" and got involved - isn't it time you did ?

JP arrives at the clinic in Maputo,Mozambique	JP meets the landmine victims
The story is told of how she lost both her legs	JP pledges to send more aid to the Sole of Africa
Maria and JP meet for the first time	Maria and JP after he has told her he would sponsor new legs

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FOOD + WATER + HEALTH AID + TECHNOLOGY + LAND RECLAIMING + EDUCATION + MICRO LOANS = "EXTREME MAKEOVER AFRICA" AND EMPOWERING ONE NATION AFTER ANOTHER TO BE SELF SUSTAINING = THE SOLE OF AFRICA CAMPAIGN 2007

If you visit Mozambique in East Africa you will witness a direct correlation between wars, earthquakes and floods and the children that stay hungry.

The need for aid is so great, but now there is clearly a solution that can change the way the history of Africa is to be written.

What America doesn’t see through its media is the very present beauty of Africa; vast fertile lands that for over 40 years have now remained un-ploughed because of a legacy of landmines; subsistence farmers that wake at dawn and toil to trade on the side of roads and children playing with eyes that mirror the fruits of their spirits.

Imagine your bank loaning you money without you guaranteeing any collateral. That’s what is now happening to millions of Africans. In Africa full repayment of these microloans to individuals totals 97%. A new economy has blossomed.

Today the most “Extreme “Makeover” you may ever witness has been birthed. It is for an entire Nation, and then another Nation and another.

However now more than ever we need to feed the starving children with nutritional meals.

The Sole of Africa is thrilled that the mega food agency, Nourish the Children, together with its worldwide empowered distributor team has joined forces to continue this quest to Make Poverty History. A child dies every 6 seconds from malnutrition, no food and dirty water.

For those of you that do not know Nourish The Children, SOA believes that it is the most complete Social Marketing program working in the world. So do a lot of other people. Since their unique business model was birthed, their growing "Force for Good" under the Chairmanship of legendary Lee Iacoca have now donated over 75,000,000 especially formulated and enriched Vitameals.

75,000,000 in only a few years!!!!!! Donated not by large fund raisers or governments but by people just like you. $20 a bag.

Today we ask for your help. It is needed now. Our immediate goal to stockpile 100,000 tons of food and donate 30,000,000 Vitameals.

-Nourish the Children donates additional funds and Vitameals to be used in the overall Sole of Africa plan.

-YOU earn commissions and rebates so that you can turn your dreams into reality, donate more food, make a trip to help “Build a Village” or simply pays bills

-Our community will embrace your visit and you can roll up your sleeves and work with NTC in Malawi and SOA in Mozambique on two week Adventure trips.

Click HELP NOW to join us today.

WE THANK YOU.

THE SOLE OF AFRICA CAMPAIGN

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Two armed conflicts spanning over thirty years have left Mozambique filled with antipersonnel landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). Armed opposition to the Portuguese began in 1964, led by the group FRELIMO. The Portuguese withdrew and granted control to FRELIMO in 1974, which instituted a one-party Marxist system.

Around 1976, RENAMO, an opposition group supported by the governments of neighboring states, initiated a violent insurrection against FRELIMO. A bloody civil war lasted until 1992, when the two parties signed a UN-brokered peace agreement to which both have largely adhered. A UN peace-keeping force paved the way for free and mostly legitimate elections that were held in 1994 and again in 1999.

During the civil war, both sides planted millions of landmines for route denial, border defenses, and protection of key economic and strategic installations. Landmines were also used to disrupt access to water routes, agricultural fields, and fisheries.

The aftermath of such prolonged fighting left over 5.5 million people displaced - 4 million internally displaced and 1.5 million as refugees in neighboring countries. Mined areas have prevented repatriation and resettlement of people. They have also increased landmine casualties among refugees as they attempt to return home and farm their land. Mined roads have disrupted trade, making food and goods exchange nearly impossible in some areas, particularly in Tete, the most heavily mined province in Mozambique. The UN’s landmine program considers Mozambique one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.

The US State Department reports that between 1992 and 1998, 10,000 people became landmine victims. In 1997, 43 percent of victims were women or children. UNICEF reports that 60% of mine victims in Mozambique die because they lack access to health services.


ref: http://www.lsndatabase.org/country_landmine.php?country=mozambique

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