More Malaria Nets Distributed in Uganda

Silvana Zapata-Ramirez - a Meaningful Volunteer from Ohio - recently helped educate the people of Buyaya, Uganda on the best ways to avoid the dangers of malaria.

She also helped distribute many nets around the community.

You can see photo of her efforts below

If you want to volunteer and help distribute malaria nets yourself, then you can volunteer as part of the Malaria Operation project.

Thanks again to Silvana for her fantastic effort! 
 

Students Help With School for Andy Extensions

New buildings are needed at the School for Andy in Uganda.

Constructions has already began.  Many of our wonderful students have volunteered to help building the additional buildings.

You can check out photos of the construction here below

More updates coming soon! 

Edible Schoolyard is now Edible

Due to a lot of hard work by Esther, William, and Mary, the first of the harvests in the edible school yard at Meaningful Volunteer's solar powered school in Uganda are ready to eat!

Se below for  photos of the harvest. 

Matooke all around for everyone! 

School for Andy 2 Penny War a Success!

Through the generous donations of many, Brodhead Middle School students and staff members raised $849.00 to donate to School for Andy 2 in Nepal. With the week-long Penny War raising a bulk of the donation, TOOL donated a portion of the 2nd quarter dance proceeds which helped to get the total even higher. Because of this giving, School for Andy 2 in Nepal will now be the proud owner of a rain-fed water system, similar to the water system BMS raised money for last year for School for Andy in Uganda. Thank you for your donation and for your support. 

This “War” allowed us in Brodhead to make a difference in Nepal and for the students at School for Andy 2. 

Most importantly, it allowed us to remember Andy Manley, his spirit, and his generosity.

Thank you for sharing in the experience of all that this Penny War was. 

It could not have been done without the generosity of so many.

THANK YOU!

 

Meaningful Volunteer Featured on Coffee Shop HR World Cafe

Meaningful Volunteer was recently featured at the Coffee Shop HR Site.

From the site:

I always find it inspirational to hear about people who carry out their greatest dreams, succeeding beyond their greatest expectations.  When Megin first told me that she was working to register a non-profit organization, I was excited, but skeptical.  How much good could she and Malcolm do in the Philippines from here in Canada?  But as time passed, I witnessed their small organization grow by leaps and bounds, and it’s been lovely to see.
Read the rest of the article here.



 

Penny War for School for Andy 2

School for Andy is a solar-powered school that was built in Uganda as a memorial to Andy Manley, a 2002 Brodhead High School graduate who died in a 2010 house explosion. 

A second School for Andy will be opening in Nepal with many of the same features as the school in Uganda. 

Brodhead Middle School will be holding a "penny war" the week of February 4-8 in hopes of raising the funds needed to supply School for Andy 2 with a rain-fed water system. This system will collect water from the roof, funnel it into guttering, and then into a large storage tank in order to provide the school with much needed water. 

Grade levels at BMS will compete against one another by adding pennies and bills to their jars, while putting silver coins in other grade level jars. Pennies and bills will count as positive points, while silver coins will subtract. The grade level with the most pennies and bills will be the winner. 

By working together, one penny at a time, BMS is collecting change to make a change at School for Andy 2. If you are interested in learning more about School for Andy, you can visit schoolforandy.org. If you would like to make a donation to this cause, it can be dropped off at BMS or you can contact Jessica Schooff at 897-2184 x222 or jschooff@brodhead.k12.wi.us for more information. Every penny truly does count! 

 

Meaningful Volunteer Welcome Hema Gurang to the team

Meaningful Volunteer is delighted to welcome Hema Gurang to our team.  

Hema Gurung is Meaningful Volunteer’s district manager for Nepal.

She comes from a large family and plans to focus on her career, rather than starting her own family.  She wants to financially support her parents and other members of her family.  
        
She has volunteer supervisory experience at the WSDO office in Rithepani.  She has also worked as a weaver for WSDO for many years.  She was personally recommended by Ram Kali Khadka, founder of WSDO.