A decade before the genocidal war in Darfur that our tzedakah project revolved around, there was another terrible genocide in Africa, this one in Rwanda.
Today, Rwanda is still stuggling to recover from this tragic experience.
Israelis from Keren Kayemet L'Yisrael (the Jewish National Fund) have created a youth village to help teach young Rwandans agriculture techniques. In the video you can hear the Israelis speaking Hebrew and talking about tikkun olam, mending the world. Check it out:
http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/2008/07/15/200/teach-a-man-to-farm/
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yasher koach. keep up the good tzedakah and mitzvah work. some places to look at:
a) www.mitzvahheroesfund.org
b) www.dannysiegel.com
arnie draiman
www.draimanconsulting.com
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