Last year,when our family went to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kiliminjaro and volunteer at an orphanage, we had no idea how much it would change our lives. Now we're leaving for Africa again on the 24th and climbing a different kind of mountain -- mile high mounds of donated clothes, musical instruments, art supplies. dental supplies and xmas presents for the kids at the TunaHAKI Centre for Child Development. The generosity of not only our friends but people we've never met is astounding. A classroom of students at Claude Watson School for the Arts have handpicked gifts for each individual child at the orphanage. Someone who saw us on Get Involved donated sketchbooks for every child. We're touched by how eager people are to give to vulnerable children on the other side of the world. And we're so excited to go back to Tanzania and see the kids once again. We'll fill you in when we return from our trip!
The Eisens
The 21st Century Citizen. How do we Get Involved Today?
For the past ten years my partner at qmedia solutions and I have been doing a lot of pro bono work for a number of not-for-profits and charities. We've really enjoyed it but we wanted to do more. First we wanted to tell stories about some of the amazing people who had inspired us. And so we started with TV storytelling and on October 26th Get Involved had it's World Premiere on TVO-- Ontario's premiere public broadcaster. So far we have produced 25 profiles of amazing innovators, social entrepreneurs and activists. Take a look at our stories. Tell us what you think. Tell us about people or organizations that inspire you. During our research we sensed a growing movement growing all around us-- people realizing their skills and their expertise can be used not only to bring them financial rewards but deeper connection and meaning in their lives. And so our next step was to concieve of a website that would transform the inspiration of the television profiles and help propell people into action and Getinvolved.ca was born. Join the conversation...
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What part of Tanzania are you going?
ReplyDeleteWould Tabora, Tanzania be one of your stops?