Energy 4 Orphans is proud to announce that we’ll be joining forces with internationally celebrated yoga teacher Seane Corn for our 2009 project. Seane’s incredible organization, Off the Mat Into the World, has been highlighting the power and importance of karma yoga (the yoga of selfless service, in this case manifest as community activism) since 2005. We are thrilled to help generate support for the OTM supported Shanti Uganda Project, which is part of the 2009 Seva Challenge. The founders of Shanti Uganda run an organization in Vancover.

What is the Shanti Uganda Project?

The Shanti Uganda Society improves the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of communities impacted by war, poverty and HIV/AIDS in Uganda.

The war in Northern Uganda has been called the most neglected humanitarian emergency in the world today. For the past 23 years, the Lord's Resistance Army and the government of Uganda have been waging a war that has left nearly two million innocent civilians displaced. Millions of children have been orphaned by AIDS and thousands of women die annually in childbirth. An entire generation has never known peace...

OTM and E4O are committed to continuing our work to support cultures and communities where basic human needs are at risk and to offering our hearts, hands and resources in joyful and practical service.  The Shanti Uganda Project aims to reduce some of the tremendous financial and health crises that exists in Uganda, and creating sustainable solutions for this community in crisis.

We are committed to raise funds towards the construction of a birthing home which will provide proper and sustainable support for hundreds of women in Uganda. Our goal is to lower maternal and infant mortality rates, reduce HIV/AIDS transmission rates from mother to child, improve access to education and supplies and honour every birthing woman. We also are generating support to create jobs for local women as midwives. Additionally, we are working towards constructing a permaculture farm to help support and train local people

For more information at www.shantiuganda.org

and see this YouTube Clip

 

How will we generate support?

Through our community yoga classes, anual auction, astrology fundraising, Graham Robertson's body work program, and more. Please visit "What's Going On" for more information.

 

 

 

images on page from ShantiUganda.com

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