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| TurtleWill
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dedicated to the improvement of the lives of traditional peoples
in Ethiopia, Mali and Niger in a manner that is consistent with
their traditions and cultures, through locally driven projects
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Who
We Help:
Peoples
in the remote bush with little recourse to medical, economic
or educational aid; who are often ignored by their own governments;
and who are reached by the world's major humanitarian organizations
only in times of national catastrophes.
Populations
helped include the Tuareg and Wodaabe nomads of Niger; the
Tuareg, Dogon, Fulani, Songhai and Bozo of Mali; the Mursi,
Karo, Hamar and Borana of southern Ethiopia.
If
we don't help, who will?
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What
We Do:
We work to preserve communities and lifestyles so that these cultures may remain intact. TurtleWill support includes:
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Providing
medicines, temporary clinics and hospital treatment
to keep the community healthy and stable. More
About Volunteer Funded Medical Programs...
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| Jan
with Tuareg patients, Niger |
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| Dr
Elizabeth and Maya with Dogon patient, Mali |
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| Mursi
patients waiting outside medical tent, Ethiopia |
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| Tuareg
patients waiting their turns, Mali |
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Funding
schools and education to give individuals the tools
for growth and for defense against external exploitation. More
About Education...
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| Tuareg
children Tamazalak School, Niger |
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| Tuareg
straw school, Mizene, Niger |
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| Women’s
Literacy Class, Tamazalak, Niger |
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| Wodaabe
children, Girka School Niger |
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Funding
cooperatives to teach skills that generate income for
greater economic stability. More
About Cooperatives...
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| Tenilat
Food Cooperative, Niger |
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| Nia
Leatherwork Cooperative, Niger |
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| Tamazalak
Sewing Cooperative, Niger |
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| Tamazalak
Basketry Cooperative, Niger |
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Digging
wells for additional water resources as lands shrink
and people congregate closer together. More
About Digging Wells...
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| Pump
Well for Tuareg TINAIT community, Timbucktu region,
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| Thunen
Well being dug, Air Mountains, Niger
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Funding
animal health programs so that nomadism remains economically
viable. More
About Animal Health Projects...
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| Tuareg
girl with herd of goats, Niger |
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| Wodaabe
women and donkeys, Niger |
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These are
places and people where the world's major humanitarian
organizations respond only in times of national catastrophes,
if at all.
These
are populations that are often ignored by their own
governments.
If
we don't help, who will?
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| Choose
the project or projects you'd like to help us with! |
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| Medical
Projects |
| Sending
a tribal person to a hospital at a distance |
$100 |
| 1
month’s supply of malaria medicines and antibiotics for a small
village |
$200 |
| 1
three-wheeled wheelchair for a polio victim |
$250 |
| Cleft
lip and palate corrective surgeries for tribal children |
$1500 |
| Help
us fulfill our TurtleWill Mobile Bush Clinics dream of sending
medical teams monthly into remote areas of Niger, Mali and Ethiopia,
staffed by local doctors and nurses. The simplest medical care
can save lives. |
| 12-day
Bush Clinic including medical staff, vehicle rental and medicines,
treating 2000-2500 patients |
$16,000 |
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| School
Projects, Per Year |
| School
supplies, books and medicines for 50 students |
$500 |
| Blankets
and uniforms for 50 boarding students |
$750 |
| 3
daily meals for a bush school with 50 students ($95/student) |
$4750 |
| Continuing
education, 9-12th grade in Niger, Mali or Ethiopia for one student |
$1000-2000 |
| Dormitory
Construction for boys or girls in Niger or Mali |
$3000-6500 |
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Animal
Health Programs for the Nomad
Populations of Niger and Mali |
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goat: $45; 1 sheep: $55; 1 donkey: $75; 1 cow: $300 |
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| Community
Projects |
| 1
Food Cooperative, Handicrafts Cooperative or Sewing Cooperative
in Mali or Niger |
$1500 |
| 1
well in Niger or Mali for bush communities |
$5-12,000 |
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| Join
Us As a Volunteer |
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Come along on one of our
two week programs as a Health Care Professional or
as a Staff Assistant (for which no medical training
is required). Either way, you will be a great help!!!!
And you will have a wonderful time getting to know
our dear tribal friends.
Call
us for more information and costs: (888) 299-1439.
Or
see our link: Volunteer-Funded
Medical Programs
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| When
is a book more than a book! |
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Buy a book and make a difference!
Profits from the purchase of the new book "To Life
in the Small Corners" go to support the work of TurtleWill.
The book by long time TurtleWill supporter and traveler
Carol A. Scribner is a journey of the heart to ten
exotic small corners of the planet told through her
photography and poetic prose. To learn more about
the book and order a copy click here http://butterflyproductions.info
Some times a book is not just a book!
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To
help, please send us your checks made out to TurtleWill
or donate online.
TurtleWill
is now able to accept Marketable Securities as donations.
TurtleWill
is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization. Your contributions
are tax-exempt and we will gratefully send you an acknowledgement.
Tax ID number: 86-1039391
Working
together we can make a difference.
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