NOVEMBER

WHO
WHAT
Meredith Kucey
Jewellery Artist
ARTIST TRADING CARD
THE HUMM
WHERE By appointment, 204–1995, , ;
General Fine Craft, Art & Design, 63 Mill St.,
Almonte, 461–3463,
WHEN Nov. 3–29, exhibition at General Fine Craft, Art
& Design gallery with painter Lily Swain-Brady
WHY
“I love the process of building beautiful, lasting
jewellery that can be valued across generations.”
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All the cool kids do it!
What are You Doing
this February?
How About Changing the World?
Every February, the Guatemala
Stove Project (GSP), a registered
Canadian charity, brings a group
of volunteers to the western
highlands of Guatemala as part
of its work to improve the lives of
the poorest of the poor by building
safe, efficient masonry cook
stoves.
The travelling conditions are
not glamorous — you’ll work
hard and live simply — but you
will change the lives of several
poor families by improving their
health, their economic situation
and their local environment.
You will be the one to truly gain
from this experience, as you will
be given a rare opportunity for a
person from the first world: the
opportunity to see, touch and
make a difference in the life of
people in the developing world.
You will have the unique opportunity
to visit the homes of Mayan
families and experience daily
life in rural Guatemala.
After the stove building sessions,
there are possibilities to
further explore the culture and
beauty of Guatemala and to forge
new friendships with other volunteers.
What is the Guatemala
Stove Project?
Three billion people on our planet
cook over open fires, and indoor
air pollution from cooking
fires is a major cause of illness and
death in the developing world. In
Guatemala, Mayan families traditionally
cook over a “3-stone
fire”. These open cooking fires fill
the homes with smoke and ash,
coating the interior walls and
ceilings with creosote. They burn
wood inefficiently, which leads to
The look on the face of this Mayan mother shows the impact this stove
will have on the health and wellbeing of her family. Would you like to
help the Guatemala Stove Project change more families’ worlds?
local deforestation as these poor
subsistence farmers seek fuel
for cooking their meagre meals.
Over the past sixteen years,
working with partner organizations
in Guatemala, the GSP has
funded and built over 5000 improved
masonry cook stoves in
the western highlands.
These stoves are efficient and
burn more cleanly, and their
chimneys take the smoke and
soot outside the home. This
greatly improves the living conditions
of all in the household,
especially the children and women.
More efficient burning means
the family needs less fuel, and
can use those resources for other
pressing needs. This also means
reduced deforestation of the hillsides,
benefitting the environment
in many ways.
The GSP is a group of volunteers
who will be doing something
interesting and meaningful
this winter. If you are interested
in joining them, please let them
know. If you have ever considered
a different kind of travelling,
then you might want to explore
the work that the Guatemala
Stove Project does by visiting
or
by contacting them directly at
.
Fundraising Dance on
November 14
The GSP will be holding their Fall
Fundraiser on Saturday, November
14. Featuring a silent and live
auction and music by Dave Balfour
with No Principles, this is a
perfect opportunity to learn more
about the organization while having
a great time!
The event will take place at the
Perth Civitan Hall, 6787 Hwy 43.
Doors open at 7pm, and tickets
are $20 ($15 for students) from
Coutts & Company or Shadowfax,
or at the door.
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