Support a Good Person with a Good Cause

My good friend Danielle Gillett is about to embark on a journey to help the people of Rwanda in Africa. She has joined forces with PROJECT RWANDA to help improve the living situation over there and she needs your support. Please email her through the link below to help!!! I know how much time and effort she has put into this project to help the people of Rwanda, so help her. She is leaving next Tues and she still has not reached her goal, any donations will help!!!!

If you don't know what has happened in Rwanda here is a little history:

Almost 14 years ago Rwanda suffered from a terrible genocide. Both the county and its people are still trying to rebuild their lives, society, and economy.

The country of Rwanda has about 500,000 small coffee producers, which grow coffee in small gardens. In 2006, Rwanda started selling specialty coffee direct to U.S. and European cities. The specialty coffee market has given them the potential for a dynamic and prosperous economy.

The process of transporting coffee to the washing stations is difficult. Because of overpopulation, the farmers can’t use animal transportation and trucks are too expensive to rent. Most farmers walk their crop between two and four kilometers to collection points.

Project Rwanda is a non-profit, volunteer based organization that that is committed to building utility bikes so that the people can transport coffee and re-establish their community. The innovation of bikes increases the carry capacity by five times and covers more than 5 times the walking area.

For the past few months Danielle has been working with Tom Ritchey, founder of Project Rwanda. She will be traveling to Africa to document the lifestyles of the people with an emphasis on how they use bicycling. The pictures will be published in a coffee table book that will be used to educate others about the country and project. All proceeds from the book will be donated to continue to fund the project. So donate and you will receive this awesome book!

Please feel free to contact  Danielle at africa@gillettphoto.com if you would like more information about the project or to offer prayers and support.

I am always about giving back and helping others so help Danielle help the people of RWANDA.