Comments on: ONE Member Jake Back from South Africa http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/ The Campaign to Make Poverty History Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:59:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Muzinga NGOLERA http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-527161 Muzinga NGOLERA Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:43:29 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-527161 Member of ONE Member of ONE

]]> By: Jake Armentrout http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-526439 Jake Armentrout Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:11:38 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-526439 Kabelo, These statistics were provided by the Pastor of the Church that we partner with. As you may notice in the article it references the people I met with and worked with in a small part of South Africa, not the entire country. Sorry for the confusion. In the place we worked these were the numbers. Latria, We did "American" style construction, which is A-framed wooden houses. There's not much wood available there for the people to work with so they use brick and stone, which is much more difficult and time consuming to build with. We are teaching people in Mamelodi how to build these types of houses and the long-term goal is to have a team of South Africans who can build the houses and we can ship material over to them. Also, we are helping start small businesses and providing job skills training like basic computer skills, interviewing skills, etc. Kabelo,

These statistics were provided by the Pastor of the Church that we partner with. As you may notice in the article it references the people I met with and worked with in a small part of South Africa, not the entire country. Sorry for the confusion. In the place we worked these were the numbers.

Latria,

We did “American” style construction, which is A-framed wooden houses. There’s not much wood available there for the people to work with so they use brick and stone, which is much more difficult and time consuming to build with. We are teaching people in Mamelodi how to build these types of houses and the long-term goal is to have a team of South Africans who can build the houses and we can ship material over to them. Also, we are helping start small businesses and providing job skills training like basic computer skills, interviewing skills, etc.

]]> By: Kabelo http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525914 Kabelo Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:33:42 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525914 One more time. Where do you get these fugures of 80% Unemployment and 40% HIV/AIDS????? I have you have the guts to give me an answer this time around. One more time. Where do you get these fugures of 80% Unemployment and 40% HIV/AIDS?????

I have you have the guts to give me an answer this time around.

]]> By: Katie Andrews http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525838 Katie Andrews Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:15:11 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525838 Nice post, Jake! We are so glad you're are back though:) Nice post, Jake! We are so glad you’re are back though:)

]]> By: Latria Roberts http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525835 Latria Roberts Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:44:11 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525835 Good stuff, and would love work with you. The sustainable veg. gardens excite me. Quite promising for their future. Are the houses built out of the resources available in the region? Are there people being taught how to build so that they can continue on their own? Good stuff, and would love work with you. The sustainable veg. gardens excite me. Quite promising for their future. Are the houses built out of the resources available in the region? Are there people being taught how to build so that they can continue on their own?

]]> By: Kabelo http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525832 Kabelo Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:52:59 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525832 I'm a South african and i would like to know where you got your 80% unemployment as well as the 40% HIV/AIDS rates from. If you don't mind, please provide me with a link to a website or something. If you can't, i would suggest you refrain from making wild statements like these without providing proof. I’m a South african and i would like to know where you got your 80% unemployment as well as the 40% HIV/AIDS rates from. If you don’t mind, please provide me with a link to a website or something. If you can’t, i would suggest you refrain from making wild statements like these without providing proof.

]]> By: Jos Hall http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525831 Jos Hall Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:01:42 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/31/one-member-jay-back-from-south-africa/#comment-525831 Jake! It was an amazing trip and I'm so glad we were on a team together! It's so encouraging to see you taking our experience and letting the world know that ONE person can make a world of difference and I know you did in Kevin's life. Keep in touch bro. Jake! It was an amazing trip and I’m so glad we were on a team together! It’s so encouraging to see you taking our experience and letting the world know that ONE person can make a world of difference and I know you did in Kevin’s life. Keep in touch bro.

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