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Simon Chambers

PWRDF Lenten Reflections

Mrs. Swarnalatha received micro-credit loans from PWRDF-partner OfERR to purchase land and seed for her rice paddies in Sri Lanka.  Photo: Simon Chambers
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Seven Days to Tend the Earth Lenten Reflections  Introduction  “This beautiful earth sustains us, and whether or not we recognize the mysteries of all living …

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Concerts to Raise Funds for PWRDF

Treble Clef
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Christopher Watson, an acclaimed English tenor will be performing at two fund-raising concerts for PWRDF with Canadian pianist Carol Missio-King in Ontario this month.  The …

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Women of Wisdom and Conviction

Field Blog, Mexico Stories, Women Stories

Today Jose and I visited the Indigenous Women’s House (CAMI) in Chalchihuitan.  We had the distinct pleasure to meet at CAMI a group of ten …

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Feeling like Indy

Field Blog

OK, so Indiana Jones and I have very little in common.  We both wear hats. But that’s about it.  But yesterday, the image that kept …

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Following the Locals

Field Blog

Ask my wife and she’ll tell you that I have a thing about being on time.  I build timelines at home to make sure I’m …

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Visiting the Amuzgas

Field Blog

I wrote the other day about the link between conviction and energy.  One of the nice things about blogging in the internet age (and one …

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Health Clinics Saving Lives in Burundi

Lab at the health clinic in Bitare, Burundi
Africa Stories, Burundi Stories, Stories by Region

Supported by a PWRDF/CIDA-funded health sector program between 2008-2011, the Anglican Diocese of Bujumbura, a PWRDF partner, built health clinics in the communities of Bitare …

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Conviction and Energy

Field Blog

Since my last entry, Jose and I have flown from Chihuahua City to Mexico City. We have left behind our friends and colleagues at the …

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Honouring Marisela

Field Blog

Yesterday, Jose and I had the honour of visiting the site of the assassination of Marisela Escobedo.  If you don’t know about this murder in …

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The Neutral Tree

Field Blog

Yesterday was a long but very good day with the staff of the Norte del Paso Human Rights Centre in Ciudad Juarez.  It finished with …

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