Be a part of African Ceremonies, here is how to help continue the documentation of fieldwork by Beckwith and Fisher in Africa.
1. Completion of the photographic record of traditional African Ceremonies facing extinction
Work to be carried out in areas which up to now have been closed to the outside world
2. Creation of an educational photographic archive covering 30 years of work, and preservation of existing recording material
3. Development of an educational documentary film series on African Ceremonies to fully record traditional ceremonies with sound and moving image
If you would like to support our African Ceremonies fieldwork, please make your check payable to:
African Ceremonies, Inc
A non-profit, charitable foundation, 501c3
And send it to:
Warren M. Bergstein
C/o Adelman, Katz, and Mond
230 West 41st Street
NYC, New York 10036-7207, USA
AFRICAN CHARITIES
As a thank you for sharing their worlds with us, we have established a charitable organisation to sponsor projects and activities for African youth facing the challenges of living as a traditional society in the modern world. Any contribution you wish to make would be greatly appreciated.
Here are the projects we are currently raising funds for:
POKOT, Kenya
1. School fees for 19 Secondary school children who cannot afford to continue their studies.
Cost per student per academic year: $315
Total needed to fund all students: $6,000
2. Assistance with tuition fees for 4 University students, studying medicine, law, conflict resolution & community development.
Cost per student per academic year: $1200
| "...You have been supporting me in my University education, and if it was not because of you, I could not have reached where I am today. By January next year I will be moving into the third year of my studies, and with your support I am, sure I will graduate..." Jackson Lemaris |
3. Pioneering Women's Project to set up small businesses to generate income in basket weaving, honey making, calabash decoration, and traditional beadwork.
Total needed to sponsor 20 women to cover purchasing of raw materials,
start up costs etc,: $10,000
DINKA, Sudan
Raising money for University tuition for Mokoi Majok Toch, to attend Law school in Uganda, so that he can contribute to the peace resolution between North & South Sudan.
Amount needed for 4 years study: $5000
SAMBURU, Kenya
1. Funding for the first female Samburu teacher to work in a newly constructed school for nomad children presently studying under a tree.
Amount needed: $500
2. Funding for 1 young handicapped Samburu man, Japhason, to study video & photography in order to record the ceremonies and traditions of his own people.
Amount needed to fund his annual tuition: $800
WODAABE, Niger
1. Funding to repair a 60 foot deep well, funded by us in 1992, and damaged this year by unprecedented rainfall in the Sahel.
Amount needed: $1,500
2. Wodaabe Artisinat Workshop
The workshop, set up to raise funds to sustain communities during times of drought, produces jewelry in traditional style. The pendants are created to increase charm and personality during the courtship season and to protect against evil spirits. All proceeds go directly to the Wodaabe.
Please start contributions at $250.00 level.
Send contributions to the same address listed for African Ceremonies, Inc.
Please mark your donation with the name of the project you wish to support.
For information please email:
Patricia House: prhouse3@yahoo.com
Or africanceremonies@btinternet.com
Fax +44 207 794 7330