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• Catch up with Mtaala: Check out Mtaala Foundation’s 2009-2010 newsletter. You can learn more about our latest projects, meet some of our volunteers and students, and see our goals for this year! Click here to download the PDF.
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• Artivist Film Festival features a documentary on child soldiers from Uganda’s civil war. The Artivist Film Festival in London will feature Children of War, a film directed by Bryan Single, on its opening night the weekend of March 5th and 6th. Mtaala Board Vice President, Nick Taussig, will speak at a Q&A session following the film.
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• Charity Art Sale: Handmade art from the students of Awegys School will be up for auction on March 31st, 2010 from 6-9 PM at the 20th Century Theatre in London, UK. Learn more about the auction or purchase original artwork here.
Attend the charity art auction on March 31st at:
20th Century Theatre
291 Westbourne Grove
London W11 2QA
(Auction commences at 7 PM.)
2/25/10
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• Style that makes a difference! Urban Outfitters recently featured a charity tee with an original design by an Mtaala student. All proceeds benefited the Mtaala Foundation, and helped us on our way to building a clinic at Awegys School.
2/25/10
• News from Uganda: The Daily Monitor uncovers the trials facing Uganda’s educational system in “The Mess in Our UPE, USE Schools.” To learn more about why the Mtaala Foundation’s work is crucial to students in Uganda, read the article online. 7/13/09
• Forced to Murder, Aged 10: “How does a former child soldier cope with civilian life?” So asks Nick Taussig in his latest article, recently featured in The Independent, about Uganda’s civil war and the child soldiers forced to fight it. Read the article online.
•Thank you to all those who helped make our March 2009 benefit a success! We would also like to extend a thank you for the generosity of the following businesses:
All Fired Up
The Paint Your Own Pottery Studio
Collingswood, NJ, USA
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
Philadelphia, PA
The Little Tuna
Haddonfield, NJ
• Mtaala partners with Rosa International Middle School in New Jersey, USA. Students and staff at the middle school are committed to raising enough funds to build a well at Awegys School while raising awareness about the worldwide access to water.
• Acclaimed author and Mtaala board member Nick Taussig recently published his latest novel, Gorilla Guerrilla, about the intertwined lives of a child soldier and an endangered animal in Uganda. A portion of all proceeds goes to Mtaala. To purchase, please visit www.gorillaguerrilla.co.uk/
