FUNDRAISING EVENTS!

INVITATION - Dinner & Music

WHEN: 14 March 2009, 6.30pm

WHERE: Café Checocho (69 Hardgrave Rd, West End)

EVENT IS FREE! Donatations are welcome. All proceeds go towards purchasing learning material for TWIN raft programs.

Café Checocho has kindly offered to donate $5 from every main meal purchased on the night. Dinner menu ranges $12 - $20 for mains.

Groove on down with your friends to this funky little cafe, grab a bite and/or chill out with a chai or two (or BYO something stronger!)

Music for the evening will be the flavour of melding jazz, reggae, and soul music by Resonant Seeds - featuring the love of Peter Hunt (vocals & trumpet), Anthony McIlwain (guitar) and Tom Hinchliffe (bass)...

For a taste of music, check out these guys on the web:

Other music featuring Peter Hunt:
www.myspace.com/kooii
www.myspace.com/rubybluesound

Other music featuring Anthony McIlwain:
www.myspace.com/theupsteppers
www.myspace.com/inthedeepends

Other music featuring Tom Hinchliffe:
www.myspace.com/kafkafunk
www.myspace.com/kooii

Hope to see you there!

Background

Most people have heard of Tibet, though our understanding of Tibetan history and current situation; people and culture may vary from one person to the next.

There are plenty of websites on the internet devoted to information about Tibet. Some of these are listed below.

The focus of TWIN raft is to offer help in literacy and developing confidence amongst Tibetan women living in exile in Nepal.

Current situation of Tibetan Women

Over 120,000 Tibetans live in exile in India, Nepal, Bhutan and other countries around the world.

Many exiles endure the treacherous conditions of the Himalayan mountains to escape the oppression of the Chinese military forces and arrive in India and Nepal with little to support themselves and minimal education.

This steady stream of newly arrived refugees depend upon existing projects and programmes supported by government offices and NGO’s in exile for education.

Women and education

For many women and girls, the classroom is the first and perhaps the only setting in which they perform as individuals rather than as members of a particular family. Only in the classroom can they transcend their roles as wives, mothers, and daughters and discover a new sense of being and identity.

Access to and the attainment of adequate adult education is necessary if more women are to become agents of change.

There is a need for basic adult education amongst Tibetan refugees. Literacy of women, together with confidence to express themselves is an important key to improving health, nutrition and education in the family.

TWIN raft programs aim to help empower women to participate in social situations and decision making in society.