Emerge in the Field

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:39:31 +0000Emerge in the Fieldhttp://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/noreply@blogger.com (Rachael Pool)Blogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-2121510928152157668Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:24:00 +00002010-03-12T00:39:31.937-08:00Before and AfterWe painted the home about a week ago, courtesy of a British donor. For a modest amount of money the staff at Panadura were able to buy a truly amazing amount of paint. The girls all chipped in and even Nirukshi and I got involved and the activity room was finished in only a couple hours. I thought I'd share some pictures with you. Unfortunately I had to crop out all the faces that were http://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2010/03/before-and-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jennifer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-1884070023380920034Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:36:00 +00002010-03-08T08:42:48.629-08:00EmergeRachaelBead ProgramOver $21,000 in Savings Generated in 2009We’ve finalized jewelry totals for 2009, and begun transferring funds into the girls’ bank accounts. I’ve got some exciting stats that I’d love to share with everyone today. In 2009 the Emerge girls made 2127 pieces of jewelry, generating $21,217.78 in savings for program participants! Our highest earner, RS, made nearly $1,900 USD.To give you a little context: $120 is the average monthly salary http://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2010/03/over-21000-in-savings-generated-in-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachael Pool)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-7683024717777148686Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:11:00 +00002010-03-06T09:33:49.768-08:00Community Fund at Ma SevenaSometime ago, the girls decided that a certain percentage of their earnings from selling Emerge jewelry would go into a Community Fund that would benefit all the girls. The idea came about when the girls expressed concerned that they didn’t have adequate sanitary pads at the home. If they were making money, why couldn’t they fix this problem? We recently had our first Community Fund project,http://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2010/03/community-fund-at-ma-sevena.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nirukshi de Lanerolle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-1799924539532754748Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:04:00 +00002010-03-03T02:26:26.948-08:00Life SkillsIt's been a big month in the homes. At Panadura the girls started the Money and Banking theme. They had a lesson on the cost of living the first day. We used a modified version of the price is right to teach them approximate costs of everyday household items. They learned a lot too. By the end of the workshop they managed to cut their 'spending' by 60% to a more realistic monthly budget. Thishttp://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2010/03/life-skills.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jennifer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-1656491103287665548Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:41:00 +00002010-02-09T03:00:05.733-08:00Sidi visits the girls at PanaduraSidi, my nephew from the US, is one of the main donors who supported Chari, his brother in raising funds for the 2008 and 2009 Emerge holiday parities. On his recent visit to Sri Lanka Sidi visited the shelters Emerge is working with. I was glad he was visiting so that he would understand the work we do. First, he visited the girls in Moratuwa very briefly and later in the day the http://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2010/02/sidi-visits-girls-at-panadura.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nirukshi de Lanerolle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-7072460857088934421Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:46:00 +00002010-02-08T22:28:53.586-08:00Smooth SailingI was so proud of our girls this week. We started work at Panadura in mid-November, introducing girls bit by bit to the program, starting with jewelry techniques, bringing in goals and planning, and finally setting up the full workshop structure for the girls to run.This was the first week when we had the girls run the shop independently and the bank and it was amazing to see how smoothly thingshttp://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2010/02/smooth-sailing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jennifer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-540650582223731479Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:42:00 +00002010-02-01T15:58:21.781-08:00Volunteer this Summer in Sri LankaEmerge Global is currently recruiting highly motivated, creative, and passionate individuals to volunteer in Sri Lanka this summer! As a young organization, this is a great opportunity to shape our evolving work.If interested in a position described below, please send a cover letter, resume, and volunteer application form to: opportunities@emergeglobal.org by Friday, March 12th at 9pm EST.    <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; http://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2009/07/alia-miss-is-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nirukshi de Lanerolle)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-2136561419382604190Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:08:00 +00002009-07-13T23:39:04.014-07:00Ma SevanaSri LankaDon't Forget MeToday Rachael was introduced to our girls in Sri Lanka, and it turned into one of the most hectic, emotional workshops she could have visited.Hectic because the workshop wasn't run like normal. We are about to change the workshop bead colors from Spring/Summer to Fall/Winter, so instead of handing out new beads we only collected products, and asked the girls to finish up their current supplies http://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2009/07/dont-forget-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellen)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099756255229980167.post-5291675142221717510Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:54:00 +00002009-07-09T04:13:19.904-07:00Sri LankaThe Emerge Lanka Foundation Exists!Yesterday I received the official documents from the Sri Lanka Registrar of Companies that approved Emerge Lanka Foundation as a charitable company (company number GA2271). This approval is the culmination of my work in Sri Lanka, and very fittingly arrived two hours before Emerge's new Sri Lanka Country Director did.When I arrived to Sri Lanka in late-August of 2008, I realized that we needed http://emergeglobal.org/fieldblog/2009/07/emerge-lanka-foundation-exists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellen)1