Burmese Refugee Youth Prevent Addiction & Violence

Dear Friends

All of you have been so supportive to the work of DARE Network.  Our Burmese Refugee Youth Prevent Addiction and Violence has almost reached it's goal and nearly completed its work for this GlobalGiving project.  We hope you have enjoyed the last 11 reports we sent to you on the accomplishments of our work with the young people in the Burmese Refugee camps.

However, because of the floods late last year our focus and your focus turned to recovering from that event.

But now we have a chance to finish our work on the Youth Addiction Prevention program.  Our final project goal, as we have described before is to help the young refugees connect to their cultural roots through song writing and singing. The teens will choose one aspect of their traditional culture and create a song about it.  Each team of teens will choose a different piece of culture to describe.  Together they will share what they have written and sing for their elders. This will happen in 2 of the 5 camps we work in and reach out to several thousand people.

Loss of culture is a big factor in addiction in refugee camps.

Luckily for all of us, we can do this very quickly.  We need only $1,468.00 to finish the project.

Because of your past support, DARE Network has become a SUPERSTAR on GlobalGiving.

This Wednesday, June 13th GlobalGiving is matching donations at a rate of 50% for SUPERSTAR partners.  All other categories of projects will receive less.  This is a big chance to finish the project.

It means we only have to raise $734.00 from all of you matched at 50% by GlobalGiving to make our final chapter of this project.  Hope you all can help with this.  

Please remember to give early in the day. GlobalGiving only has $75,000 to give in matching money to all the worthy projects it supports.

Thanks once again to all of you.

The Whole Team at DARE Network on the Thai/Burma Border

You have nearly reached the goal.  DARE Network’s Teens for Kids Program to Prevent Addiction and Violence in the Burmese Refugee kids has only $1500. to raise. 

This is what the final $1500. will do.  The Teens are preparing their musical project to celebrate their culture through art and music.  By playing and singing with traditional and modern instruments, these young people will ensure that their culture, which is so at risk after 30 years in refugee camps, stays alive.  By involving other young people, children and their families they will show how connecting to their roots helps them to prevent the despair that comes from living for so long away from their homeland.  In turn, they will help the future generations to avoid abusing alcohol and drugs, that they use to deal with the pain of hopelessness and dependence.  Have a look at the photos and watch the short video link.

Wednesday, March 14^th is GlobalGiving’s first BONUS DAY of the year.  From 12:01 am to 11:59 Eastern Standard time, GlobalGiving will match donations with an additional 30%.  If you want to help us reach our goal, this is a great day to give because a little more will go a lot further.

Have a look at the kids singing a traditional song on the YouTube link below and be sure to visit our website and Friends of DARE FaceBook Page.

Please consider a further gift on BONUS DAY, March 14^th  to help the Burmese Refugee Youth complete their project by the end of June.  If you are willing to share this challenge with your friends, we can reach that $1500. goal even faster.  Then we can show you what you and we have achieved to prevent addiction and violence among Burmese Refugee Youth.

Links:

• Burmese Refugee Youth Sing Traditional Song
• DARE Network Website
• Friends of DARE FaceBook Page