Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Can You Help?

From the I&I Club Newsletter:
Attention Collectors of
Farm/Agriculture Equipment
CHILD VOICE INTERNATIONAL is a Christian organization seeking to restore the voices of children silenced by war. The mission is located in Lukodi, Uganda, Africa. In 2004 alone the IRA massacred 45 men and women and abducted their children to serve in their army. Over the years thousands of others reached the same fate. Today these children, and many others, among them child mothers, are being released and returning home. No families to return to, no education, no way to earn a living.
Child Voice is building a center for them to educate and train them, care for their medical needs and help them regain their lives. They are now starting and training them for farming but have only hand tools to cultivate the many acres of land available. Usable farm equipment is desperately needed to grow the crops for their own needs.
Listed are pieces of equipment that they can use. A group of farmers is being formed to collect these donations and fill a container to be shipped to this center. Hopefully this can be filled and shipped by late fall of this year. If you have usable farm equipment you cold donate or know of someone who does, please contact the American Lutheran Church in Rantoul
- 217- 893-4550 or Erwin Osterbur at 217-893-3187. You can also go to www.childvoiceintl.org for more information. The head of this organization - Conrad Mandsager - is also available for answering any questions you may have - 604-770-1948 (his cell phone). Conrad is Mr. Osterbur’s son-in-law, if you are interested in doing any training in Africa your presence would be welcome. What a trip that would be and so very much appreciated.

EQUIPMENT NEEDS LIST FOR CHILD VOICE UGANDA PROJECT
• 70-90 horse tractor (diesel preferred)
• 40-60 horse tractor with front end loader (diesel preferred)
• Backhoe (diesel preferred)
• 4 bottom moldboard plow
• Chisel plow
• Disk
• Harrow
• 4 row planter
• Sprayer (3pt mount, PTO powered)
• Farm wagon
• PTO powered rotary mower (bushhog type)
• PTO powered post hole digger
• Headgate and chute for horned cattle
• Corral/livestock handling system
• Headgate and chute for sheep and goats
• Loading chute
• Chain saws (Stihi brand preferred)
• Brush cutters/weed wacker (Stihl brand preferred)
• 220v Welder
• Acetylene torch
• Lawnmowers-non-powered reel type
• Lawnmowers
- gas powered (Honda preferred)
• Hand Corn Sheller
• Grist mill for small grains
• Industrial size mixers for bread dough
• Battery powered tools (drills, circular saws, etc.)
• Irrigation pumps and hose (gas or diesel)
• Windmill for pumping water from well
• Brick making machine (Vemeer)
• Gas powered wringer washing machine
• Air compressor
• Grinder for sharpening tools (pedal or gas powered)
• Fence stretcher
• Stainless steel milk cans
• Cream separator
• Cast iron dutch ovens
• Cement mixer and trowels
• Wheelbarrow
• Weedeaters (Gas or Battery)