About African Community Project
and Garry Brooks
In
2002, I decided to change directions in my life, I volunteered with
VSO Canada to go to Zambia as a Community Business Development Advisor.
Since then I have been traveling back and forth to Zambia, working with
rural communities and Traditional Leaders, striving toward a better
life for these people. It is fine to talk sustainability to these communities
but when you look around and see the condition of their water wells,
their schools and clinics or lack of them; then this is, where you must
start. This I am going across Zambia, in Communities that have asked
for help. I work in partnership with these communities helping them
find funding to do these projects and supply information to help them
succeed. By the community for the community.
I am a proud Canadian living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,
born in Coombs on Vancouver Island in 1945. During my almost 60 years
I never have went to bed hungry, I wear clothes I have chosen, and I
never have suffered unemployment. Now, its payback time to help my fellow
man who has not been so lucky.
www.africancommunityproject.com is not a charity, or religiously affiliated;
I do not receive any wages or fees, from these community projects. The
purpose of this venture is to bring together these communities and their
Traditional Leaders in Africa with community's schools, concerned people
or charities that would like to help. A partnership will be created;
photos and stories exchanged, and recorded accountability available.
These people want to move forward, they are tired of only allowed to
read the directions on the can of paint, lets open the can for them,
they may do a terrible job of painting, they may even spill most of
the paint; but they are painting! Please email me at garry@africancommunityproject.com
if you have any questions, want more information or would like to help
out in any way you can. Every little bit makes a difference.