Guestbook entries

Submitted:
First Name: George
Last Name: Payatikat
City/Town: Indore
State/Province: Madhya Pradesh
Country: India
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
George Payatikat is a member of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). He worked as a Missionary in the Jhabua District of Madhya Pradesh in the early years of his priestly ministry. He is the Founder-director of Janvikas in Indore."Janvikas" is an NGO based in Indore, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, in central India,started in the year 2001. Indore is a fast developing Industrial and commercial capital of M.P. With the growth of industrialization and urbanization people from rural areas are migrating to Indore in large numbers. Poverty is more severe and striking in city slums rather than in villages. Reading the signs of the times, Janvikas decided to work for he integral development of the underprivileged and marginalized people in Indore, who are deprived of their right to live as dignified and responsible citizens because of their ignorance, illiteracy and poverty.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We work with the marginalized group of people in the slums in Indore. Any support we receive will be helpful for our work with the poor people of the slums here.
Submitted:
First Name: Gurumantra
Last Name: Khalsa
City/Town: Riverside
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Resident of Riverside, CA, the City Of Our Dreams.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just found out about you. A friend, Eva, shared you with me.
Submitted:
First Name: Wanda
Last Name: Russell
City/Town: Chesapeake
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a grant writer for Heart of Compassion Partnerships, In., a non-profit, located in Chesapeake, Virginia.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We are using the site to assist us in grant writing, locating grants, applying for a grant and general information. As we become more familiar with the site, we would be better informed to make suggestions.
Submitted:
First Name: Christine
Last Name: Semambo-Sempebwa
City/Town: Kampala
State/Province: Kampala District -Nakawa Division
Country: Uganda
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Chief Executive Office of ka Tutandike Uganda. Ka Tutandike Uganda exists to make timely interventions and improve the quality of life of children and people with Disabilities in Uganda.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To learn more about other innovative approaches out there. Make it more valuable by giving consolation prizes to entries that do not make it to the top ten. They could get mention in the newsletter and be advised on how to become winners! Very good work. Thank you.
Submitted:
First Name: Richard
Last Name: Oler
City/Town: Pittsburg
State/Province: KS
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Retired CPA from public practice. Community volunteer and presently working with the CFSEK.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Interested in developing community leadership in Pittsburg.
Submitted:
First Name: jennifer E
Last Name: Brown
City/Town: Amherst
State/Province: MA
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hello, I am a University of Massachusetts Amherst Doctorate of Nursing Practice student. This semester we are focusing on program evaluation and beginning the process of a community intervention using the Minnesota Dept of Hlth intervention wheel.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just beginning to look through your site, I am interested in "asthma friendly housing units". Great site and I can say this with confidence having done extensive reading. Thanks!
Submitted:
First Name: Hope
Last Name: Wharton
City/Town: Arlington
State/Province: Texas
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Parent Resource Center
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To collaborate with other organizations
Submitted:
First Name: Faiz
Last Name: Naufal
City/Town: Purwokerto
State/Province: Jawa Tengah
Country: Indonesia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am actively writing in the field of health on http://www.metris-community.com/category/kesehatan/ and 1 interest too about self development http://www.metris-community.com/inspirational-quotes-about-life/
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This community is very helpful to build a healthy society because these pages provide practical guidance in creating change and improvement.
Submitted:
First Name: April
Last Name: Teichrow
City/Town: Winnsboro
State/Province: Texas
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
RN working on BSN and then will start MSN currently studying community nursing. Live in rural community in East Texas 64 years old, 43 years of experience as an RN
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
At this time would be research tool for my on-going education
Submitted:
First Name: Lorine
Last Name: Henderson
City/Town: Romeoville
State/Province: Illinois
Country: U.S.
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
For Guidance
Submitted:
First Name: Adson
Last Name: NERVIL
City/Town: Gonaives
State/Province: Artibonite
Country: Haiti
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the first leader of a community-based organization located in Gonaives, Haiti. Our activities is focused on strenghting people abilities so that they can make their lives better by creating and developping small business, solving their problems, etc
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I hope that the CTB would help me to get a better approach in conceiving and carrying out my programs with the target people.
Submitted:
First Name: John.
Last Name: Elianu
City/Town: Kampala
State/Province: Central
Country: Uganda
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Im program officer maternal, Neonatal and child health and working with Uganda Protestants medical bureau (UPMB).
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have found the tool very helpful in my work especially in the area of community mobilization, advocay, partnerships and networking, resource mobilisation, and many other areas. I thank you for such a usuful tool especially for poeple invoved in project work in the developing countries. I wish I could let every body know about this rich resource. Many thanks CTB.
Submitted:
First Name: Afh
Last Name: Gittens
City/Town: Port of Spain
State/Province:
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Consultant working with NGO, CBO and youth groups in HIV&AIDS, youth development, community development.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using and will use the CTB to help in evaluation of projects and for writing for grant funding
Submitted:
First Name: Audy
Last Name: B
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This site is awesome! Thanks so much
Submitted:
First Name: Jim
Last Name: Kennedy
City/Town: Geneva
State/Province: NY
Country: Ontario
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I represent a federally qualified health center in NYS serving rural communities.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Cynthia
Last Name: Arganbright
City/Town: Manhattan
State/Province: Kansas
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) alumni (May 2006-Feb. 2009). My main focus as a VISTA volunteer was resource development. I am currently the Resouce Development Coordinator for Morning Star, Inc. a Consumer Run Organization in Manhattan, Kansas. I was recently invited to participte in the Kansas Consumer Advisory Council for Adult Mantal Health Leadership Academy. The Academy requires that participants engage in a community service project. My project will involve walking Morning Star, Inc. through the Strategic Planning process.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
The CTB has a pertinent user-friendly guide to developing a strategic plan. I plan to use this guide to walk Morning Star, Inc. through the planning process.
Submitted:
First Name: juanita
Last Name: ortiz
City/Town: texas city
State/Province: tx
Country: usa
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Residential Advocate for a organization that supports woman and children in crisis situations
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Information
Submitted:
First Name: Kilolo
Last Name: Ajanaku
City/Town: Lanham
State/Province: Maryland
Country: US
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I head a national non profit basic research and education organization which has as its mission solutions for teach Americans how to live out the American Creed.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am teaching young people how to change their social and cultural environment as part of a 10-week summer initiative. I want to use the section on organizing for effective advocacy as the primary teaching material.
Submitted:
First Name: Rebecca
Last Name: Hartman
City/Town: Wyomissing
State/Province: PA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a 3rd year PhD student at Alvernia University, Reading, PA. My area of focus is Community Leadership wih an emphasis in women's leadership.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am working with our local community foundation to develop a supporting document outlining the benefits and need for urban agriculture in the city of Reading. I am using the tool as an effective way to organize my section on the benefits of UA and developing support for the concept. It is a gold mine! Very useful and practical for communicating to my audience of decision makers. Theoretical based without the layers of academic jargon. Perfect!
Submitted:
First Name: Norma
Last Name: Griffin
City/Town: Baltimore
State/Province: Maryland
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am researching available information on adult literacy as my church group is considering starting such a program. We are looking at having a volunteer program or becoming a partner with an established organization.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I will use this material to present to my group so that we will understand what we are getting ourselves into.
Submitted:
First Name: irina
Last Name: huett
City/Town: adelaide
State/Province: sa
Country: australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
lecturer on community welfare course
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
for lecture
Submitted:
First Name: Lorretta
Last Name: Frenton
City/Town: Newark
State/Province: Ohio
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
researching coordinated public transit services
Submitted:
First Name: joanne
Last Name: oneill
City/Town: collingswood
State/Province: nj
Country: usa
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
State Coordinator for Progressive Democrats of America - New Jersey
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Help me to be more informed into how to organize chapters and develop issue organizing programs
Submitted:
First Name: barry
Last Name: burch
City/Town: Vancouver
State/Province: BC
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Currently working to develop road safety solutions for developing countries
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This site helps me to structure my thinking on how to best approach the local problems encountered
Submitted:
First Name: Joseph
Last Name: Min
City/Town: Incheon
State/Province: Incheon
Country: South Korea
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hi, I am a Community Development Consultant to help communities to develop by themselves, usually in the underdeveloped countries.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I can use CTB in training community peoples to meet their needs by themselves until they sustain their changed communties.
Submitted:
First Name: Faye
Last Name: Longo
City/Town: Cabot
State/Province: VT
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a 27 year old single mom of one beautiful 7 year old boy. I have over seven years of experience working with nonprofits doing just about everything imaginable. I would like to start my own N.F.P. someday as there are many needs in my community not getting met.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I love using this site as a resource. Anytime I'm curious about how to make something work better I look here first for ideas.
Submitted:
First Name: Dean
Last Name: Estrella
City/Town: Calgary
State/Province: Alberta
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a social worker and a cultural diversity educator with an immigrant serving agency - CCIS.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I use the cultural competence and multicultural community building resources. It is very user friendly, concise and straight forward. The powerpoints are helpful to summarize informaiton. Thank you! I hope this website never disappears!
Submitted:
First Name: ELVIS
Last Name: ADDAE
City/Town: TAKORADI
State/Province: WESTERN REGION
Country: GHANA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a development worker with interst in health, education and general community development. My work involves training and building the capacity of individuals as well as NGOs and Community-Based organisations
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I just chanced on the Tool Box and love it so much. The details therein are so useful intend to use it to upgrade my knowledge and skills in project development and community engagements. My only concern is the disjointed nature of the document.I would be grateful if I could have a complete copy of the material.
Submitted:
First Name: Cornelia
Last Name: Wakhanu
City/Town: Nairobi
State/Province: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am trained nurse midwife and working in relief world, conflict, post conflict, development set ups in both secondary and in PHC and reproductive health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This tool box has assisted me to empower my counterpants to be good leaders and supervisors in service delivery, community mobilization, conducting training, writing reports. It has made me possess import information and skills that has made many admire me. I have shared with many especially those in community health and development. I have assisted some who admire to join training in community health and development though have not due to financial constrains but do refer the materials during their work. I am planning to assist some of the students who are in trainings and luck materials for reference - to buy books or get browse internet. I have decided in the future with possibility to start u a community project in my area as many people suffer. I have supported through advice the youth in my area in developing a youth association by themselves. They hare prepared to get a loan that will assist them do something as unemployment is rampant in my community. Unfortunately, they did not manage to get the loan yet as there was corruption in the Youth Enterprise development fund, eight million or billions stolen by the officials. I try to communicate to them even without being there physically. They have maintained their association despite being young and discouraged where they collect a few cents. They await the fund to be relaunched for their project. They requested me to plan to train them on development of the business before they get the loan and how to sustain it. I will use the same materials but will also use my cash to print for them the first materials from the CTB before they help themselves. This has led to improved behaviour in our community due to reduced idleness of the youth especially males. This toolbox will assist me also to integrate the health issues like HIV/AIDS in the youth association. I have used the toolbox in Merlin - UK international a relief agency in North Sudan dedicated in serving the needy Darfurians. Especially empowering the national staffs to train, supervise and conduct meetings, do community evaluation. etc, I left the organization due to family issues but I am grateful to the Community health issues they attend to in the most difficult environment. They have endured all the hardship until their cash was taken at gunpoint twice in the same week. They run a PHC and RH. We trained staffs who are able to to the work with minmal support from the expatriate. This I have seen most times whenwe relocate to Kartoum due to escalating insecurity, we leave them behind and they work tirelessly with remote support from the expat staff in Khartoum. Whenever we are the sub Base in Nyala -South Darfur, most times we were unable to move out due to much kidnapping and security threats in the area of operation at field sites. The nationas we empowered were able to move and coordinate untill the risk also involved them making them be at base too. They could also do remote management through phones, letters, and meetings at end month. If I had power to participate, my prize would go straight to them as Merlin former staff appreciating the kind of work they do in difficult situation but with transition and kind of sustainability on human resources. Thanks
Submitted:
First Name: sarah
Last Name: olalo
City/Town: kisumu
State/Province: nyanza
Country: kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
i am a public health practitioner and i am involved in community based activities especially on issues of disease prevention, advocacy and capacity building.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
i find this tool kit very useful and would like to use it in in my day to day work which is aimed at enabling deprived entities realize their potential and contribute towards their development.i would therefore kindly request for a complete copy of the tool kit or a complete set of the power point presentations as downloading each section and the subsections is a bit cumbersome. thank you
Submitted:
First Name: sofiane
Last Name: osmani
City/Town: Setif
State/Province: Setif
Country: Algeria
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
marketing student
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
i dont find more resources
Submitted:
First Name: Dave
Last Name: Baraskewich
City/Town: Thunder Bay
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
presently a first year student at Confederation College, Social Service Worker course.I am 54 yrs. old and looking for a new career.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To help me find resourses for my course.
Submitted:
First Name: Fernando
Last Name: Martinez
City/Town: San Antonio
State/Province: TX
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an assistant professor at Northwest Vista College responsible for the Community Health Worker program which prepares students for Texas State certification as CHWs/Promotoras. We also have an associate degree program in Communty Health. Our program website is www.accd.edu/nvc/programs/cmnty_health
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I can see many aspects of the CTB being appropriate for our Community Advocacy course and Community Health Field Methods course.
Submitted:
First Name: Donna
Last Name: Fountain
City/Town: Plainfield
State/Province: New Jersey
Country: Union
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a graduate student of Community Health Nursing and Administration. I am also an Adjunct Professor teaching undergraduate nursing students.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is my first inquiry and seek of this sight. I am currently writing a community health promotion educational program for the community in which I reside.
Submitted:
First Name: Andrea
Last Name: Adams
City/Town: Columbia
State/Province: South Carolina
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am currently a master's level student in the field of social work.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I use the site for research and presentations in my classes, and for ideas on how to work with groups of people to get things done.
Submitted:
First Name: Otis
Last Name: Shelton
City/Town: Tucker
State/Province: GA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I believe in God, raised by my grandmother. I was homeless for 2 yrs as a teenager, raised by a single mother, bachelor degree and Paralegal Cert. from Samford U. recently got Grant Writer Cert. from Emory U. I want to help those who wants to help others.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Not familiar with site yet - will tell you later
Submitted:
First Name: Glory
Last Name: Coley
City/Town: Miami
State/Province: Florida
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hi All, I am a Masters level social worker with a minor in education. with many years of diversified community service skills, state certified professional trainer as well as an Individual Course of Action (ICA) Family Team Conference certified train the trainer. My work experience included health education, employee assistance, substance abuse, mental health, education, primary (community basec clinic)and acute care administration (hospital social work director), child protective services and contract administration (Children's Trust), and training. My company is Career FUNdamentals, LLC. It's focus is to bridge the gap between education, training and service delivery at both the administrative and staff levels. The goal is to offer social services as a business model and need to embrace the workforce from a corporate prospective.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
The Community Tool Box is an excellent way to gather information on trends and methods. I would like to ues the tool box for continued professional growth.
Submitted:
First Name: Samson
Last Name: Ngutwa
City/Town: Lilongwe
State/Province:
Country: Malawi
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a UQ graduate (2007) and still remember Aussies with fond memories.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am quite happy with the resources available on this website. I find them quite useful
Submitted:
First Name: Martin
Last Name: Tidd
City/Town: Junction City
State/Province: KS
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a senior in the Social Work program at Kansas State University.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I found this site listed in one of the textbooks we are using, Social History Assessment by Arlene Bowers Andrews. I think the assessment guides shown in the book were great. We are going to do a small community needs assessment in our HBSE2 class and I think the guide will help us formulate it better.
Submitted:
First Name: Corita
Last Name: Brown
City/Town: Philadelphia
State/Province: PA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Assistant Director for the Communities for All Ages national network. I provide training, technical assistance and coaching to 18 intergenerational community based coalitions around the county.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have been sending the link to many of the communities I work with as an extra resource---It's great--so comprehensive and wonderful that it is free!
Submitted:
First Name: Ellen
Last Name: Whitaker
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Great Website! A friend sent me this link. I'm just exploring at the moment.
Submitted:
First Name: Amarilis
Last Name: Flores
City/Town: Caguas
State/Province:
Country: Puerto Rico
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community Psychologist working as educator and organizer in communties.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name: Green Mosley
City/Town: Philadelphia
State/Province: PA.
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a doctoral student of Community health promotion and education of Public Health. I am also a volunteer with the American Heart Association.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To gain information for assignments
Submitted:
First Name: Maria
Last Name: Pendaraki
City/Town: Patras
State/Province: Achaia
Country: Greece
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I teach community organizing at a higher education institute in Greece (TEI Patras) and I am involved in community organizing myself
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
for teaching purposes and for ispirational purposes to enriuch my community activism
Submitted:
First Name: Maria
Last Name: Mendez
City/Town: Los Angeles
State/Province: CA
Country: Los Angeles
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an organizer and a facilitator for a community group. I am also going to start a new job as a community mobilizer I am an a process of trainings, I will like to learn more about this new job
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I think everything is very valuable to me
Submitted:
First Name: Sylvia
Last Name: Halliburton
City/Town: Brinkley
State/Province: Arkansas
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
enjoy working with non-profit organizations such as finding grant funding and program development
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
to locate grant funding and different project ideas
Submitted:
First Name: Gerald
Last Name: Peoples Jr
City/Town: Belleville
State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have a heart for spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. I believe it is the most effective plan for changing our community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I believe people need to been hand held to change the community. They are self defeated and need easy, achievable steps towards real change.
Submitted:
First Name: Lisa
Last Name: Graham
City/Town: Portage la Prairie
State/Province: Manitoba
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a new Naturopathic Doctor coming back to my hometown of Portage la Prairie after finishing my education at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Tempe, Arizona. I want to facilitate health in my community and one of the best ways to do that is to get rid of obstacles to cure - not moving is a HUGE ONE!!! So, I'm so excited about having this community tool box as a resource to aid in getting my community healthy!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I just started using it today - so, will have to tell you more after utilising it for a while.
Submitted:
First Name: Ruiz-Gimenez
Last Name: Juan Luis
City/Town: Madrid
State/Province: Madrid
Country: Spain
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a medical professional. I work in a community program (PACAP) in Spain.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Medical education Community work
Submitted:
First Name: Candy
Last Name: Wales
City/Town: Hemet
State/Province: CA
Country: America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
In the nursing masters program through UOP
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Using for community nursing discussion questions