Guestbook Entries

Submitted:
First Name: Marinda
Last Name: van Niekerk
City/Town: Ezulwini
State/Province: Swaziland
Country: Other
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My Partner, John and I forms the Management Team for a Guest Lodge, Timbali Lodge, in the Ezulwini Valley in Swaziland and we have launched a Social Responsibility Program called "Sikhatsi Setfu", meaning "Our Time" (for living, for loving, for giving) I am Chairperson for this organisation and since our start in Feb 2005, we have managed to establish a Soup Kitchen at our local Primary School and from feeding 25 kids in Feb, we are now feeding all 706 children. The school is being painted by Dulux, we managed to obtain funding for Fencing, Watertanks and Agricultural Equipment. Our Veg Garden now feeds the Soup Kitchen and soon we will be selling the surplus. We are working together with a local HIV/AIDS organisation in aiming to provide Homecare to HIV/AIDS sufferers and their families. We have a Literacy Programme that includes skills like Brick making and Dress making.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
My aim is to utilise the Community Toolbox in writing a Grant Proposal, Transferring Skills to the individual Committees involved in Sikhatsi Setfu and use all your invaluable information to move forward and make our Organisation the most successful one in Swaziland.
Submitted:
First Name: Gemma
Last Name: Bouwman
City/Town: Ilkley
State/Province: West Yorkshire
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a clinical psychologist wanting to provide a new service to people with common mental health problems.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am very happy with the information you are providing which I will use to help me to set up this service.
Submitted:
First Name: Rose
Last Name: Kreher
City/Town: Snowflake
State/Province: Arizona
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm an adjunct instructor at a small, rural community college.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I'm developing an online course in library marketing, and your community needs assessment is wonderful so I'm linking to it and having the students apply your excellent materials to library "health" needs in their communities. Thanks so much.
Submitted:
First Name: Avril
Last Name: lever
City/Town: Hobart
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Women's shelter
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
for mission statement
Submitted:
First Name: Grace
Last Name: Shaikh
City/Town: Islamabad
State/Province:
Country: Pakistan
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a rural development professional and have been active in socio-economic development work since many years in Pakistan. There are times that we become engrossed with our work and forget that life is a continous learning process hence we stagnate, professionally. I'm glad KU has done this marvelous development resources effort. Thanks.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
As partner in our work, we plan to use available resources as training materials and readers.
Submitted:
First Name: shenbing
Last Name: gu
City/Town: shanghai
State/Province:
Country: Other
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
i am a health educator
Submitted:
First Name: Brittan
Last Name: Williams
City/Town: Wentworth
State/Province: North Carolina
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a recent MPH graduate from UNC-Greensboro. I am currently employed as the Health Education Program Manager at the Rockingham County Department of Public Health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I will use the community tool box with our Healthy Carolinians Partnership.
Submitted:
First Name: Elaine
Last Name: Eaves
City/Town: Blackpool
State/Province: Lancashire
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Temporary Consultant working with Blackpool Community Development Unit. To idenify funding and development opportunities within regeneration.
Submitted:
First Name: Brent
Last Name: Ewig
City/Town: Washignton
State/Province: District of Columbia
Country: United States Of America
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
As a resource in planning a workshop on community needs and resource assessment for an upcoming meeting.
Submitted:
First Name: Beverly
Last Name: Keener
City/Town: Fairmont
State/Province: West Virginia
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
WV DHHR WV RTPCC Network Regional Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Building & Maintaining community coalitions for policy change am referencing toolkits/outlines/tips
Submitted:
First Name: Ken
Last Name: Kavanagh
City/Town: Bell Island
State/Province: NL
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Retired teacher who has been heavily involved in community economic development. Now Project Coordinator with a Coalition for Educational Opportunities, a coalition trying to address the dropout problem with the establishment of an alternative school
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am using your wonderfuyl resource on coalition building and maintenance.
Submitted:
First Name: Leslie
Last Name: Brown - Hacker
City/Town: Shawnee
State/Province: Oklahoma
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Family Services Worker at a Tribal Head Start, volunteer Board Member for a Faith-Based 12 Step Recovery Program, and actively participate in a Task Force to end child abuse.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am learning more ways to effectively reach the people needed to create more nurturing community entities (nurturing of independence and respect) that foster upward-bound change in people/families.
Submitted:
First Name: Arie
Last Name: Mor
City/Town: Mobi
State/Province: Alabama
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Development Officer
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
All of the Resources.. we are a new venture and we are in need of every resource that is available. This site is a God-send! In Christ
Submitted:
First Name: Anne
Last Name: Crotty
City/Town: Cedar Falls
State/Province: Iowa
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I recently graduated with a BA in Health Promotion, so am now looking a job.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I use it to learn new skills necessary in the public health field. It's great that all of these tools are available for free, too!
Submitted:
First Name: patrick
Last Name: okoth
City/Town: Nairobi
State/Province:
Country: Kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Doctor/surgeon/lecturer
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
to look for your community health and development curriculum
Submitted:
First Name: Donna
Last Name: Bain
City/Town: Alexandria
State/Province: Virginia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a family and community health nurse practitioner, practicing in a free preschool network for working families with low incomes. We provide comprehensive services for our client families.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I'm not using it yet. This is my first time visiting the website. Thanks!
Submitted:
First Name: Elyzabeth
Last Name: Maxey
City/Town: Morgantown
State/Province: West Virginia
Country: United States Of America
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I looked up examples of writing PSAs. Your tips were very helpful!
Submitted:
First Name: Benjamin
Last Name: Sher
City/Town: New York
State/Province: New York
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Director of Training for a large not-for-profit.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Using it as a resource for leaders.
Submitted:
First Name: cheryl
Last Name: Drayton
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Aboriginal person working in the Government and working with local aboriginal communities
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
The resource and information and material help me and give directions to where I am working with community
Submitted:
First Name: Janine
Last Name: Souffront-Palomino
City/Town: Los Angeles
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Promotores de Salud de la Tercera Edad Project Director
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
For ideas when we find challenges in certain areas.