Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Regular readers will remember last spring’s school supply fundraiser led by
\nHanover’s own Kerline Tofuri, founder of Jou Nouvo, in conjunction with the
\nLutheran Church Sunday School here in town. Jou Nouvo, founded in 2008, got
\nits start by offering an adult literacy class to ten women in Bon Repos,
\nHaiti, a poverty-stricken community located 12 kilometers west of
\nPort-au-Prince. The inspiration for the venture came to Ms. Tofuri, a
\nHaitian native and Hanover transplant, during a visit back to Haiti. In the
\n24 years since she had left Haiti, she noticed a drastic change in the
\ncommunity; children were not in school, rates of unemployment had risen, and
\npeople had little access to health care.<\/p>\n
"Around Town On The Web" is delighted to bring good news to you from Mrs.
\nTofuri and Jou Nouvo. Partners In Development, Inc., an Ipswich-based
\nnon-government-based organization, has joined with Jou Nouvo to provide
\ndirect services to Bon Repos. PID\/Jou Nouvo-specific projects will include
\nincreased access to medical care, loans for small businesses, as well as
\nadult literacy and child sponsorship programs.<\/p>\n
According to Gale Hull, Executive Director of Partners In Development, Inc.,
\nthe partnership will further PID and Jou Nouvo’s core philosophies of
\nbringing resources to the extreme poor by equipping individuals and
\ncommunities with the resources that empower their families and their
\nfutures.<\/p>\n
For more information or to inquire about a speaking engagement, please call
\nKerline Tofuri at 781-588-4555 or e-mail kerline@pidonline.org
\n . You
\ncan learn more about Partners In Development at www.pidonline.org
\n . And in the meantime, please join me in
\ncongratulating my friend Kerline for all of her hard work and this
\noutstanding news. J<\/p>\n
For "Around Town on the Web",<\/p>\n
Cathy H-B<\/p>\n
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Dear fellow Hanoverians: Regular readers will remember last spring’s school supply fundraiser led by Hanover’s own Kerline Tofuri, founder of Jou Nouvo, in conjunction with the Lutheran Church Sunday School here in town. Jou Nouvo, founded in 2008, got its … Continue reading