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Why HELP International was formed:
HELP International (Health, Education, and Livelihood Project International) was founded by Rodney Sidloski - a returning agricultural aid worker who spent ten years in Africa's emergency and development programs under the UN, CARE, and WUSC. HELP's head office is located at HELP's International Development Theme Park on the City Farm in Weybun, Saskatchewan. HELP maintains an overseas office in Nairobi, Kenya.
Prairie boys and girls are highly recognized for their unique contributions in some of the most difficult conditions in Africa. They are known for their exceptional work ethic, their ability to endure difficult circumstances, and for their creative ability to come up with common sense, low cost solutions to problems. They are likewise known for their ability to relate to farm communities and the rural mentality of agrarian society in Africa. Prairie students exposed to the basic parameters of the problems have the capacity to provide creative perspectives on the problems and their solutions.
HELP marshals the natural strengths and sensitivities of prairie Canada, sharpening those talents with additional training, and providing opportunities for prairie youth to contribute directly to international assistance programs. HELP works with schools to create opportunities for students to become world leaders in international assistance and partnerships. HELP applies prairie expertise to some of the world's most pressing problems in housing, waste management, deforestation and watershed destruction. The problems and their solutions are in fact intimately related.
HELP Governance:
The organization is governed by a board of directors with members from Saskatchewan, Kenya, and Washington including persons from the professions of teaching , agriculture, international development, as well as representatives from Service Canada, and the Patent and Trademark Office.
Legal Status:
HELP International is a federally incorporated charity (1994) with provincial registration number 212283.
How does HELP achieve it's mission?
In all instances HELP works in partnership with government, fellow charities, local community based organizations, and the business community.
>HELP believes that to create successful programs, all stakeholders must be empowered.
>HELP programs strive to meet critical needs, to solve problems which have defied solution, and to deliver those solutions in a scope and scale which will make a significant impact in remediating the problem.
HELP currently operates programs in Kenya and Canada. HELP's overseas programs focus on problems that have defied solution by other NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and governments alike. Problems such as: the unabated growth of human settlement slums; the crisis of waste management and the resulting pollution; deforestation in general and destruction of the watershed in particular. In Canada HELP operates the School Development Education project as well as projects focused on river margin protection and reforestation.
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