A serious charity challenge
I get occasional emails from folk doing mad things for charity, asking to be featured here.But I'm afraid they are all gazumped by Jean Béliveau whom I met in Malawi two years ago. He is taking 12 years to walk around the world (yep) with the simple aim of promoting the UN proclamation of the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World".
He's a tad eccentric, obviously, but also a rare, inspirational man.
He gave his wife two weeks' notice that he was going to do it. But she has stayed with him (in spirit, in their home in Quebec) and updates his website for him.
Having walked the length of Africa, Spain, France and Ireland since I met him, he's just arrived in the north of England, which marks his halfway point and I hope to meet him again when he arrives in London in a few weeks' time.
His view on the real Africa - where, as everywhere, he relied on the generosity of locals for his food and shelter - is the best informed and most thoughtful I have heard. He also knows a lot about boots.
See his progress here.
posted by David Pitchford @ 8:18 PM
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I wonder what his view of the real England will be, compared to the legendary generosity of Africans. I shudder to think!
If you go to his site, and check out the "media" section, there's an article there from a UK newspaper that says England has been his favourite country so far.
Looks like he really likes the Serbian people too, so much as he didn't want to leave there in january but had to before he got socked in by the rough winters in Europe. He is making good progress I will surely bee keeping up with his trek around the globe.
He also helped out at the non-profit charity Santas Elves in Louisvlle Ky.
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That is a huge thing to do for charity.I respect and admire such people who extend themselves so selflessly.
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Would anyone like to donate items they do not use nor want anymore, for the less fortunate people of Africa?
I know this site may not supposed to be used for this reason, but it is supposed to be used for people who need help with something, and I need your help.
I'm fifteen years old and I travel with my parents for their work, so we are constantly on the move. Now we are in Morocco Africa, and I have finally decided something I would like to do, and it is to give homeless people as much as I can, but I need your help. Rooming the streets of Morocco, is honestly scarrryy to death, and sad of course, there are people all over the streets laying in the pavement and sometimes even with children on their lap asking for help.
I have realized I can do so much, but not with so little, so I want you to look through thing you do not use anymore and do not want, it can be anything, I would love as much appreal things as possible however.
Anything will do however, because everything you do not use at home, people that are less fortunate will use in theres'.
By the way, this is not a spam, and I would greatly appreciate people more if they stop saying that it is.
If you would like to help, then thank you, if you do not then keep your comments to your self.
You know a comment may just be filled with a bunch of words, but to the people here and everywhere else I have been, they are quite hurtful, even for me, because I see this everyday.
Anyways back to the point, if you would like to help and donate things you do not use or need anymore, and remember it can be anything, then email me in the address below, and I will give you the necessary information and I will also answer any questions that you have, Oh and I do not accept money, it is unnecceary, I just want the stuff you do not want to give it to people who need it is all.
Thanks for your time, hope to hear from you soon, and those who want to help, you are thanked from us all.
My parents travel a lot like I said in the beginning, and now we are currently in Morocco, Africa for a while and that is why I am asking for your help in this country. It really would be nice of anyone to just offer, something if anything, please and thank you.
Email me, please.
kbelakziz@iqacademymn.org
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