
Support an Afghan Wheelchair Basketball Team
Let’s Send Them a Coach!
This past June I met the most inspiring group of basketball players. They play in wheelchairs. They are the first wheelchair basketball team in the Mainama province of Afghanistan and they want a coach!
The team was formed by the Orthopedic Workshop & Physiotherapy Center a few months ago. They taught themselves to play and recently had…
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Posted on September 20, 2009 at 2:03am
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have you heard of this: http://www.turquoisemountain.org/index.php?actionid=!@GhEMe6PvivU&pageid=88&viewtype=normal
Just back to town .. I am sure we will cross paths again soon.
Give me a couple days to catch up on your proposal and I will have some ideas to share,
t
I think I saw you at the Outpost the other day:)
Jo Anne runs Turbulence which is the Boston node of www.theupgrade.net .. hmm, now I forget why I suggested Jo for this project specifically. We have a lot of theatre connections: Max von Duerckheim (he as a profile on fD), Belarus Free Theatre, etc.
You met Yelena below from ATC .. to what extent does the performance have to be in bulgaria vs another country for which the same issues are at play?
I have another person w/ experience in Bulgaria and performance who I can direct you to .. her name is Anika; can I send her the proposal to peruse?
Lastly, do you know the folks at CEC Artslink here in NYC? they could be helpful.
todd
The AU page should be 'open' w/ you as administrator. It should be easy to make the changes you need. I will cc this to our tech person (Ari Moore) just in case.
best
todd
Hope you are well!!! Todd is great in connecting people.
Please do get in touch with me through here or via e-mail jelena.djordjevic@atc.org.yu or skype jelena_djordjevic i am really looking forward in hearing more about your work.
Best wishes,
Jelena Djordjevic
Two things:
(i) I am inviting you into our Winter Camp group so that you can participate as an observer. It will likely be very engaged since this is the time that we address all the problems and successes of our small org (and network) .. could be interesting for you as you embark on the org'l capacity building process.
[i.5] if you read my comments down on this group, you will see info on Jo/Turbulence, this might be a good contact for your Bulgaria project.
(ii) you should really be in touch with another member on the site - Jelena Djordjevic - who runs the Anti-Trafficking Center in Belgrade. I really think that she would be a good contact for the Bulgaria project .. can I send her you proposal by way of introduction?
Todd