[Vorstand] Fwd: Various topics and questions regarding ewe and Schoolfee Project

[Guido Schürenberg]

Hallo zusammen,

hier meine Einladung von Agnes zur MV.

George hat an den Videocalls zu Schulfee bereits teilgenommen und ist 
offensichtlich wichtig für den ewe Zambia als Quereinsteiger in der 
Folge von Solomons Tod und der Verteilung der Zuständigkeiten.

Chrisencia (die in diesen Tagen 25tes Ordensjubiläum hat und deshalb auf 
Heimaturlaub ist möchte auch Präsenz zeigen.

Um im Vorfeld keine großen Erwartungen an Kommunikation zu wecken habe 
ich nochmal den eher formalen Charakter der MV dargestellt und auf 
mögliche Kommunikationsprobleme verwiesen. ich hoffe wir finden eine/n 
Übersetzer*in, sonst werden sie wenig von der MV haben.

Ab dem 20. werde ich mich an den Vorstandsbericht setzen. Gerne nehme 
ich Berichte aus dem Bereich dt. und zamb. SDFV mit auf

Herzliche Grüße

Guido



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Betreff: 	Re: Various topics and questions regarding ewe and Schoolfee 
Project
Datum: 	Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:54:09 +0200
Von: 	Guido Schürenberg <guido.schuerenberg at eine-welt-erleben.de>
An: 	Agness simooloka <agysmooloka at yahoo.com>



Dear Agnes. Yes, it was a long email!
But since I've been working with a free translation programme 
(deepl.com), my e-mails sometimes get longer.
I am really retired since May! This gives me more time for my voluntary 
work in the parish and in the ewe. In addition, we are currently 
renovating a house for Teresa in the Ruhr area. The downside is that we 
have to get by with less income. Mechthild is still working, though.
The good thing is that I see my children and grandchildren more often 
and I can work more in the garden and ride my bike.
Yes George is welcome to attend the general meeting via ZOOM and so is 
Chrisencia. However, the conference language is German, as not all 
participating members speak English well. I will try to write the 
board's report on the past year and send it to you in English beforehand.
A general meeting in Germany is a very serious matter with many 
formalities (for example, only paying members are allowed to speak and 
pass resolutions and minutes with a list of participants must be 
submitted to the local court because the ewe is a registered association 
and can therefore receive donations.  The board is accountable to the 
members for the use of the funds).
Nevertheless, we will try to translate the essential communication for 
you as guests.
Please keep the two private matters to yourself. I still have to clarify 
this with the board. We have only touched on the idea briefly so far.
I will send you a ZOOM link and the agenda of the general meeting a few 
days in advance.
Best regards also from Mechthild
Guido

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Am 08.06.2021 um 11:39 schrieb Agness simooloka:
> Dear Guido
>
> Greetings from a cold Zambia and Monze in particular.  The 
> temperatures are going down as we experience the winter although it 
> can not be compared to Germany.  We have been recording  covid cases 
> as a country, fortunately we have the vaccine now and most of the 
> health workers and ordinary citizens have received the jab.  We hope 
> we will continue to purchase the vaccine as we are told it is 
> expensive and not so many doses can be bought at a time.  However, we 
> hope for the best and continued availability of the vaccine.
>
> It is indeed good news to hear that some restrictions at your end are 
> slowly being lifted.  We hope this situations even betters so that 
> people can start living normally again without any fears.  Yes it is 
> important to continue being carefull because the situation is not 
> stable yet.
>
> This year the harvest is good, at least most of the people will not go 
> hungry, especially on the plateau (the up land).  The worry still 
> remains in the valley where the rain partens are scanty.
>
> Talking of the volunteer service in the current situation, Irmela has 
> been sharing with me of the possible challenges.  Nevertheless, we 
> hope to be successful this year so that we can at least keep our 
> presence in the Foreign Social Service both in Germany and Zambia.  
> There was a ban for travels from Zambia to Gerrmany up to the end of 
> March, as such we are making an appointment with the Germany Embassy 
> (for next week) to apply for the long term visas for Judith and 
> Margaret.  We keep our fingers crossed for success.
>
> EWE meeting - It will be good to be part of that meeting.  I will make 
> my calendar for it, all you need is to share with me the zoom link.  
> Can George be invited to it too? so that he folllows closely and learn 
> more about the program.  At least we have co-opted him in our previous 
> meetings.  I guess he will be happy to join in that meeting.
>
> Like serious you are now retired?  it slipped off my mind that there 
> was that issue.
>
> The School Fees Article - I am humbled to do the article and will put 
> in my best for it to be a good piece of work.  Probably it could also 
> be used to supplement other ideas you already have to attract donors 
> so that the project continues for a few more years.  we can only talk 
> of sustainability of the project once we have established donors.
>
> Personal Issues
> */I would like to clarify two other things with you privately: We know 
> that you are trying to finish your studies soon, but the required fees 
> are a big financial burden for you.  Unfortunately, as ewe we cannot 
> support individuals financially, but we can pay fees for services. So 
> if you write an article for ewe Aktuell and charge us for this 
> service, we can support you financially. What do you think about this 
> and how much tuition fees do you still have to pay in order to 
> complete your studies?/*
> */
> /*
> Reponse: You are right, we are here to put the interest of others 
> first than ourselves, to this we have been called and we should remain 
> religious to serve others.  I do understand very well the principles 
> of ewe, as such the idea of me writing an article "as a chargeable 
> service" is perfect.  like this we will all have our peace of mind.  
> This is a briliant thought coming from your end and I will work 
> towards that.  I still have 3 courses to complete and these will cost 
> USD1,365.  I have been taking one course at a time to give myself some 
> time to fundraise for the next course and as if you read in between 
> the lines, i have depleted my accounts but thanks to friends who have 
> chipped in to help me raise funds, Lukas is one of them.
>
> /*The second is a request for October/November: *//*We would like to 
> invite you to Germany as the current person responsible *//*for the 
> deployment of the German volunteers and the selection and 
> *//*preparation of the Zambian volunteers and also as the coordinator 
> of the *//*Schoolfee Project to exchange our experiences and 
> conceptual questions. *//*We would also like to discuss and plan the 
> future of the partnership *//*between ewe and the Diocese of Monze 
> with you. As we do not have any *//*German volunteers at the moment, 
> we receive less subsidies for the costs *//*incurred. Therefore we can 
> only invite one person for this partner visit *//*of about 10 days. 
> *//*What do you think?*/
> /*
> */
> Response:  This is exciting EmojiEmoji  I will thank you in advance so 
> that you do not change your mind and nothing should come in between 
> this invitation.  To be frank I am dumpfounded but excited at the same 
> time.  The invitation is 200 percent accepted.  Certainly this is work 
> related and together we shall strategise and plan the future of the 
> program and the partnership.
>
> I think this is the longest I have writen to you. Pens down
>
> Regards to my big sister
>
> Agnes
>
>
> On Monday, June 7, 2021, 06:46:15 PM GMT+2, Guido Schürenberg 
> <guido.schuerenberg at eine-welt-erleben.de> wrote:
>
>
> Dear Agnes,
> I hope you are doing well and getting through the pandemic.
> We have survived the third wave of infections and the number of
> infections is decreasing, so many restrictions are being lifted.
> Unfortunately, it cannot be ruled out and many epidemiologists fear that
> a fourth wave of infection will be triggered by viral mutations in the
> second half of the year. By then, however, most people over the age of
> 16 should have been vaccinated at least once. The risk then lies with
> children and adolescents.
> In the meantime, summer is slowly and belatedly beginning.
> Is the maize harvest in Zambia sufficient and good?
> For the ewe and other voluntary organisations, this year, like last
> year, is very difficult. Only a few volunteers can be sent and received
> because the pandemic situation in the recipient countries is difficult
> and protection against infection is hardly guaranteed.
> I am writing to you today because we are preparing for the ewe general
> meeting. It will take place on Tuesday 29 June - 7 pm German time. The
> special thing this year is that we want to make it hybrid. This means
> that a limited number of participants will meet in the KHG in Aachen
> with mouth-nose protection and others who are not sure about the
> situation will participate via ZOOM. This also enables people who live
> further away to participate.
> The main topic this year will be the Schoolfee Project, as ewe has taken
> over this successful project from the Catholic University Chaplaincy,
> where I worked until April. Lukas and I want to present the idea and
> thus find more regular donors. In addition, the Schoolfee Project will
> also be presented in ewe-Aktuell in July.
> We ask you to write an article on the impact of the Schoolfee Project
> since 2014 by Sunday 27 June. This would then be published with an
> article by Lukas in ewe-Aktuell.
> We also invite you to participate in the general meeting via ZOOM. There
> you could report about Schoolfee. We will try to find someone to
> interpret for you!
> Do you have time and want to participate?
>
> I would like to clarify two other things with you privately:
> We know that you are trying to finish your studies soon, but the
> required fees are a big financial burden for you.
> Unfortunately, as ewe we cannot support individuals financially, but we
> can pay fees for services. So if you write an article for ewe Aktuell
> and charge us for this service, we can support you financially. What do
> you think about this and how much tuition fees do you still have to pay
> in order to complete your studies?
> The second is a request for October/November:
> We would like to invite you to Germany as the current person responsible
> for the deployment of the German volunteers and the selection and
> preparation of the Zambian volunteers and also as the coordinator of the
> Schoolfee Project to exchange our experiences and conceptual questions.
> We would also like to discuss and plan the future of the partnership
> between ewe and the Diocese of Monze with you. As we do not have any
> German volunteers at the moment, we receive less subsidies for the costs
> incurred. Therefore we can only invite one person for this partner visit
> of about 10 days.
> What do you think?
> Please write to me soon so that we can plan.
> I wish you all the best and look forward to your reply.
> Best regards
> Guido
>
> Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
>
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