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BY IAN GRAYThe Perth Courier
Seeing young people attending institutions of higher education is fuel for Perth’s Dave Cuddy, in his campaign to con-tinue his Education is Power program. Thanks to his work and fundraising efforts, including events in Perth and Kenya in November, about $1,500 was raised to go toward tuition for two young men attend-ing post-secondary edu-cation in east Africa. Cuddy, who is work-ing near Quebec City and plans to return to school in France this spring, attended a World University Service of Canada conference in Sherbrooke, Que. to see if a partnership could be built between his project and WUSC. “WUSC is very large
and they have some of the same ... beliefs (as) Education is Power,” he said, mainly that “educa-tion changes the world.” WUSC is a network of people and post-sec-ondary institutions that believes everyone is enti-tled to knowledge and skills necessary to con-tribute to a better world. Cuddy has decided to continue with his own organization, Education is Power, as this provides education geared toward specific needs in east Africa, which is not an area of focus right now for WUSC. “This specific need is the vast majority of the young generation of east Africans who have reached an educational barrier,” he said. “This is the barrier to ... east African citizens who have successfully completed secondary
school, but due to eco-nomic structures within poor developing coun-tries such as Kenya, they have no means to move past this barrier.” Education is Power will stay focussed on ensur-ing environmental sus-tainability and promot-ing gender equality and empowerment of women. Cuddy says the two organizations differ in that WUSC uses a large amount of money and resources to relo-cate refugees to study at Canadian universities, while Education is Power ensures young commu-nity leaders stay in their countries of origin to put their education to prac-tise. Cuddy adds that nei-ther approach is better than the other; he just has chosen to maintain the direction he began with Education is Power. He hopes to recruit WUSC members to join Education is Power as representatives, and already has two past par-
ticipants in the Canada World Youth program, with which he was involved, interested in joining too. Branching out with more members, he hopes to “take a step towards the networking and more sustainable fundrais-ing practises needed by (Education is Power).” Perth, Cuddy says, can continue to have a signif-icant role with Education is Power, especially with relation to fundrais-ing possibilities within clubs, schools and other organizations. He invites teachers and other interested residents to contact him. There is an immediate need to address a $215 shortfall by March 15, to ensure Education is Power student Samuel Wakang’u Kiarie con-tinues his first year of an environmental educa-tion degree at Kenyatta University in Nairobi. He started the program ear-lier this month. Another student,
Stephen Kamau, is con-tinuing his education in tourism and wildlife studies. Education is Power is currently looking for a young east African woman with a passion to study the natural envi-ronment to be the pro-gram’s third student. “We believe that this is a good step to promote gender equality and empower women,” said Cuddy. This follows the pro-gram’s objective of having a new student enrolled through Education is Power each year. Cuddy admits they are going out on a limb by recruiting another student before the money is in hand, but quotes an old African proverb that says, “Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb, as that’s often where the best fruit is.” For more information about Education is Power, visit www.educationis-power.wordpress.com. Cuddy can be reached at [email protected].
Perth native continues to press for education in east Africa
FROM THE FRONTStories continued from Page 1
Dog ban requested during festival
Forget the winter blues at Lanark’s winter carnival
would be $550.In a telephone inter-
view, Tennant supported the festival’s request for a no-dog bylaw.
“We had quite a few dogs in the park this year (2008). We’re a nickel and dime operation that tries to make a no-cost festi-val happen in a town,” he explained, “and so we want to try to make sure that we can make things as safe as possible, and bringing a dog into a heavily populated area isn’t the safest way to do things.”
He noted that any exist-ing bylaws had not been enforced in earlier years.
Tennant also noted that children’s freedom could be restricted because of dogs being permitted in Stewart Park.
“Little children can run more freely than they might in an urban park,” he said. “We’ve got a con-fined space, lots of kids running around in bare feet, having fun, then all of a sudden we have to contend with a dog. Peo-ple say ‘My dog wouldn’t hurt anyone,’ but their dog might not be used to being in a crowd. We’re just trying to make things as safe as we can. “Other events have this (restriction), I don’t think
hot chocolate and hot dogs. Participants are encouraged to take sleds and toboggans for a fun afternoon in the snow.
All events are free, but organizers ask partici-pants to bring a donation to the Lanark food bank.
The day ends with a
That medical team will help man the mobile med-ical clinic, a retrofitted bus that the group deliv-ered to indigenous Gua-temalan non-profit group Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Y la Coopera-cion (CEDEC) last year.
too many dogs are al-lowed into Bluesfest,” he continued. “They’re not allowed there either, un-less it’s a service dog.”
Coun. Ed McPherson agreed that a new bylaw could read that dogs are not permitted in Stewart Park not just during the Stewart Park Festival but during any special event.
Coun. John Gemmell agreed that this would be simpler than some of the other possible options such as time restrictions or limitations ranging from no dogs at all to permitting dogs on cer-tain paths.
Mayor John Fenik pre-sented another side of the issue, and noted some unintended consequences of any such new bylaw. “Be careful what you ask for,” he said, noting that it would be diffi-cult to distinguish Perth people walking their dogs from out of town people bringing their dogs to an event, as well as the re-sulting negative effects on Perth’s tourism. “It would be uncomfortable having a bylaw officer running around levying fines,” he added.
Coun. Judy Brown not-ed that bylaws concerning canine problems already
exist. Animal Control Bylaw 3557 deals with problems such as noise, bites, and stoop and scoop requirements, among oth-ers, and provides fines for, among other things, fail-ure to keep a dog leashed in a public park ($105) and failure to stoop and scoop ($75).
The committee recom-mended that the issue be deferred to its next regular meeting on Feb. 3, and that Tennant be requested to appear, as a delegation, to further discuss the festival’s con-cerns regarding dogs in Stewart Park during the festival.
roast-beef dinner, with all the trimmings, at Foy Hall in Lanark, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. This is a fundraiser for Sacred Heart Parish.
Other activities planned for the Frosty Fling in-clude a gym night tomor-row for children aged 11 to 19 at Maple Grove
Public School in Lanark, and an afternoon of line dancing and shuffleboard at Watsons Corners hall. There will be prizes for the wildest hat.
On Friday, there will be a free teen movie and pizza night at the Lanark Highlands Youth Cen-
tre, as well as a croki-nole tournament in Mid-dleville.
Start the day off right on the weekend with a Frosty Fling breakfast both days: on Saturday morning, enjoy a breakfast of ba-con, eggs, sausage, toast and hash browns at the
Lanark Legion, and on Sunday the Lanark Food Pantry will host a pan-cake breakfast, also at the Lanark Legion.
For more information, call carnival committee chair Pat Habel at the Lanark Era, 613-259-2220.
Building blocks to GuatemalaAfter the main group of volunteers returns at the end of February, Clarke and Redner will remain behind to photograph each of the 250 stoves built by local masons thanks to donations through the Guatemala Stove Project
last year.“Each stove costs $200
to build and when you donate $200, you receive a thank-you certificate with a picture of the stove your donation helped build,” Clarke said.
Viewing the improve-
ments the Guatemala Stove Project has made in impoverished communi-ties keeps Clarke coming back each year.
“I believe in the project,” he said. “It’s gratifying to see the progress.”
Clarke is holding an in-
formation session about the Guatemala Stove Pro-ject this Sunday, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m. in the base-ment of St. Paul’s United Church.
For more information, visit www.guatemala stoveproject.org.
St. Paul’s United Church Youth Group’s “The Crazy Hats” was one of the teams in the annual Glen Tay Public School Trivia Night on Friday night. The event is a school fundraiser and always attracts a large crowd.
Photo courtesy of Tia Desjardine
Perth’s Dave Cuddy, above-right with Alexandre Trudeau at the Jacque Hébert Memorial and Canada World Youth Global Citizenship Awards in Montreal last month, continues to pursue his Education is Power program, which covers post-secondary school tuition costs for students in east Africa.
