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(The following is a story behind the football fundraising event held by Community Breakthrough Support Mission in Kenya on July 3. To see pictures of the day, please click here.)

Football Fever: A Fundraising Event

We have been experiencing further pressure from the landlord of our school to make the down payment towards the purchase of the land that our temporary facilities are built upon. If we do not manage to do so before September there is a real chance that we will be out on the streets, as it were, come the end of this year. 

Nest of Hope, an NGO located in Cameroon, has partnered with the Associated Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped (ARCH). The ARCH is quite large and has well over 200 patients, most of which are orphaned or abandoned children with disabilities. ARCH is made up of 3 distinct sections:

35 local community representatives (28 from NABUUR villages), 500 business cards, 1 entertainment group and a welcoming venue made up for a successful Meet2Connect event in Kampala, Uganda on 21 February 2009.

"I now have people to turn to directly, when I am facing challenges"
"Two heads know more than one"

On the 21st of February, NABUUR.com and International Contact Uganda (ICU) will organize a Meet2Connect event in Kampala, Uganda.

Take this chance to meet local community representatives, to expand your network, and get to know each other and each other's projects.

Different partner organizations will be invited to present themselves and become part of the network too.

With hundreds of online projects on NABUUR.com, how do you decide which one to help? Some volunteers have their mind made up as soon as they register, beelining it for the project of their choice.

But many of us are grateful for a little time to peruse what's available - so, if you've asked yourself the question 'how do I choose a NABUUR project?' you're in luck as today, we bring you some tips to make sure you start off your NABUUR experience on the right foot from the get-go.

It's been a long time since we showcased available volunteering opportunities, so today we bring you a project - and concrete ways that you can help - that we hope will catch your attention.

NABUUR is happy to announce that the intake process for new local villages is now open to all! If you are a local representative or a member of a community in a developing country, or know someone who can benefit from having their own village on NABUUR, please read the following information to find out how to register your village in a few easy steps.

NABUUR is the old Dutch word for Neighbour. NABUUR.com is the free Global Neighbour Network. Neighbours are here to assist each other by sharing their knowledge, contacts, creativity and time using the internet.

If you have a plan for improvement for the people in your community, you might benefit from the assistance of Neighbours. 

It's a real thrill to have NABUUR be a part of the Kabissa community!

NABUUR is an online volunteering platform that links Neighbours (online volunteers) with Villages (local communities) in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Connected through Nabuur.com, Neighbours and local communities learn about each other, share ideas and find solutions to local issues.