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Hands Across Africa Relief International

Kishmir L. Burke started this conversation

Welcome to our website, and thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We Reach Out around the globe to people in dire need of our help. We provide asistance to nonprofit organizations and religious institutions that serve people affected by war or other catastrophic events. Included are undeveloped and developing countries.  We also provide assistance to nonprofits and religious institutions that serve people living in low-income communities in the United States.

Our attention is currently focused on Africa, the homeless single mothers, orphans and orphanages, and refugees in dire need of our help. We have partnered with five churches in Ghana, West Africa to distribute food and clothing and personal items. We welcome partnership with churches and nonprofit organizations in Liberia.

Our attention is also focused on the homeless single mothers, orphans, and refugees of Iraq. We welcome partnership with organizations and mosques in Iraq and around the globe.

We Reach Out!

Mission, Goal, and Vision

Our mission is to go into the world and provide humanitarian assistance to people living in deplorable conditions detrimental to human life.

Our goal is to provide health care, pure water supply, emergency food and clothing, emergency shelter, transportation, education, and secular and spiritual counseling.

We envision our hands clasped together with other international organizations, national and international leaders and businesses, and people like you to help us reach out globally.

Programs and Services Offered

Emergency Food and Clothing: We refer families and individuals to food pantries and to places where they can get clothing in New York State. We aaccept nonperishable goods including clothing and personal items to send to target countries. Our goal is to establish an emergency food and clothing program in target countries.

Emergency Shelter: We refer families and individuals to emergency shelter placements in New York State. Our goal is to establish an emergency shelter system in New York State and in target countries. Our emergency shelter will include an orphanage for abandoned children.

Secular and Spiritual Counseling: We refer families and individuals to appropriate counseling. Our goal is to send support to partner churches in Ghana. We welcome partnership with churches in Liberia and mosques in Iraq.

Proposed Programs and Services

Health Care: Our goal is to provide health care services including medical supplies.Our vision is to partner with national and international health care providers.

Pure Water Supply:Our goal is to develop and restore pure water supply in target countries. Our focus now is to send bottled water.

Education: Our goal is to send reading materials, notebooks, pen/pencils, computers, and other related educational support to educational facilities in target countries. Our vision is to develope an education system including a child develop center in target countries.

Transportation: Our goal is to develop a public transportation system in target countries.

Collaborative Efforts

Unidentified Donor: We are waiting for response on our request for assistance with establishing our 501c3 status.

ABC Fundraising: We have established partnership for fundraising.

Entertainment Publications, Inc.: We have secured partnership for fundraising. We will receive our fundraising package the third week of August 2006.

Feed The Children: Efforts are being made to establish lease space for large food delivery.

West Africa Doctors and HealthCare Network: The network will feature our organization in its newsletter.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: We are making efforts to establish support for our proposed health care services and our education progam.

United Nations: We are making efforts to establish support for our proposed health care services and our food and clothing program and eduation program.

Social Venture Capital Foundation: We recently submitted a grant application to support us in our start-up phase.

Organizational Need

We are concentrating on organizational expansion as we are in our start-up phase. Our expansion includes funding support to establish... our 501c3 status; a base salary for a full time executive director; salary and benefits for one full time administrative assistant, one full time director of African affairs, and one full time office manager with clerical skills; salary for two part time staff and stipends for four college interns; advertisement/marketing including brochures, flyers, professional website development, and board development. Funding support will also support... lease space including commercial insurance, and utilities including gas and electric, telephone and internet services; the purchase of office equipment and materials; and the purchase of barrels including shipment cost.

Please Help Us Now!

Please be advised that we have established our EIN. Your contributions are tax deductible. We will provide you with a receipt for tax purpose upon receipt of your donation.

Please send financial contributions to Commerce Bank, N.A. Prospect Park 210-212 Prospect Park SW Brooklyn, NY 11218. Thank you!

You can also make financial contributions by logging onto GoodSearch. Com and selecting us as your public charity organization of interest. Thank you!

Please send emergency food and clothing and personal items to 1110 Carroline Street/ c/o Alliance CDC Staten Island, New York 10310. Please inform us about your delivery through email at kishmirburke@yahoo.com or by calling 347-693-0629. Thank you!

Board of Directors: Our Board of Directors include the following assigned members:

Ms. Kishmir L. Burke, CEO and Founder

Mr. Harold L. Johnson, Chairperson

Ms. Dedra S. Johnson, Secretary

Mrs. Loretta G. Johnson, Treasurer

Perspective Candidates:

We are currently reviewing resumes and biographies for perspective executive board members. Strong consideration will be given to medical doctors, nurses, psychologists, attorneys, architects, engineers, attorneys, educators, bankers, and national and international leaders.

For consideration, please send your resume and biography as an atachment to kishmirburke@yahoo.com.

 

 

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Ajay / TNT

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Pumpkin_Man

It's a great thing you're doing for others. Keep up the good work, Kishmir. Pumpkin_Man

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easy

Heaven is the limit. Keep the fire burning and the dream form dying. Talk to you later. Ola.

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Kishmir L. Burke

Hello, my name is KLJ Burke and I am hosting my daughter's, Saybil- AKA, Dappa, 18th Birthday Party Bash on May 20, 2006 at Kaiser Park located in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn New York. A Gift Box will be present for us to offer gifts to Dappa for her 18th Birthday. Also, we want everyone to sign Dappa's guest book at her Birthday Bash. ALSO, GIFTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE. Also, bands, singers, and poets wishing to get public recognition are welcomed to perform. Please send sample CD for consideration. For additional concerns, please contact me at kishmirburke@yahoo.com.

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Kishmir L. Burke

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