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	<title> &#187; Niger</title>
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		<title>A tragedy unfolded last week in Niger when 20 small children burned to death in a school made of straw.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story is personal to us and to the many Torontonians and Canadians who have joined us for the past 15 years since we founded Pencils for Kids, a charity made up entirely of volunteers, dedicated to helping with education in Niger. When Pencils for Kids began in 2006, after hearing that 30 children were [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer uniforms arrive in Niger donated by the Burlington Youth Soccer Club!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Education in LIbore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The children were so excited to wear their new soccer uniforms, donated by the Burlington Youth Soccer Club.  Looking great in their jerseys, shorts and socks!  Sadly we didn&#8217;t have any running shoes to send, but they are so adept at playing in their sandals and bare feet.  Where there is a will&#8230;&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve Been Featured on the Premier of Ontario&#8217;s Blog!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Liboré]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were recently featured on Premier Dalton McGuinty&#8217;s blog &#8211; BlogOn(tario). Here is what he had to say: &#8220;This time of year, especially, we all try to look for ways to make a difference. The spirit of the holidays helps us open our hearts to families and communities who don’t have the same opportunities we [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>This Holiday Season: Help Us Give Children the Support They Need to Take Control of Their Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, in honour of those you love, give the gift of education to a child in Liboré, Niger, Africa. It has been a challenging year for the people of Liboré, Niger. Pencils for Kids has officially launched its Farmers of the Future program together with our partner, Eliminate Poverty Now, in three villages, teaching children how [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>An Urgent Plea To Help Those Devastated by Flooding in Libore, Niger</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A plea from Pencils for Kids and our partner Eliminate Poverty Now When your friends cry out for help, how do you answer? Pencils for Kids doesn’t do disaster relief, but weeks of heavy rain in Niger have caused massive flooding. One third of the 32,000 people in the Liboré villages where we work have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts about 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a year of progress for Pencils for Kids despite very challenging economic times. We continued to build meaningful relationships with our partners that will definitely have a lasting impact on the people of Liboré, Niger. P4K has developed an approach which balances direct funding and sponsorship for a small number of model programmes [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>P4K invites Project Play Africa to Libore to coach soccer and start leagues!</title>
		<link>https://pencilsforkids.com/blog/p4k-invites-project-play-africa-to-libore-to-coach-soccer-and-start-leagues/</link>
		<comments>https://pencilsforkids.com/blog/p4k-invites-project-play-africa-to-libore-to-coach-soccer-and-start-leagues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Soccer in Libore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has been an incredible week for the villagers and children in Libore! Mike Mitchell and Dave Stahl from Project Play are there for 8 days, visiting every village in Libore and showing the coaches, teachers and students how to establish soccer (football!) clubs, leagues and competitive play. They are spending time teaching  training and practice [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Last day of my trip in Niger, February 17th, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Trips to Niger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Had a very early 6:30am breakfast with Judy and John to say goodbye as they were leaving for Benin. Hamani the wonderful picked them up to go to the airport and must have been up at 4:30 to start his day.  At 9am Hamani picked me up for the last day of errands&#8230;&#8230;visit to some shops [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday, February 16th, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had the second day of our Farmers meeting today and it was a very fruitful day with much accomplished. We are united in our desire to push the vision forward with five pilot sites. Not yet sure where the five will be. But the highlight for me was the visit all 15 of us [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 3 of fourth trip, February 14th, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day started early with breakfast at the Grand hotel and then a short ride to the ICRISAT facility in Niamey, just across the bridge. Here we met with 14 people from the Ministry of Education, NGOS VIE and FAO, and ICRISAT reps and others to discuss the curriculum of the Farmers of the Future [&#8230;]]]></description>
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