|
Article Excerpt
Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard
It took about eight months longer than he had hoped, but Eugene humanitarian Ken Goyer finally got his wish this month: He is in Darfur, the genocide-racked region of Sudan, Africa, to teach impoverished residents and refugees how to build and use energy-efficient brick stoves.
"We have managed to attend a UN security briefing, visit Zam Zam, the biggest local (refugee) camp, and locate a brick maker, do clay testing, and get green bricks for stoves drying on the ground," Goyer said in a weekend e-mail.
Goyer, 62, has arrived in El Fasher, a refugee-swelled city of more than 200,000, at a time when international observers are warning of potential catastrophe. Witnesses in El Fasher have told Amnesty International volunteers, for example, that Sudanese military flights have been flying in troops and arms to the region.
The United States and Britain have co-authored a United Nations resolution that calls for transferring peacekeeping duties in the region to a U.N. force. But Sudanese President Omal el-Bashir opposes such a U.N. presence, and has vowed to send Sudanese troops to Darfur...
|
|
More articles from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
The journey begins for OSU, Oregon.(Sports), September 01, 2006
The rush is on for Moore.(Sports)(Evan Moore's recovery from a horrifi..., September 01, 2006
OBITUARIES.(Vitals), September 01, 2006
Medicaid recipients must start proving citizenship.(Health)(The new ru..., September 01, 2006
BRIEFLY.(General News), September 01, 2006
Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.
Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication
name or publication date.
About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company
analysis or best practices in managing your organization,
Goliath can help you meet your business needs.
Our extensive business information databases empower business
professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible,
authoritative information they need to support their business
goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting,
company research or defining management best practices -
Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.
|
|
