Lots of news since the last update

Mainly we have been communicating about the project through newsletters thesedays.

Until i find out how to upload files on here you'll have to email carpetsforcommunities@gmail.com for a copy of the May and August newsletters.

In good news:

- We have finished consolidating our production model and have finished the first expansion expanded from 6 families to 18 families and over 50 children.

- We are redeveloping the website and now have free independant hosting by qikdraw systems so you can see it and soon the new one at http://www.carpetsforcommunities.org

- We are at a point with the project where we can really spingboard from here and have been approached by the Asian Foundation as a finalist for $25,000 USD of funding and a lot of technichal support.

- We won an award from the International Youth Foundation wichi gave us $500 and means they will fly me to Washington for training and networking in November.

- We have been approved by AusAID for funding for an Ausrtalian Youth Ambasidor for Development for 12 months. This means that the Australian Government will pay (19,000) for an Austrailan to go over there for 12 months and work on our project starting in April!

- We are working with them to get another one approved to start before christmas. The positions are:

April 2006 to 2007 - Product Development and Marketing
November 2006 to 2008 - Program Development

Please email carpetsforcommunities@gmail.com for a job description.