FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 09:18:42 -0500 From: Jamie Gillen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Food for the Poor Alleviates Poverty With Internet Tools To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi there, I thought you'd be interested in Food for the Poor's (FFP) redesigned Web site at http://www.foodforthepoor.org. FFP is an organization working to eliminate poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean. The site features an interactive news room, a searchable catalog of current projects, online donation opportunities, and a free email alert subscription service. I hope you can visit the site and share this information with the other members of the Ecofem list. I've included some more detailed information below. If you have any questions, or need any other information, please feel free to contact me. Thanks, Jamie FOOD FOR THE POOR LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE, VISITORS ALLEVIATE INTERNATIONAL POVERTY ONLINE DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (March 3, 2000) -- Food for the Poor (FFP), a Christian international aid organization, launches a new, interactive Web site this month <http://www.foodforthepoor.org> that enables visitors to alleviate international poverty withouth leaving their homes and desktops. Radically different from its original Web site, the new <http://www.foodforthepoor.org> offers detailed project information, news on the progress of capital campaigns and donation challenges, and monthly appeals designed for rapid response to pressing issues. Currently, a special Online Projects Catalog details a well-drilling project in Haiti, a milk provision project in El Salvador, and plans to purchase an X-ray machine for a Haitian medical clinic. The Online Projects Catalog is updated frequently, and site visitors can securely donate 100% of their donations online to the featured project of their choice. Supporters can then choose to receive detailed email updates on the progress of these special projects or check the Web site to track a project's progress. Improved features include: -- an interactive news room containing organizational information designed for journalists and researchers. The section includes archived press releases, a complete media kit, and a Special Reports section for the latest international news. Journalists who register with the News Room can receive an FFP Press Pass for the latest news and alerts and access to FFP's Photo Gallery. -- a downloadable screensaver and online postcard delivery service. Users can share FFP's work with friends and colleagues by sending online postcards featuring award-winning images of FFP's missionaries and those they help. -- access to Food for the Poor's radio program "Angels of the Poor." Visitors can find broadcast schedules, affiliate stations, and audio clips of the popular program. -- Food for the Poor's email alert service to keep donors and other interested people abreast of new developments and projects. Subscriptions to the email alert service are free, and allow users to get the most accurate and current information about Food for the Poor's international service work. Food for the Poor is a dynamic and quickly growing organization that specializes in filling a variety of needs in different ways. Established in 1982, Food for the Poor (FFP) ministers to spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The Web site will reflect this through the continued expansion of services and information. Visit <http://www.foodforthepoor.org> or call 954-426-6530 for more information. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
