One thing that seems to be of consensus is that, given its limited resources and age as an organization, still COSAD has managed to grow faster that we anticipated. There are two explainations behind this as far as I am concerned: Great Board of Directors and Creative Partnerships.
The Golden Partnership Award is the COSAD’s highest recognition presented annually. The award is triggered by two facts: It serves as a symbol of our greater appreciation of the solidarity in the fight against poverty and our journey together to create a more loving and a just world whereby, because of our creative collaboration the impact we have made will last for many generations to come. Secondly, it is awarded as a sign of gratitude to organizations, companies, individuals and/or families for their continued generosity and tireless monetary support to our community development initiatives in Tanzania
....and the 2009 Winners are:
GCN (Global Citizen Network), St Paul, Minnesota
Recognition Description: For Continuing partnership through global volunteers who continue to make significant contribution and impact in the communities of Northwestern Tanzania.
Books for Africa, St. Paul, Minnesota
Recognition Description: For partnering with COSAD to fight illiteracy in rural Tanzania by supplying books to COSAD Community Library. COSAD believes sustainable development requires enlightened communities.
North Country Regional Hospital Nurses-Bemidji
Recognition Description: First group ever to take up a challenge of healthcare shortage in Izigo by creating nursing scholarship for Izigo women.
ERM (Environmental Resources Management) Foundation
Recognition Description: For generous grant to support COSAD to build water resources, including drilling water well. Water is a critical component in COSAD initiatives to Community Development as women now must walk over 2 hours in search of water.
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Plymouth, MN
Recognition Description: Not only Mount Olivet as an institution provides benevolent fund each year from TACE (Tanzania Community Enterprise) Micro loans but also its members, individually and in groups such as “Club 56”, “8th Grader Bible Explorers”, Pre-Kindergartens education initiatives as well as One Woman One Goat initiatives. and conformation classes have rallied behind COSAD projects donating monies and supplies for
Trinity Women & St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Calgary, Canada
Recognition Description: Trinity Women of St. Barnabas and the St Barnabas Anglican Church in Calgary are principle partners of COSAD-Canada. They provide logistics and fundraising support for COSAD programs which include CHAI (Community Health Awareness Initiative), OWOG (One Woman, One Goat) initiative and TACE through “Sewing Singers Project”.
Joan Capps Foundation, Delaware
Recognition Description: Partners with COSAD through generous grant to empower girls through education and technology.
Monroe Street, LLC & William Howell, New York
Recognition Description: Sustainability is lifeblood of COSAD. We thank Mr. William Howell of New York and his company, Monroe Street, LLC for their generous financial support towards COSAD’s capacity building.
Hon. Kjell Bergh, Consul Tanzania Consulate Minneapolis Minnesota
Recognition Description: Kjell Bergh has been an honorary consul of Tanzania since 2000 but his passion for and generosity to the people of Tanzania dates as many as three decades back. As business executive he has organized trade missions for business investments trips to Tanzania. As a global citizen, he has served as board of directors or chair in many NGOs which works in Tanzania. (You can see his entire resume at http://www.cosad.org/ under “‘partners’ or ‘events’”).
Luke Lundquist and Gretchen Hinchley & Family
Recognition Description: Luke and Gretchen have been one of the staunchest supporters of COSAD since they were introduced to COSAD in the past two years. Today COSAD recognizes them for their tireless efforts that go over and beyond their monetary contributions. In the past years for instance, Luke and Gretchen haves organized co-workers “goat naming contest” as part of OWOG, they have organized “informational meeting” about COSAD with their friends and continue to make “COSAD as part of their budget”.
Elaine and Ron Larson
Recognition Description: The phrase “COSAD Ambassadors” which refers to all individuals and families that work almost on regular basis in their communities (church places, schools and neighborhood) on behalf of COSAD was emulated after the work being done by Ron and Elaine Larson in Waconia. Ron and Elaine have gone an extra mile which made COSAD gave them a nick name “COSAD Ambassadors”. They have organized Christmas Gifts as part of OWOG and continue to recruit friends to join “OWOG Club”.
Norm and Barb Olson
Recognition Description: Norm and Barb have brought to us a whole new meaning of birthdays. Within the last year they have convinced they grandchildren, family members and extend family members as well as friends that celebrating your birthday while literary giving sense of new meaning to life to a widow is more meaningful than a grand dinner or new gift on your birthday. COSAD now know, each birthday at the Olsons means a new day of hope to one woman in Bukoba!
Susan J Johnson and Family/ BLJ Community Library
Recognition Description: Sue Johnson and her family partnered with COSAD to make sure that the loving spirit and compassionate values of Bruce Lane Johnson continues beyond his passage on earth. COSAD named its Library in Bukoba in honor of Bruce and the family continues to embrace COSAD vision through service and support.
Shannon McNamara & SHARE (Shannon After-School Reading Exchange)
Recognition Description: Shannon McNamara came to Bukoba in the summer 2008 at the age 15 with a grand vision based on simple but powerful idea: after school sharing of idea among girls. What started as a Girl Scout project has now inspired girls in Bukoba to dream big to reach their highest potential.
*(To be presented at COSAD Night of Inspiration By Wayne Wilson, Chair of COSAD Board Committee on Partnership and Programs Development).
Thank you,
Smart smart@cosad.org 612 227 0065
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