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Mir Pace International
(World Peace International) 
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October 2004 Newsletter
A Volunteer Humanitarian Aid and Sustainable Development Organization Our Mission: To provide worldwide humanitarian relief and sustainable development initiatives in order to save lives, reduce vulnerability and alleviate human suffering, while fostering volunteerism through International High School Mission ("IHSM") programs. |
| “Be the change you wish to see in the world” ~Gandhi~ |
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We have begun our end of year campaign for funding. Our goal is to raise $100,000 before December 31, 2004! Since the end of September, we have already raised 10% of our fundraising goal! In order that we may continue our work in serving the poor, we depend on your support. If you would like to make a donation, please click here to be automatically directed to our secure on-line donation page. We ask that you kindly give as generously as possible, and please encourage everyone you know to match your donation!Mir Pace International is a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your charitable contribution is deeply appreciated and is tax-deductible to the full extent permitted according to the Internal Revenue Code.
Mir Pace's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Doyle to its Board of
Directors. Paul is Chairman of the New England Chapter of the Association of Former Federal Narcotics
Agents, and served as a Special Agent for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the Drug
Enforcement Administration. He also served with the 2nd Infantry Division and the 10th Special Forces
Group (Green Berets), and has traveled throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia in various
capacities with the military, government, and volunteer groups. He received a B.A. in Sociology from
Rutgers University and an M.S. in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University. Paul is author of
Hot Shots and Heavy Hits: Tales of an Undercover Drug Agent (a must read!!!!).
We are happy to announce that finally in June of this year, our founder, garbed in the traditional black commencement robe, graduated from Harvard University. She also received the distinguished Derek Bok Public Service Prize, which is awarded to degree recipients who, while pursuing academic studies, also give generously of their time and skill to improve the quality of life for others in the larger community. She received the Derek Bok Prize for her work in establishing Mir Pace International. From all of us at Mir Pace, congratulations Eileen! |
During the weeks of February 19 - 26 and April 16 - 23, 2005, IHSM volunteers will assist the Missionaries of Charity Fathers and the local community in weeklong programs that include a sanitation program that will help to significantly improve health and ground water quality; a community garden program that will help to feed the poorest of those living in the Tamahú district; assisting the local weavers in building a new economic resource; preparing and serving meals at a day shelter for the elderly population; and visiting the local school to teach basic English and participate in recreational activities with the children of Tamahú. Knowledge of the Spanish language is helpful, but not required. 
From August 2 through August 25,
2005, IHSM volunteers will work in the northwest region of Tanzania, the Kagera region, assisting local
communities in the construction of water harvesting and sanitation systems that will help to significantly
improve ground water quality and prevent diseases; interior repair and improvement projects at a rural
hospital; distribute mandatory school uniforms and other desperately needed tangibles; assist at a shelter
for street children; and visit local schools to teach basic English and participate in recreational
activities with the children of Kagera. Knowledge of the Swahili language is NOT required!
Mir Pace International offers many exciting and rewarding volunteer opportunities within our organization, and we are always looking for professionals from various sectors who want to share their expertise at home or abroad. Many of our volunteer opportunities support our key mission services of teaching, health education, basic safety, first aid, home construction and repair, as well as agricultural, clean water, and sanitation improvement projects. Volunteer schedules are flexible, and we provide additional mission-specific training for volunteers who would like to travel with us. To learn more about these and other volunteer opportunities, please e-mail us or call us at (781) 925-0090. To learn more about our IHSM program that was conducted in Tamahú, Guatemala in April of 2004 and our recent visit to Tanzania, please follow the "next" link below. We hope you enjoy what we have to share! 
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