1 *uganda.txt* For Vim version 5.8. Last change: 2001 May 12
4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
7 *uganda* *Uganda* *copying* *copyright*
9 Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
10 encouraged to make a donation to orphans in Uganda. See |iccf| below.
13 There are no restrictions on distributing an unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of
14 Vim may also be distributed, but this text must always be included. You are
15 allowed to include executables that you made from the unmodified Vim sources,
16 your own usage examples and Vim scripts.
18 If you distribute a modified version of Vim, you are encouraged to send the
19 maintainer a copy, including the source code. Or make it available to the
20 maintainer through ftp; let him know where it can be found. If the number of
21 changes is small (e.g., a modified Makefile) e-mailing the diffs will do.
22 When the maintainer asks for it (in any way) you must make your changes,
23 including source code, available to him.
25 The maintainer reserves the right to include any changes in the official
26 version of Vim. This is negotiable. You are not allowed to distribute a
27 modified version of Vim when you are not willing to make the source code
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30 The current maintainer is Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>. If this changes, it
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41 file. You can also have a look at http://www.vim.org/iccf/ .
44 Kibaale Children's Centre (KCC) is located in Kibaale, a small town in the
45 south of Uganda, near Tanzania, in East Africa. The area is known as Rakai
46 District. The population is mostly farmers. Although people are poor, there
47 is enough food. But this district is suffering from AIDS more than any other
48 part of the world. Some say that it started there. Estimations are that 10
49 to 30% of the Ugandans are infected with HIV. Because parents die, there are
50 many orphans. In this district about 60.000 children have lost one or both
51 parents, out of a population of 350.000. And this is still continuing.
53 The children need a lot of help. The KCC is working hard to provide the needy
54 with food, medical care and education. Food and medical care to keep them
55 healthy now, and education so that they can take care of themselves in the
56 future. KCC works on a Christian base, but help is given to children of any
59 The key to solving the problems in this area is education. This has been
60 neglected in the past years with president Idi Amin and the following civil
61 wars. Now that the government is stable again, the children and parents have
62 to learn how to take care of themselves and how to avoid infections. There is
63 also help for people who are ill and hungry, but the primary goal is to
64 prevent people from getting ill and to teach them how to grow healthy food.
66 Most of the orphans are living in an extended family. An uncle or older
67 sister is taking care of them. Because these families are big and the income
68 (if any) is low, a child is lucky if it gets healthy food. Clothes, medical
69 care and schooling is beyond its reach. To help these needy children, a
70 sponsorship program was put into place. A child can be financially adopted.
71 For a few dollars a month KCC sees to it that the child gets indispensable
72 items, is healthy, goes to school and KCC takes care of anything else that
73 needs to be done for the child and the family that supports it.
75 Besides helping the child directly, the environment where the child grows up
76 needs to be improved. KCC helps schools to improve their teaching methods.
77 There is a demonstration school at the centre and teacher trainings are given.
78 Health workers are being trained, hygiene education is carried out and
79 households are stimulated to build a proper latrine. I helped setting up a
80 production site for cement slabs. These are used to build a good latrine.
81 They are sold below cost price.
83 There is a small clinic at the project, which provides children and their
84 family with medical help. When needed, transport to a hospital is offered.
85 Immunization programs are carried out and help is provided when an epidemic is
86 breaking out (measles and cholera have been a problem).
88 Summer 1994 to summer 1995 I spent a whole year at the centre, working as a
89 volunteer. I have helped to expand the centre and worked in the area of water
90 and sanitation. I learned that the help that the KCC provides really helps.
91 Now that I'm back in Holland, I would like to continue supporting KCC. To do
92 this I'm raising funds and organizing the sponsorship program. Please
93 consider one of these possibilities:
95 1. Sponsor a child: $15 a month. (Holland: fl 27,50)
96 2. Sponsor a child and the improvement of its environment: $25 a month
98 3. Sponsor the health team: Any amount a month or quarter
99 4. A one-time donation
101 Compared with other organizations that do child sponsorship the amounts are
102 very low. This is because the money goes directly to the centre. Less than
103 5% is used for administration. This is possible because this is a small
104 organization that works with volunteers. If you would like to sponsor a
105 child, you should have the intention to do this for at least one year.
107 How do you know that the money will be spent right? First of all you have my
108 personal guarantee as the author of Vim. I trust the people that are working
109 at the centre, I know them personally. Further more, the centre is
110 co-sponsored and inspected by World Vision, Save the Children Fund and
111 International Child Care Fund. The centre is visited at least once a year to
112 check the progress (at our own cost). I have visited the centre myself in
115 If you have any further questions, send me e-mail: <Bram@vim.org>.
117 The address of the centre is:
118 Kibaale Childrens Centre
120 Masaka, Uganda, East Africa
124 USA and Canada: Contact Kibaale Children's Fund (KCF) in Surrey, Canada. They
125 take care of the Canadian sponsors for the children in
126 Kibaale. You can send them a one time donation directly.
127 Please send me a note so that know what has been donated
128 because of Vim. Ask KCF for information about sponsorship.
129 Kibaale Children's Fund c/o Pacific Academy
135 Holland: Transfer to the account of "Stichting ICCF Holland" in Venlo.
136 This will allow for tax deduction (if you live in Holland)!
137 Postbank, nr. 4548774
139 World: Use a postal money order. That should be possible from any
140 country, mostly from the post office. Use this name (which is
141 in my passport): "Abraham Moolenaar". Use Euro for the
142 currency if possible.
144 Europe: To avoid banking costs the best thing is to send me a
145 Eurocheque, written out to "Bram Moolenaar" in Dutch Guilders
146 (DFL). Send it to the address below.
147 NOTE: Eurocheques cannot be used after December 2001.
148 Any other method should work. Ask for information about
151 Credit Card: You can use PayPal to send money with a Credit card. This is
152 the most widely used Internet based payment system. It's
153 really simple to use. Use this link to find more info:
154 https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=Bram%40moolenaar.net
155 The e-mail address for sending the money to is:
156 Bram@iccf-holland.org
157 Unfortunately, the extra cost is a bit high. The other
158 methods are preferred.
160 Others: Transfer to one of these accounts if possible:
161 Postbank, account 4548774
162 Swift code: INGB NL 2A
163 IBAN: NL47 PSTB 0004 5487 74
164 under the name "stichting ICCF Holland", Venlo
165 If that doesn't work:
166 Rabobank Venlo, account 3765.05.117
167 Swift code: RABO NL 2U
168 under the name "Bram Moolenaar", Venlo
169 Otherwise, send a cheque in US dollars to the above address.
170 Minimal amount: $70 (my bank does not accept smaller amounts
171 for foreign cheques, sorry)
173 Address to send cheques to:
174 stichting ICCF Holland