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Jack in Japan (continued)
of the dropping of the first ever a symbol of our hopes for peace.
atom bomb. In preparation for For me, the jamboree has served as
our visit, our unit created 1,000 a reminder of all that Scouting has
origami peace cranes in honour of to offer young people today, and an
Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who inspiration to make friends and have
attempted the same goal while in adventures all over the world.
hospital with leukaemia as a result The idea that Scouting is boring
of the radiation. and outdated is completely wrong;
Around the Children’s Peace Me- while some traditional activities
morial upon which her statue stands remain, the movement also has a
are glass cabinets filled with cranes big part to play in enabling greater
of all different sizes and colours understanding and respect between
brought by visitors from around the people of different nations and
world, where we also placed ours as cultures.
Starbucks master is raising money
to buy cows for Rwanda

Monika Nowak, the award winning farms in Rwanda, Costa Rica and
coffee master who manages the Vietnam. So important is coffee to
Starbucks cafe at DeVere Village on the Rwandan economy that Monika
Shaw Ridge, is on a mission to col- and colleagues met the president of
lect enough money to buy at least the country.
one cow for a family in Rwanda Monika added: “In 2009 Starbucks
- and has plans to raise enough for launched Rwanda Send a Cow
several. so that customers can help buy
In May she was selected as the livestock to sustain families. A
UK representative to travel to cow provides milk to keep children
the African nation as part of the healthy, its manure helps nurture
Starbucks Origins Programme. With coffee trees and overall boosts
coffee masters from 22 European annual family income from $200
countries she visited coffee farms in to $600 which helps pay for health
the mountains around the capital care, education, electricity and
Kigali to meet growers and see running water. And the farmers
coffee processing methods. commit to donating young lifestock
Monika said: “It was an amazing to a neighbouring farm.
experience to meet the farmers and “Starbucks originally donated 57
the communities that depend on cows and there are now 114.”
them. Everywhere we went we were There is a Send a Cow collect-
welcomed with dancing celebrating ing box at the serving counter at
coffee and were expected to join in. DeVere. Monika’s target is £1,000,
“Considering the conflict and but she’s planning a range of
the horror of civil war in the early fundraising projects such as a fun
1990s, it was incredible to meet run to set a record for the most
such happy people rebuilding their people dressed as cows.
country. We were humbled by the “I’ve had so many offers of help
experience and came back wanting from customers and contacts for
to do more.” this project,” said Monika. “Together
Starbucks is committed to helping we can make a difference”
coffee growers improve their To contribute, visit the Starbucks
farming methods and the qual- outlet at the DeVere or donate
ity of their produce and arranges online at:
trips for staff around the world to www.justgiving.com/SbuxRwanda2015
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