Children

Nargis Cyclone orphans get a new lease on life

Cyclone Nargis orphans

Orphans, who lost their parents to Cyclone Nargis, enjoy a game of "chickens and eagles".

Today, 80 Nargis orphans are gathered at a monastery for their monthly get-together.  The children are learning to play a game called “Chickens and Eagles”.  Young volunteers divide the children into groups of three and tell them to pretend to be “chickens”.  Each time they hear, “Eagles are coming,” the little “chicks” quickly run into the arms of their "parents".  Those who do not run back in time will be caught by the “eagles”.

Cyclone Nargis orphans

Orphans, who lost their parents to Cyclone Nargis, enjoy a game of "chickens and eagles".

Zakery's Bridge: Children's Journeys

Carol Spaulding-Kruse

Carol Spaulding-Kruse

Author and professor Carol Spaulding-Kruse is also a member of the AFSC Iowa Area Program Committee.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 12:00pm

Zakery's Bridge: Children's Journeys From Around the World to Iowa is a new book by authors Kay Fenton Smith and Carol Roh Spaulding about twelve children aged 6 to 16 from nations around the globe whose families now make their home in Central Iowa.

The collection, due out in November 2010 by Des Moines-based Shrieking Tree Publishing, is the result of a collaboration with several individuals whose interests and talents have made possible a book for classrooms, coffee tables, and libraries that tells fascinating contemporary stories of immigration and resettlement.

Contact Information: 

Iowa Council for International Understanding,

929 Third Street, Ste 203, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Phone: (515) 515-282-8269

Email: 
christina.sibouih@iciu.org

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