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Where you live (city, state/prov., country): Bethesda, MD, USA

What brings you to our community?: I am here to be the change...inspiring hearts...one person at a time.

I want to connect people to an incredible project that involves children in America and children in Africa. The life energy, passion and courage stiched into the seams of this project has transformed my life.

What causes/issues are you passionate about?: I care about children. I want children to know that they can be part of what makes the world beautiful: compassion, caring, nature. I want children to know that what they do has the potential to change the world.

I am passionatley involved in working with students to collaborate together - to be the change - and bring water to the beautiful and generous people of the Azawak of Niger, West Africa, an area of dramatic contrasts, where the people have an abundance of spirit but lack the resources, like water, to have healthy lives.

Who or what inspires you?: people who live from their heart...who forge ahead and let the power of the heart lead them to be who they are. People with vision who see possibilities. The Earth. I

I am inspired by Ariane Kirtley, an amazing woman who witnessed an injustice - the suffering and need of the people in the Azawak - and used her resources (her voice, her talents, her energy) to start a chain of events that is leading to making their lives better.

About Me:: Dancer, potter, writer, educator, hiker. I seek to live from my heart. To walk on this earth with an awe and appreciation that I am alive. I am a left-handed writer, with a left of center political perspective and a heart in the right place. A dog-lover, a sister, a friend, a down-to-earth woman, with a penchant for fun and imagination. I like to create with my hands, make rhymes from my mind, set up a tent with a friend. Nature is my playground. The mountains inspire me, and the ocean awes me. I love the plants and the trees, the grasses and the ferns, the rocks and the streams. I like to play and to talk and to laugh. I can be very serious and I can be very silly. I'm good at listening, seeing the multiple perspectives, connecting the dots, finding small truths, finding what is good, having fun, laughing.

Website 1:: http://montessori-amman-imman-project.blogspot.com/

Website 2:: http://www.waterforniger.org/

Favorite Music:: Dar Williams, Ani, Ben Harper, Reggae, anything I can dance to, music with words that stir the soul, Grateful Dead

Debra Kahn's Videos

May The Water Flow (for the people of the Azawak)

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Amman Imman: Water is Life

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Ariane Kirtley introduces Program Amman Imman

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Debra Kahn's Blog

Montessori Amman Imman Project blog update

Dear Friends of the Azawak,

I hope each
and everyone of you is enjoying life! We continue to make connections
and spread a message of hope by telling the story of Amman Imman's work
in the Azawak and how children around the world are helping. This is a
message that touches hearts. As you tend to your families and friends
this season, please remember the people of the Azawak. They desperately
need your help!

Read all the latest posts on the blog at… Continue

Posted on December 6, 2007 at 7:57pm —

Help Amman Imman through Speed Granting: Raise funds for your cause while spreading a message

An opportunity has opened up to help Amman Imman through a contest offered by Facebook.

Here are the details: Between now and Sept. 14, Amman Imman has been entered to win a grant of $1,000 through a Speed Granting Contest. The grant will be awarded to the proposal that gets the most votes on Facebook during this time period. The theme for the… Continue

Posted on September 7, 2007 at 6:25pm —

Hope Found at Borehole Tangarwachane

Today I talked with Ariane about the significance of thousands upon thousands of people lining up at the borehole in Tangarwachane to get clean water. The fact that people are traversing great distances (as much as 120 miles) to get water indicates the depth of the catastrophe all around the region where there is no water to be found. Unfortunately, the rains should have started over a month ago, and the lack of rain at the start of th… Continue

Posted on June 25, 2007 at 8:30pm —

The Hope of the Azawak

Since October 2006, Montessori students have been partnering with Program Amman Imman to raise awareness and funds for a region in Niger, West Africa called the Azawak. I posted the following on my blog Montessori Students and the Amman Imman Project in November, 2006. This is a project of heart. By way of introduction to this project, I would like to share it with all of you on Power of… Continue

Posted on June 5, 2007 at 9:40pm —