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Roger Jenkins
 storyteller

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Title
ECO-STORIES
Duration
30 or 45 minutes
Date
Your choice
Venue
School Hall
Time
Your choice
Fee
$350 or $550 (extended version)
NAC
50% subsidy eligible
Offer
15% 2nd performance on same day*
This presentation combines traditional stories - such as the Balinese folktale told in the video (as part of the PUB’s World Water Day Celebrations 2011) - with true stories which I have chosen because they feature young people making a significant impact on the environment.  
 These inspirational youngsters include
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Ryan Hreljac from Canada, who began fundraising (by doing household chores) to dig a well in Africa when he was just 6 yrs old. To date, his Foundation has dug wells that provide fresh water to almost one million people in Africa!
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William Kamkwamba of Namibia, who at 14 built a windmill from scrap (inspired by a book cover in his library) and has brought power, light and hope to his village;
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and Omar Gallegos who, aged 8, walked 800 kilometres to save the Mexican rainforest.

The stories celebrate the beauty of the Earth,
our responsibility towards it,
and offer hope that we can do something
to improve the quality of our planet’s future.