Good Coffee
What can I say… it’s Good Coffee. Seriously, it is. Single-origin Burundian beans, roasted in Vancouver to a rich medium roast. This ain’t your regular Starbuck cup my friend.
Each bag of coffee supports both my trip to Burundi this summer and the coffee farmers in Burundi. $15 per bag (12 oz/340 g)
My current quantities are very limited, 19 bags, with only a small batch being roasted in the near future. Email me if you are interested in buying a bag, or pre-ordering from the next batch.
For more information on my trip to Burundi this summer check out my previous post here.
Loveworks + Building Burundi, Africa
This summer I have the opportunity to work with an amazing organization called Loveworks. Loveworks is a NGO out of Edmonton, run by my friend Graeme Watt. Graeme, and his team, inspire and empower youth to change the world. This past fall Graeme was in Vancouver and we got to chatting about a trip to Burundi, Africa that he was planning.
Loveworks has committed to working long-term with the marginalized Batwa people in Burundi, specifically in the village of Busiga. The Batwa are considered the poorest of the poor in Burundi, with most only living to see 27 years old. Working with a local Burundian development organization called Harvest for Christ, Loveworks is partnering with the local Batwa people in Busiga to address the immediate needs expressed by the village; clean water, housing, food security & sustainability, and education. With a clean water project already underway, the next need to be addressed is housing. Loveworks has launched the Building Burundi campaign, $1 = 1 brick and 500 bricks = 1 house. The goal is to build 50 houses in Busiga. The team going this summer will be helping to build 10 houses along side the locals in Busiga.
For 3 weeks in July, myself and a group of 20 others from around Canada will be traveling to Busiga to build houses, learn as much as we can from our African hosts, experience their rich culture, and dance (of course!). I have also been asked to document the trip.
To say I’m excited for this opportunity is an understatement. From what I’ve heard from Graeme, there are amazing stories to be told of the Batwa people. I am more than honored to have the chance to tell some of them. As I’ve brainstormed about the different ways I could take pictures in Africa, the thought of giving pictures came back to me. How can I give pictures in Burundi? I am working on a way to be able to give prints to the people in Busiga. I will update as the details start to come in on how that may be accomplished.
Each team member going this summer is fundraising the cost of their own trip. The cost of the trip is $3500. I will be fundraising in a couple different ways, one being a single-origin Burundian coffee roasted in Vancouver called Good Coffee. All of the sales from the coffee will go towards the trip. More on Good Coffee in my next post coming up shortly. If you feel like donating directly to my trip, you can online on the Loveworks Building Burundi donation page, and add my name, Ian Sheh, and Burundi Summer Trip in the comments section (both are a must so that the funds get directed accordingly). You are also able to donate to the Building Burundi campaign, remember $1 = 1 brick and it only takes 500 bricks to build 1 house.
love your face: Joshua
a few days late, but it’s here. this week features the second beard on Love Your Face, belonging to Joshua.
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love your face: Simon
some refer to him as doctor, most as Simon, I call him dad. this week he takes the spot light on Love Your Face.
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love your face: Helen
kinda excited for this week and next week’s portraits. this week my mom, Helen, is featured on Love Your Face. had a blast shooting her this past weekend. next week is my dad, and for any of you who know my dad, you know it’ll be good.
also seems like i had forgotten to post the two previous weeks here. the wonderful faces of Sidney and Olga have also been added to the collection.
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Times Two Children’s Book – i know you want it!
my friend Shari-Anne is publishing her first book! she and her friend Sheree decided to partner up and create a fantastic children’s book called Times Two. the book features raccoons flying to the moon and back, wear sweaters and swim goggles, and float on the sea while watching clouds. they need your help to publish the first 1000 books and have launched a Indigogo.com campaign, http://igg.me/p/88974.
i know that this book is for kids, but i think it’s SUPER cool that they actually publishing a book. i’m totally behind it! if you’ve ever read or heard Seth Godin talk about shipping ideas, this is a prime example of that. having the courage to push your work out, and ship it into reality. really excited for this book!
