Mafia Is. self sustaining program

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC80" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8e8e3.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="04095810.png" border=0 width="149" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FF9900" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04500c82dwnjbj.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>BIG BLU</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>   |     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BIG BLU"><U>home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Activities"><U>Activities</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Not only diving"><U>Not only diving</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="By wind"><U>By wind</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Safari"><U>Safari</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Where we are"><U>Where we are</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dives sites"><U>Dives sites</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id101.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Something special for you"><U>Something special for you</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Equipments/Boats"><U>Equipments/Boats</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resorts/diving college"><U>Resorts/diving college</U></A>   |   Mafia Is. self sustaining program   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rates"><U>Rates</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wrote about us"><U>Wrote about us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Video"><U>Video</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gallery"><U>Gallery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Diving club coming"><U>Diving club coming</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our guests"><U>Our guests</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQ"><U>FAQ</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guestbook"><U>Guestbook</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scuba friends"><U>Scuba friends</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact us"><U>Contact us</U></A></div> <div> Mafia Is. self sustaining program</div> <div> Dear Friends,</div> <div>  </div> <div> after five years operational in Mafia Island, Big Blu, in the full respects of the culture and traditions of the communities where we work, is happy to launch the:<I><B><U> "Mafia Island self sustaining program" </U></B></I></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> In economic terms, self-sustaining means that the villagers creates enough revenue through diverse business opportunities for the individuals to afford the village's operating expenses for schools, medical clinics, and other services essential to breaking the cycle of extreme poverty. </div> <div> Particulary, tourism seems to be in Mafia one of the major key to help in this matter for the next coming future.</div> <bR> <div>                    <IMG SRC="572d41a0.jpg" border=0 width="212" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                               <IMG SRC="576d3190.jpg" border=0 width="211" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Photos by Tanja Meyer</FONT></div> <bR> <div> From this coming season in fact, we are proud to inform you that all the meals provided at the Big Blu diving center will be prepared,cooked and served by local people that have come to join together in this catering program, pilot project.</div> <div>  </div> <div> The revenue generated from the mentioned services, will end in a "basket funds" totally managed by the same people which will take care about the entire process: from the purchase, to the service, by ensuring freshness, variety and, at the same time, carrying on with the now world wide very popular and genuine, swahili cuisine. </div> <div> Meanwhile, Big Blu and its management, will supervise the whole project making sure the services provided will meet the european standard in term of quality as well as of safety for all what is hygene concern.</div> <bR> <div> Consequently, we believe the procurement of the needed items will also encourage others villagers to develop agricultural plan to satisfy the constant demand of supplies on the Island avoiding so the new generations to leave the Island while looking for job opportunities.</div> <div>  </div> <div> We thank you in advance for your support.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>