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The I Live Here Foundation, also commonly referred to as the I Live Here Projects, is a United States 501(c)(3) non profit organization dedicated to telling the stories of silenced and unheard people around the world through a series of books and other media projects. The I Live Here foundation was founded in 2005 by Canadian-born actress Mia Kirshner along with J.B. Mackinnon, Paul Shoebridge and Michael Simons. Kirshner is currently the director of the organization.〔http://www.causecast.org/news_items/8872-i-live-here-my-story-in-malawi〕 ''I Live Here'' started out as a book documentary about the stories of refugees and displaced women and children in Burma, Juarez, Chechnya, and Malawi.〔http://www.guttersnipenews.com/2010/03/04/mia-kirshner/〕 The I Live here book has provided opportunities for women and children to tell their stories in their own words through a combination of writing, sketches, and self-portraits.〔http://www.amazon.com/I-Live-Here-Mia-Kirshner/dp/0375424784〕 The grassroots establishment of the I Live Here foundation began following the realization that more needed to be done in addition to the book project. ETINA, an umbrella organization for several activist and environmental groups, serves as I Live Here's charitable sponsor. ==Mission statement== I Live Here believes in the power of individual expression to transform the lives of people living in the most extreme situations of poverty and isolation. I Live Here works with local organization partners to create an environment of health and safety and in turn sets up schools and permaculture programs, while providing legal assistance, as well as legal rights education. The I Live Here program's goal is to empower those who are unheard and whose voices have disseminated. I Live Here also works with local material which in turn provides participants with a sustainable future. Coming full circle, the stories gathered are then shared through books and other media projects designed to encourage the global community to learn, be inspired, and take action.〔http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Org/213397-106〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The I Live Here Projects」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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