Crossig Borders, Building Bridges- January 28th, 2010
The Safe Blood Africa Project
Nicholas Howe
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: News
On January 28, 2010, professor Neelam Canto-Lugo, announcing that this is the thirteenth year of the Crossing Borders, Building Bridges
series, introduced guest speaker and Appeal Democrat photographer
Chris Kaufman to those in attendance within room 724 at Yuba Community
College. Kaufman, an avid supporter of the Safe Blood Africa Project,
spoke of the dangers concerning the lack of blood donors and blood
banks in Africa, as well as a 2007 trip to Nigeria that he took with
his father as a personal project. Kaufman also displayed photos
regarding this trip for those in attendance to view. Kaufman stated
that eight to ten thousand people die every year in Nigeria alone due
to a lack of blood. The Safe Blood Africa Project, a voluntary blood
donor program sponsored by the Rotary Club of Caramel Valley, works to
install blood banks in Nigeria, according to Kaufman."A blood bank is
a thirty thousand dollar refrigerator that regulates the temperature
of blood inside", said Kaufman, adding that he is no expert on the
subject. Kaufman, whose trip to Nigeria lasted one month, said that
one quarter of Africans are Nigerian and that many of them are afraid
to give blood or be tested for HIV. Therefore, Kaufman maintained that
a "paradigm shift" is needed in Africa, and he expressed his hope in
the concept of social awareness being brought about by the photos that
he exhibited before those present. The photos allowed the audience to
view those who suffered because of a lack of blood in Nigeria, and
these photos may be seen on http://www.photophilanthropy.org/slideshow/gallery_chriskaufman.html.
Kaufman is an award winning photojournalist and has worked for the
Appeal-Democrat since 2000 (source:http://www.chriskaufman.com/).
Professor Canto-Lugo closed the event with an announcement regarding
the next Crossing Borders, Building Bridges presentation, saying that
Rosemary Nelson would be the guest speaker on February 2nd and that
this speaker would speak concerning California Indians.
series, introduced guest speaker and Appeal Democrat photographer
Chris Kaufman to those in attendance within room 724 at Yuba Community
College. Kaufman, an avid supporter of the Safe Blood Africa Project,
spoke of the dangers concerning the lack of blood donors and blood
banks in Africa, as well as a 2007 trip to Nigeria that he took with
his father as a personal project. Kaufman also displayed photos
regarding this trip for those in attendance to view. Kaufman stated
that eight to ten thousand people die every year in Nigeria alone due
to a lack of blood. The Safe Blood Africa Project, a voluntary blood
donor program sponsored by the Rotary Club of Caramel Valley, works to
install blood banks in Nigeria, according to Kaufman."A blood bank is
a thirty thousand dollar refrigerator that regulates the temperature
of blood inside", said Kaufman, adding that he is no expert on the
subject. Kaufman, whose trip to Nigeria lasted one month, said that
one quarter of Africans are Nigerian and that many of them are afraid
to give blood or be tested for HIV. Therefore, Kaufman maintained that
a "paradigm shift" is needed in Africa, and he expressed his hope in
the concept of social awareness being brought about by the photos that
he exhibited before those present. The photos allowed the audience to
view those who suffered because of a lack of blood in Nigeria, and
these photos may be seen on http://www.photophilanthropy.org/slideshow/gallery_chriskaufman.html.
Kaufman is an award winning photojournalist and has worked for the
Appeal-Democrat since 2000 (source:http://www.chriskaufman.com/).
Professor Canto-Lugo closed the event with an announcement regarding
the next Crossing Borders, Building Bridges presentation, saying that
Rosemary Nelson would be the guest speaker on February 2nd and that
this speaker would speak concerning California Indians.
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