AZUR Development could not have been evolving since 2003 to date and reach more beneficiaries without the support and advice of people who have opened their heart; who didn’t hesitate to support our actions from their homes countries or traveling to Congo. We want to recognize and celebrate the results we achieved with our advisers and / or our individual donors. While the lives of hundreds of children and young women have changed through their involvement, as much has changed through this experience with AZUR and beneficiaries!

Céline Schneider, France - US
Céline is a dynamic teacher of the Lycée Français de Los Angeles. She has experience in carrying out activities related to promotion of education and the development of cultural activities for children.
Click here to see Celine and students in their cultural exchange and solidarity.
Click here to see to read the interview with Celine on the cultural exchange project that has changed the lives of children in Congo and the students of Los Angeles.

Sarah Hurwit, USA
Sarah supported AZUR Development both technically and financially since 2005. She also translates our projects and reports from French to English.

Kevin Komisaruk and Jeff, Canada
Kevin and Jeff were the first to support orphans and vulnerable children for our project. They are currently supporting a boy and a girl in Pointe-Noire in their education, health costs and other needs. Kevin also acted in favor of our efforts for resource mobilization and communication with potential sponsors for children. They live and work in Toronto.

Irene Septhon, Australia
She volunteered with AZUR Development for the teaching of English as a second language (ESL) in Brazzaville for 3 months in 2006. She has donated equipment to the organisation. Since then, she sends information about the opportunities and also assists in mobilizing resources in Australia. In 2008, AZUR Development has been able to obtain support from two foundations in Australia.
Click here to read the thoughts of Irene's experience in the Congo.

Wendy Arnold, PEPLA
Wendy is the Director of Peer Education Program Los Angeles. She works in the prevention against HIV / AIDS, education, counseling people living with HIV / AIDS since 1982. She has extensive experience work history in Africa, and helped to establish programs of peer educators in 26 countries worldwide. Wendy has worked with AZUR in Brazzaville in 2006. More information about PEP /International  at www.pepla.org

Christophe and Jennifer Quinlan
Each year, the Quinlans send a shipment of English books to AZUR Development in Brazzaville, Congo. When they first started sending books in 2002, both Chris and Jen were graduate students in an interdisciplinary program at UW-Madison - Chris in international development and French and Jen in international education and French. With specific interest in development and education, the Quinlans almost felt led to AZUR, which works to bring education and development to women, children and otherwise severely underprivileged individuals in Congo. Chris completed an internship with AZUR  and became the means for developing their first, and very modest, English library. They have created an organization called Aprpends Moi International.
More information about Apprends Moi International at http://www.freewebs.com/apprends-moi/inthenews.htm

Lorene Straka, USA
Lorene’s relationship with AZUR Development goes back to the beginnings of the organization in 2003. Lorene who works for www.idealist.org helped us to reach an international audience. She also helped to communicate with our partners in the US and Africa, and financially assisted a project.

Tamara Tosoni, Netherlands –US
Tamara is a young woman who allowed AZUR Development to have its own identity on the internet in 2003 by designing our first website, while she was a student. A year later, we had more resources because we could communicate with an international audience on the results we achieve in the communities.

Michael Caplan, Canada
Michael has worked for AZUR Development as a volunteer Webmaster from 2004 to 2006. He developed the current design of the website and developed the first website of the Réseau Sida Afrique Network. The launch of the Réseau Sida Afrique website had quadrupled its membership and increased traffic. The website allowed communicating to a wider audience on our actions and causes that we defend.

Anastasia Koutalianos, Canada,
Carly Hill, USA
Emma Nobes, England
Frédérique Taylor, England

Anastasia, Carly, Frédérique and Emma have been and are translating our projects from French to English at a critical moment in our history where we need to expand our partners.
Clik here to read about Anastasia's on line volunteerism experience

Brendan Snow, US
Brendan stayed with AZUR Development for 4 months in 2008 as an intern. He donated equipment to the organisation. He taught English as a second language (ESL) at the center of AZUR and also worked on proposals for projects. He continues to assist AZUR technically.
Click here to read about Brendan’s reflections on his internship in Congo.