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News from Tvind Alert
Investigating the Tvind organisation and exchanging information in 50 countries
No 6 Sept 29th 2002
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TVIND
ALERT READERS where in the world are you?
The Tvind Alert GuestMap is a fun way of finding out just click on
the map, add your national flag and a message and new visitors to the site can
see where others have come from. So
far we have entries from the USA and Europe (and not everyone likes the site)
add a flag now. The address to
click is: http://pub30.bravenet.com/guestmap/view.php?usernum=2572162163
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Jes
Fabricius Mllers brief information on Tvind and news update for non-Danes: http://www.staff.hum.ku.dk/jesfab/abouttvind.htm#update
Friedrich Griesss German-language archive of Tvind news:
http://griess.st1.at/tvind
IICD Watch:
http://iicdwatch.bravepages.com/
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FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS
OF AMDI IN 22 YEARS
Denmark, Sept 25th: Danish photographers and TV cameramen got the first pictures
of Tvind-leader Amdi Petersen in 22 years when he was taken to jail in
Viborg.for the opening of the court case against him on Thursday.
Amdi was wearing sunglasses and a ski jacket.
Pictures at Danish TV2 web site: http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/tema.php3?id=1975
and at Jyllands-Posten: http://www.jp.dk/indland/artikel:aid=1432622:fid=5682/
In a surprise move, senior Tvind financial controller Steen
Byrner, who was believed to be hiding in Ecuador, also appeared at the court
session in Viborg. Amdi was
remanded in prison until October 11th.
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HUMANA SEEKS TO RECRUIT VULNERABLE
CHILDREN IN ENGLAND
Four years after it was prevented from running schools for
emotionally disturbed teenagers in England because of serious welfare and
financial concerns by various authorities, Humana is again contacting local
councils and probation offices in the UK inviting them to send vulnerable
teenagers to Winestead Hall.
Tvind seems to be targeting young people leaving care
offering life skills courses. They
are exploiting a loophole in the law, which does not require care homes for
over-16s to be registered. Staff
from Winestead have contacted the
Scottish Throughcare & Aftercare Forum and a number of probation officers.
Professional youth workers are concerned at the prospect of untrained
volunteers getting involved with vulnerable teenagers and action is being
taken to stop it happening.
In 1998 Winestead
Hall and The Small School at Red House, Tvinds two UK schools, were closed
after investigations by the Charity Commission and social services officers
there were concerns for the welfare of teenagers and allegations of financial
impropriety. Winestead Hall
reopened as Tvinds UK training college CICD.
Staff at CICD generally protest that there is no link between Winestead
and Tvind, although to informed observers the connections are very clear.
Previous stories on
Winestead Hall: http://www.tvindalert.org.uk/colleges/cicd.htm
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PLANET AID USA CRITICISED BY BETTER
BUSINESS BUREAU
The Council of Better Business Bureaus, an organisation
that sets standards for charities in the USA, says Planet Aid in the US does not
meet its guidelines of good practice because too many board members draw money
from the organisation. Two of
Planet Aids five board directors are financially compensated.
President Mikael Norling draws $40,384 and manager Jostein Pedersen draws
$60,920.
Accounts show that Planet Aid has a staff of 70 and
offices in seven US states. It
collected $4,996,456 in used clothes and donations in 2001 and claims to have
donated $4,114,086 to projects in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and El
Salvador. (It would be interesting
to know if this is matched by the experience of volunteers in these countries).
BBB report: http://www.give.org/reports/planet.asp
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Messages from readers
STORE
BJOERN
Just an addition to the info about the ship Store Bjoern:
It is presently (late September) being renovated at rskbing Harbour
at the island of r, Denmark.
(Source: Tvind
Alert Hyperboard: http://tvindalert.hyperboards.com
)
Tvind ships page: http://www.tvindalert.org.uk/property/tvind_ships.htm
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