Bonjour chers amis,

Les Nouvelles, FOCI's semi annual newsletter is back! We are delighted to present you with the brand new issue of Les Nouvelles. A huge thanks to Monica Lipscomb, our newsletter editor, for putting this together.

The May 2010 newsletter has updates on recent and planned FOCI activities from President Marianne Manheim. Current board member-at-large and former formateur, Freddy Kouihongbe, reports on a recent visit to Côte d’Ivoire and the situation in the country. Sharon Abarmowitz, the FOCI Advocacy Coordinator, also describes the plans to recharge and restart our Small Grants Program, and get funds flowing into Côte d’Ivoire again.

FOCI welcomes any and all contributions to our newsletter. Please send your photos, reports, and general musings to our newsletter editor. We love to hear to hear from our members!

If you haven't already done so, we encourage you to renew your FOCI membership. We rely on dues paying members to continue to provide the resources on this website and to fund our grants program.