[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1025]
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CONGRATULATING NASCENT SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATED ON ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 8, 2010

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Nascent Solutions, Incorporated on its fifth anniversary. Nascent 
Solutions is a humanitarian and development organization headquartered 
in the Commonwealth of Virginia which benefits several impoverished 
African countries.
  Founded in 2004 by Dr. Beatrice Wamey in Fairfax Station, VA, Nascent 
Solutions has grown over the past 5 years with the help of donations 
and partnerships with other international and faith-based 
organizations. Now registered as a Public Volunteer Organization with 
the United States Agency for International Development, this 
organization is devoted to building the capacity for the poor in rural 
Africa to achieve self-sufficiency and assume total responsibility for 
their well-being.
  Among the organization's primary objectives are care for orphans and 
vulnerable children, literacy and skills development, basic health and 
child care, agricultural development and food security, and protection 
of the rights of women and children. This organization empowers young 
people and women in underprivileged African environments by providing 
resources and skills development programs that would have otherwise 
been absent from their lives. Through these efforts, Nascent Solutions 
effectively responds to the immediate needs of the people and 
encourages them to recognize and strive to work towards their 
potential.
  Over the past 5 years, Nascent Solutions has been able to respond to 
natural disasters with relief efforts, provide food and clothing to 
underprivileged children, improve the health of the African people 
through agricultural development, promote and expand civil rights, and 
improve the education system. This organization models the selflessness 
and concern for humanity for which we all strive.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
vision and dedication of those individuals who have worked to create an 
organization so committed to international development. I wish Nascent 
Solutions continued success in its work to provide help and hope to 
those who so desperately need it.

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