Guide/Porter Scholarships April ’17 Update
Juma and Iasha both moved into their houses this New Year’s. This is a picture of Juma’s family. He is a great caretaker of his new house. Look at the joy this family has. A septic has been dug. Now we need to bring in electric to the area. About 15 poles will need to […]
Lightness Women’s Homes In Africa April 2017 Update
Imagine yourself dancing alongside local tribal women to a deep, resonating drumbeat until sweat is pouring off you. These are the same women you have sat with on the tarp to pick out pieces of rice, stirred porridge over the fire, held their babies and sat in their smoky mud and wattle houses. The women encourage you to jump alongside with them in the dance steps. Finally, you need to sit down.
In February 8 of us spent almost 2 weeks with Lightness and her projects. We painted the walls and dug foundations for 3 houses to replace the fallen, mud hut, these single women of 4 to 6 children live in. It is not really possible I think to understand what these houses mean to these mom’s.
Amigos en Acción May Update
Amigos en Accion is off to a great start with 30 students participating actively this year! In January, we held a week-long summer camp for the students who participated in the program in 2016, as well as other children from the community. Four volunteers from Buffalo State in New York joined us: Lou and Carole […]