Nkowe School Books
Marlene Killian is a private piano and voice teacher in Williamsville, NY. In August, 2013, she was able to realize her dream of traveling to Africa. She climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro followed by a five day safari. She prepared for the climb for several months and thought that reaching the summit of the 19,370 foot mountain […]
Moroccan Family Earthquake Relief
As the sun was setting behind the pass, we sat on the balcony of our room in a cozy guesthouse run by our friend and guide Mohamed. It is built on the hillside in the small Berber village of Ait Souka in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. The village cascaded down below us, layers upon […]
El Guásimo School
Rural School in El GuásimoThe little country school in El Guásimo is on a dirt road outside of the city of El Sauce, Nicaragua. It is a new school with two classrooms and one teacher. It serves all the children in the community from grades pre-kindergarten through sixth. The VisionEnhance learning in a remote Nicaraguan […]
Yusuf’s Usangi Projects
Yusuf’s home village is in the Pare Hills. The town there is named Usangi. Yusuf has his family home and land located there. It is a beautiful area about 2 hours’ drive from Moshi. Yusuf wants to continue his legacy by helping support the people of his village. He will be managing several projects over […]
Ethiopian Relief Fund
In Ethiopia where we have friends thousands have been widowed by the war. Nigiste pictured here is just one family who has lost their family, husband and thus financial support into the future. My Ethiopian friend Tegistu, who we have journeyed with there, has collected a number of families in need of support into the […]
Lhakpa’s House
Project Update 2020 Lakpha and his son were all set this year to finish the house by making a good income by climbing Mt Everest in the spring. COVID has cancelled all work in tourism for 2020 season in Nepal and into 2021. So instead of climbing and earning a living, the family is collecting […]
Solola Home
The Solola Children’s home project is a unique foster home-school that supports both survivors of domestic violence as well as their children. Sister home to the original Hogar de Ninos Fatima in Guatemala City, the Solola Home-School project arose out of recognition that there are only a handful of homes in Guatemala properly equipped to […]
Everest Sherpa Porter Projects
English = Income Help improve the potential earnings of our Sherpa friends by supporting scholarships for English Training lessons. People who work with tourist earn significantly more if they can communicate with their clients. This allows a greater connection which increases tips and opportunities for the Sherpas. We have hired a local Sherpa (helps his […]
Developing Safety with Corporación Yunguilla
Corporación Yunguilla is an ecotourism organization located about 60 minutes north of Quito, nestled in the Cloud Forest of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. The community is a group of about 50 families devoted to sustainable practices and the proper management of the unique natural resources that surround them. For almost 20 years, the community […]
Raising Voices, Raising Roofs
RAISE FUNDS TO RAISE ROOFS! Those of us who have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro know that the porters were the heart and soul of our experience. They guided us, fed us, and prepared our shelter each night. They caught us when we stumbled, lent a needed hand so we could go higher, and raised their voices in song […]