Covenant Christian School in Harrisburg, PA raised funds to purchase three goats and a veterinary kit for children in Zimbabwe. While the kids had the option to pay a dollar in order to wear jeans to school one day, many chose to donate much more and they surpassed their goal!
Here's a note received from Mr. Khumalo, who presented three pregnant female goats to two boys and the veterinary kit to a veterinary assistant trained in by our program. "The goats were given to the orphans, Gabriel, a boy aged sixteen and his brother, Gibon, aged twelve. They come from Sizeze village. Their mother died in 2005 and they are currently staying with their sickly and unemployed father. The boys say, "it is great to know that there are children who care about us who can go an extra mile to an extent of giving us the life-changing gift of goats. We can't wait to have our own herd and to always have milk to drink".
The veterinary kit was presented to Yekelani Ncube, a trained veterinary assistant who is working hard to assist orphan families. He also comes from Sizeze.
Thank you for making donation that affect children like Gabriel and Gibon - you are changing their lives and giving them a future.
Happy 2013!
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Water is a rare commodity in Mombasa, Kenya. With a drought which has plagued this part of the country for the past 7 years, the land is dry and plants find it hard to grow. While greenhouses are a wonderful solution to production of good food, they also need water. The Portriez farm has a borehole, so the greenhouse and garden are doing wonderfully and veggies will be ready to harvest in one month.
The larger piece of land owned by our partners in Mombasa is 50 acres and we'd love to establish 10 greenhouses there. What is stopping us? Water. A borehole must be dug, but this is expensive (approximately $17k). AFCA is looking for partners who might be interested in helping meet this need. Maybe you know someone who'd like to donate specifically towards a borehole? Or, maybe you know someone who has a company who drills these boreholes and who'd like to lend their expertize? Or, maybe you know someone in an organization who does just this sort of thing and you'd be willing to speak on our behalf so that they will partner with us? If any of these ring true with you, please don't hesitate to contact me at tweaver@afcaids.org. I'd love to hear from you so that we can get these other greenhouses up and functioning, to benefit children who need good food in order to stay healthy.
Happy New Year, all of you. Thank you for helping our kids.
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Furaha is from the Jomvu area in Miritini station and is aged 13 years and is in class 6 at Kwa Jomvu Primary School, thanks to you. She has 4 brothers as follows; Charo who was trained by the AIDS orphans project as a mechanic and is looking for job. John – dropped out of school last year in class 4. Jumaa who is in class 2 at the same school with Furaha and Joshua, who is in class 1 at Nuru Academy. The 2 sisters are Tabu who is married and Asha who is in class 2 in the same school with Furaha.
Furaha is HIV positive and taking her drugs from Mikindani Clinic (supported by AFCA) .Her mother Jumwa Katana is a widow and is also attending clinic at Mikindani because she is HIV+ as well.
Furaha has been very active in the senior kids support group at the clinic. She has benefitted with education given in the group like adherence, disclosure and personal health .She keeps herself neat and her work is organized. Her
adherence is also good and she has disclosed her status to her family members at large. Her school attendance has been quite well and her performance also. Early this year her remedial dues were paid and her family was happy about it. The teachers are helping her to catch up with the hard subjects so that she can perform well in the exams. Her family is staying in their own house and has benefitted with trainings on nutrition, education on minor illnesses and how to maintain their environment. They were provided with mosquito nets to prevent themselves from malaria.
Furaha would not have a future were it not for AFCA and donors who've taken her on and who've helped her get back to school. With little income, Furaha's mom could not afford to send all her children to school, so the gift of education is huge for Furaha. This is why she takes her classes serioulsy and why she is determined to excel. Watch out for her - she is going to do something amazing one day!
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