By Andrea Parmegiani | Public Relations Coordinator
Dear Global Givers,
In my last update, I mentioned that we urgently needed to create a satellite structure in area that is located about 10 km from our main center in Coffee Bay. I also mentioned that the tribal authorities had provided us with some land and some huts that needed to be renovated. Thanks to your generosity, this has been done, and the satellite center, located in an area called Maosheni, is now a reality.
In this new facility, we have created a new kindergarten in one of the huts. This is making it possible for the children of the Maosheni area to receive pre-school literacy training and a balanced meal each day, which helps them maintain their immune system. At present, there are about twelve children attending the new kindergarten. Some of them live with us within our foster family structure, while others return to their biological families at the end of the day. This is in addition to the approximately twenty children who attend our kindergarten at our main center. So, in total, more than thirty children are attending one of our two kindergartens in the Coffee Bay area.
Just like we have done at the main center, we have started a community garden to reduce our operating costs and to provide the local community with a source of food. Spinach, tomatoes, and green peppers are some of the crops we have planted.
Last but not least, we have been able to open a small grocery store in the new facility. This project is improving considering the quality of life for the community. Residents of the area no longer have to walk 10 km each way to buy basic groceries such as rice, beans, flour, milk, and paraffin. Also, this small store has provided a training and employment opportunity for women of the area. Finally, this business operation is allowing us to buy food for our children at wholesale prices. Most importantly, the profits that are being generated by the store are a step towards making our project self-sufficient.
Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of the satellite center yet, but I should be able to post some within the next couple of weeks.
Thank you once again, from all of us, from the bottom of our hearts.
Andrea Parmegiani
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