MAMA AGNES
The house came a bag at a time. She sold sunflowers to buy a bag of cement. A chicken pedaled meant a sack of sand to add to the pile. Foibe Elisaria saved day by day, year by year, to build her home. Brick by brick. She was pregnant with her daughter when [...]
JOSEPH
We’re driving down the dirt road, body jerking left and right, I’m trying my best not to smack my head against the window. Joseph, the co-director of Save the Rain, is laughing as we hit each bump. To the right, Mt. Kilimanjaro stands tall and proud. To the left is Mt. Meru, a [...]
THE PATH OF THE HERD
She followed the elephants. She walked in the herd’s path. She carried her life with her. Omega Mevaashi found her new home along the way. It was “a big land,” she said, with big trees and big animals. Everything was big because everything could grow. The ground was rich. The rains fell. [...]
LAST YEAR IN REVIEW
We have been working in the Kingori Ward in Northern Tanzania since 2013. All 14 villages in the ward have received assistance because of a very determined woman named Felista. She walked to our office on 3 separate occasions asking for help for the children of her area – a trek that takes [...]