Mambo Vipi! Just recently got back from climbing to the rooftop of
Everything back at sealevel is great, I've been very very busy with my project. I mainly am now focusing on the HIV project in Shimbwe. We've started HIV education in the primary schools, which has been an eye opener because the kids literally know nothing about HIV. I also have been working on educating the HIV women and their families about living with the disease, nutrition, and home based care. I used some of the money people have donated to have a big feast on friday with the HIV positive women and their families. they LOVED it, plus we had a lot of leftover food that we fed to the kids at one of the schools. A little bit can go a long way here, it didn't cost much to feed about 35 people. I was hoping to get help to build each woman a garden, since they have very poor nutrition, but they agreed that it would be too hard to maintain a garden since there is a drought. They agreed that building a chicken coop, so they could eat the eggs for protein, plus sell some eggs to make a small income would be beneficial. I'll be starting on this project soon, I just hope to leave the village with something sustainable in place!
I'll be leaving for Zanzibar this Saturday, which I'm really excited about!! We are taking a Dala Dala ( rickety little bus) to the coast of Tanzania, camping on the coast to do some snorkeling and exploring, then sailing to Zanzibar. I can't wait, it's really hot here so hitting the beach sounds amazing.
I've uploaded 2 albums of pictures on my facebook, Safari and Tanzania. I'll put up Kilimanjaro pictures soon. Check them out!