Beanies and Blankets Starting the Trip to Swaziland
Posted by Mann Nolan | Filed under Litsemba
Several months ago we asked you to knit beanies and collect blankets for the children of Swaziland. And you delivered. This week, the first shipping container full of blankets and beanies will leave Atlanta, GA destined for Swaziland. This 20′ container will include a portion of the 12,000 blankets that you all collected and 19,000 beanies that you knitted.
We can’t thank you enough for your commitment to this project and your desire to give these gifts to the children.
Thank you!
The Team at Heart for Africa
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Posted by Mann Nolan | Filed under Kenya, Swaziland
Heart for Africa partners with children’s homes in Swaziland and Kenya. Together, there are over 400 children living at these homes. We are excited to see the development of the homes over the past few years. As they grow, needs continue to develop. We have four projects that we are working on at this time. Please consider a donation to help us complete these important projects.
New Hope Center
New Hope Center is located in Swaziland and is home to children. We are working to provide septic and hot water in the boy’s dorm and the girl’s dorm. These amenities will drastically improve the quality of life for the New Hope Center children.
Total Funds Needed: $5,470
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El Shaddai Children’s Home
El Shaddai is located in Swaziland and is home to 70 children. The private school at El Shaddai provides a quality education for the children living in the home and many other children from the nearby homesteads. The El Shaddai school was the first completely free school in Swaziland.
El Shaddai has recently completed construction of 3 teachers homes. Providing housing for the teachers is a great benefit to ensure consistent employment of high quality teachers. We are currently raising funds to build three more teachers homes. Each will provide a home for two teachers.
Total Funds Needed: $7,210 per home
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Strong Tower Children’s Home
Located in Kenya, Strong Tower is home to approximately 50 children. The home recently opened a new dorm which increased capacity from 24 to 70+. However, the home does not have a proper kitchen. Each day, the cook prepares three meals outside over an open fire. We would like to build a proper kitchen for Strong Tower.
Total Funds Needed: $15,200
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Merciful Redeemer Children’s Home
Merciful Redeemer is located in Kenya and is home to approximately 100 children. Although the home has sufficient space to house the children, the two dorms do not have showers and toilets. The children bathe each day in buckets in the yard and use toilets in outhouses near the dorms. The showers and toilets are in place, but need a septic system completed before they can be used.
Total Funds Needed: $6,100
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Tags: El Shaddai, Kenya, Merciful Redeemer, New Hope Center, Strong Tower, Swaziland
Silence is the loudest sound
Posted by Mann Nolan | Filed under Litsemba
Help us break the silence. Join us in Swaziland in July 2010.
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Posted by Janine Maxwell | Filed under Litsemba
The Beanie Machine is literally moving across the entire world. Women, and some men, are hard at work making beanies for the orphaned and vulnerable children of Swaziland.
Women in Malawi knitting beanies
We just received this picture from Malawi. This is just one of several women in Malawi, living with AIDS and unimaginable poverty, volunteering their time to knit beanies for children in Swaziland. Children they will never meet, but feel called to help.
Have you joined the Beanie Machine? Send us a quick email at litsemba2010-hats@heartforafrica.org to join The Beanie Machine.
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