Dear Gentle Readers,

This week I am climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro so I won't be posting to many lengthy blog posts.  I am excited that I will be working on my next volunteer project once I get back from the hike.  I am working with a group called "Kili Kids" through the support organization, Committee Assist.  I will be working here for two weeks and working on a new after school program. 

I was introduced to the organization by one of my blog readers from
Southeastern Michigan, Laurie Loughridge Wargo. She has been involved
with the organization from its inception and mentioned that if I was in
Tanzania that I should volunteer with them.  I will let you know more
about my experience and how you can help after I complete my work with
them.

Here is a little bit about them from their website.

Our Mission

To create self-sustaining communities
by providing shelter, training, education and hope for the future of
orphaned and abandoned children and their neighbouring poor in
developing countries.

We know that we, alone, cannot cure
poverty or save the lives of the many young children left orphaned by
AIDS. But we can definitely make a difference for many.

We can
assist them and their carers create their own sustainable community – a
place they are proud to belong, a place to call home, a community in
which they choose to be an active member, no longer a victim of
circumstance. We can share this opportunity, knowledge and technology
with those around them.

Our Objectives 

Our Mission will be achieved by:

• providing land, infrastructure and equipment necessary
  for the development and sustainable maintenance of this community and
  their neighbouring communities;

• providing training, education and assistance to the
  children, their carers and the surrounding poor in the areas of
  sustainable land use, water, energy, agriculture, sanitation, business,
  basic nursing/first aid and other areas necessary for the ongoing
  maintenance of the orphanages and their surrounding communities.

• enhancing the opportunities for the children through loving care, education and training.