Sunday, August 27, 2017

Spotlight- Bishop Fred and Pastor Alice




One of our partnerships deserves some special attention today!! Bishop Fred and Pastor Alice are a power couple! They love the work they do and do it every day with utter and complete joy! They have two schools that they run and work hard to empower all their students to reach for the stars- especially through music!
Bishop Fred states the following in regards to his experience with Malaria (since we've been discussing the importance of nets on social networks)  " It is believed malaria is one of the last three major epidemic diseases, killing well over a million people a year. 
Malaria is the main cause of death for children under 5 years in most parts of Kenya. In pregnant women, malaria causes anaemia, low birth weight, miscarriage and even maternal death. It is estimated that 10 to 20 per cent of maternal deaths are attributed to malaria.
Use of mosquito is being encouraged against
mosquito bites, and have been shown to give substantial protection against malaria. When our children at the orphanage were not using these mosquito nets were treated for malaria from time to time but since we introduced the net, malaria is much minimized"
Not only do they help their students develop mind, soul, and heart throughout the school age years they have recently initiated efforts for a vocational school to help those graduating find work - allowing for the ability to support themselves after school. Empowerment has always been a cornerstone in their educational program. Here are some students learning hair styling techniques at the salon school!

 

Asante Sana to our partners for helping to share our mission of Little Hands Making Big Differences - especially through education and empowerment.



Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Empower. Educate. Grow. Repeat...

 Tabibu Africa's mission involves educating, empowering, and showing compassion to impoverished women and children of East Africa. We do this by providing clinics for basic health care, education regarding the truth about HIV/AIDS and other preventable diseases, training to improve self-confidence and self worth, small business training, and construction of schools and other needs.

Tabibu Africa utilizes a triad of medical clinics, education, and empowerment to better the lives of those we serve during every expedition. By providing wellness check-ups and basic medical care healthier children are able to focus in school and learn and grow to the best of their abilities. Children who learn more and are able to go further in life and truly reach their full potential. Children who have the opportunity to learn and grow can find their voices and stand up for what they believe in, and what they want in their lives. Education is empowering - especially for those young women and girls.

Tabibu Africa Inc assists the women and children of Eastern Africa with those three things - medical care, education, empowerment - but in return we get so much more....

To learn more about Tabibu Africa visit our website at  https://www.tabibuafrica.org/about_us

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

#Water Wednesday

"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it." - Lao Tzu

As a young girl I loved sitting in the shade by the stream in a park by my house and reading. I could lose myself listening to the water and exploring other worlds through the pages of my books.
Water is capable of calming and destroying, creating and exciting. 

Water is powerful - Water is life. 
Yet, a substantial portion of the Kenyan population do not have access to clean drinking water. Tabibu Africa Inc has attempted to ease the burden of disease from polluted drinking water by holding workshops on building rain recepticles and sustainable water filtration systems with sand and charcoal. While this in no way cures the problem we hope that we can make an impact one helping hand at a time.