Archive for 'September,2007'

Kwaheri Kenya

With many tears and hundreds of memories, we headed home. This good-bye wasn’t quite as tearful as past trips – because I know I will be back soon! This trip has been the most profound of [...]

World Vision Talks about CHOICE

World Vision had been working with a village before they had approached CHOICE. In conversations with Bati, they expressed the difference they can see in working with Chigutu, post CHOICE involvement. This is a great example [...]

Chigutu Update

Site of the July 2007 Expedition – progress is being made in Chigutu! See how the school is going up using the brick technology. http://www.youtube.com/get_player [...]

Dzame’s Lost Baby

Right before going home, I was able to connect with my dear friend from last year, Dzame – the woman who gave me my Duruman name and spent so much time sharing her family and daily [...]

School Progress in Mbele

Site of the July August 2007 Expedition – progress on the school was stalled while politics in the community were sorted out. But, with all issues resolved, the community is ready to finish the school! Over [...]

Conference Call with Juan 9.19.2007

Conference Call with Juan 9.19.2007

Things are happening in Mexico… Jose’s community in San Lucas needed a roof for a building they were constructing. They came to ask Juan for the money because he was led to believe this project was [...]

Pit Latrine in Mbele

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Javier Noted a Lot Less Expeditions this Year

Javier Noted a Lot Less Expeditions this Year

Conference Call with Javier 9.19.2007 Javier noted a lot less expeditions this year…He wished there had been more. He likes utilizing this mechanism as a tool to develop the village. But… Javier and Santiago are planning [...]

Interlocking Brick Machine in Mbele

For months now, we have been hearing about this new brick machine. I witnessed it firsthand on this trip – and it lives up to all the hype! See here what we mean: http://www.youtube.com/get_player [...]

Desks in Mbele

In Kenya, primary education is free, but that doesn’t always mean that you have a classroom or a desk. That is one reason that so many villages approaching CHOICE choose to build schools. Other local organizations [...]