Passing 'Round the Hat, as it were
So one of my friends in working in Swaziland in the Peace Corps, and there's a project she wants to get going. Here's the email, and you can decide for yourself if you want to donate. ^^ I just wanted to post this, because as she said, every little bit helps, and 1 USD especially goes a long way in most other parts of the world...
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Sanibonani! (Hi everyone!) My name is Jessica Oya and I am currently serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Swaziland as a community HIV/AIDS educator. I have been in Swaziland since June 2005 and will remain here until July/August of this year. Swaziland is a tiny monarchy located in the southern Africa region (it shares a border with South Africa and Mozambique). While it is one of the smallest countries worldwide, it has one of the highest rates of HIV infection, of about 40%. My focus since being here has been on HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation.
With less than five months in Swaziland, I am trying to wrap up my projects. I am currently working on a project to refurbish a kitchen structure at the Mahlangatsha Methodist Primary School. Mahlangatsha Methodist has approximately 350 students, doing Grades 1-7. Of the 343 students attending the school, 222 of them have been classified as an OVC (orphan and vulnerable child), nearly 65% of the total student body.
The primary school provides a free midday meal to all students. This meal is especially important to OVCs since it is one of the few meals which children can rely on. Throughout the year, there are days which this meal does not get cooked because of weather conditions and lack of food security (due to theft). In an effort to insure that all students are provided with at least one nutritious meal a day, we are attempting to secure funds through Peace Corps Partnership (a program that allows for people at home to donate to volunteer projects overseas) to build a kitchen. Our total project request is $2,814.86 USD, and we are hoping to have the money raised AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If you are interested in donating the website is : http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.donors.projdetail&projdesc=645-056, Project number 645-056. Any donation, no matter how small, is welcomed. If you have any questions or would like a copy of our proposal, please contact me at jessica.oya@gmail.com. Because of the distance to town, I only check my email about once a week.
Jessica Oya, PCV
U.S. Peace Corps
P.O. Box 2797
Mbabane, H100
Swaziland
jessica.oya@gmail.com
(+268) 631-6085
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yeah, I'll do some RL posting soon, I know I'm overdue...
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Sanibonani! (Hi everyone!) My name is Jessica Oya and I am currently serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Swaziland as a community HIV/AIDS educator. I have been in Swaziland since June 2005 and will remain here until July/August of this year. Swaziland is a tiny monarchy located in the southern Africa region (it shares a border with South Africa and Mozambique). While it is one of the smallest countries worldwide, it has one of the highest rates of HIV infection, of about 40%. My focus since being here has been on HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation.
With less than five months in Swaziland, I am trying to wrap up my projects. I am currently working on a project to refurbish a kitchen structure at the Mahlangatsha Methodist Primary School. Mahlangatsha Methodist has approximately 350 students, doing Grades 1-7. Of the 343 students attending the school, 222 of them have been classified as an OVC (orphan and vulnerable child), nearly 65% of the total student body.
The primary school provides a free midday meal to all students. This meal is especially important to OVCs since it is one of the few meals which children can rely on. Throughout the year, there are days which this meal does not get cooked because of weather conditions and lack of food security (due to theft). In an effort to insure that all students are provided with at least one nutritious meal a day, we are attempting to secure funds through Peace Corps Partnership (a program that allows for people at home to donate to volunteer projects overseas) to build a kitchen. Our total project request is $2,814.86 USD, and we are hoping to have the money raised AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If you are interested in donating the website is : http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.donors.projdetail&projdesc=645-056, Project number 645-056. Any donation, no matter how small, is welcomed. If you have any questions or would like a copy of our proposal, please contact me at jessica.oya@gmail.com. Because of the distance to town, I only check my email about once a week.
Jessica Oya, PCV
U.S. Peace Corps
P.O. Box 2797
Mbabane, H100
Swaziland
jessica.oya@gmail.com
(+268) 631-6085
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yeah, I'll do some RL posting soon, I know I'm overdue...