Check out what’s been going on this week at Villages of Hope-Africa!
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Ingenuity at VOH Kitwe
VOH Kitwe Director, Everlyn Chitente was approached this week by Victor-from one of the children’s homes at VOH Kitwe-was excited to show Everlyn what he invented! He wanted to find a way to irrigate the garden with a slow flow of water from a storage tank – the water flows from a tap into a small storage container and then goes out through a small hose and into the nearby garden as drip irrigation.
Victor also planted a stick in the ground where he has put a small fan and light bulb to light the area in the night. He told Everlyn “I am using my mind, because one day I may not have a job and making these could be my job.” Well done, Victor!
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VOH Burundi Children Create “Love Symbol”
Each day once the VOH Burundi students have their lessons and meal, they are given time to play and have fun together. This week some of the children drew a heart in the dirt, they called it the “Love Symbol”. They played their games within the symbol that they drew. The teacher present was so happy to see the hopelessness that was once showing in their eyes has been replaced with love, peace, and joy and so he took this picture to share with everyone who has been a part of the ministry in Burundi!
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New Playground for VOH Kenya!
VOH Kenya is making plans to build a playground for the children! This week, Village Director John Okello visited several local schools to get ideas. He was very pleased with his findings and our plans are underway to start the building as early as January 2014!
Baby Miracle visits VOH Malawi
Jane is one of the teachers at our VOH Malawi School. One day last week Jane was proud to bring her new baby girl, Miracle to work to meet all of the staff and children at the Village. It was an exciting visit for everyone!
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Medical Check-ups at VOH Mwanza
This week at VOH Mwanza we ran the children’s annual medical checkups. Three doctors that work/volunteer at various Mwanza hospitals came with some helpers and did medical checkups for 55 children. Two doctors will be back next week to finish off the remaining children.
Keeping our children healthy is a big priority. Special thanks to the doctors and helpers that gave up their free time on a public holiday to make this happen!
Find out more about how we provide healthcare => vohafrica.com/programs-healthcare
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VOH Chongwe Baptism
This past week at VOH Chongwe we were happy to celebrate with Ruth when she was baptized by the pastor of our local church. Ruth lives in one of the children’s homes at the village and her VOH family were there to support her!
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This week’s blog: Where Are They Now? Sam & Georgina
Both Sam & Georgina were given the opportunity after graduating from Business College to work their internships in the office at VOH Kitwe. Samuel moved to Chongwe at the end of 2010 and began serving as administrative assistant for the Chongwe Village. Georgina recently moved to Chongwe as well and among their other tasks, both are doing bookkeeping for several of the other Village of Hope locations… Read Here
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Photos of the Week:
Our #BringingHope photo project has been running for several months now, and is a huge success! Thank you for all the “likes”, comments, and shares as we celebrate the hope brought to the children in our care! Hope so they can become journalists and drivers…
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