Author: tyfairclough

[from NetworkLearning.Org] Is building an orphanage Good Practice or Bad? Traditionally in Africa, orphans were accommodated by the extended family. But in Europe people built orphanages. The characteristics of orphanages for the last two hundred years have been: • insufficient numbers of staff to meet the physical and psychological needs of the children; • a…

Many many thanks to Williams Investment Management and especially Emma Kilburn who is doing a tandem parachute jump to raise money for 2 charities, including AVIF.All the best for October 28th, Emma. Technorati Tags: charity parachute, donation, volunteer, kenya, AVIF Powered by ScribeFire.

Thank you for letting me know about this, Angela, I’ve put this reply on the Blog so everyone can read it. This is one of many issues that need to be addressed but we must tread carefully. This is not our own country and things are far different. You made a good stand in highlighting…

I had an amazing experience.  I am so glad that I had the opportunity to volunteer, have learned much, and hope to have made at least a tiny difference with some students somewhere along the way.  It was so much fun to see the children jump up and down in sheer excitement when they realized…

We’ve just come back from spending 2 weeks in quite a rural area of Kenya, 45 minutes drive from Kisumu. We stayed in the orphanage compound the whole time we were there it was a very safe environment, it’s also good to be close to the children all the time.  I think we were really…