Collateral Impact
We had a wonderful evening debriefing with Megan Steele Friday night and it was so great to hear her report on the Kiang’ombe feeding / preschool program. In short, things are going remarkably well and the children and community are deeply grateful for the huge impact they are seeing. Megan is putting together some inspiring [...]
Giving up a latte (or two).
I wanted to take the time to update the faithful supporters of Ameena Project, and also those of you new to our work. Megan Steele, one of the Ameena Project co-founders has finished with her visit of the school project in Kiang’ombe, and is on her way home from Burundi, where she was on a [...]
You got your shop on!
Wow! We are overwhelmed and so thankful for your response to the Kenyan Teachers’ Wish List! We still have a few remaining items that haven’t been purchased: 2 packs large plastic stringing beads (about $7 at Michae~taken by Rosie 10 bottles washable paint~taken by Rosie 6 Books of various themes (family, colors, shapes, time etc) [...]
Calling all thrifters!
At times it feels like the core group of 4 involved in starting Ameena Project live and breathe it. Because of this, at times, we forget to let the rest of you know all of the things we ponder over, discuss and experience in our times together. We also are working hard to slow down [...]
Are we really doing this?
Ian here, sometimes I get a bit of inspiration and hop on here to share my thoughts. Today I was woken up way too early by a text message from teacher Mercy and have spent the morning working with her to finalize a few things. Why? Because she has been frantically working to get everything [...]
Ameena thoughts
Ian laughs every time he sees the picture of this little girl. We wondered tonight what she might have been thinking when this picture was taken. Do you think she was thinking, “Go away, I don’t want your help”? I can’t imagine that she was. I imagine that she was wondering what this white person [...]
The nitty gritty of Ameena Project
It started the moment we arrived home from Kenya. The usual calls from friends, former employees and acquaintances in Kenya. “Can you help with school fees? A new business? Food for my family? Building a house on land that was gifted to me?” And in our relative abundance, we have given, knowing all along that [...]
Ameena & Aurellio. One month & a world apart.
Ameena & Kenyan friend Aurellio in our Kenyan home Ameena Project was born out of the heart-wrenching, true-life experience of seeing how 2 children, born just days or months apart, both in Kenya, can have such a different outlook for life. The stark reality is that Aurellio will struggle to make it past his 5th [...]
Introducing……Kenya Part 2!
It hasn’t escaped our notice that our blog title has read: “Our journey to Kenya and back” and that the title has seemed awkward since we have been back home here in the United States. Ian and I have discussed if I should change the title, but there has been something in me (and him) [...]
How can it compare?
You might notice that the number of blogs posted since our return to the States the first part of August has been 3. That’s about one per month. That’s pretty pathetic. I guess it’s just really hard to compare our life here with our life in Kenya….it all seems so mundane and usual and NOT [...]
