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School Readiness
In Kenya, the school year starts in January and over the entire year of 2012 we worked hard with our older students to prepare them for success in the local school system. We fed their bodies, minds, and spirits creating dramatic changes in all of them. 16...
Note from Anne – 23/1/2013
Since arriving in Kiang'ombe I have been pacing the school grounds back and forth, looking out of the gate, waiting for the day when we would visit in the community with the village elder. I've felt a bit like a caged animal, not used to having to have an escort to...
One Happy Ending
Yesterday while visiting homes in Kiang'ombe we came across a house that at first appeared vacant. A quiet cry drew us in and alone inside we found a woman in bed nearly unable to sit up for the pain she was in. When asked what was wrong she initially said she...
Suffering and the Overcoming of it.
Following the recent events in Oregon at Clackamas Mall, and then in Connecticut, with so many innocent lives being stolen, I have been experiencing a suffocating sense of sadness and heartache deep in my soul. In a quiet moment of reflection I realized that these...
November Update, 2012
Dear Friends, As 2012 comes to an end we wanted to send out a letter to share more details about the work being done through Ameena Project. Since it's inception in September 2011, progress has been brisk! Initially, we partnered with a fiscal sponsor and...
Spotlight # 2 – Meet the Prins
One of the coolest parts of Ameena Project is this concept of Collateral Impact - those secondary positive affects that result from doing something good and doing it together with other people. Over and over now, we have been shocked and humbled by the creativity...
Dress Yourself – Feed a Child!
We are grateful to have support from friends and organizations who get what we do and why it is so important. NW Scrubs is a business with owners who truly understand and live out the philosophy that drives us at Ameena Project - "To whom much is given much is...
Evening in the Country Report
For those of you who were not able to make it out to the event and for those who attended and wanted to know how we did, this post is for you. We were all so happy with how the event went and couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. We want to extend...
FREE Concert this Saturday
Don’t miss this fun- filled, family friendly, FREE concert to benefit Ameena Project. Saturday, August 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Blair’s beautiful country property 23002 NE 83rd Street Vancouver, WA 98682. Don’t hesitate to call for directions 360-980-2413 It...
Why it matters, in one minute.
They were desperately needy, hungry, with little hope for a future. Now thanks to all of you, there's been an outbreak of joy in Kiang'ombe: ...