While out on tour this week in the village of Sango, I was asked if I wanted to meet Praxseda’s mother. Of course! I never want to miss an opportunity to meet an elder. I am escorted to the back of a simple brick building to find these two old gals. Both in their 90’s […]

Originally published in the 2016 Project Brochure – see her update below  Rosemary is in her 60’s. She is a widow. When she joined the project in 2012, she lived in a one room home with little to no income. She lacked enthusiasm for her new chicken business. In the coming year, her business reflected […]

January 2016 The corn on the cob is a little bit sweet and a little bit tough, the orange tinge comes from the spices it has been cooked in. Knowing it is a welcome gift makes it taste like the best corn in the world. I am eating away while sitting on a simple wood […]

    We sniff really hard. Yup, Vicky is right, this pig pen does not smell. At best, our driver Freddie and I smell sawdust. And it is about 32 degrees today. In front of us are three pigs happily rooting about and snorting away inside their cement pen. A small metal gate keeps them […]

(Group A Above: Frieda, Elizabeth, Regina, Vicky, Nashieli, Spora) We are sitting on plastic Coke-cola chairs at a simple restaurant. The ‘building’ is a cement pad, a few sheets of corrugated metal on posts to make a roof but no walls. What looks like an old shipping container with windows and door cut-out is now […]

Hey, only have a minute?…scroll down to look at the pictures. Sure to make you smile. The women are gathered around the living room. It kept threatening rain so we thought it best to move our lunch inside. They are sitting up against the walls, on the floor, on the steps and any seat available. […]