When Rocky showed me this book on our Skype call today, it hit me pretty hard. A Is For Aids, is the title of a primary reader. It's part of the New Progressive Primary English (NPPE) course in Kenya. It's targeted at elementary school children. It ...
Crazy shopping done today. But when you start with nothing... This is the Mount Kenya Room. We're figuring out where to put all the beds! :) Passing out supplies for school to ALL the girls! We will need sponsors!!
I received this in an email from Rocky this morning. The title of the email was, "Music is back at the home." It speaks for itself. Just click the play button. [audio:http://www.mothersfightingforothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/girlssinging.mp3]
I held it together for as long as I could. I was on Skype with Rocky when she told me that the girls had no concept of what a slumber party was. That's certainly no surprise. It's a cultural thing. So when I saw this first tweet, I was prepared. Rocky uses the same tactic ...
We've been doing this at Mother's Fighting For Others for a long time now, but we've not been saying it as clearly as we should have. We believe educating girls in developing countries is one of the keys to breaking the cycle of poverty and it's not just our opinion.