Saturday, October 25, 2008

A Smile Speaks Louder than Words

Some of our work involves Home Based Care (HBC) for people living with HIV. We visit with local families and provide them with some basic essentials.

Today, HBC hosted a play day for all the families to enjoy. There were over 100 people, including young and old. Julia and Lonny prepared most of the activities that day which included colouring books, ring toss, bowling and the infamous rain game. They also enjoyed some rice, beans and bananas. Philip and Florian, two German volunteers with Faraja even had the kids making their own crowns. At the end of the day HBC handed out soap, cooking oil, rice and flour along with 2,000Tsh for each family.

The entire day was very heartwarming even though at times it was hard to hold back tears. Watching these children having fun and smiling is what this is all about.

1 comment:

Mary-Irene said...

hey Quinten! looks like you and your colleagues are doing some really great work over there! stay safe and keep it up!!
All our best, the Marek family