I once again have the wonderful opportunity to travel with INGAGE Unlimited this August! This summer’s destination is Kenya!
As in the past, I will be working in an area where extreme poverty greatly impacts a child’s ability to achieve an education. We will be working with the teachers in Kenya to learn of their unique situations and needs. Over the next several months my INGAGE Unlimited team and I will begin to create professional development workshops to help meet the academic and social/emotional needs expressed by the Kenyan teachers.
While in Kenya, we will be working with two partners. Our first destination is Kibera, the largest urban slum in africa. There we will be working with the teachers from the Bringing Miracles School. Next we travel to the city of Naivasha to work with the teachers and students at Light of Hope Home, whose mission is to provide refuge, restoration, and redirection for the abandoned, abused, orphaned and neglected girls of Kenya. Educating and empowering girls is key to ending global poverty. In poorer nations, girls frequently receive little or no education, often marry at an early age and bear more children. Each year of education a girl receives, increases her future wages and often increases the age at which she will marry.
Would you consider being a part of my support team by making a small donation? Because this is a volunteer service trip facilitated by the non-profit organization INGAGE Unlimited, all contributions are 501(c)3 tax deductible donations, and they can be made online here. Just select my name from the drop down menu of team members. Your donation will assist with our travel and provide support for the families and students with whom we meet along the way. Verbal and spiritual support are also very welcomed and appreciated!
I look forward to sharing our experiences with you. I’ll be posting on Facebook during my journey. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions, comments, requests to join me, or stories to share about an experience you’ve had with a trip of this nature.
Thank you so much for your time and consideration!
With
gratitude-
Julie