The Women and the Mountain
Many of you have asked about or trip to Tanzania in January. We were a huge group (31 in total) and held several days of free clinics and then climbed that darn mountain (I know I said I wouldn't do it again!!).
Well, it was a fantastic journey...we are all a little different than when we started out....and my toes survived unscathed!!!
The proceeds from the fundraising climb were used to purchase a new (used) vehicle for the women's centre. This will help our staff to make home visits on our clients and with the day to day running of the centre. The remaining proceeds will fund the centre's ongoing programs.
The women's shelter is currently full. The medical clinic is busy and we have started a 'guest house' to try to make ourselves more sustainable (help pay our rent without Canadian donations). We are calling it Pamoja Tunaweza Guest House. It will be approximately $22 per day for bed and breakfast. 40% of the net profits go directly to the centre. The rest go to our kind landlord who gave us the house on consignment...ie. if we don't make money, neither does he..worked well for us..with very little up front risk.
I will keep you posted on our progress. our website is being re-furbished so watch for changes there and links to our projects at www.tunaweza.org
One of our volunteers (Marie Hemming) has written extensively (and from the heart) about her journey with us. I thought having someone else's perspective would be refreshing for all my faithful sunoverkili blog followers.
Her Blog..which still is awaiting the entries on the actual climb itself..is at www.thewomenandthemountain.blogspot.com
Thanks Marie for taking notes....I was just too busy( and tired) this time!!
Some of you may not know yet that we had a filmmaker involved in this climb. Mr. Gary Kibbins, is a film studies professor at Queen's University. He filmed the journey (almost to the top) of the 6 African women who climbed with us. He filmed on behalf of a documentary filmaker, Nadine Schwartz, who is putting together a film called The Women and the Mountain, to tell the stories of some of these amazing women who are involved in orhave been clients of our centre...stay tuned for more details.
Well, it was a fantastic journey...we are all a little different than when we started out....and my toes survived unscathed!!!
The proceeds from the fundraising climb were used to purchase a new (used) vehicle for the women's centre. This will help our staff to make home visits on our clients and with the day to day running of the centre. The remaining proceeds will fund the centre's ongoing programs.
The women's shelter is currently full. The medical clinic is busy and we have started a 'guest house' to try to make ourselves more sustainable (help pay our rent without Canadian donations). We are calling it Pamoja Tunaweza Guest House. It will be approximately $22 per day for bed and breakfast. 40% of the net profits go directly to the centre. The rest go to our kind landlord who gave us the house on consignment...ie. if we don't make money, neither does he..worked well for us..with very little up front risk.
I will keep you posted on our progress. our website is being re-furbished so watch for changes there and links to our projects at www.tunaweza.org
One of our volunteers (Marie Hemming) has written extensively (and from the heart) about her journey with us. I thought having someone else's perspective would be refreshing for all my faithful sunoverkili blog followers.
Her Blog..which still is awaiting the entries on the actual climb itself..is at www.thewomenandthemountain.blogspot.com
Thanks Marie for taking notes....I was just too busy( and tired) this time!!
Some of you may not know yet that we had a filmmaker involved in this climb. Mr. Gary Kibbins, is a film studies professor at Queen's University. He filmed the journey (almost to the top) of the 6 African women who climbed with us. He filmed on behalf of a documentary filmaker, Nadine Schwartz, who is putting together a film called The Women and the Mountain, to tell the stories of some of these amazing women who are involved in orhave been clients of our centre...stay tuned for more details.
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