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Greetings from Tanzania! It is so wonderful to be back in the vibrance, warmth and teeming life energy that is Africa. My friends Jenny and Owen McCarty, Libby Bailey and I arrived late Friday night. As exhausted as I felt after more than 24 hours of planes and airports, I was energized by seeing all my local friends there to greet us at the airport. After loading our 360 pounds of equipment, gear, donations and presents we stopped at a restaurant to be greeted by even more friends and a midnight champagne celebration. Exhausted, we finally arrived at Victor and Jacqueline’s lovely home to hit the sack for a few hours sleep.
Yesterday we awoke to a home cooked breakfast and then drove into Arusha to meet with Jim Lace and Gosberth Baitwa at the Orphan’s Foundation Fund. Together we drove for an hour and a half to a small village orphanage called Rafiki (which means friend in Swahili). Rafiki takes in orphans from all over Tanzania; most of the children lost their parents to HIV. The Orphan’s Foundation Fund is working hard to improve the lives of the children who live there. Ramshackle huts have been replaced by a sturdy modern structure with dormitories, a kitchen, classrooms, and a high quality well. It is wonderful to see an organization doing so much to improve the lives of these young ones.
Please enjoy the slideshow below of images taken by Libby Bailey and myself at Rafiki as well as several other Tanzanian orphanages around Arusha and Zanzibar. This work on behalf of orphans in conjunction the Orphan’s Fondation Fund and the local government of Zanzibar was incredibly moving and rewarding.
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9 Comments
2009-12-06
07:47:29
first just wonderful to see your faces and feel my fondness for you sweep over me......not suprised but stunned anyway at the amazing people you have found to hang with..........your photos melt away the time and distance and I get to see what was in your heartabout the people and the place. Hope you know what I mean. They are not just photos to me. Thank you. Carol
2009-12-06
08:42:12
Beautiful work, beautiful children. Stay Safe. Shelle
2009-12-06
09:07:03
Fantastic pictures, really enjoyed them, thanks for sharing. Hope trip is going well. john
2009-12-06
09:44:25
Wow! Great images and what a joy to think that you are back in Africa! Susan
2009-12-06
10:13:17
Wish we were there with you. Lovely pictures Libby! Can't wait for the next update! Thanks guys.
2009-12-06
14:46:11
Incredible shots! What an amazing experience, and they all look pretty happy, or did you lighten up their lives?
2009-12-07
00:22:20
thank you very much for capture all the beautiful moments to share with us. We appreciate it very much. looking forward to view more of your precious glimps of lives in Africa. prudence and Norman chen
2009-12-10
07:03:55
Hey buddies, ooh my gudnes! you are more than inspiring the people in this world. thanks for getting to know you guys and the great amazing work! deadly pictures that can even drag a snake out of his hole. you are the greatest people in the great world. Always keep smilling of your work buddies and your web shall do the same. thanks -baraka
2009-12-11
15:17:45
What an inspiration you both are! Keep at it!