A humongous thank you to Brook and Troy Allison and Ombretta Fiumana, who now sponsor Neema Ramadhani and Magdalena Emmanueli respectively. We cannot thank you enough for the difference you’re making in the lives of these children, who can now attend private schools. Your dedication, patience and generosity means the world to them and to us!

Ombretta and Magdalena
Kate Thompson is a Ph.d. Candidate in Anthropology at Stony Brook University with degrees in Community, Environment and Development, Anthropology and World Literature from the Pennsylvania State University. She visited Amani in 2011 with the School for Field Studies. There she began a collaboration with Juma to build an international network, aiming to ensure publicity, fundraising and sustainable growth for Amani. Kate has conducted environmental education research as well as arts and literacy programming throughout East Africa, both with Amani and through her affiliation with the Children and Youth Empowerment Centre in Nyeri, Kenya. Her current work is based southeastern Madagascar exploring the ecological, social and economic implications of illegal poaching.