On behalf of Amani Children’s Home and Amani foundation team, I would like to thank your contribution for building the wall with the gate, buying mattresses, painting dormitories, supplying water to all building in the center, putting tiles in girl’s dormitory, building a place for keeping cow grasses, refilling the fire extinguisher, bed covers, new stove (10 – 25litres), buy new beds, new tables and chairs for dining hall and new mosquito nets.
Your support helps us continue in our mission and assist our kids in our center.
The generous support of individuals like you makes it possible for our organization to exist and to make Amani a great place to live.
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.