Here is Karim Orphanage before...........
and here is Karim Orphanage now, only 6 months later
The bedroom at Karim before...... 3 beds for 12 children.
.....and the bedroom now~a bed for each child!
the bathroom before~outside and in the dark...
and Karim's bathroom now~inside with lights!
dining room before..........
and now!
Karim before.......
and Karim now!
Karim's home before........
and Karim's home now!
The last day was spent at Kibo Palace, the hotel I stayed at for my last 2 days so I could get packed and organized. The kids got all dressed up in their new clothes and came to town to have lunch by the pool and have some fun playing on the grass. It was an awesome day and fun was had by all.
My little Hawa giving me a big hug and thanking me for bringing them to the hotel for some fun and lunch!
Saumu singing and dancing!
Sabrina showing off her new dress!
Salma giving me a big hug and thanking me for a fun day and lunch at the hotel.
Lucy enjoying the feel of grass for a change instead of the mud!
Mwana looking pretty in her new dress!
Maggie and Hawa dancing by the pool!
Asani with his 2 Mama's!
Hawa saying prayer before lunch "Thank you, Lord, for the food we eat, thank you Lord for everything"
Lunch by the pool...fried chicken, sausage and chipsi's (french fries) and of course some fanta!
A happy Babu!
Maggie and Antonia loved the green grass to play on!
Saumu and Salma having some fun dancing to the music!
Hawa loved swirling her new dress around!
All together for one last group picture...what a fun day we had!
A very sad Saumu when the day came to an end!
My big 'Teddy Bear' Teshi...will miss him lots!
Saying goodbye to Rehema! She is a 27 year old Mama of 10 children who will make it now because of our help!
A big group hug!
The 3 oldest girls, Lucy, Saumu and Selma with some sad faces...I told them it is not Goodbye, it is "See you soon!
A very sad Lucy...her and Babu cried the most!
Broken bottles on top of a wall~this is called a security system...
This is the local furniture store....
This is a sunset in Tanzania!
This is a local fish stand!
This is a local grocery store and local transportation!
This is pure 'Happiness'....having a toilet!
This is a traffic jam...more donkeys and goats than cars!
This is laundry day!
This is having a job and a baby...this is daycare!
This is considered a luxury...having a refridgerator!
This is how they deliver eggs!
This is where we buy roasted corn...at the local corn stand!
This is where we buy bananas...at the local fruit stand!
The start of some landscaping. Here Juma, Rehema and Jafrey are leveling the ground before the trucks of gravel arrive. Lots of yard to do but little by little we will get it done. The weather was nice and sunny for a change!
My friend, Teshi, taking a break! He has been with me 24/7! He picks me up drives me every where I want and takes me home...he carries my backpac, opens my door and says "yes mama" no mama". I stayed with his family the first 15 days I was here. His family runs Sotwa School, where all the children from Karim go to school.
Rehema is getting after Teshi here for sitting down on the job!
Juma, Rehema's 18 year old brother, and myself working on the yard. Juma was the sweetest and hardest worker ever. He also helped build the house, helped move, packed up the old house, helped set up the new house, put together bunk beds, has been there everyday since we moved and has NEVER asked for a dime and has NEVER stopped smiling. I love this kid...gonna miss him!
One of three trucks of gravel we ordered for the front of the yard. Each 7 ton truck of gravel cost about $60 and the labor was $30 for 3 guys.
Me with my new rake doing some landscaping while everyone is sitting drinking their fanta and coca cola!
The front of the house is starting to look awesome...three x 7 ton trucks of gravel, some rocks, trees and a whole lot of shoveling and racking.
The front of the house after some landscaping. There is a whole acre of land to do so we will do it little by little. Next, Rehema would like to plant a vegetable garden in the back.
