Moya Centre, Swaziland

Josh had previously made a contact with this woman named Jane who runs an amazing center here in Swaziland. Her home is here and she has dedicated her time to really making a difference in her own community. When we met her I can just tell that she is always working hard and is constantly going, the first time we pulled up she was going to try to track down some kids that had run away.

A few of the ways she helps is by setting up gardens for the community. One is by the center itself and they use it as an educational garden and have a learning session with members of the community to come and learn how to grow different herbs and vegetables that they can manage. The center has also planted a large garden for one of the schools in the community so that they can feed the children and any extra produce they send home to their families.

Chris playing with the kids in the preschool - so shy around us at first but oh so precious!

Another big focus of theirs is working with child-headed households so children who's parents have passed away and left them alone or children who had been intrusted to their grandparents that have also died leaving them with no idea where their parents are. We were able to use $300 US to buy 15 packages of food for these type of household. The money went such a long way we bought (10 lbs bags of maize[corn], 5 lbs of rice and beans, sugar, salt, soup mix, oil, and some suckers) This totally loaded up the back of the Kia and Chris had some stuff falling on him as we made the drive - but it was completely worth it and I know Jane will make great use of the food.

While we were there we were also able to meet Nafumto - a 18 yr. old girl who is very smart. She want to go onto more schooling to find a good job but her family is experiencing great trials right now. Her mother, herself, a younger brother and sister had no place to live, so their grandma took them in. Unfortunately she recently passed away and they once again need a place to call home so that she can continue her schooling and soon provide for her family. She is so smart and will achieve great things.

Nafumto a girl with amazing potential and she deserves better!

As we asked her what will happen after the month of mourning they are allowed and where they will live she just looked at us and said "I don't know." Well it just broke my heart and Kaiizen committed that we will help to raise the $3500 US it will take to build them a two room house with a small cooking shelter out back so that Nafumto can go to school and then provide for her family without the stress of looking for someplace to live. If you would like to help at all please contact me and all donations will go to this family in need.