England lends a HAND to the Orphans

----------------Angela---Charlie---Marie---Reesha---Kate

The Orphan Programme does many things ;sponsors orphans school fees, builds basic shelter when needed and, of course, the Sat Program, when 100 to 139 children who are orphaned by one or both parents from HIV-AIDS, spends the day with us learning skills, eating breakfast porridge and a huge lunch. In the afternoons we play ball, occasionally watch a movie and sometimes have an ART Program. Two Sat's in May and June were very special for the children ,and this blog will tell you why. Enjoy! --It is official--THE HAND TREE--- is completed and it is beautiful!

---Each child was able to keep one painted hand while the other was added to the "Hand Tree"

Let me tell you a litlle bit about these wonderful young women: All are from the UK, yet they didn't all know each other before volunteering their time here at St. Francis Hospital. ------(From Right) Charlie and Angela (well Angela is actually Irish but went to school in the UK), just became Medical Dr.'s and wanted to travel around Africa, which included volunteering their time and expertise here at St. Francis for a month. ----While Reesha and Kate are recent graduates from Oxford in Biology and Psychology , respectively. They also have travelled extensively and offered a month of their time to help us out. Wonderful young women , who make me feel safe and secure in a not so safe world. Truly with young women like these to take over "saving the world", nothing bad could happen. It was Reesha and Kate's idea to have the children make a "Hand Tree" , Angela and Charlie. pitched right in!

--When the hands were painted, the girls cut them out, readying them for the tree

--Here Charlie and Angela give examples to the guys how to go about making a hand tree

Each hand was traced, then the child decorated them as they wished-

It doesn't take much, just a little rice in a balloon for sound effect, blow it up and let the kids paint them. A big success! ---------Thanks Angela and Charlie!!