Book Publishing - Traversing Africa

Book Publishing - Traversing Africa

29. September 2011. Rabat / Seoul

Yeon and Kamiel have decided to work from different locations for a little while. Yeon will be promoting her book about Charity Travel in South Korea the coming month, while Kamiel will try to travel from Morocco to Kenya overland on a budget. If internet is available, he'll post on www.kindmankind.org; you can follow Yeon by looking closely at the nr. 1 position of your local best seller list.

Holy Cross Hospice

Holy Cross Hospice Gaborone, Botswana

Gabarone, Botswana. February 22th, 2010

The Holy Cross Hospice in Gaborone provides care and support to the terminally ill and patients with life limiting illnesses, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and their families and caregivers in Gaborone.

Kagisano Women's shelter project / jewelry workshop

Kagisano Women's shelter project

Gabarone, Botswana. February 21th, 2010

Kagisano provides shelter for abused women and supports them with vocational training. One of their projects is a paper maché jewelry workshop in Gaborone.

We visit the workshop and make a donation to provide some supplies for the handicraftproject.

Oasis

Oasis Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe. February 15th, 2010

Oasis works with street children in Harare, Zimbabwe giving them a brighter future and keeping them on the right track.

We support Oasis with a donation and assist in a hip hop workshop for the kids.

Streets Ahead

Streets Ahead, Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe. February 15th, 2010

Streets Ahead supports at risk street children in Harare by offering them emergency shelter, workshops like Capoeira, and vocational training like basket weaving and candle making.

We visit streets ahead and exchange ideas with its friendly director; we support this cause with a donation.

Terra Nova

Terra Nova, Beira, Mocambique

Beira, Mozambique. February 7th - 9th, 2010

Terra Nova is a unique social business, set up by a young French woman, producing compost by recycling urban market waste in Beira, Mocambique.

We help building a shelter for the local workers at the project site, and translating for their website.

Cultural Center Muodjo

Maputo, Mozambique. February 2nd - 4th, 2010

Muodjo's mission it o assist vulnerable children and develop their cultural abilities, with special focus on streets children and orphans.

We supply materials for an exhibition they organize with pictures the children drew.

Rainbow Community Excellence Center

Rainbow Community Excellence Center

Kisumu, Kenya. December 16th, 2009 - January 24th, 2010

In a small village near Kisumu, we have built an orphanage together with our Kenyan friends.

Charity Travel provided building materials and wages for the workers. Many local and international volunteers helped out. Thanks!

Zion Assembly Church of God

Nairobi. Kenya. December 13th, 2009

The Zion Assembly Church of God invites us and our Kenyan friends to tell about 100 children about their rights not to be abused.

Apart from the workshop, we also provide a meal for the children.

Vision for the lost souls ministries

Vision for the lost souls, Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya. December 7th, 2009

The Vision for the Lost Souls orphanage in Nairobi is well managed and has received considerable media attention. The director is also supporting a school in Ciongombé.

We hold a sensitizing session for 187 kids and show them a movie with our pocket projector.

Joy Valley Orphanage

Joy Valley Orphanage, Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya. December, 2009

Joy Valley is a struggling extremely poor orphan home and informal school in a slum area of Nairobi. Children are underfed, the school is treatened with closure by the government.

We visit the orphan home several times, sensitize the children, and support money for sustainable income generation: a chicken coop, a sewing machine.

Africa

Charity Travel traveled in Africa from December 1st, 2009 through January 28, 2010 through Kenya, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Here is the list of the projects we supported in Africa:

1. Joy Valley orphanage - Nairobi, Kenya.
2. Vision Orphanage - Mukuru, Nairobi, Kenya.
3. Zion Assembly Church of God - Soweto, Nairobi, Kenya.
4. Rainbow Community Excellence Center - Kisumu, Kenya
5. Muodjo Cultural Center - Maputo, Mozambique.
6. Terra Nova: Composting Urban Waste - Beira, Mozambique.
7. Oasis - Harare, Zimbabwe.
8. Streets Ahead Center - Harare, Zimbabwe.
9. Kogisano Women's Shelter - Gaborone, Botswana.
10. Holly Cross Hospice - Gaborone, Botswana.
11. Ikageng AIDS ministry - Johannesburg, South-Africa.