http://kondwa.org/blog Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:12:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Imagine that you are visually impaired, living in an impoverished area with few monetary resources, and have little access to education.  How would you learn to protect yourself from HIV/AIDS? The Kondwa Children's Foundation is supporting the HIV/AIDS Infor-Tech Africa (HAITA) project in its efforts to educate the visually impaired populations ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/15 by Marie Vagedes, LCSW A little less than a year ago, I had the opportunity to join with a group of primary school teachers working in Lusaka, Zambia through the Kondwa Children’s Foundation volunteer trip.  This opportunity for connection took on the form of a 6-day workshop that my dear friend ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/14 By Laurie Holland After my first trip to Zambia in 2006, I observed a great number of orphaned children grieving the loss of loved ones who had died from HIV/AIDS. Upon my return to San Jose State University, I devoted my graduate thesis research to “grief intervention for AIDS-orphaned children ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/12 By Adam Hardin On a dusty mid-July day, three plumbers who have placed a water valve in the wrong location are dealing with one very determined nun. Sister Helen Scully is the director of the Little Assisi, a school for children with special needs, in N’gombe compound in Lusaka Zambia. Today, ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/11 The Kondwa Children's Foundation is excited to welcome three energetic new Board Members.  All the new members have visited Zambia as part of the 2007 Volunteer Trip and have experience that will greatly benefit Kondwa's mission.  Laurie Holland Laurie has done cross-cultural service and volunteer work in both Kenya and Zambia, Africa. She received her bachelor’s degree in ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/10 Our Kondwa Fundraising Experience  Submitted by the Huron Centennial School Our school raised money for the Kondwa Children’s Foundation and we found it to be a very successful experience. It felt good to raise so much money for such a good cause. Our school, Huron Centennial Public raised a grand total of $1000.92 ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/9 In late February, the children at the Kondwa Day Center for Orphans and Vulnerable Children celebrated the beginning of the new school year by opening Holiday Angel gifts! The little boys in the Baby Class received matching sweaters in blue, gray, and white, while the girls received lavender dresses with ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/7     What if the Kondwa Children's Foundation earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our mission? Well, now it can! GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/6 Angela Malik, founder of the Kondwa Day Center in Zambia, was concerned for the well being of the widowed mothers whose children did not qualify for admission to the Kondwa Day Center and took it upon herself to do something about it.  She helped organize a women’s support group who ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/5 By Kathy Allen and Phoebe Goodwin  Teachers and administrators from twenty community schools in N'gombe  Compound participated in a teacher training workshop sponsored by the Kondwa Day Centre for Orphans during the KCF volunteer trip, Summer, 2007.  Conducted by Phoebe Goodwin, a middle school math and science teacher, and Kathleen Allen, a school ... http://kondwa.org/blog/archives/4