A New School Touched by MoonCatchers ~ Malawi Day 7
37 girls filled with knowledge and gratitude…
This morning we walked over to Jackie and Peter’s house to pick up Jackie for our menstrual management class.
Tailor Graduation Day ~ Malawi Day 6
11 Tailors graduate from the Mtunthama Sewing Guild! We woke to such a pretty day. The air was cool and clear and those fluffy white clouds filled the sky. One of my favorite parts of life here has been to walk to our sewing center first thing in the morning. We pass through the village
Mtunthama Sewing Guild Takes Shape ~ Malawi Day 5
We can begin to taste success!
Though today had it’s frustrations, all in all, it was a happy successful day.
Sewing is the Name of The Game ~ Malawi Day 4
7 Eager Women Learn to Sew
7 women showed up today to sew. Two of them hadn’t come yesterday so we had to work hard to get them up to speed.
“We Skip The Problem by Creating Our Own Solutions” W.K. ~ Malawi Day 3
An inspirational day only Malawi could bring
It’s Easter Sunday! We spent 4 hours in church today. This village has been building a new church for 4 years now.
A New Sewing Guild is Born ~ Malawi Day 2
Today was the first day of starting our new sewing guild.
We met 7 lovely women at the offices of K2-TASO, an organization that does medical outreach in remote areas of Malawi.
Wowie Zowie I’m in Malawi!
Right to work we go!
We flew into Lilongwe airport mid day, made our way through customs, visa procurement, baggage claim and money exchange. Phoebe showed up while we were in line for our visas. Yippee!
“Comfortable, Confident, Control” ~ Uganda Day 10
The MoonCatcher Team breaks into a taboo subject once again
No power or internet for days now. We gather this is routine in the rainy season, as no one seems to be ruffled by it at all.
Searching for Solutions ~ Uganda Day 9
Once again we are sitting under the sprawling mango tree at The Nile Hotel catching up on the day’s events.
Phoebe leaves us tomorrow so we are trying hard to tie up loose ends.
Be Proud of Who You Are ~ Kagoma Gate, Uganda Day 8
Today we went to Kagoma Gate by way of our friend, Tabitha’s sewing studio.
We met Tabitha in 2014 and feel like we’ve always been sisters.