HUYAWA

Terri writes...

HUYAWA stands for "service for the children." We met briefly with the director to learn about the various areas of their mission:

Education

Medical

Legal

Psycho-social

180 field assistants identify families in need throughout the region. We visited two fatherless homes. 

The first mother we met, Martina, cares for two children. She is strong and healthy and works at her small shamba for sustenance. HUYAWA built her a sturdy masonry home. The children need to go one km to carry water home. 

The second mother we met, Savilina, lived in a more traditional house, made of mud and thatch. The head of the house cares for her 75 year old mother, her two children, and three children of her brother. She has eye problems (possibly cataract?) HUYAWA pays for secondary school for the eldest daughter who shows great promise. They anticipate Adelaide will be able to aid the family in the future.