Walk in Love International

While a few of us volunteers had a short break in Zanzibar this week (what an incredible place!), there were plenty of developments happening at the centre.

Firstly thanks to a very kind donation we were able to install a modern toilet facility for the children to use. No, the toilet is not a particularly glamorous addition, but it was an essential improvement and many thanks go to our donor.

Brand new mosquito nets were also added to the nap room and Reuben has built shelves into all our cupboards. New shelving does not tend to be the most exciting news, but we are excited by it never the less! The same cupboards suddenly have so much more space to store clothes, donations and our hand made bags and quilts. The community centre has such potential and I feel that every day, bit by bit, we are growing and improving. Here is Reuben putting up a Mozzy net

One of WIL’s current goals is to sell our hand made items at summer/music festivals in the UK. The bags, quilts and accessories are popular here in Arusha and also sell well with Aubree back in the US. The beautiful fabrics and expertly made items are bound to go down a storm with the summery, bohemian vibe of British festivals. If you have 2 minutes to spare please answer the following survey, the results of which will help us plan for the festivals. There are less than 10 questions and every reply we get will help more than you know, thank you. Here is the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LRQTCM2

On Wednesday we had two lovely ladies turn up at the WIL gates. Only this time, they were not Tanzanian women struggling with new babies. These were American women coming to make generous donations, following the passing of their Mother. The donations included big sacks of rice, beans, toys, clothes, cakes and biscuits. What we could not get over was how grateful they were that we were accepting their donations- but, really, we are the grateful ones! The rice and beans will save us money, the cakes were a lovely treat for everyone, and the toys are much needed and always appreciated by the children. The truth is, the children here seem content with very little, but I think every child deserves a biscuit and a new toy every once in a while.

In other news, baby Angel is starting to settle in. She still cries a fair bit but amazingly I have seen her a few times sat on the mat, content with a rattle. Our baby boys Juma and Ima are changing by the day and it is great to see. Juma, is crawling and exploring, he moves at a scarily fast speed! Ima is becoming more animated too, he has started making the funniest little facial expressions and seems interested by his surroundings- at last!