See what happened on Char & Skiff’s last 10 days in Africa…living in rural Zimbabwe and Ghana, eating local food, and hanging with folks at several Mocha Club projects – the Zimbabwe orphans in Bulawayo, the Grace Orphans and the Grace AIDS project in Sunyani, Ghana…
The Mocha Club Experience: Starting November 1, 2009, Seattle Pacific University recent graduates Daniel “Skiff” Skiffington and Charlie “Char” Beck visit all of Mocha Club’s current projects in 7 countries and take Mocha Club supporters and friends on a three-month virtual adventure to experience real life in Africa. Stay tuned for regular updates!
Yes, Char & Skiff have safely returned to the U.S.! But we still have several videos to share with you! Here’s the latest webisode from an international tourist destination, Cape Town, South Africa, and features three projects Mocha Club supports there – preschools in Khayelitsha, Learn To Earn, and Living Hope. Take a look at the real Cape Town, the one you won’t see in tourism magazines…
The Mocha Club Experience: Starting November 1, 2009, Seattle Pacific University recent graduates Daniel “Skiff” Skiffington and Charlie “Char” Beck visit all of Mocha Club’s current projects in 7 countries and take Mocha Club supporters and friends on a three-month virtual adventure to experience real life in Africa. Stay tuned for regular updates!
We wanted to share some recent stories from the Grace AIDS Project that Mocha Club supports in Sunyani, Ghana.
Charity
Charity Anaba, 18-years-old, and Ebenezer Anaba, 15-years-old, lost both of their parents to AIDS about 7 years ago. Charity and Ebenezer are staying with their Uncle Amurugu in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Both children attend school at High Street Primary and Junior High School. Charity is in JHS one and Ebenezer is in Primary six.
Ebenezer
The uncle already has six children of his own, and his annual income as a farmer and security guard is less than $400. The uncle therefore finds it very difficult, if not impossible, to supply the needs of the two children,including food. Charity and Ebenezer had to stop going to school because the uncle couldn’t provide them with basic needs like books or uniforms. African Leadership/Mocha Club has decided to help these children, providing them with books and food, and they are now back in school! We have also helped provide for their health premium.
“We are very grateful to African Leadership for making it possible for us to go back to school and taking care of us.” – Charity Anaba
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And here’s another testimonial from someone helped by Grace AIDS Project…
“Thank you for the medications I have been receiving from the Sunyani Regional Hospital, they have given me hope and prolonged life. My husband died of the same disease two years ago, leaving me with four children.” - Regina Kumi
Thank you for doing your part to help improve lives of those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana.
In this webisode, it’s time for you to meet our beautiful friends at the Mocha Club projects you’ve been supporting in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya…
The Mocha Club Experience: Starting November 1, 2009, Seattle Pacific University recent graduates Daniel “Skiff” Skiffington and Charlie “Char” Beck visit all of Mocha Club’s current projects in 7 countries and take Mocha Club supporters and friends on a three-month virtual adventure to experience real life in Africa. Stay tuned for regular updates!
World AIDS Day is held on the 1st of December each year as an international day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS around the world. The day was initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1988 as a key day to mobilize resources to combat HIV and AIDS, increase awareness of the disease, fight stigma and prejudice, and improve education. World AIDS Day is an opportunity to remember and express solidarity with those living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.
Also, one of our Emergency Needsone-time gifts is to give life to those living with AIDS. Just $5 can provide the life-sustaining Anti-Retroviral medication (ARV’s).
So put on a red ribbon and use today to stand with us, raise awareness, and fight this deadly disease.
