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Mugumu and Nata

March 14, 2017

We took Lydia and Ben along with us to Mugumu where we  played games and ate together with the students in Mugumu as well as Laura from Nata.

Jenae and Jennifer are assisting Neema at the Mugumu Safe House.  It’s a ministry of the Anglican Church set up to provide a place for girls fleeing female genital mutilation (FGM) and other abuse and neglect.  They also provide vocational training.  Jenae and Jennifer are teaching some English and IT classes, and going on home visits.

Hanna is working at IMARA foundation, a community development organization.  She has been interviewing people and writing stories, as well as helping editing grants.

Lana is working in the library at the Kisare Nursing School in Mugumu.

On our way back to Musoma, we made one last stop in the village of Nata, where Laura is living, and volunteering at the nearby Grumeti Reserve.

Jenae, Neema, Jennifer
Computer lab at the Safe House
Classroom for tailoring
It was National Exercise Day, and Hanna paused her run when she saw us at the Safe House
Hanna with her host parents
Lana’s host family. Lana’s host father is also the director of IMARA where Hanna is working
All of these folks were at the most recent Mennonite World Conference in Pennsylvania
Jenae with her host parents. Her father is a brother to Jennifer’s father
Jennifer with host father, and daughter Neema, and a grandchild
Visiting at Jennifer’s house
David Maganya, Lydia’s host father, stopped by to see us in Mugumu
Ben prepares to go out in the sun
Cattle in the countryside between Mugumu and Nata
Laura with host sister and mother
The view from Laura’s front door