Dear Friends: We want to wish you a Merry Christmas 2013 and a Happy New Year 2014. Click below for a Christmas card from the children of Burundi. Enjoy their Kirundi, Suahili, French and English greetings… MERRY CHRISTMAS from all of us in Burundi!
Building to Protect the Children in Newton
/ Carrie
The Newton Orphanage, which will house a new group of children in Sierra Leone, is nearing completion. All the metal security doors have now been properly installed, and we are now finishing up the final details such as ceilings; paint; purchase of furniture and bedding; plumbing, septic tanks, and rest rooms; and electrical. We have […]
Happy
/ Carrie
Thanks to your support, we were able to help a young girl from Burundi to receive medical care for her legs. A few weeks ago, our team brought little Happy to Ngozi province in the north of Burundi to have a much needed operation. Several doctors came to Burundi from other countries to treat different […]
Graduation Day at Kondie Farm School
/ Carrie
Touch the Nations works closely with Samuel and Mariama Menyongar to support the Kondie Farm School. Here are some pictures of their recent graduation ceremony: Congratulations to all of the children and young people who graduated!
New Ethiopian Doctors Making an Impact
/ Carrie
Below is an update from Doctor Dan, one of the surgeons Touch the Nations supports in Addis, Ethiopia… “…everything here is so urban, cosmopolitan, and, at least on the surface, “developed.” Unfortunately the illusion of development disappears quickly as soon as one looks a bit deeper… Just like the destitution and slums which meet one […]
Traveling to Remember the Forgotten
/ Carrie
Thirteen years ago, Katja Starkey visited Sierra Leone. During her visit there, she had a meaningful conversation with an amputee. Pointing to the stump of his arm near his shoulder, he said, “This is not our greatest pain. Our greatest pain is in our hearts. We feel forgotten by the world. By coming, you help […]