"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn (actress and humanitarian)
Your gift plants the seeds of freedom from the bondage of poverty. We have hope for the future. Praying for an abundance to be harvested in the Freedom Gardens.
Your generosity makes this life changing impact. $10 provides enough seeds of beans, corn & spinach for 1 garden. Our goal is to provide 5 Freedom Gardens.
Grace
Grace is 58 years old and lives in Masese Village. She is an expert at making paper beads and jewelry. Each bead is made by hand. She is amazing to watch. Grace uses her talents to support her family. She is a widow with 3 children and 5 grandchildren that she cares for. All of them are currently in school. She is working very hard to provide for their schooling, daily needs and pay for the rent of her house. She also supports her family by digging in the fields for farmers and collecting firewood.
Florence
Florence has 2 children of her own that she is caring for plus 1 orphan. Her home was in a serious state of disrepair. Through donated funds Destiny was able to rebuild her home!
Doreen
Doreen lives in Masese Village and is 41 years old. Doreen is an HIV positive widow and cares for 3 children that are also HIV positive. Doreen hand makes each of these colorful paper beads and then assembles those into bracelets and necklaces. Selling these jewelry items provides for her family's medical needs, clean drinking water, and basic food items such as rice and beans.
Grace
Grace is 35 years old and lives in Masese Village. She makes paper beads and jewelry; each bead rolled by hand. Grace uses her self-sustaining skills to support her family. She is a widow with 7 children that she cares for. 5 of them are currently in school, the other 2 are too young to attend. She is a very hard worker. Grace uses the money from selling her crafts to pay for school fees, provide for the family's daily needs and pay for the rent of her house
