PWRDF is contributing $10,000 to relief efforts in Mozambique after severe flooding in January and February of this year has displaced over 185,000 people. A …
Africa Stories
Accompaniment for Life
Learning that you have HIV can be a demoralizing, almost crippling discovery. Not only are you suffering from the symptoms that led you to visit …
The Bicycle Ambulance That Wasn’t (Almost)
When I was preparing for this trip to Africa, a whole bunch of people from my parish and from the office said “Make sure you …
All the World
Yesterday Zaida, Christine and I visited a half dozen communities in the Meconta district. After meeting a group of community health workers, we moved on …
Because the Rats Will Eat It
Zaida, Christine (our CIDA field officer) and I are now in Mozambique after a few great days with folks at the Keiskamma Trust. It was …
The Backpackers
When I first arrived at Hamburg on Sunday, I was in a daze- 40 hours of travel had culminated in my arrival in this beautiful …
Broad or Deep
One thing I’ve noticed on my trips to visit different PWRDF partners is how well the field workers are known and respected in the villages …
Welcome to Hamburg
Hamburg is a village (or town depending on who you ask) of about 1500 people in one of the most beautiful settings I’ve ever seen. …
Over the Sahara
To quote the illustrious Wil Wheaton, “South Africa, I am in you!” I arrived at Keiskamma Trust in Hamburg, SA about 1:30pm local time after …