Eye-opening Experience

I have spent much of my life volunteering for various programs, including the Peace Corps in Thailand. However, I appreciated so much my time in Tanzania that I have revisited the Kilimanjaro Kids orphanage again, two years after I first volunteered. What I most treasure about Make a Difference Now is that I really spent time with the kids, reading , sewing, playing and even making jewelry, and to become close to the 22 children. Several of them are now thriving on the secondary school level. Their family has become the orphanage in Himo. Spending time there was not only a direct and personal way to help devastated children but also to learn first hand about the culture and workings of life in this part of Africa. Volunteers usually stay in a well-appointed guest house or with a family nearby, and one can even choose to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro! I highly recommend this program, and you can also travel before or after to safari or visit, as I did, the gorillas in Rwanda.