Gifts of Life Fair Trade shop~Help support artisans from poverty stricken and war torn areas of Rwanda, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and around the world make a better living for themselves and their families. Purchasing FAIR TRADE handmade African baskets, baskets from South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya, helps provide critical income for these people.  The craftsmanship in making these handmade African baskets and other crafts have been traditions handed down for centuries. Fair trade is an organized way of doing business with artisans around the world that allows them to make FAIR`Living Wages to support themselves and their families.  Help us put an end to global Poverty!
EVERY PURCHASE YOU MAKE HAS AN IMPACT ON THE WORLD. PURCHASES BASED ON FAIR TRADE CREATE DEMAND FOR A
FAIRER WORLD
BY SHOWING YOU VALUE NOT JUST THE PRODUCT, BUT THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT!
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WHY KENYA?
Gifts of Life Charities builds clinic
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WE ARE BRINGING LOVE AND HOPE TO KENYA. WE ARE BUILDING A CLINIC, AND EDUCATING
WOMEN AND ORPHANS IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF... BOSINANGE, KISII, KENYA

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR NETWORK OF COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE, AND GETTING INVOLVED AS LITTLE OR AS MUCH AS YOU WANT........ OR JUST TO WATCH AND READ IN DETAIL OF OUR PROGRESS.. GO TO: WWW.GIFTSOFLIFE.NING.COM

Gifts of Life Bosinange Health Center Donations
$1767.50
Womans Education Donations
$700.00
Childrens Education Donations
$450.00
General Misc. Fund Donations
$120.00
Malaria Net Donations
$10.00 COVERS THE COST OF ONE LIFE SAVING NET.
$368.00
Updated APRIL 15, 2009

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND EVERY NICKEL, DIME, PENNY DONATED GOES 100% TO OUR VILLAGE. EVERY CENT HELPS! WE CAN BUILD A BETTER WORLD BRICK BY BRICK, SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT THIS WAY, WE NEED TO SELL 8000 BRICKS FOR $1.00 EACH TO BUILD THIS CLINIC THAT WILL SAVE MANY, MANY LIVES IN THIS VILLAGE!

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HOW MANY BRICKS WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE?


THE ROUNDED OFF ESTIMATE FOR BUILDING THE CLINIC ON THE LAND DONATED BY THE BOSINANGE CLAN IN KENYA..... IS $8000.
THIS CLINIC WILL SERVICE UPWARDS OF 40,000 PEOPLE IN THE AREA.

MATERIALS TO BE USED:
SAND---------------------------$775.00
METALS------------------------$163.00
NAILS--------------------------$52.00
BRICKS------------------------$390.00
BRICK TRANSPORT------------$390.00
CEMENT-----------------------$2070.00
TIMBERS----------------------$282.00
BARAST-----------------------$220.00
SKILLED LABOR---------------$1300.00
IRON SHEETS-----------------$1092.00
5 WINDOWS------------------$390.00
5 STEEL DOORS--------------$650.00


ALL THE DETAILS YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THESE PROJECTS



BOSINANGE HEALTH CENTER:
BARBARA MARTIN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$100.00
RITA FAHERTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$150.00
CHANGE FROM AROUND Kim's HOUSE (THE FRIDGE TOP JAR!)$41.58
GIFTS OF LIFE'S "CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A LITTLE CHANGE"
DONATION JAR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$68.40
Joan Carter~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$100.00
Kim~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$100.00
Pat Jordan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$60.00
Saint Contracting Co.Inc.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$180.00
Buck Jones~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $70.00
GIFTS OF LIFE'S "CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A LITTLE CHANGE"
DONATION JAR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$30.00
GIFTS OF LIFE'S "CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A LITTLE CHANGE"
DONATION JAR & RAFFLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$65.00
Michelle Jones (Buck's wife)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$35.00
GIFTS OF LIFE'S "CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A LITTLE CHANGE"
DONATION JAR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$114.00
PETER (SONIA AND STEVES' FRIEND) DONATED HIS
PENNY BANK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$4.00
BARB MARTIN (FROM HER PIGGY BANK)~~~~~$88.00
DAVE (FROM OUR CHANGE FOR CHANGE JAR)~$100.00
GIFTS OF LIFE'S "CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A LITTLE CHANGE"
DONATION JAR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$15.00
PAT JORDAN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$40.00
GIFTS OF LIFE'S "CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A LITTLE CHANGE"
DONATION JAR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$11.00
AMYS BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR HER GRANDMOTHER~~
CAROL SAUNDERS (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!)~~~~~~$25.00
MONA BACHMAN OUR "CRAZY MITTEN LADY"~~~$247.00
MIRIAM MORRILL (HER PENNY JAR!)~~~~~~~~~~$2.34
EVE MAZZEI (MY FRIEND FROM HIGH SCHOOL)~~$ 15.00
GIFTS OF LIFE'S "CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A LITTLE CHANGE"
DONATION JAR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$23.00
BARB MARTIN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$60.00
TAYLOR TUFTS (PENNY BANK)~~~~~~~~~~~~~$ 3.16
PATRICIA HEATH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$ 20.00
PHILIP BROOKS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$ 20.00
DIANE RUSSO (IN LOVING MEMORY OF LUKE, HER SON)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$100.00
MATTHEW MOONEY (HAPPY BIRTHDAY RASO'S)~~$25.00
KIM, JULIET AND SUZE (HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBARA!!)
THIS DONATION WILL FEED ABIGAILS FAMILY OF 5 FOR
1 MONTH AND BUY HER 1 SCHOOL UNIFORM....... $ 65.00


EDUCATION: WOMEN CAN GET AN EDUCATION AT A CATHOLIC
MISSION CHURCH, WHERE THEY LEARN ENGLISH, MATH AND
SEAMSTESS SKILLS FOR $600.00 PER YEAR, OR $200 PER TERM

English, Math and Seamstress skills
the education of 1 Kenyan woman
for 1 TERM OF 3 MONTHS. Class started Jan 12, 2009~
FROM MONA BACHMAN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$200.00

FROM JAMIE TUFTS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$100.00

Barbara Martin is sponsoring the education
of Josephs oldest girl Faith for a $25.00
per month continuing donation~~~~~~~~~~$25.00 mthly

Barb has also included an additional gift of $50.00 that will allow Faith to have
a bed $20.00 (as the girls now sleep on a twin mattress on the floor)
extra socks $2.00 pr.
(as the children have 1 pr that they wash nightly after school, for the next day.
2nd pair of shoes $18.00
any other school supplies, books etc. needed, and to help Joseph with the added
expense of travel, and computer time that we have added to his life.

Sonia and Steve Bennett are sponsoring the education
of Tracy Obara for a $25.00
per month continuing donation~~~~~~~~~~$25.00 mthly

I have to say here, that being connected to this family for over 2 yrs, and seeing what these children and this family has gone through, they had all lost their ability to smile and have any HOPE. After these children have been sponsored, and the women have been sponsored, and they see the love coming from a far place to help them... I have to say I NOW SEE LIGHT IN THEIR PHOTOS... LIFE IN THEIR FACES... AND SMILES THAT HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN. WE HAVE TRULY CHANGED THE LIVES OF THESE PEOPLE... AND IT IS ALL BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTIFUL HEARTS AND LOVE OF YOU ALL! THIS VILLAGE IS BEING LIFTED, AS OTHERS SEE THAT DREAMS CAN COME TRUE, AND THEY ARE ALL GETTING SMILES BACK! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE!!

Mick and Kim donated to allow 12 orphans that Joseph had been
helping through school, when soapstone sales allowed, before the war, to take the exams needed to continue into secondary school. These 12 children have been waiting, as they only needed $70.00 to take exams that would allow them to further their education. Now they will
continue with their studies. Pics and bios to come soon for our Childs Ed page!