A Boston Journalist Visits East Africa, Part 1
By Michael Lasalandra GTL Volunteer As a volunteer for GTL, I write stories about the girls that we sponsor or are considering sponsoring. The stories are based on…
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Mary and I had a number of schools to visit while we were camped out at the nun’s guesthouse just east of Kampala. We visited two high schools,…
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We crossed over into Uganda on foot and were met by two vans. Several of our group went in one van with Sister Salome Nnambi, GTL’s Uganda coordinator.…
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We arrived at the Huma School near Kisumu in western Kenya late in the day, but managed to sit down for a lengthy interview with its principal and…
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We were up early our first morning in Africa and enjoyed a lavish breakfast buffet at our hotel, Parklands Sports Club, a comfortable, western-style hotel in Nairobi that…
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The idea of going to Africa was daunting to me because I don’t like to fly long distances. Two eight-hour flights back-to-back nearly scared me off. Plus, the…
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