Expanding Opportunities
Expanding Opportunities		 FALL 2004 Newsletter

Street Children Project

Nyama Choma !!CASH RAFFLE!!

Nyama Choma in Maine

Nyama Choma, a Kenya Feast, is a fundraiser held each fall by Expanding Opportunities to raise funds for the Street Children Project. Attendees have the opportunity to taste Nyama Choma, fresh goat roasted on an open fire; Ugali, a staple food of Kenya; and Kenyan Chai with tea from Kericho and more.
Watch the website, www.exop.org, for the next Nyama Choma and join us.

The Gardens at the Joseph Waweru Home School
Catherine Sanders, the long term volunteer for Expanding Opportunities has worked very hard to establish the raised bed gardens at the Joseph Waweru Home School. Her efforts were rewarded with abundant produce and community interest in composting and intensive gardening.

As Catherine's time is nearing a close, she has been training Karanja, a young Kenyan to carry on her work. Expanding Opportunities will send Karanja to a course at the Biointensive Agriculture Center near Kisumu. Everyone pitches in this time of year to get the second planting in the ground before the rains.

TOP PRIZE is $5,000

Second Prize is $2,000
Three $1,000 prizes

Tickets are only $1.00 each!

The raffle is sponsored by the Roman Catholic High School Alumni Association. $.70 of each dollar is donated to Expanding Opportunities.

CALL 1-800-760-7943 to buy your RAFFLE TICKETS.


The boys work in the garden
The boys work to prepare the garden for the second planting.
Garden at the Joseph Waweru Home School
The new gardens at the Joseph Waweru Home School 		Progress at the Joseph Waweru Home School
It is time for the short rains. The cistern has been cleaned and is now filling!! The first planting has been harvested and the gardens are being prepared for the second planting.
All eight boys are attending public school. They are in their last term for this year.
Fundraising has been ongoing throughout the summer. The next construction steps will reach as far as the funds raised. Expanding Opportunities hopes to continue with the walls and roof for the kitchen, pantry and toilet for the Commons. Other plans include plastering and installing doors for the garage, and gates for the fence.
Artisan Support
SHOP at our three ecommerce sites to help artisans and support the projects of Expanding Opportunities.
www.ainamoja.com
www.1stafricanclothing.com
www.africancraftsandart.com

Books for Kenya

Three pallets of books are on their way to Kenya!
The Rotary Club of Cyprus California collected and shipped the books to the Joseph Waweru Home School for distribution. The books have not yet arrived but it is expected the Service Journey participants in the 2005 Service Journey will have the opportunitiy to distribute the books.

Thank you Rotary Club!!
Kenya classroom
A typical classroom in Kenya

Friends Across the Ocean
Catherine and friends

Join us for the 2005 Service Journey.

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Brooks, Me 04921
1-888-760-7943; 1-207-722-3708
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PO Box 12184
Nakuru, Kenya
0722-275791




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