Africa 2010


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Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa greets Sr Toni Temporiti and Dick Arnoldy. Bishop Kaggwa is the bishop of the Masaka Diocese in Uganda, where Caritas MADDO works. 3/29/10 Immaculata, on the right, is the recipient of a cow from Caritas MADDO. The young man on the left helps her care for her cow. 3/29/10 Immaculata at Caritas MADDO's collection center watching the measurement of her cow's milk. 3/29/10
Visiting our partner, Caritas MADDO, in Uganda. The small triangular packages are milk containers. back row, l-r: Matt Arnoldy, Sr Liz Peplow, Heather Cammarata, Sr Toni Temporiti, Dick Arnoldy front row, l-r: Elizabeth Arnoldy Pomerenke and Fr Peter from Caritas MADDO 3/29/10 Dick Arnoldy, our Chairman of the Board of Directors, helps the new recipients pick their cows. 3/31/10 Dick Arnoldy congratulates the new cow recipients. 3/31/10
Leading a stubborn cow to its new home. 3/31/10 Members of both MPA and Caritas MADDO unveil the new community sign. 3/31/10 Heather Cammarata, our Executive Director, with kids from the community. 3/31/10
Justin and her neighbors watch the "Living Loan" DVD. 3/31/10 John, Rosie, and their son watch themselves on the "Living Loan" DVD. 3/31/10 The neighborhood turned out to watch the "Living Loan" DVD. 3/31/10
New hats from Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa and Caritas MADDO. 4/1/10 Elizabeth Arnoldy Pomerenke and Fr. Peter at the Masaka diocesan construction site. 4/1/10 Ester lights the stove using biogas. The biogas is one of the byproducts of cow manure--the other being fertilizer--that benefit those who receive cows through the Cow Project. 4/1/10
Sr. Liz Peplow, CSJ in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. 4/1/10 Sr. Toni and a giraffe get quite friendly. 4/2/10 Welcome to Kaputei! Kaputei is a housing project outside of Nairobi, Kenya for Jamii Bora members. The project allows people to own their own homes, and to get out of the slums. 4/3/10
Kaputei welcome conga line. 4/3/10 Dancers from the boys' home. 4/3/10 Sr. Toni Temporiti and Dick Arnoldy inspect roofing tiles. 4/3/10
Making construction blocks. 4/3/10 Sr. Liz Peplow, Sr. Toni Temporiti, and Clarissa. 4/3/10 The school room in Kaputei. The Kaputei community includes school rooms and a playground to provide for the families and to create a safe environment. 4/3/10
Jane shows off her jewelry. Her jewelry-making business is the second one she has, thanks to Jamii Bora. 4/3/10 The MPA team helps to plant trees in Kaputei. 4/3/10 Heather Cammarata listens to John Ouma tell his story. You can read about his life, and how Jamii Bora has helped him, in the April 3 update (see Notes). 4/3/10
The Kibera slum. Kibera is the second largest slum in Africa, and is located in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The slum is home to 1.5 million people, and is smaller in size than Central Park, NYC. Jamii Bora got its start eleven years ago with Ingrid Munro helping a group of women who were from Kibera. 4/3/10 MPA travelers with John, outside his box business. l-r: Dick Arnoldy, Sr. Liz Peplow, John, Sr. Toni Temporiti, Elizabeth Arnoldy Pomerenke, and Heather Cammarata 4/3/10 Buying gorgeous fabric in the market. You just may see this same fabric at MPA events in the upcoming year, including at the 4th Annual African Gala in 2011. 4/3/10
   
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Description: Sr. Toni and crew traveled to Africa in March-April 2010 to visit our partners.
Location: Kenya and Uganda