Thursday, May 21, 2009

Tamhia supplies donation

So today was an amazing day once again. I had so many people donate supplies and my orphanages is small compared to the amount give, that I brought some of the items to another orphanage so other children will be able to have things as well. I brought the extra supplies to Tamhia orphanage in Usa River. At this orphanage there are 54 children. The children were so happy. At first all the children gathered around all the supplies in the room and they were just looking at it. They were no sure what to. Slowly each child started to pick up different items to look at. Eventually all the children were picking things up and looking at them and were amazed at everything. They were flipping through the coloring books say the names of the different animals and making the sounds that the animals make. The scissors and glue also amazed them because I do not think they have ever seen those before. After putting up the supplies they started to act out the different animals. After that we went to a local project that the volunteers at Tamhia have put together. It is a self-sustaining animal zoo, kitchen, lounge, and bar. There is also a sleeping area. Every Friday people are allowed to come visit. The money from admissions goes to support the project and the orphanage. This provides a source of income and a place where the children and other locals can learn about animals. There is a pigpen, monkey cage, snake cage, guinea pig cage, fish pond, amphibian pond, and much more being built. It really is amazing what has been done. It is bringing so much to the community and hopefully it will continue to grow in the future!

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