Day 10:
If you've followed us at all, or visited our workshop, you have likely met our very spirited and quite proud rising manager, Yolene. She is a devoted mother of 3 who has taken in 2 other young relatives to raise, and thus has 5 children at this time. We are really proud of her and her initiative in finding work and continuing to support her children, improve her home, and improve the lives of her family as well as her neighbors.
Yolene, because of her employment, has been able to build a room on to her one room home, but instead of spreading out her crowded family, she has rented out this space to another young mother and her two children. This helps Yolene with finances for school fees for her own dependents and is a way for her to help others.
To enter their home, you must pass through a narrow corridor and then up a precarious set of stairs (are you seeing a pattern here of narrow and precarious in most all homes?) Keep in mind that there is no water system, so any water to bathe or cook must be carried up these narrow and precarious places. You see here in the picture many buckets stacked. They have accumulated quite a bit of water to be prepared in advance.
Today's Challenge: Turn on the water in the sink. Watch it flow out as you wash your hands. Consider how much this reality is taken for granted. Ponder what in your life would change if you had to walk 100 yards (or a couple of miles) up the street to buy a bucket of water and carry it home. Think of how the water coming out of the faucet is not only available, but it is safe and for drinking and cooking.
When taking a shower, as the water falls onto your head, think about how the water keeps coming! Take a moment to appreciate that you have temperature control for the water that continuously flows. Make an attempt, to use a little less water. Be conscious of how much you leave the water running, how you could conserve water, and how you depend on it being available at all times.
If you've followed us at all, or visited our workshop, you have likely met our very spirited and quite proud rising manager, Yolene. She is a devoted mother of 3 who has taken in 2 other young relatives to raise, and thus has 5 children at this time. We are really proud of her and her initiative in finding work and continuing to support her children, improve her home, and improve the lives of her family as well as her neighbors.
Yolene, because of her employment, has been able to build a room on to her one room home, but instead of spreading out her crowded family, she has rented out this space to another young mother and her two children. This helps Yolene with finances for school fees for her own dependents and is a way for her to help others.
To enter their home, you must pass through a narrow corridor and then up a precarious set of stairs (are you seeing a pattern here of narrow and precarious in most all homes?) Keep in mind that there is no water system, so any water to bathe or cook must be carried up these narrow and precarious places. You see here in the picture many buckets stacked. They have accumulated quite a bit of water to be prepared in advance.
Today's Challenge: Turn on the water in the sink. Watch it flow out as you wash your hands. Consider how much this reality is taken for granted. Ponder what in your life would change if you had to walk 100 yards (or a couple of miles) up the street to buy a bucket of water and carry it home. Think of how the water coming out of the faucet is not only available, but it is safe and for drinking and cooking.
When taking a shower, as the water falls onto your head, think about how the water keeps coming! Take a moment to appreciate that you have temperature control for the water that continuously flows. Make an attempt, to use a little less water. Be conscious of how much you leave the water running, how you could conserve water, and how you depend on it being available at all times.
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