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THANK YOU for supporting African Road! Through donating, getting involved, caring and prayer, you have contributed to the lasting change in people’s lives in East Africa. Would you make a generous gift NOW to help us finish all of our 2014 projects strong, and begin...
A Cinderella Story – Reflections on The 2014 African Road Trip
Ally Perez of Maryland, joined the 2014 African Road Learning Trip to Rwanda and Burundi. Her terrific blog posts capture some of the experiences, relationships and new insights she gained on this learning journey. As I sit in my Burundi hotel room with electricity,...
Lessons Learned Traveling with African Road
Lessons Learned Traveling with African Road We [Kelly Bean and Lori Martin] began African Road in response to our long-term, on the ground, friendships with a variety of remarkable East African leaders. And now, through yearly travel, we are able to introduce our...
Micro Loans Open the Door to Sustainability
More stories from the Women of New Destiny, as they build a future for their families. Therese’s Goats Therese has been a member of New Destiny Women’s Cooperative for many years. Injured during the 1994 Genocide, her eyesight is poor. She has four children...
Batwa People in Burundi – A New Partnership
The minority Batwa people in Burundi are racially oppressed and marginalized. Evariste Ndikumana, one of the few Batwa people to have attended high school and college, is a new partner with African Road. We have known him for seven years, and have seen his ins...
The House of Bright Hope by Kelly Bean
A very Merry Christmas! This time last year, African Road donors and friends joined together in an incredible effort to raise matching funds to buy a house for orphans. In July, the Turikunkiko family and the many orphans in their care moved from a small, dark...
Nelson Mandela quote:
"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead." - Nelson Mandela (quote source)
New Destiny Tailoring Shop by Lori Martin
For several years the women of the New Destiny Cooperative have been working to create a tailoring business. With sewing machines and lessons from African Road, they have moved from a remote location without electricity to a storefront in the market. They had the...
Togetherness Youth Cooperative by Lori Martin
African Road began supporting Togetherness Youth Cooperative projects in 2010. Today, with financial help from African Road and by their own hard work,the youth have a six-acre farm where they are growing plantains and other staple crops, raising cows, chickens and...
2013 Travel Team Adventures by Kelly Bean
Travelers from Colorado, Washington and Oregon made up a fabulous team of 7. The African Road 2013 team spent time learning and building relationships in Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi. Watch for upcoming reports from the travelers as they share memorable moments in next...