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Cute Tanzanian Orphans

Posted by Melissa Jill

Get ready for some super-cuteness in this post. There’s a lot of it!
Our team was able to visit a second orphanage in Tanzania. This one was in a very poor village and there were a lot more kids there. I guess a lot of the orphans in Tanzania actually...

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Delivering Life-Saving Water Filters

Posted by Melissa Jill

Besides being able to work at the workshop where Thirst Relief bio-sand filters are made, we also had the chance to be a part of the delivery of a filter to a Tanzanian home. I really enjoyed this because it gave us the opportunity to see the inside of a Tanzanian...

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getting our hands dirty

Posted by Melissa Jill

After we wrapped up the model shoot in Tanzania, our team had a chance to work one afternoon at the workshop where the bio-sand filters are constructed on a daily basis. If you haven’t already read the post I did a few days ago about how these things work, definitely check it...

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Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Posted by Melissa Jill

After we stopped by the orphanage the first morning in Tanzania, we took some of the cute kids along with us to participate in the model shoot that occupied the rest of our day. That day and the next were spent in the district of Bagamoyo where we did a fashion...

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Hope at a Tanzanian Orphanage

Posted by Melissa Jill

The first morning we were in Tanzania we visited one of two orphanages that we saw on our trip. The kids were unbelievably adorable and even dressed up and sang for us!
Before I get too far though, I want to introduce you to Todd and Ann, a sweet couple who have...

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