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<p><div class="author">by Sharami Kerr, one of the Bereavement Counselors who traveled to Mbita, Kenya in March 2012 to provide grief training to help orphaned children deal with their loss. </div><br/></p> <p>Karibou=Welcome. The generosity and caring of the SHARE staff could not have been more welcoming and loving from the moment we landed in Kisumu. Ken is the finest driver I have ever seen. He would do great on the streets of NYC as he navigated the roads of Kenya. And Alphonse, Lucy and Cyprina could not have been more wonderful. We laughed and bounced our way from Kisimu toMbita and all of the way to Orore, where Brother Alphonse had a wonderful lunch awaiting us at the end of our trip.</p>

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<p><div class="author">by Eileen Schmidt, one of the Bereavement Counselors who traveled to Mbita, Kenya in March 2012 to provide grief training to help orphaned children deal with their loss. </div><br/></p> <p>December 28, 2011 was the start of something great. Sharami and I met with SHARE to discuss the bereavement project for the orphans. The Kenyan teachers and principals were asking how they could better deal with grieving children and Sharami and I were asked to help. It was decided that Sharami, the Healing Hearts Coordinator, and myself, the director of counseling (both employed by United Hospice of Rockland) and Jeff, a pediatrician would be traveling to Mbita, a remote village in Kenya sometime in March, just before the rainy season.</p>

Webmaster 2012-04-09T21:58:00Z 2012-04-11T18:55:16Z tag:shareafrica.org,2012-04-09:55c4ee98cf151bcb340621e8670db6d9/cd393fc85dbd3aade46bb7bf3d21126d

<p><div class="article-img landscape"></p> <a href="http://shareafrica.org/images/181.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=449,height=800,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;"> <img src="http://shareafrica.org/images/181t.jpg" alt="" /> </a>Eileen Schmidt speaks to children at Pablo Casal Middle School in the Bronx, NY.<br /> </div> <p>Sixth, seventh and eighth graders – classes 605, 705 and 805 – of the Pablo Casal Middle School (PS 181) in Co-op City in the Bronx, NY donated hundreds of dollars worth of school supplies to the SHARE orphans in Mbita, Kenya. They donated four 26 inch suitcases full of glue sticks, notebooks, pencil cases, glitter, tape, construction paper, staplers, stickers, erasers, paper clips, memo pads and coloring books and more – items that are a scarse commodity to the SHARE orphans. They even thought about the teachers and gave 20 boxes of chalk, just in case they didn’t have any in Mbita. </p>

Webmaster 2012-03-22T19:40:00Z 2012-04-19T17:24:49Z tag:shareafrica.org,2012-03-22:55c4ee98cf151bcb340621e8670db6d9/80d6dc2a0f065cacbd3a6165e89d2407

<p><div class="article-img landscape"></p> <a href="http://shareafrica.org/images/179.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=600,height=422,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;"> <img src="http://shareafrica.org/images/179t.jpg" alt="" /> </a>Trainers and participants at the 2012 Bereavement counseling training in Mbita, Kenya. <br /> </div> <p>Sharami Kerr and Eileen Schmidt, of United Hospice of Rockland, NY accompanied <a href="http://shareafrica.org//about/jeffrey-karasik">Dr. Jeff Karasik</a> on a SHARE Africa sponsored and organized training program in Mbita, Kenya, a remote village on the shores of Lake Victoria with among the highest AIDS incidence in sub-Saharan Africa. The program answered a call from teachers and school principals for training in grief and bereavement counseling to enable them to better assist in the emotional needs of HIV orphaned children. Thirty teachers, principals, clergy, and social workers participated in the weeklong training conducted in February 2012.</p>

Webmaster 2012-02-25T20:41:00Z 2012-04-13T15:44:58Z tag:shareafrica.org,2012-02-25:55c4ee98cf151bcb340621e8670db6d9/7d200b2084f3d618377a39363390b90d

<p><div class="article-img landscape"></p> <a href="http://shareafrica.org/images/178.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=480,height=600,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;"> <img src="http://shareafrica.org/images/178t.jpg" alt="" /> </a>Bobby MacGuffie<br /> </div> <p>SHARE and hosts Sean and Helen Slattery invite you to join us for a dinner celebrating the life of Dr. Martha “Bobby” MacGuffie. </p> <p><strong>Event:</strong> A dinner on the first anniversary of Dr. Bobby MacGuffie’s passing<br /> <strong>When:</strong> Thursday, March 22nd 6:30-8:30 p.m.<br /> <strong>Where:</strong> <a href="http://www.landingsteakhouse.com/">Slattery’s Landing Restaurant</a> in Piermont, NY, hosted by Sean and Helen Slattery <br /> <strong>Details:</strong> $40 per person. Space is limited.</p>

Webmaster 2012-02-15T22:48:00Z 2012-03-12T12:42:48Z tag:shareafrica.org,2012-03-10:55c4ee98cf151bcb340621e8670db6d9/af65756e3d2afab21ebd67dff0db8205 <p><div class="article-img landscape"></p> <a href="http://shareafrica.org/images/174.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=800,height=600,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;"> <img src="http://shareafrica.org/images/174t.jpg" alt="" /> </a> <br /> SHARE’s new mini school bus can safely transport as many as 11 children to schools in Kenya.<br /> </div> <p>In 2011, SHARE purchased a mini school bus that replaced the 20 year old vehicle that had to be retired. </p> <p>Now, the Dr. Bobby MacGuffie’s SHARE Program in Kenya is a proud owner of a Toyota mini bus that can transport as many as 11 children at a time. The bus is used to transport <a href="http://shareafrica.org//projects/orphan-sponsorship">SHARE orphans</a> to schools and for delivering personnel and medical services to the children in need. We are proud that our children are now in better care on the treacherous roads.</p> <p>SHARE’s new mini school bus was purchased in 2011 with contributions made by our generous donors and with funds raised through our highly successful <a href="http://shareafrica.org//news/september-10th-fundraiser-to-honor-life-and-work-of-dr-martha-macguffie">musical fundraising event on Sept. 10, 2011</a>.</p> <p><div style="float:left"><div style="clear:both" class="article-img"><a href="http://shareafrica.org/images/175.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=800,height=600,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;"> <img src="http://shareafrica.org/images/175t.jpg" alt="" /> </a>SHARE’s new mini school bus purchased in 2011.</div><div class="article-img"><a href="http://shareafrica.org/images/176.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=600,height=450,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;"> <img src="http://shareafrica.org/images/176t.jpg" alt="" /> </a>Our Toyota mini bus with orphans heading to school.</div> </div></p> <p><br clear="all"></p> Webmaster 2012-01-06T15:41:00Z 2012-03-19T19:35:15Z tag:shareafrica.org,2012-01-06:55c4ee98cf151bcb340621e8670db6d9/33238a6c7b37d4fc1e27136203cc7b67

<h4>Highlights:</h4> <p><div class="article-img landscape"></p> <a href="http://shareafrica.org/images/172.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=800,height=682,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;"> <img src="http://shareafrica.org/images/172t.jpg" alt="" /> </a> <br /> Dr. Martha (Bobby) MacGuffie (right) with a sign of the newly named Dr. Bobby MacGuffie SHARE Program in Kenya. <br /> </div> <ol> <li>2011 was the first year for the newly named Dr. Bobby MacGuffie’s SHARE Program in Kenya.</li> <li>As of December 2011, SHARE has 231 orphans in the program.</li> <li>There are 133 sponsors (many of whom sponsor multiple orphans).</li> <li>SHARE employs 2 full time social workers in Mbita, Kenya.</li> <li>In 2011, five Board members visited our community in Kenya at various times.</li> <li>These visits included meeting with the orphans, their schools, their guardians and conducting SHARE related business and due diligence, conducting EMS training.</li> <li>Acquired a mini school bus to transport orphans.</li> <li>Plans are underway to build the sewing machine and the second solar oven programs.</li> <li>Expanded our fund raising activities, especially to purchase the school bus.</li> </ol>

Webmaster 2011-12-30T15:45:19Z 2011-12-30T15:45:19Z tag:shareafrica.org,2011-12-30:55c4ee98cf151bcb340621e8670db6d9/3a66bed983c9a8eb963f02f65ba036c2

<p>29 of our 231 SHARE sponsored orphans graduated from high school in November 2011. This is truly a great accomplishment. These children would not have been able to receive decent primary education and now they are high school graduates. This would not have been possible without the generosity of our sponsors, whose support pays for school fees, school uniforms, food, health care, and other necessities for these children. After graduating from secondary school, these children also graduate from the SHARE Orphan Sponsorship program (SOS). Many of these children were a part of SOS for over 10 years (from 1st grade to graduation) and many were supported by the same sponsor over that time span, developing long lasting connections.</p>

Webmaster 2011-08-15T18:33:00Z 2011-09-17T16:01:33Z tag:shareafrica.org,2011-05-31:55c4ee98cf151bcb340621e8670db6d9/abdd4be68ebc87ba27466fdc251f9563

<p><img src="/images/14t.jpg" style="float:left;margin:0 6px 6px 0;border:1px solid #333;"/> SHARE will hold a fundraiser on September 10th to honor the life and work of its co-founder, Dr. Martha “Bobby” MacGuffie, the renowned plastic surgeon who passed away in March 2011. Money raised from the event will be used to purchase a much needed school bus for the <a href="http://shareafrica.org//projects/orphan-sponsorship" title="SOS">SHARE Orphan Sponsorship</a> program, through which the organization provides education, health, and basic necessities to Kenyan orphans whose parents have died of AIDS.</p> <p><div style="clear:both;"></div></p>

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<p>The SHARE EMS Team led by <a href="http://shareafrica.org/about/david-violante">David Violante</a> is currently in Kenya where they will be carrying out Emergency Medical Services training.</p> <p>You can follow their updates on the <a href="http://share-ems2011.tumblr.com/">SHARE EMS Trip Blog here »</a></p>