Greetings from Swaziland!  I am a graduate of American University currently serving as a Community Health and HIV/AIDS Educator with the US Peace Corps in Swaziland.  Now 18 months into my service, I am writing to ask for your help in funding a large community project that will potentially bring better nutrition, health and sanitation to my rural community in southern Swaziland. 

My most recent project, for which I am asking your help, seeks to improve the nutrition and overall health of 166 members of my community’s HIV-positive support group and to increase the community’s access to clean drinking water.  Because of the community’s limited access to water, most families are unable to grow vegetables on their homesteads, making it impossible for people with HIV to have the balanced nutrition their immune systems require.  This project will fund the creation and fencing of a community garden for all members of the support group, digging of a 120-meter borehole to benefit the entire community and day-long workshop on how to supplement the traditional maize-based diet with more nutritious foods.  The completion of a borehole will also decrease the community’s exposure to water-borne illnesses such as dysentery and bilharzia, contributing to project’s the overall goal of improving health.

The total cost for this project is $8591.69, which is only 859 donations of $10 each or 8591 donations of $1.  (I’ll cover the $0.69.)  I am asking for your help in reaching my goal.  You can help by making your own donation to the project, or by passing this information on to friends, family or co-workers.   You could also put together a donation on behalf of your office, school or department by collecting as little as $1 from interested co-workers, faculty, staff and/or students.  Every little bit helps!

To make a tax deductible donation through the secure Peace Corps website click here. 
Donation is secure, tax-deductible and I guarantee that 100% of funds donated will go directly to the project.  If you would rather mail your donation, you can mail it to:
Peace Corps Headquarters
Peace Corps Partnership Program
1111 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20526
 To ensure that all donations are allocated to the correct project, we ask that my project number 645-079 be included in the memo section of each check.  This will help to provide swift allocation of all contributions to the project.

Thank you, in advance, for your support of this project and of my work in Swaziland.  Throughout the next few months, I will post updates on my fundraising efforts and the progress of this and other projects, along with photos, on my Blog: http://justinesswaziadventure.blogspot.com/.

Siyabonga kakhulu (We all thank you very much),

Justine Amos