I met Sylvia through a colleague/friend in 2018. When I heard Sylvia’s story about Mbiriizi and the school, I knew I had to experience it firsthand.
A group of us from MN and another PA from the East coast collected jewelry for the staff/families and medical supplies.
In 2019 we joined Sylvia and other volunteers for a week to celebrate Christmas, graduation, and performed 600 physicals on the kids. We laughed, we toured the farms, we no ones the kids in classrooms and helped diagnose and treat illness in the new clinic. We ,along with other volunteers over the years , helped Sylvia’s vision to change one child at a time.
I have fond memories and still collect jewelry for Sylvia to bring overseas. I raised funds to help purchase livestock-pigs and chickens over the last 3 years.
I will try to post with photos (attempt 2). When you see the kids with Sylvia, you realize how she indeed became Grandma Sylvia- like any Grandma, she puts her heart and soul into helping these children mature and reach their potential in their community.
Please consider how you can continue this phenomenon endeavor to help one child at a time.