A simple thank you will never be enough to express our gratitude for the gift of clean water at Rapha. Life has changed for our community since the well was drilled and the solar pump was installed. Everyone drinks clean water, even our animals! And never again will we be dependent on the unpredictable
HEAL Raising Our World Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Grace Congregational Church of Rutland, VT is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Kenya Run, a 5k fun walk/run to benefit HEAL Raising Our World Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, founded by Rutland native Jennifer Musick Wright. Currently HEAL is developing a children’s home and
September 26, 2017 6-8pm Lily’s Ground Floor Roger Smith Hotel 501 Lexington Avenue at 47th Street New York, NY 10017 All proceeds from this show will go to support these talented young artists. The Roger Smith Hotel is pleased to present How to Draw a Lion —an exhibition of children’s art in Kenya. How to
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="1_3"][et_pb_image _builder_version="3.0.71" src="https://healraisingourworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tammy.png" show_in_lightbox="off" url_new_window="off" use_overlay="off" sticky="off" align="left" always_center_on_mobile="on" border_style="solid" force_fullwidth="off" /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="2_3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] We are thrilled to announce that Tammy Burden has joined the HEAL team as Board President. Tammy volunteered at Rapha Community Center in 2011, and since then has continued to support the work of HEAL. In
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] Thank you for the incredible outpouring of support we received in regards to the terrible drought in Kenya. We raised over $5,000, which will enable us to provide the children at Rapha Community Center a stable diet for the next few months. While the rains have returned, we
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] They painted faces. They colored. They set up a library. They tutored children. They bought new mattresses. They bought food for the Center. They made connections that will last a lifetime. It’s safe to say that our 2017 summer volunteers made the most of their experience at Rapha
[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Since we launched our Countdown 2 Kenya campaign, we learned from our director in Kenya that a severe drought has resulted in a complete loss of the crops at Rapha Community Center (see featured photo). If we do not replant soon, we will lose
[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Jennifer Musick Wright, founder of HEAL Raising Our World Foundation, will lead a group of volunteers to Kenya this summer. The team will work at Rapha Community Center, a children's home and secondary school that provides care and quality education to 45 orphans and
[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="2_3"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] HEAL has partnered with Morning Ag Clips, an agricultural marketing company based in Greenwich, NY to raise money to purchase milking cows for our "Cow Project" at Rapha Community Center. Every cow purchased will enable us to create a sustainable environment for our children.
[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="1_2"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Drilling has been completed at Rapha Community Center. The project is being supervised by Mark Purington from the Eleos Project, an International Development organization based in Denver, Colorado. After drilling to a depth of 200 meters, the team installed the steel casing and flushed
