Author Archives: MicheleTorrey

Live Auction SNEAK PEEK!!

By MicheleTorrey | Published February 5, 2012

For those of you who will be attending our Orphans Africa Benefit Dinner and Auction on February 11th, from 5-9pm [...]

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Orphans Africa Holiday Gift Catalog

By MicheleTorrey | Published December 16, 2011

Give the gift of joy this holiday season! For instance, your gift of a set of textbooks for an orphan [...]

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Report From the Field — Adventures in Volunteering

By MicheleTorrey | Published November 3, 2011

In September, eight volunteers packed their bags and headed to Tanzania to visit our OA projects. Six of us were [...]

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Dave’s Story

By MicheleTorrey | Published November 1, 2011

by Dave Skoor — Everett, Washington, USA I’ve been back home now for a month and one of the most [...]

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Leslie’s Story

By MicheleTorrey | Published November 1, 2011

by Leslie Ryan — Portland, Oregon, USA I had the extreme opportunity to teach and deliver 147 reusable feminine hygiene [...]

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Pablo’s Story

By MicheleTorrey | Published November 1, 2011

 by Pablo Rodriguez — Sao Paulo, Brazil When I first headed to the village of Bujela in southern Tanzania in [...]

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Does a Reduced Fertility Rate Solve Poverty?

By MicheleTorrey | Published October 31, 2011

Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs gives an explanation as to how education is a solution to poverty.  Click HERE to watch.  [...]

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Help Orphans Africa Raise Funds with Your Shopping

By MicheleTorrey | Published October 29, 2011

It’s no secret that money from donors makes things happen for the orphans in Tanzania through Orphans Africa.  Did you [...]

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Bad News from Tanzania

By MicheleTorrey | Published October 27, 2011

After our volunteers departed Tanzania in late September, many things remained to be done at the Mwaji Secondary School.  One [...]

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Canadian Runs Half-Marathon for Orphans Africa!

By MicheleTorrey | Published October 27, 2011

  Nav Balsara, an audiologist near Toronto Canada, took on the responsibility to do something for the orphans in Tanzania.  [...]

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