Then (2007) The OA founders first visited the Marilynn Primary and Nursery School in 2007 (shown above). The school had no more funds to continue construction or development. The above pictures show the poor status of the school’s facilities for learning. There were three unfinished classrooms where we taught. All 120 students and staff shared […]
Ric Mattson and his team had great success at Orphans Africa’s 2017 summer fundraiser, Battle of the Superheroes at Zog’s on Fox Island, WA. Leaders from Fox Island and Gig Harbor battled against each other in various silly games, like smashing eggs on their heads, rolling cookies down their faces, and dancing their hats and gloves […]
You have done amazing work! We received reports from Africa recently that the students are enjoying the many improvements and services at school. We must remember that the orphans have lived in extreme poverty – mud houses with dirt floors and thatched roofs, carrying buckets of water from a stream to home, no lighting except […]
On September 28th, Rafael Menini from the Orphans Africa Mountain Biking Team based in Brazil will represent Orphans Africa as he races across the Himalayas with more than 70 other riders. The 13th Hero MTB Himalaya race is known as “one of the toughest across the globe”. The riders will be racing over a nine […]