Social Worker

Hello again!

I hope all is well in the States, everything is going great out here! All the girls are still working hard on their small businesses. We are currently looking for places to sell our products. We would love to get a shop of our own, but there are no places available. So, until we can get a place of our own, we are looking to see if we can share some space here. The big problem is that everyone and their mom has a non-profit/charity that they are trying to sell their items just like us. Hopefully we will find something soon! 

Last week we went out and got three of the girls that have ID's, saving accounts. Since they had worked  two and a half weeks for their jobs here at Shelter, they all got paid. They were all so excited to get money of their own that they earned. That day I had arranged for us to go to the bank and get saving accounts so that their money would be safe. The program requires them to put at least 50% of all earnings in to their saving accounts. Since only three of them had ID's, and you need an ID to get a bank account, they paired up with their small business partner for an account until the others get their ID's. 

I figured that they would all put the bare minimum 50% in the account but come to find out almost all put between 75%-90% in. It was so great! I keep reminding them that this program is for their future, so everything they do, they need to take that in consideration. I'm happy to see that speech is working!

In other news, Social Worker Mary is back! For those of you who don't know her, she has been the social worker here for quite a number of years. She has been gone these past few months on maternity leave. She is now back with her two month old son Jerry. He is so cute and I love him. 

So now that she is back, we have decided that she will help out with Karama House at least three days a week. This is very very good news! As much as I love doing all of this, I still need help. She is great and knows a lot more about all the girls than I do. It will be so nice to have a partner in all of this. I feel like things will move faster and smoother. We have a Social Worker!! YAY!! 

I think that is all the news for now. I will make sure and post some more next week.