For the past few days we have been out in the field meeting with the community. This has been an amazing experience, I am now starting to understand a little more about how these people live and survive. We have been looking at their crops that they are producing: irish potatoes, egg plant, cabbage, onions, carrots, g-nuts, and last but definitely not least bananas. We have been asking about their living situations before KCRC came along. The general consensus is KCRC has brought much to the community. Everything from AIDS support and education, to agricultural sustainability education. What an amazing program! I saw something yesterday that really touched my heart, a woman who had been widowed with two kids. Her husband had died from AIDS and she had no land. The community that she lived in gave her a house which had previously been vacated (the previous owners had died from HIV infection). Without a community that would help her help herself, she would have never stood a chance. However, with this wonderful community that gave her land to farm, and education on how to farm it, she can survive. Not only that the health of her children has improved dramatically due to the efforts of KCRC. This is truely an amazing clinic!
Love,
Logan
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