by Lori King | Jan 11, 2019 | Business Boxes for Families
We went to the Oiboos for the first time a year ago. Our hope was to plant a garden, but the land was dusty, dry, and hard. The family was happy and welcoming, but there was nothing we could do at the time. Six months later we were ready to try again. We rolled up in...
by Heidi Totten | Oct 1, 2018 | 100 Humanitarians, Africa, Business Boxes for Families, Expeditions, Families Mentoring Families, Fundraising Events, Garden Towers, Humanitarian Trip, Maasai, Maasai Mara, Maasai People, Planting Trees, Square Foot Gardening, Uncategorized
What is a $5 Friday Fundraiser on Facebook? $5 Friday Fundraisers on Facebook began back in July 2015 when we decided to start 100 Humanitarians International. We were able to fundraise for 25 desks for Tenkes School, and later we added a new kitchen to cook for 300...
by Heidi Totten | Sep 14, 2018 | 100 Humanitarians, Africa, Business Boxes for Families, Chickens for Kenya, Cows for Kenya, Cultural Experiences, Days for Girls, Education, Expeditions, Families Mentoring Families, Global Humanitarian, Goats for Kenya, Maasai, Maasai Mara, Maasai People, Planting Trees, School Fees, Square Foot Gardening, Water Filters, Water Storage Systems
100 Humanitarians Turns Three Years Old 100 Humanitarians Turned 3 years old in July, after making it through the “Terrible Twos!” Not really, we had an amazing year with three full expeditions and a great deal of love and accomplishments. Some highlights:...
by Heidi Totten | Apr 24, 2018 | 100 Humanitarians, Families Mentoring Families, Fundraising Events, Humanitarian Trip, Kenya, Maasai, Planting Trees, School Fees
Serve Locally, Give Globally. In early April, Lori Hildebrand and I did an assembly at Rose Creek Elementary in Riverton, Utah, sharing with them our experiences in Kenya. Lori and her sons are joining 100 Humanitarians International for our June expedition to serve...
by Lori King | Feb 27, 2018 | 100 Humanitarians, Africa, Business Boxes for Families, Cultural Experiences, Families Mentoring Families, Humanitarian Trip, Kenya, Maasai, Square Foot Gardening, Voluntourism
The jeeps rumbled up the mountain, winding on bumpy dirt roads. Out the windows were fields of green interrupted by rectangular dung huts baked hard in the African sun, several of them with brightly colored cloth drying on a fence. Everything was so new to us. Life is...
by Lori King | Feb 26, 2018 | 100 Humanitarians, Africa, Business Boxes for Families, Expeditions, Families Mentoring Families, Humanitarian Trip, Kenya, Maasai, Square Foot Gardening
Going to Joyce’s house was one of my favorite days of our November trip. She is open, hopeful, helpful, and kind. Not only did we get the chance to pull garden weeds and plant her garden, we had the opportunity to teach children about the benefit of hard work. There...
