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Julie Torrance-Hayter
Ottawa resident Adeline Mushi, a Tanzanian Canadian, returns to her homeland in Kilimanjaro each year to help the poor.
Adeline, otherwise known as “Mama Mushi” in her Ottawa community, is being highlighted in this year’s “Goats for Grannies” fundraiser on Oct. 17 by producing a small skit of a grandma’s life in the Kilimanjaro community. Mushi is very grateful to Canada and all it has done for her family, but she hasn’t forgotten those still in her homeland.
Africa’s workforce has been wiped out and the economy devastated by the AIDS virus, with more than 1.2 million people dying in Africa last year alone. Often, many children are left behind, and left to the grandmas to raise alone. Without any means of support, these grandmas are left in heartbreaking condition.
Goats for Grannies is a charitable organization that purchases Australian hybrid goats in Tanzania that produce twins each time they give birth. The milk from the goats helps feed the grandmas’ grandchildren and also produces butter to sell at local markets. Any goats that are birthed must be given to another grandma, which leads to more prosperity for the region.
Goats for Grannies is a charitable organization that purchases Australian hybrid goats in Tanzania that produce twins each time they give birth. The milk from the goats helps feed the grandmas’ grandchildren and also produces butter to sell at local markets.
The Goats for Grannies event takes place Saturday, Oct. 17 from 4-8 p.m. at the St. Martin’s Anglican Church, 2120 Prince Charles Rd. The evening of entertainment will feature an African dinner, a fashion show, African dancers, a children’s choir and auctions. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling Adeline at 613-456-6037 or Julie at 613-851-4630.
Anyone wishing to donate to the cause can do so at www.facebook.com/goatsforgrannies?fref=ts
Julie Torrance-Hayter is the chairperson for 2015 Goats for Grannies
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Ottawa resident Adeline Mushi, a Tanzanian Canadian, returns to her homeland in Kilimanjaro each year to help the poor.
Adeline, otherwise known as “Mama Mushi” in her Ottawa community, is being highlighted in this year’s “Goats for Grannies” fundraiser on Oct. 17 by producing a small skit of a grandma’s life in the Kilimanjaro community. Mushi is very grateful to Canada and all it has done for her family, but she hasn’t forgotten those still in her homeland.
Africa’s workforce has been wiped out and the economy devastated by the AIDS virus, with more than 1.2 million people dying in Africa last year alone. Often, many children are left behind, and left to the grandmas to raise alone. Without any means of support, these grandmas are left in heartbreaking condition.
Goats for Grannies is a charitable organization that purchases Australian hybrid goats in Tanzania that produce twins each time they give birth. The milk from the goats helps feed the grandmas’ grandchildren and also produces butter to sell at local markets. Any goats that are birthed must be given to another grandma, which leads to more prosperity for the region.
Goats for Grannies is a charitable organization that purchases Australian hybrid goats in Tanzania that produce twins each time they give birth. The milk from the goats helps feed the grandmas’ grandchildren and also produces butter to sell at local markets.
The Goats for Grannies event takes place Saturday, Oct. 17 from 4-8 p.m. at the St. Martin’s Anglican Church, 2120 Prince Charles Rd. The evening of entertainment will feature an African dinner, a fashion show, African dancers, a children’s choir and auctions. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling Adeline at 613-456-6037 or Julie at 613-851-4630.
Anyone wishing to donate to the cause can do so at www.facebook.com/goatsforgrannies?fref=ts
Julie Torrance-Hayter is the chairperson for 2015 Goats for Grannies
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