Details Long Overdue :)

I have done a sore job at blogging lately. I have posted photos and have written the occasional anecdote, but have failed to communicate what it is I actually do and where I do it. Okay, so here we go.

I am working with an Australian-based organization by the name of Foundations. Foundations was created just last year by an amazing woman named Rosie O'Halloran to house and help children who have regrettably been ignored by their parents, their neighbors and their society. Each child has a story that will break your heart and want to protect them from any more pain, fear or hunger. It is these emotions that I believe inspired Rosie to create Foundations and it is the reason that I am working in Uganda today. Our humble home houses both orphans and street kids, giving them the ability to play like children, not worry about their next meal and even dream about their future. 

My job? Well it may be the best job in the world. My official position is the live in coordinator. I act as a liaison between the in-country staff and the Australian staff. More importantly, however, I get to spend my days playing games with the kids, whether it be football (or as us Yanks call it, soccer), dancing to Rukiga music or practicing our ever-evolving language skills (I quiz them about English and they quiz me about Rukiga. Their English puts my Rukiga to shame!)

Want to know more? Feel inspired to help? Comment below and check out our website:
http://www.foundationsau.org/