In Memory of My Host Mom: Fund Her Girls Education
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If you spoke with me or read my blogs while I was in Zambia, you definitely heard of Thressa Mukuma. She was my host mother on top of caring for 8 of her own children. Thressa passed away on January 20th from cerebral malaria. It was extremely sudden and is going to have major effects on the community of Kabanda where she was an important matriarch, but it will especially affect her children who she loved and provided for. I am raising money for a fund for her children to be able to attend school - starting with her three oldest daughters - Jackline, Jane, and Rebecca.
I wrote a blog about Thressa and really encourage you to read and share. She was an incredible person and is missed so deeply: https://robyncrowley.home.blog/2021/04/04/in-memory-of-thressa-mukuma/
Jane and Rebecca Mutuna - bottom left and middle
(Jane and Rebecca on career day...Jane wants to be a doctor and Rebecca wants to be an accountant)
Jackline with her grade 8 school friends
Jane and Rebecca helped paint my house when I moved in
Jane and Rebecca help their mother pound maize
Jane and Rebecca helping me paint my house (again)
Jane Mutuna
Rebecca Mutuna (looooves playing with the neighbor children)
Rebecca and Jane showing me their favorite snack - fresh picked mango and tomato 'salad'
Jackline smiles with her school teacher
Mr. Mutuna visiting Jackline at Chimpempe Secondary School
Rebecca (second to left), Jane (red striped skirt), and Jackline (back right) took me to explore the flood plain near our village
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Robyn Crowley
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Oak Park, IL