UBUNTU "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu

Hello everyone,
I am back from a week of rest and relaxation and even celebrated my 9 months of sobriety last Thursday at Kruger National Park! Some of you have asked how you can help from abroad and I just wanted to send some information your way. The teenage girls I work with every week are in a homeless shelter and it is not equipped with anything for them to do other than share one television with two hundred other people in the shelter. Because of the lack of activities, the girls are prone to wandering the streets of downtown Johannesburg and are getting into drugs, alcohol, prostitution, etc. I spoke with them before I left and they all enjoy sports and have an area in the facility for basketball and soccer, but they have no equipment. I purchased a soccer ball, basketball, and air pump for them last week and it was at a cost of about $40. I would like to get them a few more items from a sports store, but cannot afford to do so out of my own pocket so if you would like to donate any money for this, please let me know and I can figure out where to put the funds and give you a detailed list as to what I was able to buy and how much it cost. There are also some workers on a farm where I have been spending a lot of time and they each only have two shirts that are ripped and nearly shredded to pieces. I would like to purchase them a couple of new shirts and considering clothes here are quite cheap, I can get shirts for $10 a piece. Other than that, I can't think of donations for anything else at the moment but things are always coming up. Just remember that even $5 goes a long way to the people here and every little bit helps, so please let me know if you are in a position to help these girls and workers. I hope everyone is well and I will speak with you all soon.
Ubuntu,
Jen