Final Week!!…….JACARA Volunteers in Africa

Good Morning Jasmine!

JACARA Gives Back in Africa! Give Back WITH JACARA! I sit before this keyboard full of stories paired with emotion that runs deeper than I could have imagined or dreamed of. Yet, my hands lay motionless, paralyzed by time. Time that I no longer have, and the fleeting time in which I was able to [...]

Week Four…….JACARA Volunteers in Africa

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JACARA Gives Back in Africa! Give Back WITH JACARA! Agandi (how are you) Readers?!  Today marks less than two weeks left, and honestly I feel as if I just wrote the last blog. The weight of my departure is looming, so naturally I’m avoiding it like the plague! A sincere thank you to all that [...]

Week Three…….JACARA Volunteers in Africa

Alex...Mr. Expressive Himself

JACARA Gives Back in Africa! Give Back WITH JACARA! Greetings! Esabiiti Yakashatu (the third week) of my trip has flown by with laughter and learning. Learning every moment of everyday. Each of the children are doing really well, and I am proud to report their English has improved tremendously! Some are even asking me questions in [...]

Week Two…….JACARA Volunteers in Africa

Marungi drinking porridge :)

JACARA Gives Back in Africa! Give Back WITH JACARA   Greetings from “The Pearl Of Africa”…Uganda, I am so happy to share my second week with all of you!  Before I begin, I would first like to start with a HUGE thank you to everyone that has supported me in this journey. It is your words that [...]

JACARA Volunteers in Africia…..Week One!

Determine loving his Jasmine time.

JACARA Gives back to Africa! Give back WITH JACARA! Agandi (How are you?!), I can not believe it has been a little over a week since my journey began. I truly feel as if I have lived a year in someone else’s life. I thank you for your patience in receiving this, as electrical power is [...]

JACARA Volunteers in Africa!

Determine was born to Charity, a 16-year-old single mother. We took him in May 12 as Charity threatened to abandon him as she could not care for him. We plan to help stabilize Charity and then resettle Determine with her.

JACARA Gives back to Africa! Give back WITH JACARA! Readers! JACARA has some incredibly exciting news to report. The JA – in JACARA (Jasmine) is traveling to Africa for five weeks to volunteer in an orphanage. Ramon, Cathy & myself have always believed in giving back. This can be done in small and big ways. [...]