Full Steam Ahead

December 3, 2009 on 4:45 am
Filed Under:Other Stuff

2010 and 2011 are looking to be epic years for PALA with the final planning stages of Bad Altitude being sorted and Part Two of Operation Yak Hat for July 2010 in preliminary stages.

Operation Bad Altitude’s Kilimanjaro trip will now include visits to some of the orphanages around Moshi and Arusha and contact has been established with 4 shelters within the region so far. Additional funding provided by Synergy and PALA now means we can make a huge difference not only in our own back yard, but leave some positive footprints in Tanzania as well. Almost 10% of the population in Tanzania is affected by AIDS. As pregnancy accelerates the effects of the virus, this means many children are left orphaned at very early stages of their lives. NPOs such as Cradle Of Love in Arusha provide shelter for orphaned and HIV infected babies. From the website: “Since it responds to those found HIV positive, there will be times when a baby dies; however, that infant will feel loved and secure until its last breath.”

This hit me pretty hard when I read it, and after the PALA visit I will be sponsoring a child at this place. For $100 per month, you can as well, this provides all the care needed for an infant within the shelter. As with any developing country, please wait until after the PALA official visit and report before making donations on our advice, although most of these websites are genuine, there are scam sites that do collect money and in fact do not exist. PALA ensures all of it’s resources and advice given to others is targeted directly to where it is needed.

Part 2 of Operation Yak Hat begins mid-year 2010 with a short visit back to Nah Trang, then up through the mountain region of Sapa and down through into Laos where it will concentrate efforts at the Luang Prabang Orphanage. Fundraising events including a Thundercat or two will go toward supplying the school with clothing for over 500 children currently at the school. Again please wait for the PALA visit before committing to our advice but more can be read about the school here.

Thanks for visiting us, keep checking back for more news and thank you for your support.

Scotty.

Here’s a video from our last trip: