Abrenya
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Abrenya!
A Kindergarten/Primary school was completed in August, 2008 in the village of Abrenya. Funding was provided by Tradebot, a corporation in Kansas City, Missouri, through Ike Ferguson’s son-in law. The school was lovingly named the August House after the president’s grandfather.
At the time this school was built there was no access road so all materials had to be hand-carried into the village across a tree which bridged the river. This village felt they had been forgotten and were so happy when we came back to them and told them we had funding for their school. They told us that one of their challenges was recruiting and keeping teachers because there was no place for them to stay. We were advised by the village leaders that the little abandoned Catholic chapel was no longer being used so we converted it into a two bedroom living quarters for teachers. Almost immediately the teachers were recruited and have been retained.
Gary Farnes, Executive Director of World Joy made the hike on foot to the Village of Abrenya in October, 2010. He calls Abrenya the “Lost Village”. They are isolated and cut off from the rest of the villages because of not having a road into the village. Since October a road has been built. Unfortuantely, they still have no clean drinking water and disease runs rampant. Linda Hansen, Office Manager for World Joy is championing a water well project for the Village of Abrenya. For as little as $10,000 equipment and supplies can now be brought to the village to drill a bore hole for fresh drinking water. Linda is hoping that funding will be in place by the first of 2011 so drilling can take place in the dry months.
