CHIPOKA, Malawi, Africa — Rebecca Severinsen, a high school student from Augusta has arrived in Chipoka, Malawi, Africa.
After spending two weeks in Florida for training, Rebecca arrived at her designated site.
She said boot camp was difficult, but she loved it!
She now gets to use her newly aquired skills to build two-kitchen, four-bathroom facilities at two orphanages.
On July 7, she was headed to the Wellman Rescue Unit, which is a small orphanage that houses AIDS orphans.
Before this Wellman Unit was built, the site was used as a bathroom for the community.
The site has been cleaned and the children and facilitators have planted a garden and have made a fish pond.
The pond has several fish and the children have been able to eat fresh fish.
The corn field, however, has been under attack by the monkeys, and the monkeys have already eaten half of what the orphanage had planted.
They have also planted potatoes and they are hoping that will yeild a good harvest so they will have plenty of potatoes to eat.
Rebecca and her team will be in Chipoka for a couple of weeks building the facilities needed to help make the orphanage a more suitable place.
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