Hey everyone. Last week Brig and I had the opportunity to visit our homestay family's in Benin's capitol, Porto-Novo. As expected, our families gave us mountains of delicious food in which we could hardly even make a dent, but they were happy to see that you could literally see the effects in our considerably expanded midriffs. It was great to see that my homestay mama was continuing her dress designs (see post: Turn and Face the Strange), and she had some really intricate new examples to show us. Brigitte's mama owns a boutique, which she uses to finance her five daughters' educations. These girls have managed to be extremely diligent in their studies, especially given the plight of young women in this country.
The boutique contains (mostly used) handbags, dresses, shoes, and perfumes into which she injects some new life. But the shelves of this boutique seem sparsely populated.
Here's how you can help. Gather up some unused (in relatively nice condition) clothes that we could put in her boutique to help her gain money to finance the education of her girls. If you're sending a package, you can just add one or two items to the envelope so we can donate them to her cause. She's really appreciative and a great example of what a single woman can accomplish if she sets her mind to it. Thanks in advance, everyone. And even if you can't donate, thank you for reading about this amazing woman.
Happy spring!
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