Thousands of women were widowed as a result of a decade of civil war, experiencing intense trauma along the way. An entire generation of fathers and husbands lost their lives in a society that does not value widows. Sister Connection changes the lives of the widows through emotional healing, providing homes and shelter, and micro finance.
Craig focused on the vocational training facility Mt. Hope, a 10 acre area given to Sister Connection by the local Burundi governor. There is a dormitory, underground spring and solar energy production.
A recent project dramatically improved the water supply by creating a a system to pump water to the top of the mountain where it is stored and then available for use. The women helped build the trenches needed for the water pipes that move water from the underground spring to the holding tanks at the top of the hill.
More information is available at http://sisterconnection.org/
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