A few months ago, a friend had posted via Facebook about a pen pal project that was available through Fitness For Africa. After doing a bit of research, I sent in an application to have my children approved and matched. It was a very easy process and we were matched within a week. The reason for the application is to match your child with a child that has the same interests. Pictures of the children are also exchanged during the application process to make it more personal for the kids. Letters are exchanged once a month via email with the opportunity to Skype once a year. Although, we missed out on the Skype session this year, both of my kids have enjoyed exchanging letters with their new friends! While this is fun way for the kids to develop possible lifelong friendships, it has an educational perspective, as well. That's a win-win!
A pen pal project for women is also available. There is an application process required for this as well as a 10 dollar monthly donation to help sponsor a literacy class for women of the community. I have not looked into this as much as I would like, but I believe that you are sent an email address to the individual you are matched with and exchange letters in that manner. I am planning to send in my application for this project soon!
If this sounds like something you or your kids would be interested in, you can visit their website @
https://fitnessforafrica.org/ to learn more. There will be a pull down menu, you then click on the project you are interested in. The applications are also available on their website to download.
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