Rachel’s Home from the Beginning

By Greg Gowing It all started with a speech by Stephen Lewis, the world-renowned HIV/AIDS activist. Lewis was speaking at a convention for the Ontario Hospital Association in 2004. His impassioned speech was about his experiences as the UN special envoy to Africa and...

Running for Rachel’s Home-2011

Three runners from Central took to the streets in October to raise money for Rachel’s Home. The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon took place on Oct. 16. Central’s own Bruce Jones ran the marathon. Alistair McIlwraith and Greg Gowing each ran 5K. Bruce...

Follow Rachel’s Home on Twitter!

Follow @Rachelshome1 on Twitter. Stephanie Vizi, Lesotho 2012 team member, will be tweeting on behalf of the Lesotho 2012 mission team about events, ideas, Lesotho news, and more.     

Please Help!

Are you artistically inclined? Do you want to put those skills to work, to help the children at Rachel’s Home? Well, here’s your chance.  We have gathered up a selection of old tiles from the roof project. Under Yssie’s guidance, we will be make commemorative plaques...

Just Try to Imagine

I want you to walk into the smallest bedroom in your house. Take a look around. Imagine that the furniture is gone. Imagine that it has been replaced with old beat-up bunk-beds, stacked three high on three walls. That’s a total of nine beds. Now I want you to imagine...