Culturally Relevant Tools

I remember the time Paddy e-mailed me some good news: an organization had donated dolls to children in Kabalagala and outlying villages. But the pictures of the distribution of these dolls told another story--the dolls were white. And to me, looking at those white dolls in a sea of black faces just felt violently wrong.

I know a few of our volunteers felt the same way. So although black dolls are hard to find (donated black dolls, I should say), Jane did a great job of doing so. And when I saw this photo of our project, I felt a little surge of pride. We may be grassroots, but we can provide the toys and tools to our children to make them proud of their heritage.