Again this year, I had the satisfaction and fulfillment of managing the Embassy's small development grant program, called "Ambassador's Special Self Help Program". We provided small grants to a number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and community groups for assistance to underprivileged and needy persons in Mauritius and Seychelles. These photos are of a school for the handicapped we assisted with ramps, walls, and accessible facilities; others are for a library in a rural community center---the only learning center for miles around. Other recipients were health programs, entrepreneurial job creation activities, a catering project for women prison inmates, and child protection projects. It is very fulfilling to see how far a little bit of money will go, and how much good is done with it---these are transformational grants, even though they only amount to 5 or 6 thousand dollars each. Makes me proud to be from a country that cares about the frail and vulnerable folks around the world.
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