Nyumbani and the Star Thrower

Nyumbani is the Swahili word for home. It is also the name of an orphanage outside of Nairobi founded in 1992 as a hospice for HIV infected babies. Its mission has evolved but not its ideal to serve society's most vulnerable. Eric Goldscheider is a freelance writer whose credits include The Boston Globe The New York Times the Hartford Courant The Philadelphia Inquirer The Washington Post and over a dozen college alumni magazines. He co-directed a study abroad program in Kenya from 1995-1998. TESTIMONIAL: I read your book: 'Nyumbani and the Star Thrower & Adopting Maisha'. It is truly lovely! What I appreciated as I read it is that you have an intimate knowledge of how Nyumbani functions. There is an extraordinary accuracy an accuracy that often lacks considerably in other media productions. Congratulations. - Sister Mary Owens I.B.V.M. Executive Director Nyumbani