Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - SAVE THIS DATE!  2nd Annual Itafari Event hosted by California Closets.  No, this is not a misprint.  Pass the word and put it on your calendar.  The first event was great, let's make the second even better!  More updates to come.

                                                                                                         
Saturday, Sep. 26, 2009 - WE'RE IN THE BIG APPLE!       Our friends in NY will be hosting a Pay-It-Forward.  More details to come.

September 27 – October 22, 2008: Itafari Board President, Victoria Trabosh and Sara Oberdorf, an American scientist living in London, traveled to Rwanda to visit the people we serve, our partnering organizations, as well as review and audit all Itafari programs.  Visit the Itafari Blog to learn about their adventures.
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A Tour of Hope: September 24 – October 27, 2007
President of the Itafari Foundation led a group of travelers to Rwanda to review the Itafari programs, meet the people that we serve, and have a once in a lifetime experience. Visit the Itafari Blog to learn about their experiences.

You can also see some of the photographs taken by Photographer Adam Bacher and read his blog at www.bachersblog.com.

August 3 – 14, 2006: Itafari Board President, Victoria Trabosh traveled to Rwanda to speak at the Humanitarian Day Project as part of FESPAD/World Culture Open. Her speech, titled: The Business of Passion reviews how businesses, especially NGOs must manage and grow their businesses. She described the 3 ways to accomplish the goals and dreams of any organization. During her visit she was also able to meet with the children sponsored by Itafari donors and work with all of the organizations within the country with whom Itafari partners.

May 2 - 30, 2006: Itafari Board President, Victoria Trabosh, traveled to Rwanda for the month of May to meet with local partners in support of a variety of programs including micro enterprise, education, music, widows and orphans. Ms. Trabosh also met with school children to provide pen pals for children in Portland. Last December, Mrs. Debbie Hushbeck's 5th grade class from Portland, Oregon raised $1,300 through the sale of ornaments for the children in Rwanda. As a result of Ms. Trabosh's visit, they will now be able to "meet" Rwandan children through letters and pictures and begin to form friendships that will last a lifetime. An online journal/log will be available on the Itafari website.