Kristin and Christina in Lima: Temblor..

Kristin writes:

The other day we visited the Center for young mothers here in Lima, ran by the Stroemme Foundation. Its located in the same district as I live. About 13 young girls (average age is maybe 14) are living in the centre, with their kids. Many of them have very tough experiences. Some of them have been raped by family members and therefore have to fight some serious psycological issues as well.

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Christina continues:

... Having been disgraced and therefore banned from their families, and often thrown onto the merciless streets of Lima, only the luckiest young mothers end up in this center. The Stromme Foundation helps run this center where the mothers learn to love and not hate their children, where they learn a useful trade such as sewing or hair-cutting, which can be used later in life when they are ready to move on from the center.

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Christina in Lima: Traffic

My biggest fear about living alone in Lima was taking the bus by myself through the city everyday. My fear has, however, turned out to be groundless, and I am currently taking the bus to and from the language school every day by myself. One could write a whole book about traffic in Lima, but I will only say that every day I fear for my life, or my limbs, crossing a Limaen road by myself, in a city where traffic rules seem to border with anarchy. Fortunately, the jet lag has worn off, so I am no longer walking around in a daze.

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Haldnytt: Hva har utvikling med sport å gjøre?

Christina Swan og Elisabeth Midttvedt skriver om CHRISC i Øst-Afrika:

Sport trener kroppen og gir generell velvære, men kan bli brukt til mye mer. Dette er Strømmestiftelsen og KRIKs arbeid i Øst Afrika et tydelig eksempel på. Kristen Idrettskontakt (KRIK) ble startet i Norge i 1981, da først og fremst for kristne toppidrettsutøvere som ville samles for å dele sin tro i idrettssammenhenger. I dag er organisasjonen åpen for alle unge, uavhengig av sportsprestasjoner. Dette har skapt et enormt engasjement på globalt nivå, og gjort KRIK til et viktig redskap mot fattigdom.

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