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“JUAF Village Project”

Judi McAlpine

July 25, 2010 at 10 a.m.

JUAF (pronounced joo-off) is a KiSwahili name which means “To Be Understood.” JUAF is a registered non-profit located in the Kikwe village of Tanzania. In partnership with indigenous women, Judi founded a village with resources for vulnerable women and children to empower them to reach a higher socioeconomic level and eradicate poverty. This will be done through microfinancing, education, and support. Check out their blog for information about the project along with photos of the people being helped.

Judi is an example of the impact one person with a little imagination can have on an oppressed and impoverished region. She will share photos of the people and their triumphs as they dug a well by hand (100 feet deep), built a community center, and formed their own microfinance cooperative.

Judi McAlpine is a compassionate and generous woman who has traveled the world extensively and discovered a way to help in Tanzania. She purchased property and established a community focused on lifting up its vulnerable citizens with training, financial assistance, and a safe place to live and work. Judi was raised in both Canada and the U.S. and has dual citizenship. She currently resides in West Seattle, but a large part of her heart is in Tanzania with the JUAF Village Project she started with indigenous women.