Wish List

In case you are dying to send me something in Africa!

I just wanted to make a list of possibly needed items in case any of you just cant wait another minute to send me a care package in Mozambique!    There are just some things that I cant get here, are really hard to get or are expensive.   

Frisbee:

I think Frisbee would be a really fun game to play here!  I have never seen a Frisbee here before so it might be something completely new for the youth.

sauce packets:

My most common meal in Moz is pasta and so having sauce packets are a real treat.  Im not a huge fan of red sauce, so I make a lot of white pasta sauces.    I can make them from scratch but milk can get expensive so having a alfredo, pesto, cheese or any other white sauce packet would be great. 

Pictures:

I would love to have more pictures of friends and family to decorate my house with.  New or old pictures, anything would be great.  I can actually print out pictures here but it can get pretty pricey and it is fun to see what pictures other people have.   

garlic salt

flea collar / drops:

I have a cat and a dog now but flea drops or collars are not available where I live.

Parmesan cheese: 

The powder kind that is in a plastic bottle would be amazing to have for pastas

Cleaning materials for computer:

Wipes for my computer screen and an air soft can for cleaning my keyboard are not available here

Seeds:

cilantro, watermelon, cantaloupe, squash, zucchini, herbs, carrots, lettuce, bell pepper, tomatoes, corn, pumpkin, lavender (natural pesticide)…

any plants that grow in a hot climate would be great.  I am planting a garden at my house, the preschool I work at, maybe one with my co-workers at the hospital and maybe one with the girls group I facilitate.  Having a garden here is a real solution to malnutrition and a lack of food for people living with HIV/AIDS.   Gardening is a great way to teach about the importance of nutrition and introducing new cooking techniques.  Cant have too many seeds!!

Plastic popsicles kit:

I used to use a plastic popsicle kit with my grandma when I was little.  She used to freeze orange juice and I could use it for all kinds of stuff here.  Im not sure if they are even still sold but just in case J

AAA battaries

Canned Cat/dog food

Hair conditioner

Hand gardening shovel:

Im going to buy a home made metal shovel type tool … haha … but who knows when that will actually get made so in the meantime a small hand held gardening shovel would be perfect for working at home

Thin/med sized yarn:

My girls empowerment group (REDES) is interested in crocheting and so yarn would be useful.

Bubbles:  Any kind.. they are not available here. 

The address is

PCV
Corpo da Paz/US Peace Corps
C.P. 4398
Maputo, MOZ

If you write To: Sister Hannah and Jesus Loves You all over the box, it has a better chance of arriving untouched.  Packages are sometimes compromised en route to Moz, but not as much as if people think it is religious material :) 

Thank you soo soo much to anyone who can send any of these items!