This 4th quarter in Tanzania has proved a very busy 3 months for ABCD (UK) and an end to a very busy year. I began an art programme at Mwowe school which took over completely, leaving little room for work in ARI and L.S. primary. As in L.S. Primary last year, the children loved learning […]
Author: ABCD UK
September 2014 Update
September has proved a momentous month for ABCD (UK). As operations manager my feet have not yet touched ground! Since coming into Tanzania on the 5th I have reconnected with all principles in our project, including all the headmasters of the Lyamungo Sinde Schools, the Ward Education Officer and the new Lutheran pastor. I have […]
Fundraising Update
Following my return to the UK this year in April I have worked to re-engage with my ABCDreams (UK) network to set up various fund-raising activities. First on the list came Roxwell School Fayre – a special event for the first time this year, falling as it did in the same week that the Tour […]
Wanted: Volunteers!
As we move into the third quarter of 2014 I can say it has been a momentous year so far. We have been able to assist 65 children with school fees in all three schools in the village – Lyamungo Sinde Primary, Mwowe Primary and ARI Primary. We have also had the good fortune to […]
School Improvements
The impact of ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams (UK) in Lyamungo Sinde village continues to grow as we move into the second semester of the school year. And for this we have Martha Austin, our erstwhile volunteer teacher from Australia to thank! As I suggested in my last post Martha is our first volunteer. Her […]
Our Pledge
Our pledge is to drive down costs and maximize revenue for the children of one village in Tanzania. Karibuni sana! (You are all welcome!)
Settling in…
We at ABCDreams (UK) have had a momentous month this February. As well as assisting 65 students with their tuition fees thanks to every one of our donors, including those who even leave us spare change at the pub or at the surgery, we have also seen Martha settling in as a volunteer English teacher […]
Our First Volunteer
Standard 7 pupils at Lyamungo Sinde Primary School (pictured) and at Mwowe Primary School in the village have now met with their new volunteer English teacher, Martha Austin. Martha has come to us from Australia and has been with us here in Tanzania since January 31st. She will concentrate her efforts at L.S. Primary but […]
Season’s Greetings
We have been very busy these past 8 weeks with the care of one of the orphans in the village. 19-year-old Amadeus suffered a car accident at the end of September this year. He had been living with Bibi Lema in the village. He struggled to give himself an education because the scarcity of both […]
Developing moments…
Lots of water under the bridge this month! Long ago, in lifetimes past I had a close friend and colleague while teaching in Watford, UK. We met up again digitally recently, on Facebook, as you do. Turns out he has a daughter who would very much like to come and contribute to Lyamungo Sinde Primary […]