Volunteer Hours Girls & Boys Club 10% Womens' Income Generating Groups 14% Nursery Early Childhood Development 8% Maasai Empowerment 20% LANGUAGE LESSON:
Kiswahili: ‘Tabasamu’’ Means ‘Smile’
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Community English & Tuition 26%
Langoni Old Folks Home 17% School for the Deaf 1%
WHAT’S NEW ON THE GROUND? We welcomed two of our Advanced English Language students, Glory and Prosper, to join us as support staff on our Girl Empowerment and Maasai Empowerment projects We kick started two new women’s’ income generating groups, using recycled materials to create doormats or recycled glasses. African Impact was first to purchase doormats for the volunteer house – check them out in the volunteer bedrooms
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During the June school holiday, we led 2 weeks of workshops with girls at partner organization, NAFGEM. We worked with 19 girls every afternoon and did lots of activities promoting laughter, group cohesion and a solid support network. • We visited Kitenden – our Maasai students’ village. For the first time ever, we met with a Maasai women’s group and were invited to attend village meeting. was anempowerment incredible 3 days and we’re looking • their Volunteers delivered It a 4-week program at forward visiting again! a localtosecondary school during the school holidays, where students increased their knowledge • Our project with Maasai Mama’s in Moshi Town of hasgenderdeveloped and we based violenceprovide by 19%!the mama’s with simple English language now regularly lessons, product development advice, and recycled plastic containers • toWe’re proud the Women’s Group we support as bettervery store their of goods. they continue to expand their business, having partnered •
NAFGEM 4%