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%
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We held Community English Class graduation!! Hongera sana (congratulations) to all of our students, with an average improvement for Foundation at 22%, Intermediate at 18% and Advanced at 18%. Our students were very happy with their results. We even had 2 graduates from Foundation English; 5 graduates from Intermediate English and 7 graduates from Advanced English.
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In June, we delivered a very important curriculum with our nursery students around Road Safety, including an outing to a busy road to learn how to cross safely and a brand new song encouraging children to ‘stop, look and listen’.
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Many of the students from Msandaka School of the Deaf find it difficult to communicate at home because their parents and siblings cannot sign, however we have started a brand new curriculum to help students understand their Rights and find ways to communicate them to people who cannot sign. A very important aspect for our students to understand!
“I have a new sense of belonging. I feel extremely happy and blessed to have had such an opportunity. I have always had compassion for others but African Impact allowed me to practice it daily. I love how the people of Moshi are so loving, giving, and happy. Even with very little they do not mind sharing! I was welcomed into their homes and feed well! AMAZING! I hope when I return home I will be able to share the spirit of Moshi with others by simply being amazing. I have so much admiration for these people and I want the world to know. Overall, this experience has made me a better person!” Kedralyn Folk, Education volunteer June 2018
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We kick started a boys and girls after-school club in a local secondary school in rural Moshi. We provide a safe space to discuss adolescent health, how to stay safe and peer support. The students love it, and feel free to ask those tricky questions they can’t ask teachers! Our new women’s and girl’s income generating group has started to make an income. So far, they have sold 12 recycled products and made just over $30 which they will split amongst themselves next month. We created a partnership with First Aid Africa to deliver vital First Aid Training to the community. We had a total of 82 community members receiving certificates of completion. Well done! Our women’s group, Wakipa, have nearly completed their Professional Catering and ‘Build a Business’ course with Valentina of Aikama Catering. They have purchased uniforms, protective chef hats, and already attended two outside catering training events! We can’t wait to see Wakipa grow into a full Catering Business.
Our favorite moments over the past few months has been watching the new women’s income generating groups grow; from what they had originally labeled ‘rubbish’ the ladies have created beautiful new products that they are proud of selling in the local community – looking for marketing opportunities and spending hours perfecting the final result (as well as looking after the environment, ensuring waste is utilized and not sent to landfills). After only 4 months of working together, they are creating an income and purchasing materials that create better quality products. What a result!
During the middle of May, Asia (one of the members of Wakipa, our womens’ group), announced that her daughter was getting married and we were all invited along. Without thinking twice, all staff and volunteers found suitable outfits and organized transport to rural Moshi for a traditional Tanzanian wedding. On the day, we were warmly welcomed and sat with other guests to enjoy the afternoon. To top it off, Wakipa used their newly-learnt catering skills to cater the event! We left very full, and fully-immersed in a wonderful afternoon of celebrations.
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