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Community English & Tuiton Langoni Old Folks Home 27%
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School of the Deaf Womens' Income Generating Groups Adult Literacy and Maasai Empowerment Nursery Early Childhood Development Girls & Boys After School Club
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We had a special visit at the Langoni Old Folks Home from the Deputy Minister of Health. He completed an inspection, after which he acknowledged the hard work of the Langoni staff and also the vital partnership with African Impact! For the International Day of the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence we held a hot debate about harmful cultural practices and GBV. All of our Community Literacy and English Language students took part.
December means that the NAFGEM girls are back from school! We started a new 3-week project with them looking at Finance Management, using the tried-and-tested Population Councils’ AGEP Curriculum. At our Maasai Town class, we introduced a new registration document to track student profiles. From this, we gathered that 55% of our students have never been to school; 35% have completed primary and 10% have completed half of secondary. December also means end-of-year exams and there were some great results! Our Swahili Foundation class achieved an average increase of 32%; Foundation English achieved an average increase of 19%; Intermediate English stood at 9%. Well done students!
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Our annual graduation at Shiners Nursery has rolled around again! We were so happy to see 11 students move into primary schools, and the younger students moving into junior class. Marks across the board showed an increase of 43% (Babies) and 23% (Juniors) from their original exams, a great improvement! Alongside Shiners graduation was our end-of-year celebrations with our English Language students who also had fantastic scores with an average increase in Foundation English of 9% and Intermediate English of 13%. To celebrate the end of the year with Langoni Old Folks Home, we partnered up with WAKIPA Women’s Group and Nyange Adventures to provide a huge buffet lunch and afternoon of entertainment. We let 2018 leave the Wazee Home with a bang! Tom, our long-term Education Volunteer, lead the way with a career development workshop for Advanced English Language students. He prepared a 3-week course and at the end of the course, held mock interviews with 7 students. They were very happy to complete this course, and even happier to receive feedback for improvements!
Friday 11th October saw an International celebration of the Girl Child. Here in Moshi, we spent the afternoon at our partner secondary school, holding a games afternoon with over 100 pupils, Wakipa Women’s Group and our community class students. In December, we waved goodbye to 20 handmade, recycled mats from Msaranga Women’s Group, onto a plane and over to America – their first international shipment! The women had received an order from previous volunteers, and made sure it arrived in time for Christmas which meant that when they distributed their quarterly funds, each member received approx. $25 which the women have used to boost their personal businesses (e.g. savings for school fees, boosting small personal businesses) We completed an end of year review with our Girls & Boys Club students: In an anonymous survey, 95% voted for the class to continue in 2019; 64% enjoyed the class because of 'the way that we teach' and 87% of students said they had learnt something new by participating in the class! Here’s to a successful 2019
“This experience has given me a greater sense of confidence in myself and I feel like I have gained new skills that I can apply to all aspects of life. I never thought I could teach English as well as I could, or lead a Women's Group. It has encouraged me to be more accountable and independent with my choices and I feel like I can make decisions for myself. If you get the chance to come here, jump at it. It will reshape your perspective on life and what you are capable of. I have a new found sense of confidence that will be everlasting. New friends were made and a new found appreciation for Africa has been established. I really hope I return one day.” Thomas Gross, Education Volunteer
During our end of year feedback session at the Maasai Literacy town project, Babu, one of our students gave us an incredible story of his journey in class: “For my job as a laborer, I carry other peoples’ goods in a wheelbarrow at the market. Before I started class, I used to miss tenders because I could not read or write where they were going. We would go to the warehouse and the storekeeper would tell us where to deliver the goods. Before we carried anything, we had to write our details and the delivery details. Often, I was alone and no-one could help me fill in the details. If I asked the storekeepers to help me, they used to tell me to leave the warehouse and let more serious people do the job. Since I joined class, these challenges have started to disappear. Recently, I went to ask for a tender and the people at the warehouse asked if I had someone to write for me. I told them to give me the form because I’d do it myself. They were amazed. I was so proud to be able to do that, and told them I’d been going to class.”
In partnership with the African Impact Foundation and Moshi Epignosis Physiotherapy Clinic, we have launched a brand-new project at our Old Folks Home looking at intervention strategies and training that will improve the mobility and independence of the Wazee members. This is vital for empowering our elders in their later life, as many currently do not have high levels of mobility.
Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection is really important to us on the ground here in Moshi because we work with so many vulnerable communities and children. In December, ChildReach Tanzania and African Impact partnered up to deliver a two-day training course to all of our project partners. The training reviewed Child Protection Policies, updated participants on new legislation and gave everyone the opportunity to discuss challenges that have arisen during the year. It was a fantastic training session and proved to be a great opportunity to discuss interdisciplinary approaches to Child Protection.