Meet our children and you will fall in love. M ddŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ďƌĂǀĞ͕ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ͘ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵƉĞƌŚĞƌŽĞƐ ĚŽ ŝŶĚĞĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ůŝƩůĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďŝŐ ďĂƩůĞƐ͘ ZĂƌĞůLJ ǁŝůů LJŽƵ ŚĞĂƌ them complain. They embrace all the play ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌĚ Ͳ ĮůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶŽŶͲŵĞĚŝĐĂů ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕ ǀŝĚĞŽ games and most of all friendship. This is a sure ƐŝŐŶ ƚŚĂƚ ,KW ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ůŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌĞůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ͘͟
/Ĩ LJŽƵ ĚƌŽƉ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ d>D ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ ƵŶŝƚ Ăƚ DE, LJŽƵ͛ůů ĮŶĚ Ă ǁĂƌŵ͕ ďƵƐLJ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ ǁĂƌĚ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ hope. Giggles and mischief are in ůĂƌŐĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŚŽŵĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϬϬ ůŝƩůĞ ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶLJ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĚĂLJ͘ DŽƐƚ ƐƉĞŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ ;ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ Ă LJĞĂƌͿ living at the facility. KŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJƐ Žī ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ͕ ŵĂŶLJ children unable to go home escape ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ hũĂƐŝƌŝ ŚŽƐƚĞů ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ũƵƐƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͛ ǁĂůŬ ĂǁĂLJ͘ /ƚ has become a safe haven for these ůŝƩůĞ ďĞŝŶŐƐ͕ Ă ƉůĂĐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝŶũĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ
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ĨĂĐĞƐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝƚĞ ĐŽĂƚƐ͘ hũĂƐŝƌŝ ŚŽƐƚĞů is a bright and colourful building ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵ͕ ƉůĂLJƌŽŽŵ͕ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ and play yard where the children ĐĂŶ͕ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ƌĞůĂdž͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ůĞĂƌŶ͕ ďĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ͕ ĞdžƉůŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŵŽŶƚŚ͕ ŐŽ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĂLJ ĂƐ Ă ŶŽƌŵĂů ŬŝĚ ʹ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ their lives. tŝƚŚ Ă ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽǀĞƌ ϲϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϱϬй ŽĨ ǁŚŽŵ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ϭϴ͕ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂ ĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϰϬϬϬ ŶĞǁ paediatric cancer cases each year. ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƟůů ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚŽŶĞ͘ dŽŽ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂǀĞƐƚ ůŝƩůĞ superheroes trade in their capes ĨŽƌ ĂŶŐĞů ǁŝŶŐƐ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ͘ d>D ŝƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ E E ƵŶƟů ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ providing care to every child in need ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĂďůĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂƌĞ͘ /ƚ ŵĂLJ ŶŽƚ ƐĞĞŵ ĨĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ we may wish that childhood cancer ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ͘ tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ůŝƩůĞ ďĂůĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁĂůŬ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂŶŶƵůĂƐ͕ ďŝŐ ƚƵŵŵŝĞƐ͕ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ĞLJĞƐ Žƌ ůŝŵďƐ͕ ŝƐ ŚĞĂƌƚͲďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ďƵƚ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ them overcome is extraordinary. tĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ Ăůů ƐƚĂŶĚ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ůŝƩůĞ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďĂĐŬƐ ĂƐ ǁĞ ƐĂLJ ͞ ƵƌŝŶŐ Childhood Cancer in Tanzania – together we can”. sŝƐŝƚ ŽƵƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŵĞĚŝĂ accounts to learn more about us and all that we do. You can donate via d>D DƉĞƐĂ͗ Ϭϳϰϰϳϯϯϴϯϵ info@wearetlm.org tĞ ƌĞ d>D @tlmtanzania www.wearetlm.org
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ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵLJ ďĞĚ͕ ƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ͕ ƉŽŬŝŶŐ ŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚƵƌƟŶŐ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƐƚLJ ŶĞĞĚůĞƐ͖ tŚLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŽ serious? Why is my mother crying? ƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŝŶƚ ,KW ŝƐ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞĞĚ and in super doses.
