The grade 12 students at The Launceston Church Grammar School raised enough money to set up a brick making venture in the Trans Mara. The Mitshibushi Canter is used to transport sand, clay and mud to the site where the bricks are being made. They are then transported to town and buiding sites where where are sold.
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The Launceston community collected approximately $300,000 worth of vital educational and medical equipment for Tarime in 2010. Various school communities, in particular The Launceston Church Grammar School (co-ordinated by Allison Bassano), Youngtown Primary (co-ordinated by Wendy Dalton) and Sacred Heart (co-ordinated by Alison Smith) worked particularly hard to allow the fruition of our successful container project.
The medical equipment went to The Tarime Goodwill Foundation Hospital which is run by Dr Hudson Winani.
The educational aids and resources went to many outlying community schools in Tarime, The Tarime Goodwill Foundation Seconday School (which is currently being built by Dr Winani) and to the CareforAfrica Education Resource Centre (which will be built shortly).
Wendy Dalton and the Youngtown Primary School container. Allison Bassano and Marguretta and the LCGS container
Scotch OakBurn College donated sports clothing to CareforAfrica. Di Ottoway co-ordinated the project.
Many school children will enjoy wearing sports uniforms once they arrive in Tarime, a privelege they have never encountered before. These uniforms are in immaculate condition, but have no life left in Tasmania. They will commence a new and much needed life in Tarime.
Stephen Norris, (Launceston Church Grammar School Principal) visiting Mtana Community School in Tarime, 2009.
Now the Launceston C
hurch Grammar School students have rallied to help the impoverished community schools in Tarime. Much support is being given by other Launceston schools, in particular Sacred Heart and Youngtown Primary School.
Launceston Church Grammar School, CareforAfrica group. This group of students : Olivia Richardson, Elizabeth Teare, Zoe Bolch, Nick Connelly, Katherine Whitmore, Louise Bone, Todd Adamson, Cameron Hicks, Celine Lee, Kate Marshall, Hannah Kerber ( Co-Head Prefect), works tirelessly to collect, buy, make and sort invaluable educational equipment for 8 community schools in Tarime that have absolutely no educational aids.
These educational aids wil go to Tarime in our next shipping container.
UNITED WE CAN ALLEVIATE POVERTY
Allison Bassano, Alica Butterworth and Diana Butler represented CareforAfrica at The Annual Rotary Conference in April in Tasmania. Stories and the plight for help from the people of Tarime were shared with many interested Rotarians.
CareforAfrica is a registered RAWCS project.
WISHING EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU A HAPPY and SAFE CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR.
My special thanks to all our invaluable volunteers, supporters and Board Members for your continuing hard work and dedication to the beautiful people of Tarime. United we are making a difference to help alleviate poverty.
I look forward to the New Year to see much progress and fruition with our projects.
Care for Africa held its Annual General Board Meeting Friday 19th November.
Please read Executive Office’s/Chairman’s Report in About Us.
Dr Michelle Woods has regretably resigned from the Board due to a career change and relocation. CfA greatly appreciates the invaluable input, development and support Michelle has given. Michelle has developed and co- ordinated a close affiliation and pathway between CfA and The Tasmanian University, faculity of nursing. Vital research and information in the development of much needed safe clean water and the establishment of the mobile health in Tarime has been established through this important liason, thanks to Michelle.
CfA welcomes Carol Northeast onto it’s Board and looks forward to to long worthwhile working relationship for the betterment of the people of Tarime.
Safe clean water has been provide to 3600 people in the Surubu Community, Tarime by our team.
The women and children would walk up to 8 kms twice a day to collect water for their families. The water would always be infected with ecoli
causing diarrhoea related diseases and dehydration. Often the water would also be infected with typhoid and choera. Unclean water is the major cause of illness and death in the communities of Taime.
The girls of Surubu no longer have to miss hours from valuable schooling, the mothers can spend more time at home with their children, as well as time developing business to help their families.
SAFE CLEAN WATER WILL ALWAYS FLOW FOR THE PEOPLE OF SURUBU.
WELL DONE, WE HAVE CHANGED THE LIVES OF 3600 PEOPLE IN AFRICA.
Harry, Nick & Jack, the three 18 year olds have just arrived in Tarime.
Today Dr Winani showed them around the hospital.
Tomorrow Abdullah will take the boys to Surubu. They will run an education program to the school children about using safe clean water out of the water well CfA intalled last year.
The boys will teach the school children about water borne diseases, which are the major cause of morbidity & mortality in Tanzania.
The boys are also going to peg out a netball court at the school. A netball court will be built when the container arrives with the equipment in it. The girls want to learn sport, so we are going to teach them netball.
Jack is going to organise to do a mural on the school. He will have 8 students from the Surubu school to help him. He will start his mural once the containers arrive with the paints. Jack is organised to do murals on 8 outlying poor schools in Tarime.
Imagine the difference these kids will make to the impoverished schools & students in Tarime.
