Boarding school for some - Haradali English School

Seven of our Tumaini children go to Haradali boarding school for extra study (or extra discipline).

Haradali English Medium School is a short ride from Tumaini so we are bringing
the kids home for the weekend.

Margaret shows us her dorm room. There are 8 (or more) to a room
and the children keep their belongings in a locked steel trunk under the beds.

The latrine - these stalls are from a new section of the school.
The showers are in a separate building and the children take bucket showers with cold water.
Not unusual for Tanzania.

The 'Baby" classroom.

Our volunteers touring the baby classroom.

The dining hall.

The stove.

Lazaro, Emmanuel and Tumaini newcomer Daniel show us their beds.

We all jump into the Tumaini truck for a special treat - we are going out for dinner!

This is the first time the children will eat in a restaurant.
So many firsts for these kids.

Emmanuel waits the full hour for his chicken and fries without taking even a sip from his orange soda - such self control. (Mine by contrast was almost finished.)

Angela sits back and relaxes.

Margaret enjoys the time away.

and Elizabeth falls asleep at the table.

on Safari - love those Zebras

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanznaia

We went to a village yesterday to see if and how we can help...they have no electricity and live in a very dry area near the Kilimanjaro airport.

They do however have a beautiful view of Mt. Kili .

It is the dry season in Tanzania but compared to where we stay (near Mount Meru) this area is like a desert - dry and dusty with very little vegetation this time of year...with the exception of this flowering plant.

Steve is looking down a well with the Chairman of the village....this well has been contaminated

when a goat fell into it and drown. There is water below the village and the villagers use a bucket and rope system to get it to the surface.

Just like many other Tanzanian homes the chickens live in and around the house.

A Masai cycling through the village.

The village children were somewhat frightened of our white faces - even after a gift of lollipops.


Somehow the goats manage to find nutrition in the sand.

There is a school of 300 students in the village, but they lack books and quality teachers.

This class is the equivalent of our grade 7 and these students will write and entrance exam to get to the next level of education. The test is given in English but these children have been

taught very little English in this government school. Only 4% of Tanzanian Children obtain a secondary school education.

The school does the best they can with limited resources.

The kids are thrilled with our visit...we are the only vehicle to drive into the village.

They swarm me, wanting me to take their "picha" and then show it to them.

Kal (and his camera) is also very popular today!

Friday and Saturday night is movie night

From the expressions on these faces you would think they are watching a horror film, not a nice scene of a disney movie.

Gerehad

Priska

Anna, Pendo, Grace

Neema, Connie

Latifa

Grace

Bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles.

Volunteers Katy and Amanda organized Bubble Day at Tumaini.
liquid dish soap + glycerin = tons of fun

Harriri - usually very serious, we are seeing many more smiles
and much more affection from Harriri.

Martha - loves attention and is quick to smile.

Francis and Jenny clowning around.

Anna - happy, busy and full of giggles.

Mary having fun again - I am seeing huge changes in Mary.
She is much more outgoing and ready to participate in everything :)

Harriri - still trying o get that bubble going.

Pendo - such a happy little girl, every time I look at her face I see the beautiful women
she will one day be.

Stefano - true to his nature, even with soap in his eyes, Stefano keeps on smiling.

Tony - always the life of the party!

New volunteer Joelle helping Pendo. (Joelle is also my daughter and is living and
teaching in Korea so having her here is an extra bonus for me.)

Tony

Esther - before I met Esther, I believed her to be handicapped.
Now I know that she is extremely capable, able to do everything with her
hooked hands including eating, drinking, writing... The most amazing thing is that she is always ready to help anyone else when they are struggling. She is happy, affectionate and fun- a beautiful girl inside and out.

Gracie - one of the smallest girls here, loves one-on-one attention but has trouble focusing in a classroom setting. Grace and Anna can often be found playing together.

Aisha, a very intelligent 10 year old who has a very good grasp of the English language. She loves Math and hopes to study to become a teacher.