african-rainbow secondary school, Sumbawanga, Tanzania
a new class room building nearly finished!
In the beginning of November, 2009, we visited the african-rainbow secondary school constructed at the initiative of our organization in Sumbawanga, Tanzania. The trip itself was not easy as most of the roads are unpaved in the Southwestern part of the country and electricity is rare.
After driving for three days, we arrived at the secondary school. Since January 2009, 180 students are enrolled. Eight grade courses are taught in four classrooms, each designed for 45 students. Erord Simae, the Moravian Reverend locally responsible for the project, reported that, "the success and interest in the school has been enormous. Initially we only wanted to start with two classrooms and continue the following year with two more classrooms but as we realized how many students were interested in attending, we immediately constructed four classrooms". Since the demand for the upcoming year is expected to be even greater, Klaus and I decided to attend the opening ceremony for the new building as part of the second construction phase. Our warm welcome and the opening ceremony were simply overwhelming. 180 children sang and danced, speeches were given and much laughter was shared. At the end, all of the existing buildings were proudly presented to us. It was very moving for us to see how well the secondary school has evolved and we were very impressed with the efforts of the Moravian Church in Sumbawanga.
All of this not only made us very happy but also gave us ambition for future plans. The extension of the school to accommodate students up to eleventh grade is anticipated. Further rooms for twelfth and thirteenth grade are also in the planning to prepare students for higher education. Several students live with relatives because they are orphans or because their families live too far away from school. A dormitory, especially for girls, is also included in our future planning. A sponsorship program for orphaned children at our school has also been put into motion. We would love to answer any questions you may have related to this.
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In addition the african-rainbow foundation supported the following projects in 2009:
Students in Goma, Congo:
The african-rainbow foundation is financially supporting 200 students in Goma, Congo. 2/3 among these 200 are attending primary school, and 1/3 are attending secondary school. Goma saw much unrest und violence in the year 2009. Almost daily, reports of violence and deaths reach us. Many are on the run and the fear of unrest and insecurity scare many from returning to their homes. School fees have been increased by 30 percent, which has put a great burden on many families who are seeking means to prevent their children from going to the streets. So far the Congolese state has done nothing for the amelioration of the education system after making so many promises three years ago.
 
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The Gye Nyame Project
 
After over two years in the rainforests of Ghana, Ori and Britta Shwarzman have treated and operated more than 4,000 patients. Approximately one half of these patients are chronically sick or are in need of emergency or recovery care. The Shwarzman doctors drive with their mobile clinic through the bush, have developed their research in tropical psychiatry and pediatric surgery, and, in addition, have created a new practical training program for nurses, care-takers and doctors. The Shwarzmans have encountered many obstacles during their travels. Children with chronic lung disease must be treated without oxygen tanks at Mother Theresa’s orphanage in Kumasi. At the children’s clinic in St. Patrick’s there isn’t even a first aid kit. In addition, the mission hospital is in lack of an electrocautery machine to prevent blood loss during children surgeries.
Reports from Ghana from the Bush Doctors
>>Report 1-2009.pdf<< >>Report 2-2009.pdf<< |
