tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24804486631887247562024-03-05T10:50:38.744+03:00KIWAKKUKIKilimanjaro Women Fighting Vigorously Against AIDS
in Moshi, Tanzaniachrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11585224875552691667noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-50704287927761188942011-12-01T18:09:00.019+03:002011-12-01T19:02:48.916+03:00World AIDS Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PewB_vDafimpspqbQtPkSd1OCf-KQJy5SDFeJjX9FjU5C6HJ6hZX5vmWW6JQG7ZCvQjycLTE0bONO9EEDdQbojYv4qonCHG8ECSnL57kO-w_24kF-wXxjeewylt5i4FeQgriDEtziUE/s1600/CAB+member+and+banner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PewB_vDafimpspqbQtPkSd1OCf-KQJy5SDFeJjX9FjU5C6HJ6hZX5vmWW6JQG7ZCvQjycLTE0bONO9EEDdQbojYv4qonCHG8ECSnL57kO-w_24kF-wXxjeewylt5i4FeQgriDEtziUE/s400/CAB+member+and+banner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681177665225069938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvc1Sa9FXuXe6XJdbQctUyCwz8Pm1LeEiQNVcmZNv7-15_hWLAJLcAHnKHviQQmA802fYFZOC47KYWvArCGBwfN2_jMN-633p0ir7q814OvOMcS-oh3JCnchu4_B8Ejd0HYkgDFIGphk/s1600/WAD+parade+leader+Lydia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvc1Sa9FXuXe6XJdbQctUyCwz8Pm1LeEiQNVcmZNv7-15_hWLAJLcAHnKHviQQmA802fYFZOC47KYWvArCGBwfN2_jMN-633p0ir7q814OvOMcS-oh3JCnchu4_B8Ejd0HYkgDFIGphk/s400/WAD+parade+leader+Lydia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681178913089269842" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGxBXjBSfxlfJvOODfEkNY7jZOyOgbECJM6qc2PDjxfq3JBsGoQ2XLDt2lAv4X0olpxojARKl2ZYhY3emaKfRpeJxapaP91SdRXs7B13JARe8oMzqYDlg8aqRqWuUzOV0sgqnwWSfFo8/s1600/march+Lydia+CAB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGxBXjBSfxlfJvOODfEkNY7jZOyOgbECJM6qc2PDjxfq3JBsGoQ2XLDt2lAv4X0olpxojARKl2ZYhY3emaKfRpeJxapaP91SdRXs7B13JARe8oMzqYDlg8aqRqWuUzOV0sgqnwWSfFo8/s400/march+Lydia+CAB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681187078537067746" /></a> (The Moshi CAB was well represented!)<br />World AIDS Day Moshi, Tz style began with a celebration of KIWAKKUKI turning 15 years. While singing and cake was divided up, assignments were given for staff to either go downtown to the parade, or to the districts, some as far as 2 hours away. Swiftly the farthest reaching group grabbed posters which had been beautifully made by Lydia, and off they went. I had heard that the Moshi Rural celebration was to be in a Ward that you find by going to the Baobab trees, and that sounded fine, but I had too much work to do, so my assignment would be Moshi Urban's parade with Lydia and a few others. The day was beautiful and warm. The crowd was big and grew as the march began. The most enthusiastic group were the YWCA drummers and the drama group. They were really terrific and kept all spirits up as we waited to begin.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbl5sDQFvsvdh-Ad7-h3QffBLdYpE3NSgxcdwGXPybhwhn9MNleit1wkUaSJYNa88cO5k608oHwYevrCzFrTW6argOuqxEUm0ApRd2ucJryZa5-0uXMm4TZyvHz3Cji1nwuzjKk8e1BU/s1600/WAD+parade+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbl5sDQFvsvdh-Ad7-h3QffBLdYpE3NSgxcdwGXPybhwhn9MNleit1wkUaSJYNa88cO5k608oHwYevrCzFrTW6argOuqxEUm0ApRd2ucJryZa5-0uXMm4TZyvHz3Cji1nwuzjKk8e1BU/s400/WAD+parade+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681179405497264098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJZivoBscjT9UOhebN136yWWPfrCVZ5a9D_4Babi6QwY0lOWfkF84knmmHbeLbn7ehJp35y0aGMD7ikOBFJCZL3l8xrZ2Q9FzXMFqeSqoO-nJptcMJvARoGNFabKst8g9icY9m13PLeg/s1600/WAD+parade+start.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJZivoBscjT9UOhebN136yWWPfrCVZ5a9D_4Babi6QwY0lOWfkF84knmmHbeLbn7ehJp35y0aGMD7ikOBFJCZL3l8xrZ2Q9FzXMFqeSqoO-nJptcMJvARoGNFabKst8g9icY9m13PLeg/s400/WAD+parade+start.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681178003734960530" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMppD9FCAMoRpsEttbhuYwDW94uYgA6Z5rm0OJksF7pc0dApn5mru0ZbTexjpuNpgkWiomAOp8tATNq0pTKQwm9AbTNlPdqYSixowcg-GuxquqPa7bSXpGiTgFc5KFj8HPUMojOu4ILkY/s1600/WAD+parade.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMppD9FCAMoRpsEttbhuYwDW94uYgA6Z5rm0OJksF7pc0dApn5mru0ZbTexjpuNpgkWiomAOp8tATNq0pTKQwm9AbTNlPdqYSixowcg-GuxquqPa7bSXpGiTgFc5KFj8HPUMojOu4ILkY/s400/WAD+parade.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681178249344199042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmbY8KTaPPWUuDR4cHeff86cfz56-1dXk1H64Mef0I51A3qj61MvngGz7LLdTMRjAj0JRTmqvSRTL5PgHzIKUUk1EJy7laafM2BHdPJDTxJ4b4Z3JdzZ8zvtjG0nQ3rNAh38IGEo1sl0/s1600/WAd+parade4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmbY8KTaPPWUuDR4cHeff86cfz56-1dXk1H64Mef0I51A3qj61MvngGz7LLdTMRjAj0JRTmqvSRTL5PgHzIKUUk1EJy7laafM2BHdPJDTxJ4b4Z3JdzZ8zvtjG0nQ3rNAh38IGEo1sl0/s400/WAd+parade4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681178602575951154" /></a> The parade moved down Mboyuni market towards Majengo and we passed children and many onlookers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFnGEGo6OdHFCtjLS0hh8GharhZ_hCjetJGn0fhMiqedGz10efNlFNjaw-dF5n4V_LVWu-qiV-oz1fJrJcOWvecMX_q7pcORBQnWGsBOlnFFLGdCWnKCqyYbiuNmdWeUY5qwp2jq_td8/s1600/children+watch+parade.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFnGEGo6OdHFCtjLS0hh8GharhZ_hCjetJGn0fhMiqedGz10efNlFNjaw-dF5n4V_LVWu-qiV-oz1fJrJcOWvecMX_q7pcORBQnWGsBOlnFFLGdCWnKCqyYbiuNmdWeUY5qwp2jq_td8/s400/children+watch+parade.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681180825959336386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXOxZQrDlN8B5A86AyIqVW-_nlhIAkdSOo_vjnUF15N3ou4SYdiJT8spvjxN_GTuXnUmmjl89IyeBerlzeE-GCyc-OdppdoFpMr1F5zcdlWcfc3Vdi3yulU4ivmXaAf6FZWH-A_rGS9c/s1600/WAD+parade2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXOxZQrDlN8B5A86AyIqVW-_nlhIAkdSOo_vjnUF15N3ou4SYdiJT8spvjxN_GTuXnUmmjl89IyeBerlzeE-GCyc-OdppdoFpMr1F5zcdlWcfc3Vdi3yulU4ivmXaAf6FZWH-A_rGS9c/s400/WAD+parade2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681179687241547042" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUxXXVtL71XpR82DUApL9ZfWzz4Wt9GXSXiS5YsVTWax28OxjP_WE9WMic-7b9rlcXp37zZ7salRC6Kh_2mORRRViJ7SAGtKZC6mqLartUFyM_KlHEut_22fh8d9Yn4-lnpHvLKOigXc/s1600/Health+educator+for+deaf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUxXXVtL71XpR82DUApL9ZfWzz4Wt9GXSXiS5YsVTWax28OxjP_WE9WMic-7b9rlcXp37zZ7salRC6Kh_2mORRRViJ7SAGtKZC6mqLartUFyM_KlHEut_22fh8d9Yn4-lnpHvLKOigXc/s400/Health+educator+for+deaf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681181536669828370" /></a> (Health Educator for Deaf Students in Kilimanjaro<br />We stopped briefly in the shade so that the chairs at the grounds near the municiple offices could be set up, and then began again. While we waited, two busloads of MUCCOBs students were dropped off. These students held their own banner and were, as all students are, very enthusiastic about nearly everything.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZQmwrg1C-ySnG69f7X1fWEFQFzCL_wgHxLLWI8EQ02O3kpb4OFMUla1r6q0g7Iqv3y7cDxlvWOYiQmLjipdzMuajPdy0F7DG8OCPzxxzsnbSSPU_M7PjWQydsilXCEpE0poW-Dfod5s/s1600/WAD+MuCOBS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZQmwrg1C-ySnG69f7X1fWEFQFzCL_wgHxLLWI8EQ02O3kpb4OFMUla1r6q0g7Iqv3y7cDxlvWOYiQmLjipdzMuajPdy0F7DG8OCPzxxzsnbSSPU_M7PjWQydsilXCEpE0poW-Dfod5s/s400/WAD+MuCOBS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681182158473983458" /></a><br />Some amazing things occurred at the ceremony. First of all, Regional leaders turned out (not just Mayors), the Ward leaders, and other dignitaries, including the police chief who is a fabulous woman! And then there was the drama, singing and incredible acrobatics of the Y folks. Three cheers!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXrJKS4aWj8EP7_qrGTGQ_PZrmjNj5DfXxMFsjMLLhGYJc-RSEGbX2mT5bRQwfvZhKiCG4FDNRigZPoRT1dF9tMut_U0b7UvpmZQUHenycPJ_T7MoXdgPal00T19HP2u46j_fQSBtcU8/s1600/WAD+drama.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXrJKS4aWj8EP7_qrGTGQ_PZrmjNj5DfXxMFsjMLLhGYJc-RSEGbX2mT5bRQwfvZhKiCG4FDNRigZPoRT1dF9tMut_U0b7UvpmZQUHenycPJ_T7MoXdgPal00T19HP2u46j_fQSBtcU8/s400/WAD+drama.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681180161906533634" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eW5kV7_VmfX3ktT5l66iqb2bQBoDA2y3o8W29Ta2Eur3wD3iRzJY_tnoBAFbCxQFxUPNr9AFrZ9itg6h6hiKiJiaAG5_2WBSaDrSDmq6SffZxJtHlOO9juOm7br_TVmRfGKCBp62nZ0/s1600/Untitled+0+00+00-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eW5kV7_VmfX3ktT5l66iqb2bQBoDA2y3o8W29Ta2Eur3wD3iRzJY_tnoBAFbCxQFxUPNr9AFrZ9itg6h6hiKiJiaAG5_2WBSaDrSDmq6SffZxJtHlOO9juOm7br_TVmRfGKCBp62nZ0/s400/Untitled+0+00+00-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681186727702896050" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaXcI4kGq9O76wTAcE4lGQ5aXRGExyHiVSahc-dqD5Cj4BXPhu96oZacB_R5wcoOHiQOMM-VcvWUK6rB7cWTi1K8J_bWfL8mYdnQgKxcPu0kE7vowlCDSXc9C615OQH9p_d_ZBjMjyYc/s1600/KIWAKKUKI+women.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaXcI4kGq9O76wTAcE4lGQ5aXRGExyHiVSahc-dqD5Cj4BXPhu96oZacB_R5wcoOHiQOMM-VcvWUK6rB7cWTi1K8J_bWfL8mYdnQgKxcPu0kE7vowlCDSXc9C615OQH9p_d_ZBjMjyYc/s400/KIWAKKUKI+women.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681187548425955234" /></a><br />It is important to note that only one week ago, the International Woman's Day March was held through downtown Moshi, and many of the same people were out marching IN THE POURING RAIN for the rights of women. KIWAKKUKI has been a leader in both issues and was featured once again at both marches. It does seem that the rights of women in all aspects of life fit in perfectly with eliminating AIDS. This year the slogan of Tanzania can stop the spread of AIDS would be appropriate for women's rights as well, as women have the right to their own reproductive health and the control of their own bodies-as well as rights in the workplace, at home and in school are now stressed. KIWAKKUKI OYE!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqltRXp2ITKYHhi-oaQyy-kqQvgBKRI_U0ZveC5KbjKVYhB8dRRPVLisabTFg37471FvY7micQmc7AhyKe9AybQvqQZ6jyzXuy6jXSpq16sTLHZKk4E_928d6ki60wuxZCHGyPgnRs3Lw/s1600/Police+Academy+Band+WD+0+00+00-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqltRXp2ITKYHhi-oaQyy-kqQvgBKRI_U0ZveC5KbjKVYhB8dRRPVLisabTFg37471FvY7micQmc7AhyKe9AybQvqQZ6jyzXuy6jXSpq16sTLHZKk4E_928d6ki60wuxZCHGyPgnRs3Lw/s400/Police+Academy+Band+WD+0+00+00-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681189245595785250" /></a>Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-63386914913532840272011-11-07T23:57:00.003+03:002011-11-08T00:24:31.144+03:00Remember the Children at the End of the Road?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrukEcwaTvFZ9OoP0NOSaAdLYbEeLLS1DBBvnFP8s5bOrTVyEE7PjFbUljFdGpHLOjvDlpIvBoWbZYHHWIGKiovJ_HSad8_V04c2pUimIcissXrqoJi8A_2CSrOyDwFUHi-_Okg0338_Y/s1600/Monyo+Peter+group+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrukEcwaTvFZ9OoP0NOSaAdLYbEeLLS1DBBvnFP8s5bOrTVyEE7PjFbUljFdGpHLOjvDlpIvBoWbZYHHWIGKiovJ_HSad8_V04c2pUimIcissXrqoJi8A_2CSrOyDwFUHi-_Okg0338_Y/s400/Monyo+Peter+group+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672361268183341922" /></a><br />I hope that any KIWAKKUKI Blog reader has not forgotten the state of Peter Amani, the delightful young man who told his story on this blog about a year ago. Peter is an orphan who has been supporting his family, and as well, trying hard to attend college so that he can give his family (brother and sister) a better life. Thanks to a dear friend and willing donor, Peter has been able to enroll in his second year of school.<br />I met with Peter to give him the gift from Bill. You see above the picture of his happiness at receiving this gift.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdX9l67toNh_uMZDduxQLPL8yiK5LxzvrRjtusbRvH1qYwOhO4P9-5uIJDhhyZEOk3Rhy9qp7Dbfqhi5Jb_aSs2ri6YddLrDPrxoBpHj9Rrir95IHVcogXiukLrMiGOgbr0FYhmgH4lI/s1600/Peter4+MuCoBS.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdX9l67toNh_uMZDduxQLPL8yiK5LxzvrRjtusbRvH1qYwOhO4P9-5uIJDhhyZEOk3Rhy9qp7Dbfqhi5Jb_aSs2ri6YddLrDPrxoBpHj9Rrir95IHVcogXiukLrMiGOgbr0FYhmgH4lI/s400/Peter4+MuCoBS.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672363871729789426" /></a> Here is Peter in the Library at his college.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDkdEr3LC6bnm7-mVHbtJUGlqLL26gHdZwtF0_r2QLkj1CiwMTrGR-27dyRO9EtNFVW-vs2Bcp21I9a0WTi1lOCc7Y9o6CiYomPZ8pPso8U6qTd1_cWurhfCI-Aqmq2DS4GaYqX_3zuw/s1600/Peter3+MuCoBS.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDkdEr3LC6bnm7-mVHbtJUGlqLL26gHdZwtF0_r2QLkj1CiwMTrGR-27dyRO9EtNFVW-vs2Bcp21I9a0WTi1lOCc7Y9o6CiYomPZ8pPso8U6qTd1_cWurhfCI-Aqmq2DS4GaYqX_3zuw/s400/Peter3+MuCoBS.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672365285608132546" /></a> Here is Peter in the outdoor study area at the college<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5m-N8kNF24rOyAPJqbsVeaQZUD7BI9zB_sUBgwKNI-8aF3tisGHCmTEDjLa4-LH2Yg_nOJgNyPovOxbJEc15lPGzAO4xyiMfuqs2SoH0abgLH0AcqwhjM5jMutMhukE0vqqJnQOuUac/s1600/Peter2+MuCoBS.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5m-N8kNF24rOyAPJqbsVeaQZUD7BI9zB_sUBgwKNI-8aF3tisGHCmTEDjLa4-LH2Yg_nOJgNyPovOxbJEc15lPGzAO4xyiMfuqs2SoH0abgLH0AcqwhjM5jMutMhukE0vqqJnQOuUac/s400/Peter2+MuCoBS.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672365588124133970" /></a> Here is Peter sitting on the grass outside his classroom building<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGJNhXBIf4FFl243Ok7dRmlsgXgHDhfFU8S9ed4NeLCF-PRAhSucNjCNSvi9REJpfYGXIKVFPjryiaka3xXPQsb0sTb5Qpe461f6HBVMGqkeQjKDLJ-Dpfx26ixWrpoGPnLqm5K2trCE/s1600/Peter+MuCoBus.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGJNhXBIf4FFl243Ok7dRmlsgXgHDhfFU8S9ed4NeLCF-PRAhSucNjCNSvi9REJpfYGXIKVFPjryiaka3xXPQsb0sTb5Qpe461f6HBVMGqkeQjKDLJ-Dpfx26ixWrpoGPnLqm5K2trCE/s400/Peter+MuCoBus.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672365843583853330" /></a> Here is Peter in the entry to the classrooms.<br /><br />For all who think that helping Peter involved just sending money, I want to let you know that his is not so. Yes, the money is crucial for Peter, for without it, he cannot attend classes and make his family life better. But, attending classes, not working for pay at a menial job is equally difficult. Peter is living on nothing. He has no income for extra food, transportation or clothing. For most of us, these basics are just "givens" and what we expect. We look for new things, ipods, phones or the latest mp3 player. We find value in entertainment. For Peter, these things are far in the future. His focus as a young man is to make it through school. As he struggles with keeping his spirits up when his stomach is empty, Bill writes to him on e-mail every day. Every day! Can you imagine, Bill writes to him to keep his courage up, to remember that God loves him and will be beside him always, to remember that there are people like Bill who can help and that Bill will do what he can to make sure that Peter gets through school. Peter tells me that these words of encouragement are what keep him going, allow him to forget how hungry he is and how he doesn't know where a medicine for his sister might be, or how to focus through these difficulties on the quiz coming up. The daily words of encouragement.<br /><br />So, I ask anyone who reads this post....If you want to help Bill keep Peter in school or others like Peter. Send me a comment or message on facebook and I will give you contact information for helping these young people at the end of the road.Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-23086218344092698252011-10-07T00:14:00.031+03:002011-10-07T02:34:46.597+03:00AGM and Forward!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbD8dKPIgtNschbeSE2buLLQQQTWNlGhXwx-qwwBbLTib-1XLSPQQ_4sfMz6PWml8nEsTfah7O4HuT5AF6BwlBRZKxsZ3BafDRDX-woffatAEQHwPx3dCZ9Nw6BTqd7fZIzC4ZbLyGhM/s1600/great+full+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbD8dKPIgtNschbeSE2buLLQQQTWNlGhXwx-qwwBbLTib-1XLSPQQ_4sfMz6PWml8nEsTfah7O4HuT5AF6BwlBRZKxsZ3BafDRDX-woffatAEQHwPx3dCZ9Nw6BTqd7fZIzC4ZbLyGhM/s400/great+full+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660496773067078770" /></a><br />It has been nearly three weeks since the Annual General Meeting or "AGM". So, as a friend says, 10 Poles (Pole x kumi)for the delay in posting this amazing experience. I am not sure that I can recognize all the heroes of the AGM, and certainly the amount of work that goes behind the scenes is impossible to recount. A few of the KIWAKKUKI "heroes" appear to me to be: #1 Aginatha-- Ok, I know that she has been a long-time supporter of KIWAKKUKI, but she has just started her new NGO, there have been changes at KIWAKKUKI, but she really put herself on the line for the whole day as the MC. I cannot show you every picture I took of her, but I can personally tell you that she was on her feet the entire day, running from this side of the hall to that, looking up and down, fielding questions, some of which weren't easy to understand and she would help, racing to the side of someone who tried to talk without a microphone-especially on the stage, and for all us short people..."thank you" for putting the microphone down, and for helping to make sure that everyone's voice was heard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy6eWzeD_qIIYCsi8xQDn11s_j7qBv9Zu95OrJ4bVpXm4yQVHOOqHUGTY0Nh23KNBP4PP0ZjptAdmBLZQ6g2edDlwFChCKDMBJ02i6stDMA04PphiTZsrP7exDRZFJNDhahUULKWtY_Y/s1600/AGM+Aginatha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy6eWzeD_qIIYCsi8xQDn11s_j7qBv9Zu95OrJ4bVpXm4yQVHOOqHUGTY0Nh23KNBP4PP0ZjptAdmBLZQ6g2edDlwFChCKDMBJ02i6stDMA04PphiTZsrP7exDRZFJNDhahUULKWtY_Y/s400/AGM+Aginatha.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660497030775158226" /></a> Agninatha Making her voice heard<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaOrmzFTHEyKmcP7A8pZbetpkXq2rwcEEQsFWGLl1HjbNXqBLkXbXYAn_GI3LoImNKn8fI36C0blFELiD609qKr9kYPollOVDr-nroqkoumty0370phkwie9i5b6ouccheqIhCGRXDIg/s1600/finance+good+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaOrmzFTHEyKmcP7A8pZbetpkXq2rwcEEQsFWGLl1HjbNXqBLkXbXYAn_GI3LoImNKn8fI36C0blFELiD609qKr9kYPollOVDr-nroqkoumty0370phkwie9i5b6ouccheqIhCGRXDIg/s400/finance+good+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660497194344747058" /></a> Aginatha helping the KIWAKKUKI Treasurer to give her report<br />A huge thank you has to be to the districts who showed up for this meeting, and many of whom brought things to sell. I personally was the recipient of a huge harvest of a green banana plant that I happily sent to the KIWAKKUKI staff for their tea! And it was a GIFT. Thank you KIWAKKUKI Membership for your continued kindness to me! In addition, I had the opportunity to buy a fabulous samosa plate from Hii/Siha. I did not share one bite with my husband.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPT_mfNqFfvuBBnIZ2ABF-jHR9Q8A1cVyfaOovchYybMcCYaAJlAziTf7hCN0h3MxIjZemtK92cg0clagwZ8OvQ6E623gd_YkiuHadNons8fciZwi47rXq6-RjaF4Mcz74wvZJRL_P-U/s1600/Products+for+sale+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPT_mfNqFfvuBBnIZ2ABF-jHR9Q8A1cVyfaOovchYybMcCYaAJlAziTf7hCN0h3MxIjZemtK92cg0clagwZ8OvQ6E623gd_YkiuHadNons8fciZwi47rXq6-RjaF4Mcz74wvZJRL_P-U/s400/Products+for+sale+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660498586272788018" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhDo1uZPyFhc_7p9tmwkGkv-9gVR9bq9lmNL_UcQDSueFoFGgRU2MsfOmNUFsxItMpop09Oj1yBMJMlEXe93gSYAja9wESA1LdQbMhST3wM670vvqVuu19xJsrdw9or20WaKcwtPbEjI/s1600/Vegies+for+sale+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhDo1uZPyFhc_7p9tmwkGkv-9gVR9bq9lmNL_UcQDSueFoFGgRU2MsfOmNUFsxItMpop09Oj1yBMJMlEXe93gSYAja9wESA1LdQbMhST3wM670vvqVuu19xJsrdw9or20WaKcwtPbEjI/s400/Vegies+for+sale+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660498885255380338" /></a> Way too many wonderful things!<br />As always, I love the dancing and music. I am very sorry that I won't post the videos that I took. Perhaps when I get the fine art of video on blog, I will. But here are the amazing Moshi Urban dance group. An Ngoma if I have ever heard it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk2nVCXFpaCaseM3y_lrp53SEulHGUw1KRupJ86HGgZSLXcqh3Gqlbyi-Ds542_LBM-PY18Mny77NyhV33VwiubgBo5whoNKxuzcmaYO0pOM2E6MFLoPtvxyO0STyrLwmjFZv7lN3-Ko/s1600/AGM+singers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk2nVCXFpaCaseM3y_lrp53SEulHGUw1KRupJ86HGgZSLXcqh3Gqlbyi-Ds542_LBM-PY18Mny77NyhV33VwiubgBo5whoNKxuzcmaYO0pOM2E6MFLoPtvxyO0STyrLwmjFZv7lN3-Ko/s400/AGM+singers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660499382827311842" /></a><br />I have now understood better how the AGM works. It is sort of the old "10 cell leader" base. For the AGM, in each district, the District Coordinator assigns one person to represent 10 KIWAKKUKI members. In this way, hopefully, communication is at its best for an economical way to meet and gather and give information. Here are some of the 6 groups.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7ZygdPG_bFsJd35MRU9VUpmh0vK3IF2Ydr3GV2ErBKS8GSGX-MMSpC9R-XriqIsGGz2pH_a1-n4Hx42VosEWTZDaLkEJzXesJ5rAdVMGclIfD6GzNtT0ECN31MoO1W1d6hhUl_wGMc4/s1600/Hai+Siha+AGM2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7ZygdPG_bFsJd35MRU9VUpmh0vK3IF2Ydr3GV2ErBKS8GSGX-MMSpC9R-XriqIsGGz2pH_a1-n4Hx42VosEWTZDaLkEJzXesJ5rAdVMGclIfD6GzNtT0ECN31MoO1W1d6hhUl_wGMc4/s400/Hai+Siha+AGM2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660500084391250002" /></a> The Hai/Siha group is one of the largest of KILIMANJARO and very active.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9e56Eb-K_bocntT-L8UWMl89wGsvKETYNntcrZrFv447hE55cpn56moU73ZCx19DGGer6Hg7-uAAMqrmjuaNAbcOj2IacDvksEHABsRojhhfAF-rfULw8wQ9vlgnOPDcLYqydmQUTMs/s1600/Mwanga+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9e56Eb-K_bocntT-L8UWMl89wGsvKETYNntcrZrFv447hE55cpn56moU73ZCx19DGGer6Hg7-uAAMqrmjuaNAbcOj2IacDvksEHABsRojhhfAF-rfULw8wQ9vlgnOPDcLYqydmQUTMs/s400/Mwanga+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660500371996809762" /></a> The Mwanga group were just wild. I give them the "most enthusiasm award". For perhaps the smallest district, this group was awesome! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-DkCAEbd_rBL00ZC4x31qtN-EPAfAP1cg4muoJteOFa1lilBeW9KvKszPniwW50LGeOngAkMBonmiWVf3PByeg9fm9HejDHF4k4xXqqxxLlhO3wu0i3-lW9Wk6nL24dNxHi_3pAMobA/s1600/Rombo+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-DkCAEbd_rBL00ZC4x31qtN-EPAfAP1cg4muoJteOFa1lilBeW9KvKszPniwW50LGeOngAkMBonmiWVf3PByeg9fm9HejDHF4k4xXqqxxLlhO3wu0i3-lW9Wk6nL24dNxHi_3pAMobA/s400/Rombo+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660501028433401026" /></a> I know and love the District Coordinator at Rombo very well. Their numbers might not have been as big as some of the others, but they are so very rural and they were still there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJZvfl8H7novGvtW-X8REE_xBVyCkLZgeD999VixNbUgaX8fWFQ9egoBz0IufMtpivCoDgmBRay_U-bEOsikC0m1oKv0uVRJ2mjUWblwuuK4xpchfx54i33FlJSEchrlfrcY7mLyAvXM/s1600/KIWAKK+SAME+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJZvfl8H7novGvtW-X8REE_xBVyCkLZgeD999VixNbUgaX8fWFQ9egoBz0IufMtpivCoDgmBRay_U-bEOsikC0m1oKv0uVRJ2mjUWblwuuK4xpchfx54i33FlJSEchrlfrcY7mLyAvXM/s400/KIWAKK+SAME+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660501407907493218" /></a> My dear friend in Same makes an ultimate sacrifice to travel all the way to KIWAKKUKI, but she does it with pride. I have driven there.... It is a LONG WAY!!! Thanks for hanging in SAME group.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4MZUdOrKapCDWsVtixZTuBDHz-CLHr7fDfIkBEUJU7qSlE8tziyaLDXM2Oh51JSCmBDtIdYFheu5ezbbYda-uIoFqg-MglKcOpznV-5O2Lov9XbJsQOQ8HDatrBJZdrMT9P1ExU1qz8/s1600/Moshi+Rural+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4MZUdOrKapCDWsVtixZTuBDHz-CLHr7fDfIkBEUJU7qSlE8tziyaLDXM2Oh51JSCmBDtIdYFheu5ezbbYda-uIoFqg-MglKcOpznV-5O2Lov9XbJsQOQ8HDatrBJZdrMT9P1ExU1qz8/s400/Moshi+Rural+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660501847808661842" /></a> Just because Moshi Rural has the "Moshi" name on it does not mean that it is any more accessible than Same, Rombo, Mwanga or Siha. Several students that friends of mine support are in Moshi Rural, and I have been in areas there many times. It is beautiful, but it is remote....at least by "Western" standards. You have to love these folks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvDoC2_i6LVnLFh9kkRCOLrYUYT9N2yHC50-LUan15a2rhianPa8wsssABuu0u-1Tm2CFyFoMdUt9bZAL8ooOrswN90-fK-ySRnkvjXE5e0D5NLYBoA2gs_uu4OtMexTcLgvkrCRWyQs/s1600/Moshi+Urban+comment+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvDoC2_i6LVnLFh9kkRCOLrYUYT9N2yHC50-LUan15a2rhianPa8wsssABuu0u-1Tm2CFyFoMdUt9bZAL8ooOrswN90-fK-ySRnkvjXE5e0D5NLYBoA2gs_uu4OtMexTcLgvkrCRWyQs/s400/Moshi+Urban+comment+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660502442846944338" /></a> So, don't leave this important area out. Even if Moshi Urban should seem to be without problems, there are areas where the poverty and problems seem insurmountable. I do not have a picture of Agnes here on the blog, but my best "girlfriend" in Moshi, Agnes Urassa, is the acting director of social welfare in Moshi Urban, and as a former Chairperson, social worker, and friend, I can tell you that I have learned about the breadth of problems that we who live in Moshi Urban have. It is sad, unethical, and wrong from the ethical perspective.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eS8Y8vaDA0GbXfZ1nIuqpS-6QC0n9TwQbR-Co_Ay0Q8JzSOxjkyKwUvV24BiBMS19tSKgSc2CQ2cDE8gQU-AlUSgWbUS49GtLssiR6HsZ5CvCwjGFJo7ZAsr4OMtWvhfXbLFLPNhLhM/s1600/AGM+KIWAK+staff2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eS8Y8vaDA0GbXfZ1nIuqpS-6QC0n9TwQbR-Co_Ay0Q8JzSOxjkyKwUvV24BiBMS19tSKgSc2CQ2cDE8gQU-AlUSgWbUS49GtLssiR6HsZ5CvCwjGFJo7ZAsr4OMtWvhfXbLFLPNhLhM/s400/AGM+KIWAK+staff2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660503297036410146" /></a> The staff of KIWAKKUKI have become my dearest friends. They work hard. They are loyal, and we have learned to laugh and cry over so many issues that seem impossible. Thank heavens we still have dance (even if we are now senior citizens...... "Chini.......chini........chini!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWL0P8QYALannoLIDb4Lr2tc0Kqn343wL1L70m6OvMoLstliKRiXdZTQW3TmFamUk-ZySyFOTGL02Gi9DvJVS-6UBAnItyYSCDJDDwdVk1L-n1UtzvQRRuQdhps2eDodNaO4czo4OYlk/s1600/AGM+KIWAK+staff4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWL0P8QYALannoLIDb4Lr2tc0Kqn343wL1L70m6OvMoLstliKRiXdZTQW3TmFamUk-ZySyFOTGL02Gi9DvJVS-6UBAnItyYSCDJDDwdVk1L-n1UtzvQRRuQdhps2eDodNaO4czo4OYlk/s400/AGM+KIWAK+staff4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660503818380159490" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj-ENUYXFHJ-sqn6fdIk1476Xej22jX3mrxNLjJ-WufZpIzDAgWjCT_SDHjRDdCOYVpCokoyADKk6tqRExbs6_xSudRUzWI7T60HAKyarfreoSm-bVTMZ-1cfPF_LQCvRomE-hiDdpSg/s1600/AGM+Steven.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj-ENUYXFHJ-sqn6fdIk1476Xej22jX3mrxNLjJ-WufZpIzDAgWjCT_SDHjRDdCOYVpCokoyADKk6tqRExbs6_xSudRUzWI7T60HAKyarfreoSm-bVTMZ-1cfPF_LQCvRomE-hiDdpSg/s400/AGM+Steven.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660504410005930002" /></a>My young "son" continued to have this VCR recorder on his shoulder until he had to switch and say something and then grabbed it back...8 hours of running. Does Stephen Sikumbili get enough credit? NO I say, as I have said for many years.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5p9kXrQVvVPixzXMjr2SLy415ec0veD-ZpQsq1lbVDnH3zcH5Wjbm5lYy2lfgtjsfw18CIhuwedCAbE-1XZ8W7UZf-2f7M1yZAK8Lm-z8IhSpMTWtWgFXv-hmBf3r_vQb-GdyHH6Ico/s1600/VeryNICE+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5p9kXrQVvVPixzXMjr2SLy415ec0veD-ZpQsq1lbVDnH3zcH5Wjbm5lYy2lfgtjsfw18CIhuwedCAbE-1XZ8W7UZf-2f7M1yZAK8Lm-z8IhSpMTWtWgFXv-hmBf3r_vQb-GdyHH6Ico/s400/VeryNICE+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660504812927397506" /></a> Talk about the "Kiti Moto" my dear sister, VeryNice had to give the orphans report. She is facing massive cuts, and questions. A. Donors give for specific time frames, which do not totally correspond with graduation time frames. Asking them to continue to donate may be impossible. B. Donors are losing interest in supporting individual children. C. Children are having such difficulties with school--supporting sick parents sick themselves, stigma, now loss of donor funding...what to do. (if a child receives his tuition in the presence of KIWAKKUKI or a "mzungu--white" donor it can reflect badly on his ongoing schooling. Oh sadly, Very nice can give you more stories. I have a whole file!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gGkITSw3CzpBdkh5WS083X4uGqINjGNtXEhU0D9kYijORV8aeTDsi7dC0hRLcrN2xjyTqz2ceF7JFE9KeHuoI4DgWzERNhf5D20TuK4EoKt4cHnO3YrGbbUXEbpT5sXCzhyphenhyphenztcOgPII/s1600/M+Ratibu+speaking+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gGkITSw3CzpBdkh5WS083X4uGqINjGNtXEhU0D9kYijORV8aeTDsi7dC0hRLcrN2xjyTqz2ceF7JFE9KeHuoI4DgWzERNhf5D20TuK4EoKt4cHnO3YrGbbUXEbpT5sXCzhyphenhyphenztcOgPII/s400/M+Ratibu+speaking+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660506446489856594" /></a><br />Our new Executive Director as previously reported is serious, attentive and determined to restore KIWKKUKI to premier!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEied49GpdqN0VS2sVS48coFE5Rb4r2Nailf4W0pMR42mdDGN-RxBQmjZi_TwjyWwZxUUqEpJPIwLV7_21pSoqmaujQ0L14D8EN5TymoKbuu7tQf-MNXdAUjPu_4YkTl7XmaysUzmApLMc0/s1600/Mtweve2+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEied49GpdqN0VS2sVS48coFE5Rb4r2Nailf4W0pMR42mdDGN-RxBQmjZi_TwjyWwZxUUqEpJPIwLV7_21pSoqmaujQ0L14D8EN5TymoKbuu7tQf-MNXdAUjPu_4YkTl7XmaysUzmApLMc0/s400/Mtweve2+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660500706341768898" /></a><br />Board members who need to be saluted for courage and courtesy! Dear friend Sabina.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb900jwVRdCkFYXo7v9R8powNX8Sb91P5NczPVvbVIkReG3v1xGm73EVcs-I3SGFCzMyq7f3ASTZVyqYdgrsdAEtIy76KlJmKhZDe9ehyphenhyphenkPdwTPmEgztoGbObNis-Llyz0x8sqxlxS7-k/s1600/Margaret+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb900jwVRdCkFYXo7v9R8powNX8Sb91P5NczPVvbVIkReG3v1xGm73EVcs-I3SGFCzMyq7f3ASTZVyqYdgrsdAEtIy76KlJmKhZDe9ehyphenhyphenkPdwTPmEgztoGbObNis-Llyz0x8sqxlxS7-k/s400/Margaret+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660507831072061378" /></a> My friend Margaret who is just great.... KIWAKKUKI started the movement...KIWAKKUKI is part of me, and I will not give up KIWAKKUKI until I die! This is what we needed to hear!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3z9Mz8ecjsx_ZnJlIdRF-jTl8WCSWpevS-6yMPKis7YHyYXgOmgV8BIBA77QTkWUzflmaVJJCLzolOVBIjLG64Tjw2aBO41yoxRZftGWrHzlUPxMovighyix1dM5aJubaogWpLAgRlB0/s1600/Board+AGM5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3z9Mz8ecjsx_ZnJlIdRF-jTl8WCSWpevS-6yMPKis7YHyYXgOmgV8BIBA77QTkWUzflmaVJJCLzolOVBIjLG64Tjw2aBO41yoxRZftGWrHzlUPxMovighyix1dM5aJubaogWpLAgRlB0/s400/Board+AGM5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660508361427994130" /></a> Is this the best? I think that membership is the best....thus I have saved the Executive Director till the last. Thanks Immaculate for all your hard work!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56Py9QsHU59zePWVTB8X6UMJlKIR4h62SSiJshjQJP60e_T4zN-gPWDP5xdqZ4ccam_ZK5lF9xY-ywEmSEONv2-kD9UiLw0HQmEfKlYVbANCeuB7TV7he9O8BeVJLQq1UT8Q5QZyKMd4/s1600/Egla2+Mteche+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56Py9QsHU59zePWVTB8X6UMJlKIR4h62SSiJshjQJP60e_T4zN-gPWDP5xdqZ4ccam_ZK5lF9xY-ywEmSEONv2-kD9UiLw0HQmEfKlYVbANCeuB7TV7he9O8BeVJLQq1UT8Q5QZyKMd4/s400/Egla2+Mteche+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660508936130693858" /></a> I first met Egla in Moshi Rural East....we became friends and I returned not long ago to KIWAKKUKI to find that she was acting Executive Coordinator. This is a job with no praise or love....but I love you Egla!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6Mk0Nrqblu6eEeOEa6cJKT7RpV-AFQ86X42q143K9xgh_3KOzmiuAqsrYV9L9b-bl0jE8WSwQQn5OjPW9-3Jx8L-Kxwrn8cbitmfnZVaLhCm5QCvPmDW0j9YeuQitjEe__SQwgmoKE8/s1600/M+Ratibu+speaking+AGM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6Mk0Nrqblu6eEeOEa6cJKT7RpV-AFQ86X42q143K9xgh_3KOzmiuAqsrYV9L9b-bl0jE8WSwQQn5OjPW9-3Jx8L-Kxwrn8cbitmfnZVaLhCm5QCvPmDW0j9YeuQitjEe__SQwgmoKE8/s400/M+Ratibu+speaking+AGM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660509518830516466" /></a> "Naysayers here?" I really love our new Executive Coordinator. She is not only credentialed, but kind. She was part or still is of the compassion ministries. Everyone local knows this. So why am I surprised that I really like her so much? I don't know. Suffice it to say....happy now! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tRyY9B1tMxrb6nfEX6RuSMBOn8H0oBRUJ_x2fk70AAQVnttpQUmtg4JEeRu-s5DsaW-spFzKyEkc19la-GhsvyvXwYqbCw2avbUA0A5RHEjuM0GmpiQgskbnQfViHPNT83HL4enUiAk/s1600/M+Ratibu+Agnatha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tRyY9B1tMxrb6nfEX6RuSMBOn8H0oBRUJ_x2fk70AAQVnttpQUmtg4JEeRu-s5DsaW-spFzKyEkc19la-GhsvyvXwYqbCw2avbUA0A5RHEjuM0GmpiQgskbnQfViHPNT83HL4enUiAk/s400/M+Ratibu+Agnatha.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660510651117112802" /></a><br />A great team!<br />Hang in there KIWAKKUKIPatricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-91084425312022055372011-09-13T10:57:00.011+03:002011-09-13T11:28:57.868+03:00Our New Executive Coordinator and AGMAnnual General Meeting (AGM)<br />17 September, 2011<br />CCM Building, Arusha Road<br />Moshi, TZ<br />All members and guests welcome<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTo20dww_iNdmSapKGsckFuReQV7ZZzZ45Hh111FAYkauLjNAnrkILyL-jtMVTKrn_SsGkpWnqt_Fa6tCcumqkhtg9kNknnp8Ol4Qx2Simj2kvmO3H3obEr3Su5Xs-5ejuYfB1-6BM20/s1600/Executive+Director1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTo20dww_iNdmSapKGsckFuReQV7ZZzZ45Hh111FAYkauLjNAnrkILyL-jtMVTKrn_SsGkpWnqt_Fa6tCcumqkhtg9kNknnp8Ol4Qx2Simj2kvmO3H3obEr3Su5Xs-5ejuYfB1-6BM20/s400/Executive+Director1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651753779026993330" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyygOk0XjZbc8Ys_48HuDI5pQFmEAzBo6SasXjBuIQsDGKUkVOYlhQR8JGnrb_Jyp92kwT68Bft5SD9d8jnv9wdTdAI_-4nqktLDb02bqlkUwctzrGsHpyZnI1xDLeAxwcihbJNIwvD4A/s1600/Executive+Diretor2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyygOk0XjZbc8Ys_48HuDI5pQFmEAzBo6SasXjBuIQsDGKUkVOYlhQR8JGnrb_Jyp92kwT68Bft5SD9d8jnv9wdTdAI_-4nqktLDb02bqlkUwctzrGsHpyZnI1xDLeAxwcihbJNIwvD4A/s400/Executive+Diretor2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651754267547752818" /></a><br />Dr. Materu with Very Nice Monyo<br />There is excitement in the air as our new Executive Coordinator Dr. Adela Materu takes over the reigns of KIWAKKUKI. Dr. Materu is quite accomplished in her own right! She is the first woman surgeon in Tanzania and in fact was a plastic surgeon. Even today in Tanzania, there are very few women surgeons when there is such a huge need. Imagine the barriers that must have been in place for her to have to overcome in order to complete her studies and actually practice medicine and surgery. This type of perseverance along with her obvious gentleness and spirituality is just what is needed to give new life to KIWAKKUKI. <br />Much has been happening for the last few weeks. Staff are seeking new grant opportunities, completing annual reports for many projects, and looking for new collaborations in Moshi. There is much conversation with acquaintances and friends of KIWAKKUKI about funding opportunities and at the same time preparing for the Annual General Meeting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGznQno2IQJlx14xNHyWgLiavKyC-YPNxmo2SH_t6wwEx06i1w8v-nad4HU1spru_jyrWrSOPFb2IBL7fTHlGsNQRoKWnQKCTS1IwCTdsxyfukOxzpr7mUUVzUZL9N3T7vS23AmFDaVA/s1600/great+Mtalo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGznQno2IQJlx14xNHyWgLiavKyC-YPNxmo2SH_t6wwEx06i1w8v-nad4HU1spru_jyrWrSOPFb2IBL7fTHlGsNQRoKWnQKCTS1IwCTdsxyfukOxzpr7mUUVzUZL9N3T7vS23AmFDaVA/s400/great+Mtalo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651754725966708994" /></a><br />Dr. Mtalo preparing his report<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3Mmm4gI2rrYeQOYAL3l8JCuruKGB11AMcOcPjZCwWPzAsvfOEMkUV0RCxa8xhC1-aCj_Qo8pL2HfGfkTU4x5rd8VVElJFHffgztNnqIxrBsvPZTI7zLFSqneMy405Jq27mDuWiQET3o/s1600/Nice+Peter+Steve.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3Mmm4gI2rrYeQOYAL3l8JCuruKGB11AMcOcPjZCwWPzAsvfOEMkUV0RCxa8xhC1-aCj_Qo8pL2HfGfkTU4x5rd8VVElJFHffgztNnqIxrBsvPZTI7zLFSqneMy405Jq27mDuWiQET3o/s400/Nice+Peter+Steve.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651755603086872402" /></a><br />Steven and Peter looking at programs Steven is the documentarist, and Peter is a young man supported by KIWAKKUKI and other donors<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdV1NKJPsx7p_IdZduN5_UYDk7b4rQ4IKSq__w3Yhx_1SU6g-GYD8gN_PVUmSo91Ts7AWNAQA-lW1tvKHtxzu0vBTYNddw6BfdQRStG8o81lGhJpVOVOxGItSEo-BJBSqlX2C_ZaderXw/s1600/Steve+Monyo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdV1NKJPsx7p_IdZduN5_UYDk7b4rQ4IKSq__w3Yhx_1SU6g-GYD8gN_PVUmSo91Ts7AWNAQA-lW1tvKHtxzu0vBTYNddw6BfdQRStG8o81lGhJpVOVOxGItSEo-BJBSqlX2C_ZaderXw/s400/Steve+Monyo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651756112330601186" /></a><br />Verynice Monyo and Steven preparing the BvLF report.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-avxBSSzXn3xKVmq5DBPW3Y4962plUyH6MYvOqtcuf4iyyJYjArJk1IpQVaAt_t3MaR0GqGNouQjGTjx7DAuhXN1-RnYiCFjk-JhRgJmbDMrRpPO_iQ55UAqFkEejOgQ5gX9AE8eR1Zw/s1600/Teresia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-avxBSSzXn3xKVmq5DBPW3Y4962plUyH6MYvOqtcuf4iyyJYjArJk1IpQVaAt_t3MaR0GqGNouQjGTjx7DAuhXN1-RnYiCFjk-JhRgJmbDMrRpPO_iQ55UAqFkEejOgQ5gX9AE8eR1Zw/s400/Teresia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651756424334863890" /></a><br />Theresia Sabuni leaving for another work day<br />The AGM always poses challenges, providing bites, security, decorations, and having accomplishments prepared for the members who arrive from all over the Kilimanjaro region. Some members travel all the way from the Same District to the East, and from Sanya Juu to the West, for the meeting. These members are tough critics, and staff and volunteers must be prepared to face questions about the organization & to have displays and project reports prepared. The AGM is the highlight of the year, and thousands of people have been waiting for this time. So, all who are thinking of joining come to the CCM Hall on Saturday. (next post will incorporate pictures)<br />Stay Tuned!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ftRgesE2yH7md5UU-hihbpDgsAWabWfetQpRilBgp7rT07u1oyKclT6dXxVpT6wc03Ni8N86RkL29EZWa9wUTw5gwNwbJuZ0WLzE5LxKjhyphenhyphen_5lqOLv2t2ZAxAcOUEV6oGnIaefiavsw/s1600/nice+kili.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ftRgesE2yH7md5UU-hihbpDgsAWabWfetQpRilBgp7rT07u1oyKclT6dXxVpT6wc03Ni8N86RkL29EZWa9wUTw5gwNwbJuZ0WLzE5LxKjhyphenhyphen_5lqOLv2t2ZAxAcOUEV6oGnIaefiavsw/s400/nice+kili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651756980262074114" /></a>Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-83650985510030946422011-03-24T11:14:00.001+03:002011-03-29T23:10:39.954+03:00KIWAKKUKI BVLF ANNUAL REPORT 2010<strong>KIWAKKUKI/BvLF ANNUAL REPORT 2010/2011 1
<br />KIWAKKUKI /Bernard van Leer Fund Annual Report 2010
<br />List of Acronyms</strong>OVC- Orphans and Vulnerable Children
<br />MVC- Most Vulnerable Children
<br />PLHIV- People Living with AIDS
<br />BvLF- Bernard van Leer Foundation
<br /><strong>ANNUAL REPORT JAN- DEC 2010</strong>Prepared by:
<br />Lui Mfangavo-Programme Officer OVC
<br />Verynice Monyo- Ass. Programme Officer OVC
<br />Stephen Sikumbili-Documenter
<br />Submitted by: Egla Matechi- Acting Executive Coordinator
<br />KIWAKKUKI/BVLF
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<br />Acroynms:
<br />PMCT- Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission
<br />CTC- Centre of Treatment and Care
<br />VCT-Voluntary Counseling and Testing
<br />OVC-Orphans and Vulnerable Children
<br />MVC-Most Vulnerable Children
<br />ECD-Early Childhood Development
<br />WHO- World Health Organization
<br />ICDP –International Child Development Program
<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS:
<br />1.0 Executive Summary
<br />1.1 Background Information
<br />1.2 KIWAKKUKI General Achievements for 2010
<br />2.0 Results As Per Objectives for the ECD project
<br />Outcome 1: Stakeholders (leaders and government officials) will understand the
<br />evidenced-based ECD policies, guidelines & budgets (for children and their
<br />caregivers) in the Kilimanjaro region in three districts. (Moshi Urban, Moshi
<br />Rural & Mwanga)
<br />o Output 1.1: Increased use of evidence based ECD advocacy by
<br />stakeholders in three districts of Kilimanjaro region (Moshi Urban,
<br />Moshi Rural and Mwanga) targeting policy and key decision makers
<br />by 2015.
<br /> Activity 1.1.1: Conduct ECD sensitization meetings with
<br />communities in 14 wards in Moshi Rural, Moshi Urban and
<br />Mwanga districts to advocate for increase in number of
<br />community-based ECD centers.
<br /> Activity 1.1.2: Conduct ECD advocacy meetings with
<br />community leaders (WDCs) in 14 wards in Moshi Rural, Moshi
<br />Urban and Mwanga districts to influence the inclusion of ECD
<br />in local government plans and budgets. (14 in the Wards and 1
<br />in each district equaling 17 meetings.)
<br /> Activity 1.1.2: Conduct ECD advocacy meetings with
<br />community leaders (WDCs) in 14 wards in Moshi Rural, Moshi
<br />Urban and Mwanga districts to influence the inclusion of ECD
<br />in local government plans and budgets. (14 in the Wards and 1
<br />in each district equaling 17 meetings.)
<br /> Activity: 1.1.3 & 1.1.4: Conduct a Community Assessment of
<br />ECD policy and guidelines at the local level, Ward and District
<br />Level.
<br /> Activity 1.1.4 : Conduct baseline survey to the community
<br />regarding existing ECD Policy, gaps from Local to district
<br />levels
<br />o Output 1.2: Increased level of functional ECD resource teams in
<br />three districts of the Kilimanjaro region (Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural &
<br />Mwanga) by 2015.
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<br /> Activity 1.2.1: Facilitate the formation of functional ECD
<br />Resource teams in 14 wards and at the three district levels.
<br /> (Note Activity 1.2.2 is to be funded as part of the 5 year
<br />plan)
<br /> Activity 1.2.3: Support the resource teams to influence ECD
<br />planning, budgeting and implementation from village to district
<br />level. (This includes the possibility of a revolving fund for
<br />loans that was first given to the villages by BvLF in 2009. The
<br />funds were not given in 2010, but the process of the loan
<br />indicated that the funds paid back from 2009 would be used to
<br />fund new loans in 2010)
<br /> Activity 1.2.4: Organize biannual review meeting with the 55
<br />child resource teams.
<br /> Outcome 2: To Improve economic capacity of families and communities
<br />in Kilimanjaro region in three districts, Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural, and
<br />Mwanga to provide holistic quality care to young children.
<br />o Output 2.1: Families and communities increased their economic
<br />capacity in 14 wards of Moshi Rural, Moshi Urban and Mwanga
<br />Districts.
<br /> Activity 2.1.6: Support follow up of economic activities in 55
<br />villages.
<br /> Outcomes 3: ECD stakeholders from grassroots to district level will have
<br />improved their knowledge, skills & practices in early care and education
<br />in Kilimanjaro region in the three targeted districts by 2015
<br />o Output 3.1: Increased ECD capacity development programmes
<br />among ECD stakeholders in the three targeted districts of
<br />Kilimanjaro region by 2015. (also refer to Output 3.2)
<br /> Activity 3.1.1 (also refer to Output 3.2.4) Conduct annual
<br />awareness raising meetings with parents and caregivers in the
<br />targeted 14 wards regarding proper care for young children so
<br />that they can reach their potential and build on the traditional
<br />practices of ECD knowledge through songs, dances and
<br />language.
<br /> Activity 3.1.2: (also refer to Output 3.2) Organize awareness
<br />raising meetings in the targeted 14 wards with pre–primary (5-6
<br />years) teachers, primary teachers, pre-school (3-5 years)
<br />teachers.
<br /> Activity 3.1.3: Assist communities to establish 16 ECD centres
<br />and establish a mechanism to assess and monitor them using
<br />ICDP psychosocial meetings
<br /> Activity 3.1.4: Conduct training on psychosocial support, HIV
<br />and AIDS, children’s rights and transition to school from
<br />communities in the 14 wards.
<br /> Activity 3.1.10: Ensure involvement of men in ECD issues
<br />from local to District levels through meetings/trainings.
<br /> Activity 3.1.11 Facilitate provision of integrated services
<br />through special activities such as “ECD CHILD DAY”.
<br />o Output 3.2: Enhanced collaboration with ECD professional
<br />Institutions at local and National level by 2015.
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<br /> Activity 3.2.4 (see activity 3.1.4): Collaborate with ICDP
<br />professionals from Norway for capacity development and
<br />reflection of the existing caregivers meetings for Monitoring &
<br />Evaluation
<br /> Outcome 4: Improved KIWAKKUKI management and technical ECD
<br />capacity for transitions programme implementation.
<br />o Output 4.1: Increased management capacity of organization in
<br />quality provision of ECD services in Kilimanjaro region by 2015.
<br /> Activity 4.1.2: Participate in annual ECD partners Tanzania
<br />meeting including Policy Forum to share experiences, skills,
<br />and challenges in the ECD implementation.
<br /> Activity 4.1.3: Purchase one desk top computer, colored printer
<br />and video camera for supporting research and documentation
<br />activities.
<br /> Activity 4.1.4: Purchase one project vehicle to support project
<br />implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation.
<br />o Output 4.2: Enhanced M&E skills for Effective management of
<br />ECD data
<br /> Activity 4.2.3: Organize quarterly meetings with community
<br />supervisors and resource teams for planning and review project
<br />implementation.
<br /> Activity 4.2.4: Conduct regular supportive monitoring visits
<br /> Activity 4.2.5: Participate in ECD partners Tanzania to
<br />conduct 3 evaluations-Baseline, mid term evaluation and end of
<br />project evaluation
<br /> Annex 1: Informed Consent for photos
<br /> Annex 2: Stories, testimonials and Photos
<br /> Annex 3: Report from ECD Norway Facilitator
<br /> Annex 4: Report from Partner’s Meeting (Will be included in Hard Copy
<br />sent by DHL)
<br />
<br /><strong>1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:</strong>1.1: Background Information.
<br />Though the sero-prevalance HIV rates in the Kilimanjaro region appear to be
<br />declining (reports from VCT and antenatal centers) the problems related to Orphans
<br />and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) {as defined
<br />by the World Health Organization} and poverty amongst all families with children are
<br />increasing towards a crisis. Though the role played by the civil society has
<br />contributed greatly to the national efforts, more needs to be done to improve the
<br />health, welfare, and quality of life for these OVCs, MVCs and poor children in the
<br />Kilimanjaro community.
<br />Current statistics of prevalence among Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission
<br />(PMTCT) attendees in Kilimanjaro indicate the following: Rombo: 3.2%, Same:
<br />3.3%, Mwanga: 4.9%, Hai: 3.7%, Moshi Rural: 3.8% and Moshi Urban: 6.1%
<br />resulting in an average of 4.5%. The hospitals in the region recorded an increase in
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<br />the number of patients attending the Clinical Treatment Sites (CTC) services which
<br />reflects a reasonable acceptance of PMTCT and Voluntary Counseling and Testing
<br />(VCT) as an important service.
<br />However, many children have been affected by HIV/AIDS and these numbers are
<br />increasing. Some of them were infected by parents prior to PMTCT. Some have not
<br />been tested, and some mothers have been forbidden to be tested by their husbands
<br />until it is too late to help them. For those who are or are not infected but have lost one
<br />or both parents, or their relatives are forced to support extended family members
<br />because of deaths within the family, their lives are dramatically altered by poverty,
<br />lack of access to basic needs, including food, access to clean water, clothes, and
<br />school fees. When a parent is HIV-infected, these children are burdened with
<br />additional problems such as the need to perform basic household chores that would
<br />ordinarily be reserved for much older children or adults. (Some 5-6 year old children
<br />are reminding parents to take medicine, to cook and clean, and have not been able to
<br />attend school). It is a common occurrence that these young children are now living
<br />with grandparent (s) who are barely able to take care of themselves, and often not able
<br />to work. The reliance on community and donor support is unfortunate but becoming
<br />an increasingly standard experience as the very fabric of family and clan are being
<br />destroyed by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and Malaria.
<br />With these problems in mind, KIWAKUKKI designed our work with Bernard van
<br />Leer Foundation (BvLF) for 0-8 year old children, and are now reporting the results
<br />of our efforts.
<br />This report covers the total programme implementation period of January – December
<br />2010 and will focus on the improvement of our services for children ages 0-8 which
<br />include but are not restricted to OVC/MVCs in 14 Wards of three districts of the
<br />Kilimanjaro Region, Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural and Mwanga.
<br />1.2 KIWAKKUKI General Achievements for 2010
<br />The end of year 2006 was a bridging year leading to transformative approaches and
<br />transition towards a new development phase in the life of KIWAKKUKI and all of its
<br />programmes.
<br />The new approaches were inevitable because there were three external evaluations
<br />done by three different partners, each of which had a set of recommendations. These
<br />recommendations were incorporated into the KIWAKKUKI 2007-2011 Strategic
<br />Planning process which was started 2006 and ended in early 2007.
<br />Programme activities went on with a major emphasis on HIV/ AIDS service provision
<br />(with focus on Home Based Care, Memory Work, Psychosocial support and Orphan
<br />Support) but also on empowering communities for sustainable responses to
<br />HIV/AIDS prevention, support, care, gender inequities, and other healthy living
<br />initiatives. (e.g., the International Child Development Programs (ICDP), human
<br />rights, access to clean water, improved nutrition, and health issues such as bed nets
<br />for all children and available access to medical care through dispensaries within the
<br />districts, as defined by the World Health Organization, but tailored to the culture of
<br />the Africa and of the Northern Zone of Tanzania.) KIWAKKUKI has always
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<br />contributed to the Tanzania Vision 2025 1, 3 and 5) and the Millennium Development
<br />Goals 2015 (1, 2, 3 and 6). This also included KIWAKKUKI’s contribution to
<br />implementing poverty reduction policies such as the National Strategy for Growth and
<br />Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP) and participating in the micro-credit systems
<br />available in the community (SACCOS). The latter has changed the lives of many
<br />households caring for very young children.
<br />KIWAKKUKI greatly appreciates the contribution of BVLF and other partners and
<br />donors to the work planned for 2010-2011.
<br />2.0 Results As Per Objectives for the ECD project
<br />Broad objective: “Improved access and quality of early care & education for children
<br />of 0 - 8 years of age in 14 wards of Moshi Rural, Moshi Municipality and Mwanga
<br />Districts, Kilimanjaro Region by 2015”
<br />Planned Indicators:
<br />• To document the percentage increase of increases of children accessing quality
<br />care and education in three districts of Kilimanjaro region by 2015.
<br />• To document the percentage increase of children with good nutrition status at
<br />ECD centres.
<br />Planned Outcome 1: Stakeholders (leaders and government officials) will
<br />understand the evidenced-based ECD policies, guidelines & budgets (for
<br />children and their caregivers) in the Kilimanjaro region in three districts.
<br />(Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural & Mwanga)
<br />Planned Indicators:
<br />• The percentage increase of stakeholders in Kilimanjaro region participating in
<br />ECD policy development forum.
<br />• The percentage increase of ECD budget allocations from district to
<br />village/street level.
<br />Planned outputs:
<br />Output 1.1: Increased use of evidence based ECD advocacy by stakeholders in three
<br />districts of Kilimanjaro region (Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural and Mwanga) targeting
<br />policy and key decision makers by 2015.
<br />Planned Indicators:
<br />• The percentages of ECD stakeholders using the available evidence-based
<br />information to influence bylaws/ guidelines/ policies at district to village/
<br />street level;
<br />• Number and type of community leaders involved in community advocacy;
<br />• Community/government leader’s positive perception on ECD integration in
<br />their intervention.
<br />Activity 1.1.1:
<br />• Conduct ECD sensitization meetings with communities in 14 wards in Moshi
<br />Rural, Moshi Urban and Mwanga districts to advocate for increase in number
<br />of community-based ECD centers.
<br />Planned indicator: Number of ECD sensitization meetings conducted.
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<br /><strong>What was done:</strong>• Held one sensitization and education sessions in each of the fourteen Ward
<br />Levels and one session with each of the three targeted District levels for local
<br />leaders, project supervisors and parents/caregivers regarding National Health
<br />Policies for children; (total of 17 sensitization and education meetings);
<br />• Disseminated information through monthly meetings of caregivers/parents
<br />regarding children’s health information (and adult health information);
<br />• Gave an opportunity in each community village meeting (at each village four
<br />times a year) to sensitize community members on ECD.
<br />Results of the activity:
<br />• Each of the 14 Wards held a community sensitization meeting in Moshi Rural,
<br />Moshi Urban and Mwanga districts to advocate for an increase in number of
<br />community based ECD centers;
<br />• Community members are now knowledgeable on children’s issues, such as
<br />rights (as per WHO and the Tanzanian Law of the Child Act 2009) and needs
<br />especially for young children.
<br />• Through this knowledge a total of 96 playing grounds in three districts were
<br />formed. Each of these grounds has been placed in the hands of the community
<br />to keep secure and available for the children, 27 in Moshi Urban 63 in Moshi
<br />Rural and 6 in Mwanga.
<br />• These caregivers and community members learned through the sensitization
<br />meetings that the Child Law Act gives them the right to advocate for the
<br />promotion protection, and maintenance of the well-being of their children and
<br />their neighbours.
<br />Activity 1.1.2
<br />Conduct ECD advocacy meetings with community leaders (WDCs) in 14 wards in
<br />Moshi Rural, Moshi Urban and Mwanga districts to influence the inclusion of ECD in
<br />local government plans and budgets. (14 in the Wards and 1 in each district equaling
<br />17 meetings.)
<br />Planned indicators: To reach all leaders with ECD Advocacy Meetings at the
<br />Districts and Ward Levels.
<br />What was done:
<br />• There were 98 leaders from the 14 Wards who participated in Advocacy
<br />meetings regarding increased knowledge on the importance of including
<br />children’s issues in their budgets and plans.
<br />Results:
<br />• The Ward leaders agreed to put the planning for their children in their own
<br />annual plan for the Ward;
<br />• A Ward Counselor now attends the District meetings, and as a result of the
<br />sensitization and information, has been able to have a voice in the plan to add
<br />children’s rights and plans into these three District plans;
<br />• Village leaders have agreed to include children’s issues in their village
<br />meetings for sensitizing and planning;
<br />Impact of District Meetings:
<br />• It is obvious that the ability of families to support and prepare young children
<br />for school and better growth and development depends on a number of factors
<br />ranging from socio-economic status of the family to the ability to mitigate
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<br />such hardships. While parents and caregivers are struggling and working very
<br />hard to prepare their young children, they also need additional support to
<br />achieve their goals. This must primarily occur from within the community
<br />and others as appropriate.
<br />• Community members know that their children should attend school, but are
<br />unaware of how to help their children make the most of their education
<br />experience. Parents do not understand how other factors, such as the
<br />importance of health care, maintaining a nutritious and balanced diet, having
<br />access to clean drinking water and having time and location for safe playing
<br />and interacting can influence a child’s performance and concentration at
<br />school. Women are the key in the care for young children that includes
<br />making sure that the socialization for all young children is taking place in a
<br />correct way. Now they are aware that the community is expecting this
<br />education and awareness.
<br />• Although a majority of families reported that they are able to easily access a
<br />variety of services, including health, sanitation, transport, nutritional foods,
<br />etc., poor families still have inadequate or limited access to such resources,
<br />including community services that are necessary to promote and support
<br />children’s development and school readiness.
<br />Activity: 1.1.3 & 1.1.4
<br />Conduct a Community Assessment of ECD policy and guidelines at the local level,
<br />Ward and District Level.
<br />Indicator:All levels participated in the assessment through a base line survey.
<br />What was done:
<br />• Identification of community members who will participate in a needs
<br />assessment training;
<br />• Invitation letters to participants were sent;
<br />• Letters were sent to District Executive Directors of Moshi Urban, Moshi
<br />Rural and Mwanga Districts for permission to conduct the survey;
<br />• 69 community members were trained on the purpose of the survey and
<br />questionnaires were needed to accomplish the survey;
<br />• KIWAKKUKI hired an ECD consultant to accompany them and to
<br />facilitate the training activity and review the district documents with
<br />KIWAKKUKI staff and the other community members;
<br />• This consultant and KIWAKKUKI Staff members collected data regarding
<br />current ECD policies if they were present.
<br />Results:
<br />• Permission letters were available
<br />• Survey tools were ready.
<br />• Survey was started
<br />Conduct baseline survey to the community regarding existing ECD Policy, gaps from
<br />Local to district levels.
<br />Indicator: Existence of baseline data regarding ECD policy gaps
<br />What was done:
<br />This baseline survey has been completed and is now being analyzed.
<br />Results:
<br />• A group of 69 assistant surveyors working together with community
<br />leaders went house to house to complete the surveys;
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<br />• Data was collected in the3Districts about what has been done and where
<br />the gaps are for children’s rights;
<br />• Data analysis has been completed and compiled by the ECD consultant
<br />and the report is attached;
<br />• The report demonstrated that each department in each District has
<br />policies regarding the general population, but not specifically for
<br />children’s rights and treatment. (The social welfare offices do have
<br />certain policies for children, but they are more generally focused.
<br />• The survey report will be used to continue advocacy meetings with the
<br />local and central government leaders.
<br />Output 1.2:
<br />Increased level of functional ECD resource teams in three districts of the Kilimanjaro
<br />region (Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural & Mwanga) by 2015.
<br />Planned Indicators:
<br />• The Number and composition of resource teams actively engaged in policy and
<br />ECD budget process at district and village and street level;
<br />• The increased number of villages and streets for the District’s planning and for
<br />allocating the ECD budget.
<br />Activity 1.2.1
<br />Facilitate the formation of functional ECD Resource teams in 14 wards and at the
<br />three district levels.
<br />Indicator: Existence of ECD resource teams from ward to district level.
<br />What was done:
<br />• KIWAKKUKI ECD staff held one meeting with each village level (55)
<br />and their leaders to establish committees to form functional ECD resource
<br />teams;
<br />• ECD KIWAKKUKI staff facilitated at each meeting regarding the need for
<br />quality education of early learning, nutrition, psychological needs,
<br />vaccinations, violence and abuse against children.
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• 55 functional ECD teams were formed in 14 wards. The teams consisted of
<br />two KIWAKKUKI members, two community facilitators members
<br />fromthe community (2 women and 3 men);
<br />• ECD resource teams were rejuvenated (Government had ordered these to
<br />be started, but they were inactive at the time of the project) in each project
<br />village.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• KIWAKKUKI leaders who have been trained in ECD and ICDP have
<br />made monthly visits to the villages and report that the children, focusing
<br />on 0-8 years in these villages are enjoying their rights; (the leaders are
<br />identifying the needy children, locating a safe place to play, protecting
<br />them from abuse, and sensitizing the groups at the meetings about the
<br />importance of birth registration, on going health care, bed nets and
<br />immunizations.
<br />Activity 1.2.3
<br />Support the resource teams to influence ECD planning, budgeting and implementation
<br />from village to district level. (This includes the possibility of a revolving fund for loans
<br />which was first given to the villages by BvLF in 2009. The funds were not given in
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<br />2010, but the process of the loan indicated that the funds paid back from 2009 would
<br />be used to fund new loans in 2010.)
<br />Indicator: The Number of resource teams participated in planning, budgeting and
<br />implementation from village to district level.
<br />What was done:
<br />• Wards meetings were conducted in fourteen wards: Rau, Msaranga, Mwika
<br />North,Marangu East, Old Moshi East, Shimbwe Juu/shimbwe chini and Uru
<br />East,Kighare, Mwanga small town,Majengo,Kaloleni,Kirua West,Kirua
<br />East,Uru east and Kimochi;
<br />• A sensitization meetings washeld in each ward for the existing and new
<br />caregivers on birth registration and each caregiver was encouraged to look for
<br />birth registrations of their children whose ages are 8 and younger years, and to
<br />follow through with the search (dispensary, church, mosque) if these records
<br />could not be found in their home.
<br />Results:
<br />• A children’s committee (made up of members from the sub-village/street were
<br />formed in every village that meets once in a month to discuss issues relating
<br />to childrenswell being.
<br />• The community orphan’s committees involve local leaders and KIWAKKUKI
<br />members who are the decision-makers in planning how to enroll new
<br />caregivers in offering loans (as according to the ward planning). Local leaders
<br />became helpful in the process of allocating loans to the caregivers and writing
<br />supportive letters for the caregivers, thus enabling the local leaders to be the
<br />decision makers and empowering them.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• There is now a permanent structure in place that will continue to implement
<br />the ECD work.
<br />Activity 1.2.4
<br />Organize biannual review meeting with the community supervisors(facilitators)
<br />Indicator: Number of meetings organized.
<br />What was done:
<br />• In each district KIWAKKUKI leaders held two meetings which addressed
<br />children’s issues;
<br />• At each meeting there was feedback regarding what was being done at the
<br />village level;
<br />• Each village was asked to incorporate the best practices from the other villages
<br />(sharing with each other what was working).
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• From the feedback, each village was able to incorporate the best practices that
<br />other villages were using; thus they learned from one another;
<br />• Also from this feedback, the village representatives were able to talk about
<br />things that did not succeed; thus, other villages could be warned about trying
<br />unsuccessful ventures out in their own places;
<br />• They also learned how to sensitize the community regarding children’s abuse
<br />(harsh language, beating, raping, etc) and to report these issues to the proper
<br />authorities, and to do this in a village culturally appropriate way;
<br />• Some of these villages were included in the groups of ICDP (Groups of six
<br />people who meet eight times each year). There are three groups that have met
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<br />in each village. Thus a total of 990 persons have been sensitized. These
<br />meetings are sponsored by BvLF.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• The village people and leaders are able to see that the approaches that are
<br />being used are actually part of their own culture, and not just “western”
<br />culture;
<br />• They see that these approaches work with their own children and those of
<br />others and that children are happier and healthier;
<br />• They also can use traditional practices of caring for children who have lost
<br />their parents or who do not have both parents present and/or are cared for by
<br />an elderly grandmother or child under the age of 18;
<br />• Young children who are abused are being reported to the authorities, and
<br />interventions specially targeted for each individual child is formulated. The
<br />amount of reported abuse has dropped dramatically.
<br />Outcome 2: To Improve economic capacity of families and communities in
<br />Kilimanjaro region in three districts, Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural, and Mwanga
<br />to provide holistic quality care to young children.
<br />Planned indicators:
<br />• The percentage increase in number of children accessing ECD services in
<br />Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural and Mwanga districts;
<br />• Percentage increase in community resource mobilization for ECD
<br />Output 2.1: Families and communities increased their economic capacity in 14 wards
<br />of Moshi Rural, Moshi Urban and Mwanga Districts.
<br />Planned indicators:
<br />• Number of participating VICOBA (community based banks) based groups
<br />realizing income from IGA.
<br />• Number of participating community members applying adequate
<br />entrepreneurship skills.
<br />Activity 2.1.6
<br />Support follow up of economic activities in 55 villages.
<br />Indicator: Number of support visits conducted by KIWAKKUKI members and trained village
<br />leaders.and community supervisors.
<br />What was done:
<br />• Field visits were organized to families taking care of children 0-8 years to
<br />assess the progress of their projects;
<br />• Local community supervisors were assisted with transport fees that
<br />encouraged them to perform their duty on voluntarily basis;
<br />• Local community supervisors were assisted through the community council
<br />when difficulties were noted during project monthly house to house followups.
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• Through KIWAKKUKI’s process of empowering and supporting these
<br />community supervisors and leaders, about 40% of the wards have begun a
<br />children’s fund;
<br />• The groups have formed by-laws. For instance, if a child is not attending
<br />school, the group leader will contact the parent or caregiver to find out why
<br />the child is not attending school;
<br />• As a result of the transport support, the community supervisors are following
<br />through on their duties and making their regular visits;
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<br />• The community councils are addressing the difficult issues, families and
<br />problems noted by the supervisorswith the council and the family to come to a
<br />satisfactory resolution even if it means some form of punishment.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• More children are attending school, even being offered fees in 40% of the
<br />wards. The Community leaders are following through with their promises;
<br />• The By-Laws have remained in tact and the group leader has enforced them in
<br />nearly all cases;
<br />• Transport support has been crucial for the volunteers to have access to the
<br />families, but it is clear that in some way it must be sustained in order to
<br />continue these activities. The village leaders are often as poor as the families
<br />they visit and are unable to pay for this oversight from their own “pockets”;
<br />• The community has agreed to allow the community councils to resolve
<br />difficult issues that arise.
<br />Outcomes 3: ECD stakeholders from grassroots to district level will have
<br />improved their knowledge, skills & practices in early care and education in
<br />Kilimanjaro region in the three-targeted districts by 2015
<br />Planned Indicators;
<br />• The percentage increase of house holds and ECD centres practicing holistic
<br />ECD services;
<br />• The percentage increase in children accessing quality early care and education.
<br />Output 3.1: Increased ECD capacity development programmes among ECD
<br />stakeholders in the three targeted districts of Kilimanjaro region by 2015. (also
<br />refer to Output 3.2)
<br />Planned indicators:
<br />• The percentage of children enrolled in appropriate ECD centres, pre-and lower
<br />primary education;
<br />• The measured increase level of ECD understanding and practicing among
<br />parents/caregivers.
<br />Activity 3.1.1 (also refer to Output 3.2.4)
<br />Conduct annual awareness raising meetings with parents and caregivers in the
<br />targeted 14 wards regarding proper care for young children so that they can reach
<br />their potential and build on the traditional practices of ECD knowledge through songs,
<br />dances and language.
<br />Indicator: Number of awareness meetings conducted and response to the meetings:
<br />What was done:
<br />• There were 55 awareness raising meetings held at village level with
<br />approximately 150 at each group (the groups met 6x in the year);
<br />• The meetings were led by the village leaders and KIWAKKUKI members
<br />were given time to talk about child development and care;
<br />• The participants were the caregivers, parents and other community members
<br />from the Wards and village levels.
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• A total of 24,750 new parents and caregivers were sensitized on ECD
<br />knowledge;
<br />• The parents and caregivers and community members understood and could on
<br />their own describe the need for better child rearing practices;
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<br />• Village leaders have given the opportunity for peer educators to talk to the
<br />group about child rearing and methods;
<br />• Because the meetings were open and public, the attendants were able to accept
<br />that these new practices were actually part of their culture.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• Community members reported that child care is a cooperative effort among
<br />the government, other NGO’s, community leaders and parents, it is not the
<br />work of one single person;
<br />• Because of the meetings the community leaders felt the importance to have
<br />by-laws regarding the proper care of children, such as birth registration,
<br />enrollment in school, having places to play, having bed nets, clean drinking
<br />and receiving proper immunizations (vaccinations);
<br />• By having these by-laws, there was now a provision to enforce these
<br />appropriate care measures. If a caregiver or parent was not making sure that
<br />there children attended school, the parent could be brought to the community
<br />council for answering why the children were not registered or attending
<br />school, etc.
<br />• Community leaders set aside places reserved for children to play and
<br />community members, caregivers and parents were empowered to monitor
<br />these places for safety
<br />Activity 3.1.2 (also refer to Output 3.2)
<br />Organize awareness raising meetings in the targeted 14 wards with pre–primary (5-6
<br />years) teachers, primary teachers, pre-school (3-5 years) teachers.
<br />Indicator: Number of awareness meetings conducted.
<br />What was done:
<br />• One meeting was held for all three districts;
<br />• KIWAKKUKI ECD staff facilitated the trainings;
<br />• From Mwanga four teachers (2 in pre-school and 2 in pre-primary teachers)
<br />attended;
<br />• From Moshi Rural sixteen teachers attended (8 in pre-school and 8 in preprimary
<br />teachers);
<br />• 4 wards from Moshi Rural West and 4 wards from Moshi Rural East were
<br />represented;
<br />• From Moshi Urban 8 teachers attended (4 in pre-school and 4 in pre-primary).
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• The teachers who attended the meeting were given much information
<br />regarding care of children, teaching practices that included peace and love
<br />rather than punishment and harsh language;
<br />• The teachers realized that teaching methods such as using traditional, songs,
<br />story telling and role playing, and even traditional cooking can be learning
<br />tools;
<br />• The teachers were taught about what it means to have a “transition” to school
<br />and how to improve this process so that the children would not cry when they
<br />learned that they were starting school;
<br />• The teachers learned about the child needs and rights based on ICDP which
<br />includes the right to play and have a play space;
<br />• The teachers were very attentive to the trainings and felt able to talk to the
<br />trainers giving feedback about their learning processes.
<br />Impact of the service:
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<br />• The teachers now allow “wazee” older KIWAKKUKI members to attend
<br />some classes and teach songs and traditional ways of playing such as making
<br />mud dolls and cars, and toys with banana leaves or grasses, making balls out
<br />of traditional materials even old plastic bags, mud and banana leaves;
<br />• They also allow the wazee KIWAKKUKI members to cook with the children;
<br />and report that the children really enjoy even the cooking;
<br />• They reported that the children are now not afraid to leave their parents and
<br />caregivers because they see children playing and laughing and singing;
<br />• Parents and teachers reported that the children are now seeing school as a
<br />place to enjoy and not a punishment;
<br />• The parents have prepared their children to go to school and now the teachers
<br />are better prepared to receive the children in school, the transition is working
<br />better;
<br />• The teachers reported that this information was very important and not
<br />represented in their teaching manuals. All that was in their manuals was
<br />directives regarding what the children should and should not do, what they
<br />should learn;
<br />• The teachers requested more time (more days) for the trainings and for more
<br />teachers to be able to attend so that they could learn not only about the child
<br />rights but also more about how to make the teaching environment friendly;
<br />Activity 3.1.3
<br />Assist communities to establish 16 ECD centres and establish a mechanism to assess
<br />and monitor them using ICDP psychosocial meetings.
<br />Indicator: Number of ECD centres established under the collaboration with
<br />communities.
<br />What was done:
<br />• KIWAKKUKI staff assisted the communities to establish 59 playing grounds
<br />(each village had at least one, and a few villages had more than one);
<br />• The playing grounds are either near or next to their homes
<br />• The Community and KIWAKKUKI staff created a check-list to make sure that
<br />the centers and playing grounds were being used properly and according to the
<br />principles from the ICDP psychosocial meetings.
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• Parents and Community members follow the check-list and did monitor the
<br />areas making sure that the children were safe and secure;
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• Community members, caregivers and parents reported that the children were
<br />using the playing grounds and enjoying them;
<br />• Caregivers and parents reported that the children were happier and behaved
<br />better at home because they were given places to play;
<br />• Children were being treated better by the community as they had been trained
<br />to love and support the children and not use harsh language or abuse to make
<br />them obey.
<br />Activity 3.1.4
<br />Conduct training on psychosocial support, HIV and AIDS, children’s rights and
<br />transition to school from communities in the 14 wards.
<br />Indicator: Number of facilitators, caregivers and parents trained on psychosocial
<br />support, HIV and AIDS, Child rights and transition to school.
<br />What was done:
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<br />• An ECD trained facilitator from Norway was sponsored by BvLF to assist the
<br />ECD KIWAKKUKI staff to conduct the psychosocial refresher course to 42
<br />participants. (BvLF supported her transportation and air fare, the facilitator
<br />provided her own support for hotel and food. This facilitator is well known to
<br />KIWAKKUKI and dedicated to KIWAKKUKI’s work.);
<br />• These participants were divided into groups of six to discuss the issues of
<br />psychosocial support, HIV and AIDS prevention and care, and what children’s
<br />rights are, especially in relationship to their transition to school from their
<br />homes and community;
<br />• Each group made lists from the group process regarding these issues;
<br />• Each group discussed what they felt were best practices in child rearing;
<br />• A reporter from each group reported to the total number what they had
<br />discussed and what they thought the most important points were.
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• When the groups came back together, they reported that young children need
<br />more nutritious food, such as fresh fruits and vegetables and not sodas so that
<br />the brain can grow well;
<br />• Children need to receive the vaccinations that are important for them;
<br />• All children need to have birth registrations, and mechanisms need to be put in
<br />place for communities and villages to know that each child has been registered
<br />particularly for those children eight years and under;
<br />• Young Children need to receive love and attention and be listened to rather
<br />than being shouted at and beaten;
<br />• Children need to have safe water so that they don’t have diseases related to
<br />bad drinking water, water too close to sewers or standing water;
<br />• Children need to sleep under bed nets. For children, malaria and other fevers
<br />are much more severe than they are for adults. A child can die within 48
<br />hours. Thus, the importance of bed nets for children was accepted as a strong
<br />need.
<br />• The Government is providing free mosquito nets and the community
<br />supervisors are making sure that every child in her village has acquire one.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• The participants put together a strategy for their return to their villages
<br />whereby there would be a mechanism to report caregivers and parents for
<br />children who were being abused, raped, beaten or having harsh language;
<br />• They also put a strategy together for having safe drinking water, better
<br />nutrition, immunizations, for children to sleep under mosquito nets, and
<br />children to be taken to centers or pre-schools.
<br />Activity 3.1.10
<br />Ensure involvement of men in ECD issues from local to District levels through
<br />meetings/trainings.
<br />Indicator: Number of men involved in ECD issues
<br />What was done:
<br />• There had been very few men involved in the ECD process in the past. The
<br />goal was set that by 2015, there would be a participation of 50% women and
<br />50% men;
<br />• Local leaders recruited men to be involved in the ICDP meetings;
<br />• Wives recruited their husbands to participate in the ICDP meetings;
<br />Results of this process:
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<br />• In all districts, there are now 20-25% men participating in the ICDP meetings.
<br />• Some communities are doing better than others in the recruitment, but all have
<br />been recruiting men.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• Men shared that previously, they had thought that only women were wanted in
<br />the groups and that only women were responsible for raising the children;
<br />• The men reported that they now felt that they could participate in the raising
<br />of their children;
<br />• The men stated that they would recruit other men to participate in the ECD
<br />meetings and use the ICDP principles;
<br />• Other men are now requesting to join and some of them are actually
<br />performing better than some of the women. (Perhaps this is because they
<br />really had to start from “scratch” and sincerely made the effort to look deeply
<br />at their behavior to change it.)
<br />Activity 3.1.1
<br />Facilitate provision of integrated services through special activities such as “ECD
<br />CHILD DAY”.
<br />Indicator: Number of children participated in special events
<br />What was done:
<br />• The day was chosen as the celebration of “African Child Day” and set in
<br />Moshi Urban;
<br />• This day was chosen because across Africa June 16th is dedicated as “African
<br />Child Day” and it was known that many leaders would attend this celebration
<br />which would make it the perfect opportunity to add in ECD child day;
<br />• Peer Educators were selected to present;
<br />• There was a meeting with school teachers so that they could prepare with the
<br />children for the day;
<br />• The children prepared songs, poems and role plays and doing a short play;
<br />• They prepared a presentation for the guest of honor;
<br />• Six hundred children were invited for the day;
<br />• District Directors, District Commissioner, District Education Officer, District
<br />Medical Officer, District Community Development Officer, District Health
<br />Officer, and other District officers were invited;
<br />• There was an announcement through the streets of Moshi Urban to welcome
<br />all community members to attend.
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• About 600 children attended;
<br />• Most District Officers attended, only a few sent their assistants but
<br />representation was 100%;
<br />• The Guest of Honor was the District Commissioner;
<br />• Many people in the community saw the large crowd and joined in;
<br />• The children had been prepared and gave the entertainment of songs and
<br />poems and role plays were message laden with words and activities
<br />demonstrating that adults and parents needed to change the way they were
<br />dealing with young children;
<br />• There was a peer educator who spoke to the District Commissioner about the
<br />issues of child rights and the rules of ECD;
<br />Impact of the service:
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<br />• Many community members were impressed that the children were brave and
<br />willing to speak out about the rights of children. Some of these were people
<br />who had not heard about the “Africa Child Day” but in passing had seen the
<br />crowd and attended;
<br />• The District Commissioner promised that he would work with all the
<br />municipal departments on the requests that the children made and stated that
<br />he had heard the children and understood what they were asking.
<br />• He also stated that the children were well prepared and that he was impressed
<br />that they felt empowered to speak to him directly;
<br />• The children also got something back from the occasion. They were proud
<br />that they were listened to, they were proud of their presentations; they were
<br />pleased that they had worked hard and were prepared to give the presentations,
<br />and they and their teachers felt that a great deal had been accomplished on that
<br />day through their hard work.
<br />• The children thanked Tanzania and all of Africa for setting aside this day
<br />particularly for them, so that they had the opportunity to present their songs
<br />and poems and to be listened to. This was perhaps the first time that they
<br />spoke directly about children’s needs and rights because of the ECD trainings
<br />and the ICDP principles that had been worked on throughout the year. They
<br />were grateful to BvLF for providing them with the opportunities to improve
<br />their condition;
<br />• Pictures will be attached to this report and a video is being sent through mail.
<br />Output 3.2: Enhanced collaboration with ECD professional Institutions at local
<br />and National level by 2015.
<br />Planned indicators:
<br />• Number of ECD professional Institutions effectively collaborating with
<br />organization
<br />• Number of events jointly implemented with professional institutions.
<br />Activity 3.2.4 (see activity 3.1.4)
<br />Collaborate with ICDP professionals from Norway for capacity development and
<br />reflection of the existing caregivers meetings for Monitoring & Evaluation
<br />Indicator:
<br />How many people attended the refresher training for ECD and what did the site visits
<br />show for the monitoring and evaluation.
<br />What was done:
<br />• The ECD Facilitator returned from Norway with sponsorship in part through
<br />BvLF (airfare and transport to the sites, she paid her own hotel and food costs
<br />because of her long standing relationship on psychosocial issues with
<br />KIWAKKUKI);
<br />• This facilitator and the KIWAKKUKI ECD staff attended the one week
<br />training on site and one week monitoring and evaluation in the field;
<br />• The Staff and Facilitator checked on two sites to evaluate how they were
<br />doing in their ICDP programs;
<br />• The week long training was attended by 42 people;
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• The facilitators attending the refresher continued to train other peers in their
<br />communities with the information that they took from the training;
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<br />• These facilitators were also trained in how to follow-up with the monitoring
<br />and evaluation in the project areas (the three Districts, 14 Wards);
<br />• The site visits in the field showed that things in the two sites were going well;
<br />o The women were working conscientiously;
<br />o The children were playing happily;
<br />o The women demonstrated what they had been doing at their sites;
<br />o She visited a home based ECD Center and found that all things had
<br />improved from what had been previously reported;
<br />• The Norwegian Facilitator wrote a report which is attached on the progress of
<br />ECD in the targeted area.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• The people who were in the week long training pledged to return to their
<br />villages and train others. They were empowered by the training;
<br />• Because the training was “adult learning based”, in other words that they
<br />worked together in groups to come up with their own concepts, they felt
<br />ownership in the process and it become more of their own culture;
<br />• The refresher training allowed the trainers to incorporate what they had
<br />learned and to present it to the community as the community plan;
<br />• Because there was inclusion of the “old ways, old songs, stories and food” the
<br />ICDP and ECD was not just “the western way” but accepted as their own;
<br />• The visits to the sites pleased those local women because they were able to
<br />demonstrate what they had learned about ECD, and the children showed that
<br />they were happy. Again, it was clear that these concepts had been
<br />incorporated into the culture of the villages that were targeted.
<br />Outcome 4: Improved KIWAKKUKI management and technical ECD capacity
<br />for transitions programme implementation
<br />Planned indicators:
<br />• Increase in quality document and project reports (Results oriented report,
<br />documented success stories and best practices);
<br />• The percentage increase in resources mobilized for ECD interventions.
<br />Output 4.1: Increased management capacity of organization in quality provision
<br />of ECD services in Kilimanjaro region by 2015
<br />Planned indicators:
<br />• The percentages of ECD services and coverage in participating districts.
<br />• Presence of staff with adequate capacity in documentation, research and data
<br />analysis.
<br />Activity 4.1.2
<br />Participate in annual ECD partners Tanzania meeting including Policy Forum to share
<br />experiences, skills, challenges in the ECD implementation.
<br />Indicator: Number of ECD partners meetings that KIWAKKUKI staff participated in
<br />What was done:
<br />• In the past we had attended meetings with each partner’s groups four
<br />meetings/year;
<br />• In 2010, we attended one meeting in Mwanza. (The funding was for one
<br />meeting to share the work we have doing for one year and way forward for the
<br />partnership.
<br />Results of this process:
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<br />• The partners total six. TAHEA in Mwanza, MPDI in Arusha, KIWAKKUKI
<br />in Kilimanjaro, KINAPA in Manyara, Amani ECD in Dar Es Salaam and
<br />SAWA in Morogoro;
<br />• The total number attending was 10 because KINAPA was unable to attend;
<br />• Each of the partners shared what had been done, achievements and challenges
<br />in their areas;
<br />• The way forward towards 2015 was designed and agreed upon. The report
<br />was written and sent to BvLF.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• Each partner now knows what has happened with the others; for instance, the
<br />KIWAKKUKI partners shared about the trainings, the refresher training, the
<br />empowerment of the communities, ECD Child Day, the efforts to attract more
<br />men, the peer education within the villages, and empowerment of the people
<br />to meet with the village leaders, how we are now working with the
<br />government leaders to adopt child development policies, how we have secured
<br />playing grounds targeted communities, and how we gave teachers additional
<br />training particularly focused on ECD/ICDP principles of child development.
<br />KIWAKKUKI also shared with them the responses of the various groups and
<br />how appreciative they were for these trainings and meetings;
<br />• Attached will be the report from the meeting;
<br />• The partners are struggling to plan the “way forward” if we should not receive
<br />additional funding from donors because we realize that there is still much to
<br />be done, and many other communities that we will not have reached by 2015
<br />as many are not in the targeted areas. Kilimanjaro, for instance, is a vast
<br />region with great differences in each district.
<br />Activity 4.1.3
<br />Purchase one desk top computer, colored printer and video camera for supporting
<br />research and documentation activities.
<br />Indicator: Number and types equipments purchased
<br />What was done:
<br />• A desk top computer was purchased;
<br />• A printer was purchased;
<br />• The camera is being researched for the best buy for the remaining money and
<br />will be purchased in the near future. In the meantime, another camera has
<br />been used to document the activities and the videos are available.
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• The desk top and printer are huge aids in documenting the activities that have
<br />been completed;
<br />• Both are also used to make the plans for the villages to have;
<br />• They have been very helpful in maintaining the budget, what has been spent
<br />and what not;
<br />• And all activities of the local projects are documented.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• The equipment has improved the quality and quantity of services. It has
<br />allowed for better time management, and lowered stress levels with the two
<br />project people;
<br />• The video camera is expected to be able to document activities to last for other
<br />generations and to be able to demonstrate all over the region what can be
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<br />done. Already, people from other districts are requesting the ECD training
<br />because of pictures, videos and word of mouth of what they have seen.
<br />Activity 4.1.4
<br />Purchase one project vehicle to support project implementation, Monitoring and
<br />Evaluation.
<br />Indicator: Availability of project vehicle
<br />What was done:
<br />• A dark blue Hiace (Toyota) was purchased;
<br />• This vehicle was researched well for its brands maintenance history;
<br />• The vehicle has space for up to ten people.
<br />Results of this process:
<br />• The van transports teams of people to and from the KIWAKKUKI base office
<br />and the villages;
<br />• The van is capable of transporting people to the communitiesk
<br />• The van is capable of transporting people to different sites for inspection.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• The van has been a great asset to KIWAKKUKI’s work in the three districts;
<br />• Because of its capacity and good records, it can travel to the rural areas with
<br />no difficulty, can maneuver in rainy season, and is able to manage poor roads
<br />in the area. Most especially, the van is very good in Moshi Rural and getting
<br />to and from Mwanga.
<br />Output 4.2:
<br />Enhanced M&E skills for Effective management of ECD data
<br />Planned indicators:
<br />• Existence of readily ECD data and other relevant planning information
<br />• Level of utilization of M & E data in planning and implementation within and
<br />outside of the organization.
<br />Activity 4.2.3
<br />Organize quarterly meetings with community supervisors and resource teams for
<br />planning and review project implementation.
<br />Indicator: Number of quarterly meetings organized.
<br />What was done:
<br />• Wards meetings were conducted in all 14 targeted wards namely Rau,
<br />Msaranga, Mwika North, Marangu East, Old Moshi East, Shimbwe , Uru East;
<br />Kirua West, Kirua South, Kighare, Mwanga town, Majengo, Kaloleni,
<br />Kimochi (total of 56 meetings;)
<br />• Held sensitization meetings to the existing and new caregivers on birth
<br />registration and encouraged them to look for the birth registration for each of
<br />their children whose ages are less than or equal to 8 years (four meetings for
<br />each ward total of 56).
<br />Results:
<br />• The quarterly meetings were an opportunity to share challenges, give reports
<br />on the activities of the ECD work, give case studies, talk about achievements;
<br />• There are now 14 children’s committees. The members are from each village
<br />/street in thewards
<br />• The childrens’ committees meet once a month to discuss issues relating to
<br />children’s wellbeing as agreed .
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<br />• These community children’s committees involve local leaders and
<br />KIWAKKUKI members and they sit and make decisions on how to enroll new
<br />caregivers according to loans which had been given to a limited number of
<br />people in 2009. Because no new money for loans was given in 2010, the new
<br />enrollees can only be offered loans if the money has been repaid within the
<br />ward. (see discussion of loans below);
<br />• Local leaders became helpful in the process of allocating caregivers and
<br />writing supportive letters for those who are believed to have the biggest need
<br />and best potential to be successful.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• At the village level now many issues regarding children are addressed with
<br />these committees. (It is impossible to get through all the issues);
<br />• Some of the issues are birth registrations, enrollment of children in schools,
<br />maintaining the playing grounds, & refreshing parents and teachers on the
<br />rights of children in the ECD model;
<br />• When the leaders in the children’s committees learn of problems within
<br />households at village levels, especially with those who received loans in 2009
<br />and have failed to pay them back, they are reviewed to see what can be done;
<br />• For those who have paid the loans back, the impact has been pride in
<br />successful IGA, and being able to support their children as well as to see that
<br />others are benefiting from loans;
<br />• Over the two years, there has been evaluation of which projects seem to be
<br />more successful than others. For the farming projects, problems such as rains,
<br />no available market, (Kiboroloni being moved) common diseases of some of
<br />the animals, and sickness within the family and inability to care for the
<br />business has shown that new loans need to be careful thought through if they
<br />are to be involved with farming;
<br />• Better farming practices such as sack farming can save water and improve
<br />outcomes for vegetables;
<br />• The children’s committees are paying more attention to safe drinking water,
<br />and mosquito nets.. The villages are much more accepting of the focus being
<br />on all children, and accepting of these children’s committees because they are
<br />seen as local. This helps a great deal for the villages to feel ownership of the
<br />projects and pride in the village;
<br />• With the mosquito nets, the government provided free nets for all people in
<br />the districts with children under five. This year the government states that
<br />they will give free nets to all families with children.
<br />Activity 4.2.4
<br />Conduct regular supportive monitoring visits
<br />Indicator: Number of supportive monitoring visits conducted.
<br />What was done:
<br />• Each District Coordinator is required to bring quarterly reports from their
<br />District. This is a KIWAKKUKI requirement for all 7 Districts. In these
<br />reports are documentation of problems and issues for all of their reporting
<br />areas.
<br />• In the targeted location, if special attention is paid to success and to problems.
<br />• If problems are reported in the target area, a plan is made with the district
<br />coordinator for a response, though some regular visit is made once a quarter,
<br />more visits occur when a problem is reported.
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<br />Results of this process:
<br />• It is easy to identify projects that are not doing well and support the person
<br />with ideas of how to go on with the project or to change the project because of
<br />these quarterly reports.
<br />• The recipient of the project is asked to make his or her own list of possible
<br />projects if one is failing. (an example of this might be someone who has
<br />chickens and they are being killed by a neighbor, they become old and don’t
<br />produce, or they die from disease.) They would then be asked to make a list
<br />of other possible projects;
<br />• From these reports also, KIWAKKUKI staff can identify things that are going
<br />well and visit and make sure that these projects are known by other villagers
<br />so that they might model their own projects on successful projects;
<br />• Numbers of children who have been birth registered, enrolled in school, and
<br />have bed nets are noted by these reports so that weaknesses with these
<br />children can be addressed with parents and teachers;
<br />• 12 regular visits have been made to the three targeted districts. An additional
<br />4 visits to each of these three targeted districts were made in 2010 (total 12) to
<br />address problems that have occurred within some of the 14 wards.
<br />Impact of the service:
<br />• Because the targeted areas are very poor, all the children’s problems cannot be
<br />solved with one visit or even many visits; however, we can see the changes
<br />that have occurred due to the oversight of this project;
<br />Activity 4.2.5
<br />Participate in ECD partners Tanzania to conduct 3 evaluations-Baseline, mid term
<br />evaluation and end of project evaluation.
<br />Indicator: Number and type of evaluation conducted
<br />What Was Done:
<br />• One meeting has been held in Mwanza where a two-year plan was discussed;
<br />(First December-Fourth December)
<br />• ECD Strategic Plan and funding opportunities was discussed;
<br />• Funding opportunities beyond BVLF was discussed;
<br />• ECD partners sustainability.
<br />• Way forward for the ECD Partners was discussed.
<br />Results:
<br />• Strategies to sustain the partnership were agreed upon;
<br />• Will find new funding sources and ways to work together;
<br />• Some will be with new donors interested in helping with children.
<br />Impact:
<br />• KIWAKKUKI has a long history of collaborating with other projects
<br />throughout the Northern Zone of Tanzania. An example of this was the Life
<br />& Living project (Kenya and Africa) that was sponsored in collaboration with
<br />the Spanish government. KIWAKKUKI was selected as the lead agency for
<br />the other groups, and successfully coordinated the activities throughout the
<br />selected target areas until the Spanish economic woes forced a precipitous end
<br />to the renewal of the project. (report available upon request)
<br />• KIWAKKUKI because of its regional memberships and strong leaders
<br />recognizes that in order for the Northern Zone to make differences for children
<br />and their caregivers, such that all children are served, that it maintain good
<br />relationships with the government and has many collaborations within the
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<br />local and regional government. As noted, the Regional Commissioner has
<br />attended many meetings as special guests, and the Regional and District
<br />Government officials with Health, Education, and Medical Offices have
<br />attended these meetings that highlight the work of KIWAKKUKI throughout
<br />the region.
<br />• KIWAKKUKI is dedicated to collaborating with the other BvLF projects
<br />some of which have not received funding this year, because together they
<br />serve the needs of the caregivers and children and many strides have been
<br />made that require oversight and support. Without this perceived support, the
<br />projects may fail due to discouragement and the feeling that no one recognizes
<br />their problems and needs.
<br />• KIWAKKUKI will continue to develop and collaborate on a plan looking at
<br />other means of support as well as continued relationships with BvLF.
<br />Annex 1: A sample consent form
<br />KIWAKKUKI recognizes that increasingly privacy issues and informed
<br />consents for publication of stories must be obtained from caregivers for
<br />themselves and their children. Sample Informed Consent is written below and
<br />sees attachment # 4
<br />I _______________(name) give my permission to have my picture, name and
<br />story as well as my children or those orphans who are in my care, to the
<br />Bernard van Leer Foundation (BVLF) and KIWAKKUKI for their use in reports
<br />and publicity for the program.
<br />Signed: ______________________________
<br />Witnessed:____________________________
<br />Note: If Caregiver is unable to sign his or her name, an X may be used as
<br />long as it is witnessed by someone other than the monitor.
<br />Annex 2:
<br />A CASE STORY From MOSHI RURAL EAST
<br />A case story on ICDP that was brought to KIWAKKUKI by one of our
<br />parents/caregivers who was given an education on ICDP The case story is as
<br />follows :
<br />I, Anna Kimaro(not her real name), live in a Moshi Rural Ward that has
<br />been helped by the KIWAKKUKI ECD project. I want to express my gratitude for
<br />being able to receive the education that I received on ICDP.
<br />I am the mother of three daughters. One of my daughters had a habit of
<br />leaving the house without any notification. When she returned, she brought gifts,
<br />clothes and money. This behavior made me angry and frightened and I punished
<br />(beat and yelled) her harshly several times without seeing any changes.
<br />When the facilitators from ICDP visited my home and I explained the
<br />situation concerning my daughter, they invited me to attend the ICDP training. At
<br />first it was difficult for me to understand what these concepts were but slowly I
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<br />began to understand them. I really started working on them, most especially on
<br />the 8th guideline principle which is “let a child control himself /herself by
<br />monitoring the scope of his/her behavior. This can provide better direction for
<br />him/her. At the same time, the parent can get involved in planning his/ her
<br />activities in a well mannered way together.” Since that day I have been able to
<br />control my anger and win my daughter’s love and respect.
<br />I talked with her and she told me her problem. She told me she was not
<br />happy seeing her fellow girls wearing nice clothes, having cellular phones and
<br />cosmetics which she did not have. Also she said she is in the group of four girls
<br />and all of them except for her have boyfriends who have big shops from where
<br />they get all the things they want.
<br />The ICDP volunteers helped me and we told my daughter together what
<br />our real life situation was and that our family was completely dependant on our
<br />small level of income. These volunteers helped me by providing her with small
<br />necessities. I was advised by to educate her, both with a trade and with the facts
<br />about the dangers of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and possible abuse
<br />from these men. I took her to a Vocational training center where she is now
<br />studying tailoring. Due to this training and the interest she has in being
<br />independent, she is now dedicating most of her time to learning rather than
<br />roaming around the streets with the other girls and “fast boys.” She understands
<br />the “facts of life” and is much more settled and mature.
<br />Strategies and way forward :
<br />1. Helping my daughter set an example for the other girls who are older;
<br />2. Visiting with the mothers/caregivers of these girls to help them see the
<br />dangers of their girls behaviors;
<br />3. Following up on her other three friends and make sure they are change
<br />their behaviors;
<br />4. Requesting the other parents/caregivers to learn about ICDP, and to tell
<br />other parents/caregivers about it;
<br />5. Helping my daughter to set an example for my younger daughters who are
<br />in primary and pre-primary so that they will understand the right way to
<br />behave;
<br />6. Explaining the other parents that very young children can benefit from
<br />ICDP especially those 8 years and younger.
<br />I would like to thank KIWAKKUKI for the trainings I got from I.C.D.P.
<br />A CASE STUDY FROM MOSHI URBAN:
<br />A CASE STORY OF MR.ANDREW ABRAHAM (not his real name), A
<br />PARENT, BEFORE AND AFTER ATTAINING EDUCATION OF ICDP ON
<br />27TH APRIL 2010.
<br />I, Edward Abraham (not his real name), am married to Aisha Omari (not her real
<br />name). We have blessed with three children, two girls and one boy.
<br />I used to be very harsh towards my children. Whenever they did something wrong, I
<br />used to beat them badly. I believed that according to Africans custom and traditions “
<br />beating a child is the only way to get a child to respect his/her parents.” These beatings
<br />made them very afraid of me and hate me. My first daughter Ashura (not real name) was
<br />studying at Moshi Technical School. Because I was so rude and harsh to her, she decided
<br />to run away from home, stop going to school and moved in with a man. They went far
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<br />away and after a long time my daughter came back home. Unfortunately, my daughter
<br />had become infected with HIV from the man who had already died from AIDS.
<br />My second born is now married and lives in Dar-Es-Salaam. Though I was harsh
<br />to her, she managed to put up with me and was able to study up to form four at Kibo
<br />Secondary School (a boarding school, so she was frequently away from home).
<br />My lastborn Omari (not his real name) is now in form three at Majengo Secondary
<br />School and is doing very well.
<br />Since being invited to ICDP education, I have learned that I should not have
<br />blamed my wife for not raising my children well, but myself. It was my behavior that
<br />caused them to hate me and to be afraid, and run away. I was actually being rude,
<br />harsh, beating them, and misunderstanding the extent of “African culture” on raising
<br />children.
<br />The education I got from ICDP has helped my family and me, especially my
<br />children. I have learned that beating a child is not the proper way to discipline a child,
<br />rather I have learned to be loving, caring and understanding to my children, like I
<br />never was before. I grieve over the illness of my daughter but am determined that she
<br />will receive medical care and medicine when she needs it, and we will go on with our
<br />lives. My other children are benefiting from my education and I can now be loving
<br />and caring for them and for my wife who really had a hard time before she helped me
<br />to get this ICDP training.
<br />I have now joined with others to be a model for ICDP and to watch out for the
<br />very young children and their caregivers who need guidance about how to raise
<br />children in a kind and loving way.
<br />Lastly I would like to thank KIWAKKUKI. I pray that they will be able to
<br />continue to educate others for a better society.
<br />A CASE STUDY FROM MOSHI URBAN
<br />A CASE STORY FROM MAKANGE VILLAGE
<br />This is the case story from ICDP brought to KIWAKKUKI by one of our facilitators
<br />who got education from ICDP. The case is as follows:
<br />I Mary Mjau (not real name) of Majengo ward; I give my sincere appreciation
<br />and thanks to ICDP for the education I got and how it changed my son’s and my life
<br />(David). My son and I never got along well because I have been a very high, quicktempered
<br />parent who never listed or heard anything that he was saying. As life
<br />between us continued in this way, David became a child who never listened to me.
<br />He stopped going to school and started to behave badly and hang out with bad
<br />company. He even began to steal things at home and from our neighbors. The
<br />situation got worse and I started beating him to the point that I once threatened to
<br />break his legs. That experience overwhelmed me and I decided to leave him alone.
<br />But, then, I heard of the ICDP. I took a step and told the ICDP volunteers
<br />about my situation. They sat and talked to both my son and me and helped us
<br />together to resolve our differences. From the education we got from the ICDP, life
<br />for my son and me has been peaceful. Now we sit and talk, we listen to each other
<br />and respect one another. My son is now going to school, has stopped hanging out
<br />with the “bad crowd” and is doing well and my temper has begun to cool down. I
<br />also feel less stress.
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<br />This was a lifesaver for both my son and me. I am able now to talk to others
<br />who have even young children about principles of ICDP and Early Childhood
<br />Development. I wish I had been able to start with my child at a very young age. Now
<br />I do understand things better.
<br />Kilaweni Village—Mwanga District
<br />Our caregiver from Kilaweni village reported, “Thank you for
<br />KIWAKKUKI”. My child was coming home late from school. He had friends who
<br />were going to disco houses and he wanted to go, too. The other children’s parents
<br />were not asking their children why they were late coming home. It was not easy for
<br />me to also ask my child why he was late. In fact, I was just angry. After the
<br />sensitization meetings, I learned how to talk to my child in a way in which he could
<br />listen and answer me. But, I also learned that I was so harsh to my children that they
<br />were no longer listening to me. With the trainings, I was able to change my attitude
<br />towards my son and the others and be close to them. I asked him positive questions
<br />that showed him that even though he was coming home late, he is my son and I love
<br />him. After building a better relationship with him, I explained the reasons that I was
<br />angry with him for coming home late, that I was worried because so many terrible
<br />things could happen to him when he is out late, and these things interfere with school
<br />and his future.
<br />Since the sensitization, my son has changed his behavior and is coming
<br />straight home from school. We have together made a plan that he will rest, do
<br />homework, small household activities and go to sleep. His friends are asking him
<br />why he is not going to the disco anymore, and he said, “I am building for my future”.
<br />He has influenced one of his friends not to go to the disco either and they are now
<br />studying together. Even other community members are asking me, “What did you do
<br />to change your son so well?” I reply to them, that I had the help of the ICDP worker,
<br />and have learned that I could even start with them at the very young age of two or
<br />three to give love and share. In this way, my children would have gotten off to the
<br />“best start”. Now I am ready to help other young mothers and their children.
<br />I could not have done this without the help of KIWAKKUKI’s ICDP
<br />sensitization and program.
<br />Pictures from ECD Training Meetings:
<br />A. ECD District Level Meetings:
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<br />Above, Verynice Monyo encourages groups on as they work.
<br />Below, KIWAKKUKI ECD staff person Lui Mfangavo assists in group process.
<br />BvLF funded Car
<br />BvLF funded computer and printer
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<br />ICDP Training of Trainers:
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<br />Children perform traditional dances and dress up according to old ways.
<br />Quarterly Monitering and Evaluation ECD Partnership Groups
<br />Here the
<br />KIWAKKUKI
<br />trainers stand
<br />with Greta
<br />Flakk, ECD
<br />facilitator from
<br />Norway.
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<br />Mshiri ICDP Group
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<br />Nursery School supported by KIWAKKUKI in Kirua
<br />ECD trained Caregiver and Nursery Teacher Verynice Monyo and nursery children
<br />Mary and Lucy
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<br />Nursery School Children singing and singing Kwaheri
<br />Annex 3: Report Kiwakkuki visit the 6th – 19th of March 2010
<br />Grete Flakk, ICDP consultant, Norway
<br />Background
<br />The ICDP (International Child Development Programme) work in Moshi has been
<br />going on since July 2004, when the first psychosocial training concerning children’s
<br />situation and welfare took place. The training was initiated by Mai Bente Snipstad at
<br />the University of Bergen, Norway, as a result from her research regarding the
<br />situation for vulnerable children and youth in the Kilimanjaro region. The seminar
<br />was collaboration between the University of Bergen and KIWAKKUKI. 20
<br />KIWAKKUKI staff and volunteers participated in the training that altogether lasted
<br />for seven weeks at a period of two years. By the end, the 20 participants were certified
<br />as ICDP facilitators. 12 of the facilitators continued the training and were trained to
<br />the level of trainers, certified in March 2009. Grete Flakk was responsible for the
<br />ICDP part of the training in collaboration with Mai Bente Snips tad.
<br />The local trainers have been training a group of new facilitators. There are now 65
<br />certified facilitators and 12 certified trainers in the Kilimanjaro region. 28 new
<br />facilitator candidates were trained during this visit.
<br />Visit activities
<br />The purpose of the visit was to follow up the ICDP Programme conducted by the
<br />local ICDP trainers: support and assist their work and monitor the quality of
<br />implementation of the programme.
<br />Schedule for the visit:
<br />7th of March: Meeting with Lui Mfangavo and Verynice Monyo in order to plan the
<br />visit more in detail, especially the content of the ICDP facilitator seminar
<br />8th – 11th of March: Facilitator seminar
<br />9th of March: Meeting in Moshi with the founder Chanel Croker and the Director
<br />Fizza Moloo from Amani ECD, Dar Es Salaam
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<br />12th of March: Work at Kiwakkuki office; planning field visits etc.
<br />15th of March: Network meeting with facilitators and trainers in Moshi municipal and
<br />field visit to a caregivers’ group in one of the four wards
<br />16th of March: Network meeting with facilitators and trainers in Moshi rural west and
<br />field visit to a caregivers’ group in a village in one of the four wards
<br />17th of March: Network meeting with facilitators and trainer in Mwanga district and
<br />visit to a caregivers’ group in Usangi village
<br />18th of March: Network meeting with facilitators and trainers in Moshi rural east,
<br />Marango, and visit to a caregivers’ group in Mshiri village
<br />19th of March: Work at Kiwakkuki office; meetings with Lui Mfangavo and Verynice
<br />Monyo in order to sum up the visit and give suggestions for future work. Meeting
<br />with Karen O’Donnell, Duke University, and Shannon Dorsey, University of
<br />Washington, USA, in order to discuss the ICDP Programme and a new project
<br />concerning trauma treatment for children and adolescents, CBT.
<br />ICDP facilitator seminar
<br />28 volunteers from the districts Moshi municiplal, Moshi rural west, Moshi rural east
<br />and Mwanga were given a four day training in ICDP the 8th – 11th of March. The
<br />seminar was conducted by the local trainers Lui Mfangavo, Verynice Monyo and Egla
<br />Matechi and followed the usual agenda for facilitator seminars; covering topics as
<br />child rearing in the region before and now, the caregiver’s concept of the child, three
<br />dialogues and eight guidelines for good interaction, 7 principles for sensitization,
<br />principles for implementation and preparation for field work (self-training project).
<br />The seminar was conducted in a participatory way, and the participants were very
<br />active during the seminar. During the seminar the participants expressed that they
<br />gained lots of new knowledge, and some of them expressed that the programme also
<br />changed their personal lives during these days.
<br />Two Norwegian students followed the seminar as part of their practice at Kiwakkuki
<br />office.
<br />Network meetings in the districts
<br />During the visit network meetings were conducted in the four districts Moshi
<br />municipal, Moshi rural west, Moshi rural east and Mwanga. The purpose of the
<br />meetings was to link the new 28 facilitator candidates with the experienced 65
<br />facilitators in the districts, exchange of experiences and planning of new activities
<br />together. The meeting in Moshi municipal was conducted by Lui Mfangavo, assisted
<br />by the trainers in the district, Violet Kessy and Durriyah Akber. The meeting in
<br />Moshi rural west was conducted by Vernice Monyo, assisted by the local trainers
<br />Shirikiande B. Moshi, Mary Lyatuu and Scolastica Mbuya. The meeting in Moshi
<br />rural east was conducted by Vernice Monyo assisted by the local trainer Vicky Temu,
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<br />and the meeting in Mwanga was conducted by Verynice Monyo assisted by the local
<br />trainer Rose Matay.
<br />In all the districts the experienced facilitators shared their achievements and
<br />challenges with the programme with the new facilitator candidates, and they all
<br />shared the impact of the programme in their personal lives. The stories about the
<br />achievements are amazing, showing great changes, both with respect to caregivers’
<br />attitudes and behavior towards the children and children’s behavior. The reports show
<br />in short that the caregivers now treat the children in a much more human way, and the
<br />children are more cooperative. The caregivers have seen the value of coming close to
<br />the children, and they put emphasize on the importance of having a safe and
<br />transparent atmosphere in the family, were the children can come and discuss their
<br />problems with their caregivers. There are lots of reports of decrease in using the stick,
<br />as this is the usual way of punishing and guiding the children.
<br />Other achievements that were reported were related to decrease in family conflicts in
<br />general, in domestic violence and in alcohol abuse. The gender issue was also often
<br />discussed during the meetings, and the facilitators report that this programme
<br />contributes to equality between husband and wife. More and more men participate in
<br />the caregivers’ groups, and they realize the importance of being an active part of the
<br />children’s lives. One reason for this development might be that whenever the
<br />facilitators plan to conduct a new group, they approach the village leaders and the
<br />ward leaders to ask for permission and for help to identify caregivers for the group.
<br />The leaders are mostly men, and when they give their permission, they also often
<br />decide to participate in the groups themselves. During my field visits I met several
<br />leaders as participants in the caregivers’ groups, and they were all very dedicated to
<br />the ICDP work and told about great changes in their own lives.
<br />For more detailed reports about achievements, see the appendix with quotes from
<br />facilitators and caregivers.
<br />The challenges the facilitators reported were
<br />• Logistics (large districts and poor public transport)
<br />• Change in attitudes and behavior sometimes take time…
<br />• Expectations from the caregivers to be paid in order to attend to the groups
<br />• Caregivers bringing huge family problems to the group
<br />• How to act when you see a neighbor treating her child badly
<br />• The importance of being a good model as a facilitator
<br />• How to help children directly when their caregivers do not change – the
<br />problem of teaching the children their rights and thus create conflicts in the
<br />family
<br />• Conflicts among caregivers in the group
<br />• How to recruit more men to the groups
<br />The challenges were discussed, and solutions were shared among the participants.
<br />Part of the meetings was used to go through the eight meetings agenda for the
<br />caregivers’ groups. In some of the districts there also was a need to repeat some of the
<br />guidelines or the principles of sensitization.
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<br />The last part of the network meetings were used for planning of conducting new
<br />caregivers’ groups. In some of the districts the facilitators decided to work one new
<br />and one experienced facilitator in pair. The new facilitator candidates will be
<br />supervised by the local trainers in the district. The trainers in each district are
<br />responsible for following up all the facilitators in the district, with support from the
<br />two trainers at KIWAKKUKI office, Lui and Verynice.
<br />Field visits to caregivers’ groups
<br />In each of the four regions I visited a caregivers’ group. Some of the groups
<br />conducted part of a meeting when I was present, and all the groups gave me the
<br />opportunity to interview them. All the participants told very touching stories about
<br />how they experienced to be in the ICDP group and how this had made such a
<br />difference in their lives. The stories about less harsh behavior from the side of the
<br />caregiver and more respect and cooperation from the side of the child were constantly
<br />repeated. They told stories about how they see their children in different ways now
<br />and how they get amazing results when they treat the children differently. One of the
<br />caregivers was asked what made the difference in such a way that she could change
<br />both her attitude and her behavior towards the child. She answered: “This programme
<br />touched my heart. I could feel that this was true. We were asked to go home and
<br />practice our new knowledge through home tasks, and we reported the results in the
<br />next meeting. In that way we realized that the message really was true.”
<br />One of the groups had made a song. They put one person in the middle of the circle of
<br />caregivers, and this person was singing, while everybody was dancing: “Who am I?”
<br />The others answered: “You are a child. Your caregiver needs you and depends on
<br />you. Our community needs you and depends on you. Our nation needs you and
<br />depends on you.”
<br />Then they switched, and another person entered the middle of the circle, singing:
<br />“Who am I?” The others answered: “You’re the caregiver. The child needs you and
<br />depends on you. Our community needs you and depends on you. Our nation needs
<br />you and depends on you.”
<br />Then they switched again, and the person in the middle of the circle was singing:
<br />“Who am I?” “You’re our facilitator. The children need you and depend on you, the
<br />caregivers need you and depend on you, our community needs you and depends on
<br />you, and our nation needs you and depends on you.”
<br />See the appendix for more quotes from the caregivers about the impact of the
<br />programme.
<br />The caregivers expressed that they were grateful to have been invited to participate in
<br />the groups, and they keep telling their family and their neighbors about the
<br />programme and how to treat the children.
<br />Meeting with Amani ECD
<br />Amani ECD works as an ECD resource organization and facilitates partnerships for
<br />collaborative action to improve early childhood policies, programmes and budgeting
<br />at all levels. KIWAKKUKI is a partner organization to Amani ECD, and during her
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<br />last visit to Moshi, Chanel Croker in Amani learned to know about ICDP and the
<br />achievements for children in the Kilimanjaro region. She wanted to learn more and
<br />decided to come with Amani’s new Director Fizza Moloo to Moshi for a meeting with
<br />Lui Mfangavo and me.
<br />The situation in Tanzania at the present is that the government is working on an Early
<br />Child Development policy. The work is initiated by Unicef and supported by other
<br />organizations, among them Amani. The Ministry of Education is in charge of working
<br />on the issue, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social
<br />Welfare and the Ministry of Community Develoment. Staff from Amani is in regular
<br />contact with the Ministries, and so is Lui Mfangavo from KIWAKKUKI.
<br />The plan is to have a pilot project in 6-8 districts in Tanzania to implement an ECD
<br />strategy. ICDP is according to Amani and KIWAKKUKI a very interesting
<br />programme to be implemented as part of this strategy. The first step now will be to
<br />make a good presentation from the work in the Kilimanjaro region and approach the
<br />Ministries with this presentation. Amani will collaborate with KIWAKKUKI to
<br />achieve this.
<br />If the programme is going to be implemented on national level in Tanzania,
<br />collaboration with ICDP International is needed. Thus I will contact Karsten
<br />Hundeide as chairman of ICDP International and inform him about the ongoing work.
<br />Meeting with representatives from the KIWAKKUKI CBT project
<br />Kiwakkuki is now in the first phase of implementing a new two-year pilot project
<br />concerning treatment of children and adolescents that have experienced trauma. The
<br />pilot project is carried out in collaboration with and funded by Yale University, USA.
<br />The CBT plan is to form 4-6 groups with 8 participants in each group. Each group
<br />will have an agenda of 12 meetings, with topics of trauma and loss. There will be
<br />parallel groups for children/youth and their caregivers.
<br />In order to see how the ICDP Programme and the CBT project can correspond and
<br />supplement each other, Executive coordinator at KIWAKKUKI, Dafrosa Itemba, Lui
<br />Mfangavo and I had a meeting with the responsible staff from Yale and University of
<br />Washington. We informed about the content of the programme in general and how
<br />locally made drawings have been used in order to help the caregivers to understand
<br />the child’s thoughts and feelings in a better way, related to the situation like sickness,
<br />loss of caregivers, attending to funerals, orphans approaching a new home, children
<br />watching domestic violence etc. The representatives from CBT found the work
<br />already done very interesting, and they will continue to work with Lui Mfangavo to
<br />see how their project can build upon the already existing work done by the ICDP
<br />facilitators.
<br />Strengths and challenges
<br />The local trainers in KIWAKKUKI have step by step taken over the responsibility for
<br />training and implementation of the project ch is very important to make the work
<br />sustainable. Thetrainers planned and conducted the training of new facilitators,
<br />network meetings and field visits. The capacity and competence of the trainers differs
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<br />from person to person, but they all contributed in some way. The staffat
<br />KIWAKKUKI, Lui and Verynice, are mainly responsible for the project trainer Egla
<br />Matechi in Moshi rural east, and that the other trainers assist them and take
<br />responsibility in the different districts.
<br />The KIWAKKUKI staff and volunteers have very good procedures for implementing
<br />the project their way of going through the ward and village leaders. The facilitators
<br />have achieved a lot by sensitizing the caregivers, and the result is change of the
<br />caregivers’ attitudes and behavior. The changes are not only at the level of interaction
<br />and the relationship between the caregiver and the child, but also on family and
<br />community level. It is amazing that a relatively simple and short intervention can
<br />make such a difference in the lives of so many people. It seems to me that the power
<br />of the message of love and closeness in a society that traditionally raises children in a
<br />harsh way is the key. The facilitators are touched by the message themselves, and they
<br />convey it to others in a very strong way.
<br />The challenges, , are to understand the content of the ICDP programme even better in
<br />order to keep the quality of the programme. I noticed that both trainers and facilitators
<br />needed to repeat the eight guidelines for good interaction and that it is difficult to
<br />understand some of them. If possible, I would recommend more use of video analysis
<br />during the training of new facilitators and network meetings in order to understand the
<br />guidelines better.
<br />We have since the beginning been working a lot with understanding the difference
<br />between an instructive programme and a sensitizing programme. This is still an issue.
<br />It is especially needed to stress the subject when training new facilitators, as the use
<br />of the word sensitization often is differently in KIWAKKUKI from how we use it in
<br />ICDP. The most important is probably to show the facilitators in practice what
<br />sensitization means, find good questions related to the local context to be asked etc.
<br />Other challenges now are making a good system for training, certifying and follow up
<br />of facilitators, and to provide them with needed materials in order to carry out the
<br />sensitization in the groups (for example pictures and drawings). It would also be
<br />good, if possible, to make a leaflet for the caregivers, showing the eight guidelines for
<br />good interaction in text and pictures. The text is available in Kiswahili, and so are
<br />most of the pictures from the local context.
<br />Conclusion
<br />The ICDP work in KIWAKKUKI is going on very well, and it is good to see how the
<br />local trainers and facilitators take over the responsibility for the implementation and
<br />adapt the programme to the local context. The programme is locally owned now, and
<br />this makes it sustainable in the region.
<br />However, it is still needed that ICDP consultants outside Tanzania follow up the
<br />work, especially with respect to guide the local trainers in the content and the quality
<br />of the ICDP programme itself. It is also important to give support to the staff in
<br />charge of the programme at KIWAKKUKI. As they are responsible for following up
<br />the other trainers and facilitators, they need support and a feeling that they have
<br />someone to lean on. They also need to feel as part of a network that can give new
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<br />knowledge, support and motivation. So far staff from KIWAKKUKI has attended
<br />twice at the yearly ICDP network meeting for Southern African countries in Maputo,
<br />Mocamique. Hopefully this participation can continue.
<br />And, by the end: If the programme is going to be scaled up to other regions in
<br />Tanzania, it is very important to make use of the competence of the Tanzanian staff
<br />that is already trained. International consultants can support and monitor the work, but
<br />the training of new staff and/or volunteers should be done by Tanzanian trainers.
<br />Meeting with experienced and new facilitators in Moshi the 15th
<br />of March 2010
<br />The facilitators told stories from the achievements they had experienced in their
<br />groups with the caregivers. They also told how the programme had influenced and
<br />changed their personal lives:
<br />“I used to abuse alcohol, because I was very stressed. My wife died, and I was very
<br />harsh to my children. I felt that the children were bothering me, and I said to them: “I
<br />didn’t kill your mother, so why do you bother me?” The children were afraid of me,
<br />and they ran away from home. I thought I could solve my problems, calm down and
<br />reduce the stress by drinking. Through sensitization in the ICDP group I learned to
<br />calm down and to treat the children differently. I learned to be close to them and to
<br />have a transparent atmosphere in the family. I have stopped drinking, and everything
<br />is peaceful in the family now.” Other facilitators added to his story and told that he
<br />had changed completely, and appeared like a new person, both to his children and to
<br />other people.
<br />“I had lots of anger inside me, and I felt that the children were bothering me. I was not
<br />capable of taking care of my own children. After the sensitization I calmed down, and
<br />now I take care of an orphan in my home in addition to my own children. The people
<br />in my village keep asking what happened, and they think that I take medicine to calm
<br />down!”
<br />“I have become enlightened and changed by the spirit of love. I have learned that even
<br />if a child does something wrong, he should be shown respect and love, not the stick.”
<br />“I was not aware that rudeness is not good to the child. Now I am humble and polite.
<br />My children cooperate now. We work together, and there is no spirit of problems in
<br />the family. The caregivers in the group I facilitated have also changed.”
<br />“I did much progress, and so did my family. I was a very rude mom, and when my
<br />child did something wrong, I hit him with the stick. Now I guide him and direct him,
<br />and I praise him. One of the caregivers in the groups I facilitated said that he had a
<br />child that was not good. Now, after the lessons, he can sit with the child and listen to
<br />the child’s problems. They have become friends.”
<br />“When I came home after the first group meeting, I was more humble. I started with
<br />talking to my husband; I came close to him and discussed how we could raise the
<br />children in a good way. When the children experienced that we cooperated, they
<br />became very cooperative too. This programme is very good to our society, and I want
<br />to sensitize many more caregivers.”
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<br />“I learned that a better way of being closer to the children is to be as a child. You
<br />can’t rear the child by using the stick. When you show love to your child, the child
<br />will understand that he is a person, too.”
<br />“I was an alcoholic, and so was my husband. He was cruel, and I was harsh with the
<br />children. After the sensitization I have reduced the drinking, and I have slowed down.
<br />Now I can sit with the children, and they have come much closer to me. Now the
<br />children are very cooperative, and they arrange everything in the home when I am
<br />away. All the family members are calmer now. I am so happy about this knowledge.”
<br />“I am a widow, and I used to drink too much alcohol. I didn’t pay attention to my
<br />children or acknowledge their needs. After the sensitization, something happened in
<br />my heart. I have changed. I was harsh, and now I am polite. I learned about the
<br />guidelines, and I understood that I didn’t follow them. I looked at the pictures, and I
<br />understood that I had to come closer to my children.”
<br />“I saw all the activities from my grandsons as they wanted to disturb me. Through the
<br />guidelines of showing love and following the child’s initiative my grandsons have
<br />come closer to me. Now they don’t run away any longer.”
<br />“I was very strict, and I didn’t like the children to touch the TV or the video. Now I
<br />encourage them to examine things, because I understand that in this way they can
<br />widen their knowledge.”
<br />One of the most frequent stories is like this:
<br />“The message of love changed my life. The understanding of the importance of
<br />staying close to my children was crucial. When I stay close to my children, show
<br />love, follow their initiative and praise them, the children completely change their
<br />behavior. They trust me and dare to tell me about their problems, and we can sit down
<br />and discuss how to solve the problems. The atmosphere in the family is the one of
<br />transparency.”
<br />Stories from meeting with caregivers in Moshi municipal the
<br />15th of March 2010
<br />“I used to treat my children in a very harsh way, especially in the morning. I shouted
<br />to them to make them get up and to get to school.” “Me also. My children were very
<br />scared of me. I shouted at them and used the stick to punish them, and they used to
<br />run away from me. Now the whole atmosphere in my family is different, and
<br />everything is going on very easily. The children behave in a good manner, and there
<br />are no problems. Through the sensitization in the group of caregivers I changed my
<br />mind and my behavior. “
<br />“I think this programme is very important to me as a man. I used to be harsh to my
<br />children, and so was my wife. After participating in the group, I transferred the
<br />knowledge to my wife, and also to the neighbors. There is a completely different
<br />atmosphere in my family now.”
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<br />“The ward leaders also experience a change. Previously they were overwhelmed by
<br />people coming to their office with family problems. Now they are relieved by the
<br />ICDP programme, and the cases in need of help are decreasing.”
<br />“The difference with this programme is that the knowledge touched my heart. I could
<br />feel that this was true. We were asked to go home and practice our new knowledge
<br />through home tasks, and we reported the results in the next meeting. In that way we
<br />realized that the message really was true. We changed our behavior, and the children
<br />also changed. The first home task was: How can you come closer to your children?”
<br />Meeting with caregivers in Moshi Rural East 18th of March 2010
<br />A grandmother told the following story about how she changed her behavior:
<br />“My grandson joined a group of bad boys. He let his hair grow, and he started to plate
<br />it. I didn’t like it at all, but he said it was a matter of fashion. After the sensitization I
<br />asked one of the other caregivers in my group to sit down with him and talk with him.
<br />She approached him in a very nice way, and they built a trustful relationship. They
<br />were discussing the problem with the hair, and he agreed to cut his hair. Now he is
<br />very cooperative.” –Later in the meeting the teenager came to the group and told that
<br />he was very happy with this solution. He was so happy that the caregiver discussed
<br />with him in a nice way instead of being harsh to him. He had now left the group of
<br />bad boys.
<br />Another woman told: “My son earned money as a porter at Kilimanjaro, but he spent
<br />the money in a very bad way by drinking alcohol. I didn’t know how to change him.
<br />After the sensitization I decided to call him nicely and ask him to sit down and talk. It
<br />was very useful, and now he has changed completely. He has agreed to spend the
<br />money for building a house.”
<br />A village leader told the following story: “I used to think that my child was a bad boy.
<br />One day he threw an egg to the ground, and the egg broke. Usually I would have
<br />become angry; talk to him in a harsh way and maybe beat him to make him
<br />understand that this is unacceptable. However, since this was after the sensitization in
<br />the group, I stopped myself, and I asked him the reason for throwing the egg. He
<br />answered that he was wondering what was inside the egg. In this way I understood
<br />that my boy is not bad, but he is curious and wants to develop his brain. From there I
<br />could guide him and help him to understand that this could be done in a better way
<br />then throwing the egg to the ground. Now I am proud of him!” <a href="http://kiwakkuki.org"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-14910461336993191792011-03-06T14:17:00.006+03:002011-03-06T14:33:31.447+03:00Melkizidik in the NEWS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6m-aJikuKyFGg9Nm0K3hLBq7zwNg47LTXYfshKHr1-yJh3kBIv3IO-SUcmRnh4wpKLw3QNj32cr8jWRue0sUGjPBrXcrWs1fvHmMzw0PigaFZ8r8jx3DBVBt6_EtonYjjcP39Auti1I/s1600/Melkizedik.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6m-aJikuKyFGg9Nm0K3hLBq7zwNg47LTXYfshKHr1-yJh3kBIv3IO-SUcmRnh4wpKLw3QNj32cr8jWRue0sUGjPBrXcrWs1fvHmMzw0PigaFZ8r8jx3DBVBt6_EtonYjjcP39Auti1I/s400/Melkizedik.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580925353377697826" /></a><br />I have been asked to re-introduce everyone who reads the KIWAKKUKI Blog, about our wonderful young man Melkizedik Uriyo. Because he has been so open and transparent in his dedication not just to his school studies but also to his relationship with the KCMC/Duke Community Advisory Board, I am happy to write about Melkizidik again. Though, I did not manage to take a picture of Melki at the last CAB meeting, I can relate a little about what is currently happening with him.<br />Melkizedik came to the attention of KIWAKKUKI through a wonderful project called “The Memory Project”. This is a project that was funded through Health Link/ “Comic Relief”. Sadly, the funding has ended for this amazing project and new funding is being desperately sought for this worthwhile group. Mama Kishe Fudasia was sent this young man. He did not know his age, he was sick, and a relative suggested that he come to her for help.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5aaR-FNJZzXCOb7O_uP-Eu5Uz2Qnm-nK8vId3AJYHf5cg9xmcHOR9N7SWwfwJTD7sn_0NTKpignytTlfVhzv3t3Tl51BvGIT_8B9gnnE5E5VZ-vjhV9uesYtZQsKbbCjw5XNtWH3FDo/s1600/melkizede+at+meeting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5aaR-FNJZzXCOb7O_uP-Eu5Uz2Qnm-nK8vId3AJYHf5cg9xmcHOR9N7SWwfwJTD7sn_0NTKpignytTlfVhzv3t3Tl51BvGIT_8B9gnnE5E5VZ-vjhV9uesYtZQsKbbCjw5XNtWH3FDo/s400/melkizede+at+meeting.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580925847198641730" /></a><br />His story as he told it:<br />His father died, and not long afterwards, his mother. No one told him what was the matter with them, what they had died of, or that he was now going to face the life of an orphan. Melki was shuttled back and forth between Dar Es Saalam, Arusha and Moshi between one uncle and another. I finally thought that he had found a better location with an uncle in Moshi. But, one day this uncle was robbed and he blamed Melki for either the robbery or for not locking their room well enough. At anyrate, Melki was sick and afraid that he might be harmed if he tried to stay with this uncle, so he left again. A small aunt took him in with her two children. Her house was basically a big room and there was no bed or pad to sleep on. She was poor and there was no electricity and he was sick. <br />He finally was told that he probably had AIDS, because that is what parents had died of. This was a big shock to Melki, but he agreed to go for treatment. He was tested and did find that he was HIV-positive. He was referred to KIWAKKUKI from there. Melki had missed a number of years of school, he had no money for school fees, and he had just learned the final truth about himself and his parents. Mama Kishe helped him through the Memory Club, where he was able to make a family true, a book about his family, and to be with other children who also were orphaned by AIDS, and many also were HIV-infected themselves.<br />These stories that they tell are harsh. They are filled with abuse from relatives, lack of basics that most Westerners and indeed other Africans take for granted. A kind word, an understanding hug, some food, a roof, and finally access to education. The children shared their stories with one another. Horrifying though each one was, you did not see them trying to compete for “my story is worse than yours”. Each of them offered support to the other one, and at the end of the club, played games cheerfully and then the competition began. This vital work has ended because the donor has ended support to the project. What a shame. But, not Mama Kishe. Each and every young person she has worked with has become as if he or she is her own.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERroCH_ErscYLgAlld60zp0P54lsG9GkJrp3pCkIcF9hSBW8RaLxHpqqPwX0elgstZXKc6becIwxrvJyachL61l3whuNzDPXODSwN0M4Xh19WDw75cYzUOLWm8AYF0k4ZpzYYfDEfqh4/s1600/ellie+chrissy+melkizedie.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERroCH_ErscYLgAlld60zp0P54lsG9GkJrp3pCkIcF9hSBW8RaLxHpqqPwX0elgstZXKc6becIwxrvJyachL61l3whuNzDPXODSwN0M4Xh19WDw75cYzUOLWm8AYF0k4ZpzYYfDEfqh4/s400/ellie+chrissy+melkizedie.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580926855441658754" /></a><br />She continues to watch out for these children, and Melkizedik has exceeded her wildest expectations. Funding was found initially for a mattress for the family to sleep on, and then from wonderful social work students from Norway to get Melkizedik back into school. Support from Jen, Caitlin, Sarah and the Weiss family, Rehema, Dr. Moro at KCMC, the Watson family and others has allowed Meki to live in a single room with electricity so that he can study without disturbance from younger relatives who were always wanting him to put out his candle.<br />Melkizedik has improved in his English speaking so much that he is becoming fluent and not only that, but that he really comprehends what people are asking and can answer in a thoughtful manner. He is thin and tall now. We find that he is in Secondary 4 and though older than the other young people at this level, is not discouraged and continues to work hard. Melki’s life is not easy. He is frequently waiting for funds to come through so that he can get one more meal. He struggles on his own to study and pass his tests, and speaking out about HIV/AIDS always costs some young people friendships, but it is the path that he has chosen.<br />Melkizedik helped to open the Child Centered Family Care Center in 2007. He told his story to a crowd of over 100 people. As Dani Swai translated for him, it was easy to tell that Dani was as overpowered as the rest of us, and he is an occupational therapist who helps some of the most disabled people in the Kilimanjaro region.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE70MXxMG_LJtauSoQ66tPHqZSzjIHmjwS1rh-rwBCdvvJJRa4sfQw_tjdhsS3U9oPKLX4StZ7kyM406__iB4rMK2gqots76rKPn4xCOO8msTcxyqHHYrcQWWbZG6C4yZppLuc7jAG7Q/s1600/Dani+Melkizedik2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE70MXxMG_LJtauSoQ66tPHqZSzjIHmjwS1rh-rwBCdvvJJRa4sfQw_tjdhsS3U9oPKLX4StZ7kyM406__iB4rMK2gqots76rKPn4xCOO8msTcxyqHHYrcQWWbZG6C4yZppLuc7jAG7Q/s400/Dani+Melkizedik2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580928233827101298" /></a><br />Melkizedik needs your help, support and encouragement just as thousands of other orphans in this poor country do. Melkizedik thanks everyone who has helped him. Please think about him, and think about what you can do to help others like him.Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-10971263413625191322011-02-24T07:12:00.011+03:002011-02-24T08:46:31.224+03:00KIWAKKUKI Change and LoveKIWAKKUKI is in Change <br />Still Dedicated to the Rights of Women and Girls<br />(But not forgetting the boys in the process!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbxi5ExInESkjpujOr6241g5hbpm_hQKFWlFQ4ClocInc3SrWOGxUpYSflAhPrICcB0kyF-8OC6A-iPXm2_9EQUaXnW3fvHuEF4G_T-4tN1ZJv16pHS0EZM088KXjZO8c1SufkVMTWrg/s1600/Lucy+Masaii+young+girl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbxi5ExInESkjpujOr6241g5hbpm_hQKFWlFQ4ClocInc3SrWOGxUpYSflAhPrICcB0kyF-8OC6A-iPXm2_9EQUaXnW3fvHuEF4G_T-4tN1ZJv16pHS0EZM088KXjZO8c1SufkVMTWrg/s400/Lucy+Masaii+young+girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577106892518146578" /></a><br />(This is Neema after "in-house" collection and the social worker buying clothes and a school bag)<br /><br />“Neema” was 13 years old and her father died of AIDS. The family, all Masaai, was relatively prosperous until the father died. The mother has at least three children both young girls who were attending school. As frequently happens, when the father died, a brother stepped in and took his cattle and all his other belongs and left this family destitute. The children had taken to hunting in the forest for places where fire had been set for campfires with charcoal and had gathered the left over charcoal to sell so that they could eat. The mother had heard about KIWAKKUKI through all the work in the local level villages, especially about their focus on children, school, and adequate clothing and food. So, she brought the girls to KIWAKKUKI in hopes that there might be something, anything available for them. She and the girls were greeted with the usual compassion and a desire to find some small things for the children to take home and a promise to look for some school sponsorship. <br />The following day, the young 13 year old appeared at KIWAKKUKI in tears. Upon arriving at home, she was informed by her father’s brother that she would be circumcised on Sunday and married to a stranger that very day. This young girl barely looked 10 years old and was terrified. She was terrified to leave KIWAKKUKI for she had no idea what her uncle might do to her for coming back to KIWAKKUKI, and she was terrified about the prospect of this circumcism and marriage to a stranger, (probably one who owns cows and would pay for her with the cattle). All of us were completely overwhelmed by this situation. Horrified, we all tried to think of something that we could do to help. <br />One of the many things that KIWAKKUKI does well, is to collaborate with other organizations. In fact, most other women’s organizations or organizations with women as leaders are KIWAKKUKI members. This collaboration has been beneficial to countless young people, especially women and girls. And, it happened that the strong Memory Project Director Fudasia Kishe was in the office. She took over. Mama Kishe calmed the young girl down and took her to KWIEKO (a women and girls legal organization) and they contacted NAFGEM (the local Masaiii Women’s organization against female genital mutilation) and together spoke with the police. The police department currently has a person whose sole job is to deal with abuse, and all agreed that this young girl certainly was in an abusive situation. The police officer was not available to work all the details out, thus Mama Kishe took this young girl home offering no chance that she could be abducted and the child be beaten and circumcised ahead of time. <br />On the following day, she returned with Mama Kishe. They went to KWIEKO to begin the procedures against the uncle. The focus that KIWAKKUKI has begun to enforce is Early Childhood Development child rights. Who would know, that even as I was reviewing the project year for my sisters at KIWAKKKUKI this terrified sweetheart would benefit from all the labors of the KIWAKKUKI membership that had been funded by BvLF. Her name is Neema. This means, “grace”.<br />She has discovered that her sisters have now been circumcised and married, and that if she returns to the village, she may not survive so emergency measures are in place to keep her safe. The difficulty now is great. Much time has been spent to save this child; yet there are so many more like her. However, one child at a time may save other children in the future. Attention called to this child’s circumstance and the police’s willingness to deal with the problem show steps forward.<br /><br />As a long time member of KIWAKKUKI, I have had the luxury of learning about each of the programs of KIWAKKUKI. Sometimes, I have learned more than I dreamed and more than I might want, because some problems seem so overwhelming, I cannot imagine a way out. My nearly 30 years of training in social work have not prepared me for some of the issues that KIWAKKUKI deals with on a daily basis. I find it remarkable.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPka5VHZ1aLZz7vAc-fI1iw1eduWnOxbmOTgKy98y2mu4V2ZVFXvm3xbi6x3OJWX34AXPqU2jEiMIAVlqa7pqZUOy9Zmom5k-ouEMm3a0vIzOFaiaand_gqgxGZDv7Xw-B2uE_SXwRlo/s1600/Lui.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPka5VHZ1aLZz7vAc-fI1iw1eduWnOxbmOTgKy98y2mu4V2ZVFXvm3xbi6x3OJWX34AXPqU2jEiMIAVlqa7pqZUOy9Zmom5k-ouEMm3a0vIzOFaiaand_gqgxGZDv7Xw-B2uE_SXwRlo/s400/Lui.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577116220934317058" /></a><br />One of my KIWAKKUKI Sisters, Lui who is director of the Orphan's Program<br /><br />Most recently, I have been helping with editing project plans and reports. This is something that I really enjoy because I have the opportunity to learn about each department, the amazing amount of work they do with the least amount of financial support. Over the years, my KIWAKKUKI friends have improved significantly in English speaking and writing. They are much more proficient in English than I in Kiswahili. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAYEtmZpzHCozMlQtTIb7WbhafZQJBPAjMEEv-clsKvVIyyP5wF_89LHoHg9_g03wWMkVVt7kpUJMYOU7dD8Ylw3U6oAgjmv4elUv5sXCMUhzH05n6yGdv_gbeegJUv79MMoCKYI8gJc/s1600/Lydia1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAYEtmZpzHCozMlQtTIb7WbhafZQJBPAjMEEv-clsKvVIyyP5wF_89LHoHg9_g03wWMkVVt7kpUJMYOU7dD8Ylw3U6oAgjmv4elUv5sXCMUhzH05n6yGdv_gbeegJUv79MMoCKYI8gJc/s400/Lydia1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577116740945425282" /></a><br />In honor of the Prophet Mohammad's birthday, Lydia dressed for him on this holiday. Though Christian, she and others are respectful of all religions<br /><br />How to describe what is happening now. Well, as KIWAKKUKI has moved through each year, they see that HIV/AIDS is only the tip of the issues that are prevalent for impoverished persons in the Kilimanjaro Region. Issues pertaining to women and girls, particularly as related to gender inequality has always been a part of the KIWAKKUKI mission and vision. As focus on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (due to the AIDS epidemic) was taking off, KIWAKKUKI noticed that the rights of all children needed attention, particularly for those children from 8 years and under. Where were safe playing areas, where were the birth registrations for these children? Another issue required attention. When these children grow up, who will listen to them? Are their parents or guardians paying attention to them, working hard to offer school sponsorship, finding safe areas for them to study, keeping the young girls from being sold to early marriages and setting the right example for them to grow up without being exposed to drugs and alcohol.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5uOCbpixATBnlG34ucG19WHG3Mq6WheFqkwwCAcT8H7neQRxZiwLu84ardNe0otD7NUhMBiNIxOgJPozSEPoXKaT0EXl5hrknM4xki1fdntCwj_a06EZSJEGqu2Uegd4KLqSMZB9_7A/s1600/Momma+Judith+Trish.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5uOCbpixATBnlG34ucG19WHG3Mq6WheFqkwwCAcT8H7neQRxZiwLu84ardNe0otD7NUhMBiNIxOgJPozSEPoXKaT0EXl5hrknM4xki1fdntCwj_a06EZSJEGqu2Uegd4KLqSMZB9_7A/s400/Momma+Judith+Trish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577110117746291170" /></a><br />This is not a random picture of Judith, her mom and me. Remember Judith.....Wow. She is now going to Vocational Training School. She and her mom are HIV-infected and she couldn't attend school enough on a regular basis to satisfactorily finish her exams. Technical school will offer a good trade, and she is thrilled to be learning the latest in hair design and cutting! Thank you Kathy, Don and Candy. Without you her life would be lost.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWCKMuSFq9rRfCyUh8gUJXc6N8pWYUVlRdovuWFaRANGqZNuhcG2eYudZx_cJ1aKhLr7XwqHfhAdhn0b01MBtcKWjkADGorVsqzxfAqWN1SbWsC4BGHBZvXkFhnB1kd7_9oXExWHl41o/s1600/orphan+and+%252B+mom.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWCKMuSFq9rRfCyUh8gUJXc6N8pWYUVlRdovuWFaRANGqZNuhcG2eYudZx_cJ1aKhLr7XwqHfhAdhn0b01MBtcKWjkADGorVsqzxfAqWN1SbWsC4BGHBZvXkFhnB1kd7_9oXExWHl41o/s400/orphan+and+%252B+mom.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577112530443281298" /></a><br />Another great thanks to Andrea's church for supporting this young girl.<br /><br />A terrific campaign occurred last year that with donations from funding organizations such as Oxfam Ireland, Bernard van Leer, Focus (Women’s Front of Norway) and some other organizations this membership (Oxfam Ireland)rallied together all over the region to address some crisis situations in the villages. As KIWAKKUKI has always been an organization that responds to the wishes of its membership, their support and participation is crucial and serves the people from the bottom up. As I read these reports, I discovered that in 14 wards of three districts, children’s playing fields were set aside, birth registration campaigns begin, meetings with government officials, and teacher training on the Early Childhood Development principles of child rearing were being put into place. Whole communities along with government officials became stakeholders in supporting the children of the villages, and the KIWAKKUKI members and other village members gained a seat at the table of the “decision makers”.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNs2w-RxO51XRwvPF_t7lsaB5PGZy_UST8X5MkJZB3BvRaVWMBDlspn5fjEdGsM4AKzFrsH5XuM17i2dGxVhiky5cUOE6eMU0jsXNB8b1nJ7b_PbloDqUGTQqRrlNc4KIjFrobCcUfvY/s1600/WFP+and+KIWAKKUKI+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNs2w-RxO51XRwvPF_t7lsaB5PGZy_UST8X5MkJZB3BvRaVWMBDlspn5fjEdGsM4AKzFrsH5XuM17i2dGxVhiky5cUOE6eMU0jsXNB8b1nJ7b_PbloDqUGTQqRrlNc4KIjFrobCcUfvY/s400/WFP+and+KIWAKKUKI+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577117416167877858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyG6rthQmJa47ASPfdbkd70yuptWau5WWPbuSBsHJMwHSPiqQeptNLTlXmXsZtDfNyoLkkND8kEelbWrIYfX5KE_agcuTwDckmyYdWU6ayQdqXsmMdlY10bKtLFVEz-Zb6GEiMw_FZzU/s1600/young+boy+signing+WFP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyG6rthQmJa47ASPfdbkd70yuptWau5WWPbuSBsHJMwHSPiqQeptNLTlXmXsZtDfNyoLkkND8kEelbWrIYfX5KE_agcuTwDckmyYdWU6ayQdqXsmMdlY10bKtLFVEz-Zb6GEiMw_FZzU/s400/young+boy+signing+WFP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577118077735284978" /></a><br />KIWAKKUKI Volunteers help to distribute food from the World Food Program at their local villages<br /><br />Children organized a “Breaking the Silence” campaign to meet with parents and guardians and present the issues that they felt were being ignored, simple things like having sex in front of them and thinking that the children didn’t know what was happening, or living next to bars or other unsafe areas where it was dangerous (particularly for the teen girls) to walk. 14 Days against Violence to Women brought throngs of people out to support the KIWAKKUKI members who took to the streets to protest Gender inequality. (Yet even during this two weeks, a young girl was married, failed to “perform” was beaten severely and finally hung from a tree, as if to say, “try to change this culture, just try”) But this only called more attention to the purpose of these days against violence to Women. Groups met to discuss issues of “gender mainstreaming” which moves out of gender alone and into issues pertaining to the ability of older persons or disabled persons to work. School health clubs were organized and for the first time, these clubs included some blind and or deaf persons, or persons with other disabilities. These clubs didn’t sit around and chat, they actively engaged in projects from improving water safety to creating small gardens which helped their fellow students who were more impoverished than they. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjUQ4O-q87a0xDU-k0mFYk9zWd1X5KG8ad1mqzUpIEIyBA7ujY0LFLYVRx2D1kPgmqTp1w8a2k8lGCSEmoUm5mzqMLzyyr9lM9-jW46BMluM83Izh5p7fvHb4WsO24S5P-9nt3031DaE/s1600/sack+farming.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjUQ4O-q87a0xDU-k0mFYk9zWd1X5KG8ad1mqzUpIEIyBA7ujY0LFLYVRx2D1kPgmqTp1w8a2k8lGCSEmoUm5mzqMLzyyr9lM9-jW46BMluM83Izh5p7fvHb4WsO24S5P-9nt3031DaE/s400/sack+farming.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577119057457869586" /></a><br />Sack Farming<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gAfyzS-aExsR2I3PHr29gFGJKaZQiYbQEo_m5Jy0a4qZ-jaDM9rchovwaFvKv74urVrWPrp8EJFrFUOvwZeBDQK54Sh47e5VM5mFfnkYq0XxoMmv2ACtPWYpPQRFy4hHZ6vfbtfpDwA/s1600/100_1699.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gAfyzS-aExsR2I3PHr29gFGJKaZQiYbQEo_m5Jy0a4qZ-jaDM9rchovwaFvKv74urVrWPrp8EJFrFUOvwZeBDQK54Sh47e5VM5mFfnkYq0XxoMmv2ACtPWYpPQRFy4hHZ6vfbtfpDwA/s400/100_1699.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577120072178943170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZm1MC8nuYcghZp6_xZH1yp-fPeIO96WjchtqgWdPl_rbUCu7gUfdyK_L1EMYsQk_lSC9J5JTpwfkLQNTPSasItKkErA9YkofGuvNLMLpY8HQSGMWeOpHS0_G25nIzZ3c1NmWNlIoVO4/s1600/health+club.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZm1MC8nuYcghZp6_xZH1yp-fPeIO96WjchtqgWdPl_rbUCu7gUfdyK_L1EMYsQk_lSC9J5JTpwfkLQNTPSasItKkErA9YkofGuvNLMLpY8HQSGMWeOpHS0_G25nIzZ3c1NmWNlIoVO4/s400/health+club.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577121041974917042" /></a><br />School Health Clubs planning their day and learning songs and plays.<br /><br />While all this is going on, they also share and discuss information about behavior, healthy living, and delaying sexual activity. With teachers and local KIWAKKUKI leaders as facilitators, these projects become their own, not that of an outsider. Africa Child Day, was incorporated into a Child Rights Day! Children prepared songs, stories, and little plays with their teachers for the Regional Commissioner and nearly all the other leaders of the District. The children were undaunted, and they showed that they were Tanzanians who love their past, but also look forward to a future for themselves that includes their right for love, their right for birth registration, their right to play. All these are incorporated into their plan and the amazingly the government officials were so impressed that they promised to work on specific child focused issues in their budgets.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r4SGC31bJBJwF-cfEMu5zMDJX-NQxueZ0-dUFDkjGl2vEjkB20AEz9B68b6ydBu9H5-P11w9Ga5lWMXbTrB8qsTLD4T7-TsS0YEhn3eLtXm_4tfFZSVi4pyogl37RCJ4KXiyMBeRs-Q/s1600/IMG_1176.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r4SGC31bJBJwF-cfEMu5zMDJX-NQxueZ0-dUFDkjGl2vEjkB20AEz9B68b6ydBu9H5-P11w9Ga5lWMXbTrB8qsTLD4T7-TsS0YEhn3eLtXm_4tfFZSVi4pyogl37RCJ4KXiyMBeRs-Q/s400/IMG_1176.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577107797348944242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg315kL93TKRjgJvTiR7A7e6uq4Q3kedDRRgMcdVkdFvIH1d4ztCrjORBGTkYRX3tIoCUrFImkWZrW3c-9rebHaaGGiX3Vlbg6RJb6KUlNexkC0bWe1LlB23kHqYPfYvV50futplbU1gpk/s1600/IMG_1177.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg315kL93TKRjgJvTiR7A7e6uq4Q3kedDRRgMcdVkdFvIH1d4ztCrjORBGTkYRX3tIoCUrFImkWZrW3c-9rebHaaGGiX3Vlbg6RJb6KUlNexkC0bWe1LlB23kHqYPfYvV50futplbU1gpk/s400/IMG_1177.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577108369829737554" /></a><br />Children learning African Dances to perform for Government Officials<br /><br />In all of these activities, I heard the word “culture” and “ownership” over and over. For years I have heard people dissent when approached with some of the World Health Guides for better health. “This isn’t part of our culture”. Now, with the KIWAKKUKI mentors and membership groups, some of the old ways are brought back. Songs, poems, story telling and making toys out of available materials, remind young people of a time before computers, and give them roots. The projects become theirs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIxb_Tlg-NVppB-iUBUSnS5kYMcjiDGmirGtBshUZwaZ9vWA0_aiXZHd-VD1LeCLM9ycVVpS6_MJECjVpMBjNwGjyYckO-UdtjITapD9hT7_t5n5pviG8EOLtj6cruF8i7yZSoZy4fzE/s1600/ICDP+TOTs+%252812%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIxb_Tlg-NVppB-iUBUSnS5kYMcjiDGmirGtBshUZwaZ9vWA0_aiXZHd-VD1LeCLM9ycVVpS6_MJECjVpMBjNwGjyYckO-UdtjITapD9hT7_t5n5pviG8EOLtj6cruF8i7yZSoZy4fzE/s400/ICDP+TOTs+%252812%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577123612853906338" /></a><br />These volunteers, parents and caregivers are learning about Early Childhood Behavior. They are actively engaged. KIWAKKUKI uses adult learning style participatory learning techniques.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CyLCL55IDUrbtxCorA_OvNDA6jgpRkXmJDpYYKNrhr7D8hD6dYoK1dDuKvbAwb5N4ryxUAdN8UwBdV4f04NL5MAPmJuO8Yvt6ywnCvvO3fSUn-yiFre1SKlWnVuafXNcXbPrKkTYCdg/s1600/Lydia+and+PLHA+with+ABC+boat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CyLCL55IDUrbtxCorA_OvNDA6jgpRkXmJDpYYKNrhr7D8hD6dYoK1dDuKvbAwb5N4ryxUAdN8UwBdV4f04NL5MAPmJuO8Yvt6ywnCvvO3fSUn-yiFre1SKlWnVuafXNcXbPrKkTYCdg/s400/Lydia+and+PLHA+with+ABC+boat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577122680656240994" /></a><br />Lydia demonstrating with another KIWAKKUKI volunteer the "Fleet of Hope" to drop-ins at the information center. (These have also been distributed to the school health clubs)<br />At the same time, the information center hosted over a thousand persons who come for testing, or to just learn a bit more about HIV and sexually transmitted infections. They come to request services available through Home Based Care or orphan school sponsorship. Sometimes just to rest and hope that there might be some tea.<br />Personally, I feel that this ground up method is the only method. While many funding organizations are moving towards funding from the top down (Government Level), I meet with my KIWAKKUKI sisters from a village who have just spent hours helping a poor family to gain birth registration, or the whole village who are watching the children’s playing ground to make sure that it remains safe and I know that this could never happen without the bottom up funding. Thank goodness for the wonder of these dedicated people who do so much with so little. May they be successful in this very big, very poor and beautiful region.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUCJZwEX60pS9tVKLENccW8PoTj2SCBK4YEg4ZfwRdZVzxiKNBccZzXzq0zENKjVfs1SpIRKUnqnPvptzz2Oo2_LROj0agEUdtxTLtWwlsUgHA7p61V_6ej-P8kNN8u-IG8__izae6Xw/s1600/Peter+writing+letter+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUCJZwEX60pS9tVKLENccW8PoTj2SCBK4YEg4ZfwRdZVzxiKNBccZzXzq0zENKjVfs1SpIRKUnqnPvptzz2Oo2_LROj0agEUdtxTLtWwlsUgHA7p61V_6ej-P8kNN8u-IG8__izae6Xw/s400/Peter+writing+letter+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577105377425605874" /></a><br />Finally, A Big Thanks to Duke Students who raised $600 USD for almost one full year for Peter. He is the young man I wrote about as one of the many of those left behind. Peter is now in exams, the money received, and he is so far able to remain in college. Completing college will be the only way that he can earn enough money to support his young siblings. Thanks Duke Students for opening your pockets for this dedicated young man who lives to take care of his blind sister and brother.Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-29884006613200268422010-09-13T15:12:00.000+03:002010-09-13T15:15:29.521+03:00The People at the End of the Road<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAODWpIOHSVwh0WFMjXzUf9UVoWfMeYkuGG4qQHi3EWXMqGtUogIqT9Dpg56Qe-ngKx9PMb65s86bL8Wr2BMj_ExhWZ3bXqlIsbxzUHRRJg_A6_aPJ1VC5ZnZro5_pfrNrjJxTSX_NYnj/s1600/Kili+day2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAODWpIOHSVwh0WFMjXzUf9UVoWfMeYkuGG4qQHi3EWXMqGtUogIqT9Dpg56Qe-ngKx9PMb65s86bL8Wr2BMj_ExhWZ3bXqlIsbxzUHRRJg_A6_aPJ1VC5ZnZro5_pfrNrjJxTSX_NYnj/s320/Kili+day2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508794973157755202" /></a><br />MOSHI Land of Love Land of Beauty Land of Poverty<br /><br />I have been struggling for a way to present a plea for support, and I still am at a loss. Part of the reason for my difficulty is that I have been so focused on the Moshi school children supported by KIWAKKUKI, that I never thought about the college aged children. What happens when the secondary school finishes and these young orphans manage to pass their exams and enter college. College is simply unattainable for most Tanzanians, and particularly so for an orphan who receives no support from any family member. Yet, is this not the aim of our school programs? What happens when we have a bright young person who supports other siblings, but who cannot continue in school because of fees. There is no such thing as a student loan like we have in the United States. Only if a boy scores in Division I at the end of the year will he be eligible for some amount of scholarship assistance, a girl Level I or II. What happens when you barely miss these levels, but your desire to pursue your degree is great? I just finished Greg Mortenson's second book "Stones for Schools" and have been moved once again by the power of his words. They particularly strike a chord with me because his father was one of the key builders of KCMC hospital, and his family were great friends of our dear friends, The Emmanuel's of Machame and Moshi. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvBLOs0X_dQiMYU29uezXBHdjdEUQHqEKAZ2ocnhGJCyNvlcgkFNP8E1K1NGsyzrZSLhD37Tm1mtbRl1rcDhWxLLcMYC8EKJRNmgpTsdXIWWM4NxSeSpfqD3Qh16ylTzzDLvZ03I6T14E/s1600/nice+greg+sylvie+and+niko+mkomazi+fire.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvBLOs0X_dQiMYU29uezXBHdjdEUQHqEKAZ2ocnhGJCyNvlcgkFNP8E1K1NGsyzrZSLhD37Tm1mtbRl1rcDhWxLLcMYC8EKJRNmgpTsdXIWWM4NxSeSpfqD3Qh16ylTzzDLvZ03I6T14E/s320/nice+greg+sylvie+and+niko+mkomazi+fire.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508794090065852802" /></a><br />So, I feel that "six degrees of seperation, and have read his books and taken heart in his words. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrrxY3labeD2RXmP2KiPCZLtiiGQsqySvR_rWf2OzCgrgu8Y9Sjznuo-ilKIIhTQGtc0euJVvdho7MHuxa2EoTgRTrjaljSRhyhk-Ywq33ninKveOgD2uVJ4dIqzExc9GcqcQNicFMKxK/s1600/khandayschool.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrrxY3labeD2RXmP2KiPCZLtiiGQsqySvR_rWf2OzCgrgu8Y9Sjznuo-ilKIIhTQGtc0euJVvdho7MHuxa2EoTgRTrjaljSRhyhk-Ywq33ninKveOgD2uVJ4dIqzExc9GcqcQNicFMKxK/s320/khandayschool.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508793735820728722" /></a><br />He quotes from “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye.” And he talks about listening. Listen to your community and listen to their needs. Whose agenda is this anyway? I have often said of KIWAKKUKI and other NGO’s that they have to follow the funding sources regardless of whether they are exactly what the membership of the organization had requested. An example to the contrary, that of providing the service that the membership had requested is our mobile voluntary counseling and testing. This request goes as far back as 2006, and finally it is actively occurring, at least in some of the districts.<br /><br />So, when I was presented with a new young man on the last trip, my heart broke again. As Verynice said to me, “we supported him all the way through secondary school and he has done well. He walked 5 kilometers to see you when he heard that you were in town. He has no bus fare, and no food. We often let him help here to earn bus fare and a bag of corn meal for his siblings. Is there anything you can do?” <br /><br />Because I have no answer for this young man, with his permission, I have typed his story for you and share his picture (with me and my short Alpesh hair cut)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcm7Dj6-SZorw5X9t7ao66upmokgCcwZ-BMIkdvQc5JCIEQJnBb_AhmT2nYXrimlczXiUT1zdqshRm0dIg6mukWBvYox-0REy42k15szDXb7D1wv3bPAnJOldiLon1VNgHcbFfOJlVIgY/s1600/Peter+and+Trish.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcm7Dj6-SZorw5X9t7ao66upmokgCcwZ-BMIkdvQc5JCIEQJnBb_AhmT2nYXrimlczXiUT1zdqshRm0dIg6mukWBvYox-0REy42k15szDXb7D1wv3bPAnJOldiLon1VNgHcbFfOJlVIgY/s320/Peter+and+Trish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508794602005746978" /></a><br /><br />My name is Peter Ancelim Amani. I am the second born in the family of four children with 1 sister and two brothers. I was born on 21st February 1989. It happened that I was born in a very poor family. My father is a tailor who lives in Moshi Rural in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. His income/day is less than 1 US dollar.<br /><br />My mother did involve herself in subsistence farming and from this we got food and clothes. We have suffered many problems. When my sister was young, she suffered from measles. Due to the poverty of the family, she failed to attend the hospital for treatment and the measles caused blindness in one eye.<br /><br />I started my primary school education in 1996 and finished in 2002. At this time, I had government support for education and we had to contribute very little. to make up the difference in school fees. However, at the time, my mother worked in a Shamba and it was her subsistence farming that allowed her to pay for my school fees. <br /><br />Despite the fact that she was working in the Shamba, she also was suffering from frequent illnesses, though at the time I was young and didn’t wonder what the reasons were for these illnesses. She was advised by some neighbors to be checked out by the hospital because her health was deteriorating and it was then that she discovered that she was HIV-infected. When she disclosed her condition to my father, he was tested but found out to be negative.<br /><br />Hardships in our lives increased after her discovery of being HIV-infected. I was the eldest in the family and therefore responsible for the care of my mother, and then my father separated from my mother because of the humiliation that she was HIV-infected. She was the one forced out of the house, and she decided to rent a room near us in order to see us when she could and when we could see her. And, it was during this time that I was first unable to get school fees. I thank God that I was smart in the class, and the head teacher offered me a scholarship to study for free after he learned what was happening in our home. <br /><br />My mother was allowed back in the house when she became very weak. At this time I was in primary grade 5. On Wednesday, May 9th 2001 she passed away. Though it was very hard, I found the courage to go on with school until I finished my primary education in 2002.<br /><br />I did very well with my primary school examination and I was selected to join the St. James Seminary for ordinary level secondary education (2003-2006). School fees for secondary are high, ten times higher than primary level. Because I knew that I didn’t have this kind of money, I started to lose hope of going on with school and tried to think of what I could do to raise income for my smaller brothers and sister. Fortunately, one of the neighbors came to me and took me to KIWAKKUKI to speak to the orphan’s department. The officers there took the time to listen to me and to verify my story, and they then agreed to pay for my school fees.<br /><br />The help from KIWAKKUKI assisted me to finish my ordinary secondary school, where I did my national exam and did very well. Thus, I was selected to attend Galanos Secondary High School for Advanced Level Education. The school fees were approximately the same, and therefore KIWAKKUKI continued to support me. I finished my advanced degree in February 2009, passed my exams well and was selected to attend University.<br /><br />I am now at the Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS) taking a Bachelor of Arts and Microfinance and Enterprises Development. (BA-MFED) My registration number is BA-MFED/06/09.<br /><br />Throughout the time I have been in school, I have wanted to become a business entrepreneur, and had thought about the different activities in which I could be come involved. This has been ever since I was a young child. But life has become much more difficult now. University fees, accommodation and meals are all very expensive. I joined the university in October 2009 and have finished the first year. However, I was only able to pay 15% of the first year as that is the maximum that KIWAKKUKI can donate. The university fees and expenses are above KIWAKKUKI’s budget for one person.<br /><br />In order for me to go on with my studies in October this year I am supposed to pay for the remainder of last year and at least 40% of next year.<br /><br />I am writing this story with a lot of tears, asking anyone who might listen or think that they can help me. I beg your assistance your advice, your courage and anything that you might find to assist me. Education is the only think that I have now, and my only hope to save my family. My father is gone, we don’t know where, and I am the final one who is expected to help out.<br /><br />Yours<br /><br />Peter Ancelim Amani<br />Amani_p@yahoo.com<br /><br /><br />These are the direct words of a young man who came to KIWAKKUKI to discuss ways of budgeting his college years. He lives in the Rau Ward of Moshi Urban, and walked about 5 miles to KIWAKKUKI because he didn’t have bus fare home. I am told that when he comes to KIWAKKUKI, he always offers to help clean or move heavy furniture or do odd jobs without even knowing whether or not he will receive any donation.<br /><br />I am always impressed with the sincerity and work ethic that these young people have regarding school. This is something that we take for granted here. Primary and High School are free and there are loans and scholarships available for those persons with very low incomes. That is not the case here in Tanzania. In order to qualify for any assistance outside of non-governmental organizations, a young man has to score a grade level 1 on final exams at the college level, a young woman 1 or <br />2. (More young men are in school at this time than women). But here, is a young man who not only attends school but has to take care of his 3 younger siblings, one of whom has a disability due to the blindness in one eye. It almost seems impossible that he can succeed. Very few programs assist with University, especially when the father is alive, even if he is unwilling or unable to be located.<br /><br />So I am writing this to ask for help for this young man. There are ways to donate to his school. One would be to donate directly to KIWAKKUKI using his name for college fees. (this way is fine except that it is not tax deductible because KIWAKKUKI is not a tax exempt organization recognized by the US Government. However, there are two other funds that are recognized and can take donations that can be sent directly for his assistance. <br /><br />Global Connections For Change is a tax exempt organization in North Carolina that is connected with Duke University. All proceeds go to KIWAKKUKI. As well, the Duke CAB/Moshi Fund is another tax exempt code within Duke University that wires any designated money to Moshi for who ever we know is being sponsored.<br /><br />The address for Global Connections is:<br />Global Connections for Change<br />PO Box 51162<br />Durham, NC 27717<br />globalconnections4change@gmail.com<br /><br />For the Duke Fund is:<br />Duke/Moshi CAB Fund<br />Partners-In-Caring<br />Box 3112 DUMC<br />Durham, NC 27710<br />Attn: Artie Hendricks<br /><br />You may also contact me at my gmail account-patricia.bartlett@gmail.com<br />As you can see, this is a dedicated man, and one who will do anything to help himself and his family. I hope you will offer help.<br /><br />ThanksPatricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-42940495102508986362010-09-13T15:10:00.002+03:002011-01-21T15:57:30.730+03:00KIWAKKUKI Hang On to Your Hats!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq8g4Awb6XmEnVB3RkrvNP-IEwXfxtfltcBIgcd24UoibX66h252gq256yUcx_cwQAisA8O-eUybyZPoOIAiA_zhbMtEjuofyho_rPRaRph479Q2tj6f6GIznNCCm2odtOa5WgW7HgCPN/s1600/KIWAKKUKI+group.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq8g4Awb6XmEnVB3RkrvNP-IEwXfxtfltcBIgcd24UoibX66h252gq256yUcx_cwQAisA8O-eUybyZPoOIAiA_zhbMtEjuofyho_rPRaRph479Q2tj6f6GIznNCCm2odtOa5WgW7HgCPN/s320/KIWAKKUKI+group.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505286274545684242" /></a> Some of the KIWAKKUKI staff at lunch with John and me.<br />KIWAKKUKI is always a “hold your breath” moment. Something is always happening, but you don’t know what it will be until you walk in the door. Will there be workshops and everyone gone? Will there be people on leave? Will there be a grant deadline and you are suddenly the one who has to edit and send? What will it be? This visit was a mixture. All the bags of shoes and clothes that we dragged through Europe, overweight as they were, made it in tact to our A-5 home. Once five bags were divvied up, it seemed so small! As my dada (sister) Verynice made piles for the 7 districts I thought—well every district will get at least 4 T-shirts, 1 hoodie, 3 pair of tennis shoes, ½ pr of boys shoes, 3 pair of girls shoes, 2 pair of jeans, 2 small dresses, 2 large dresses. Wow-I think. How did those huge bags become so small? As I was unpacking the bags, I learn that one of my favorite projects is coming to a stunning grinding halt. The economy has caused the Spanish Government to pull the plug on Life and Living. This was a program that moved KIWAKKUKI beyond HIV alone towards helping young people learn about how to have sustainable work, the value of work, clean water, growing food, while at the same time teaching prevention and issues about delaying sex and HIV/TB. Yet, this program suddenly ends and all the staff will be given notices. These guys are dedicated, top notch young people who loaded up the car with materials day after day, and went to schools and meeting places to work with clubs and district and ward leaders to bring groups and clubs together to plan sustainable, healthy lives, pulled whoosh! Did I see tears from these workers? No, they are hopeful that something will happen. Surely it will, because they have really given their hearts to this project. Yet there is something distinctly East African in saying, “If God wills it”.<br /><br />My dada <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAAFQQkGyRq85T-ycyxD7z3Tfg0c6Sc4GbQAMglPHcRxUR3CuaYxfmg_o1h4I2itOxedL3Yq7BrV6O1_234KvHPo1af8fG9P5xOXUJe_r8xheiTO2yBRgKvqQ9ff0IbRVZ396MveZ07T2/s1600/Monyo+with+hat.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAAFQQkGyRq85T-ycyxD7z3Tfg0c6Sc4GbQAMglPHcRxUR3CuaYxfmg_o1h4I2itOxedL3Yq7BrV6O1_234KvHPo1af8fG9P5xOXUJe_r8xheiTO2yBRgKvqQ9ff0IbRVZ396MveZ07T2/s320/Monyo+with+hat.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505286548268347650" /></a> and I headed out to the rural hills to find sweet Jacinta and the head master of her school who had taken her into his family to live. It was a dusty day as usual & we had near death experiences with speeding trucks and dala dalas. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAIvliHOYJMTmuc8Csv4UDf36mtkfl30rt7DkzBk7t56V34RgNHBbMWvXlmx6a5_dXNoPw3KILNP5vInFG5xofawrsCxoGIlq1cVCt4rY8pLvmtdijpYAi3NB1zRRHmImmsFPnQQyz87K/s1600/Very+fast+lorry.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAIvliHOYJMTmuc8Csv4UDf36mtkfl30rt7DkzBk7t56V34RgNHBbMWvXlmx6a5_dXNoPw3KILNP5vInFG5xofawrsCxoGIlq1cVCt4rY8pLvmtdijpYAi3NB1zRRHmImmsFPnQQyz87K/s320/Very+fast+lorry.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505286745760098482" /></a><br />It is Wednesday afternoon school sports day in Kirua and "football" is the place to be.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnt5svw8RTMIGfhjXMyl00Lld71_0S_xo9RRZUymYux57ZMhp79cp-Cln-tm5czxT3cbYg0OFOmjKydwlxXJSp3RbFzraAbFHOHKQNszSfAXdsQcbMGzc8wOomhTwtwBGh0LtG9lyF9hJQ/s1600/Secondary+school+afternoon.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnt5svw8RTMIGfhjXMyl00Lld71_0S_xo9RRZUymYux57ZMhp79cp-Cln-tm5czxT3cbYg0OFOmjKydwlxXJSp3RbFzraAbFHOHKQNszSfAXdsQcbMGzc8wOomhTwtwBGh0LtG9lyF9hJQ/s320/Secondary+school+afternoon.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505286649780108946" /></a><br />It is Market day in Kirua and people have been drinking mbege (banana beer) as they sell their corn and bananas and millet. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlEaRvvpStAhMUqc1VjGJtSFpwJDgM04Q_z1m0hRwTz-Xev2NMdckqpLLlWY709TUKgC6JwFudZapk3qGWq4e7ihKPBtgnJ74nTETZkLCzxXSzfumk6QVJCfn6ZDiPNrAg5FE34k96zPl/s1600/millet+seed.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlEaRvvpStAhMUqc1VjGJtSFpwJDgM04Q_z1m0hRwTz-Xev2NMdckqpLLlWY709TUKgC6JwFudZapk3qGWq4e7ihKPBtgnJ74nTETZkLCzxXSzfumk6QVJCfn6ZDiPNrAg5FE34k96zPl/s320/millet+seed.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505293071490047138" /></a> (I had never seen millet on the plant)<br />We tread carefully. We arrive at the school hopeful to find Jacinta and the headmaster with whom she lives, but we find that his wife had died just this morning, and he had gone home with Jacinta. After pondering carefully, we decided that we knew the headmaster well enough to pay respects. <br /><br />What did I expect of this headmaster’s house. He runs a small private school. He always looks immaculately dressed. I expected a Shantytown fancy house. What we found was a small house down a long steep path (only on foot) that was mostly sticks and mud that had one small cinderblock area with a small living room, two rooms off from that. Outdoor toilets, some other living rooms with stick and mud. Our headmaster looked as if he had lost 20 lbs. He sat with another friend on the traditional stools outside. From inside came the wails of his oldest daughter who had stayed at KCMC for the last night with her mother. Dada Monyo and I did our best to express our condolences. We heard the story of the death of a dear wife and mother. We heard from this wonderful man, the conversation with the KCMC doctor who offered the family the possibility of letting the wife go without pain. For many families, agreeing to pain management rather than treatment is impossible. This man loved his wife enough to let her go. Wow. We brought Jacinta up the hill to talk to her. She looked great. She was sad, but said that she loved school and loved being with new friends and being able to be a teenager, not a wife. (You might remember from previous blogs, that Jacinta had run away from her grandfather’s home after she found that as soon as she graduated from Primary School at the age of 12, she had been sold to be married to an old man.) The whole trip was one of sadness and hope.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeugsuO3LOQxUZKD3wec_Wl6lpglLBt6onsi7v7ma-ZhZHq5W50o9yZG648BGNoHk8ivTuQjU_eW126e80M-BBPaqcNBBT5nvnpXnqCoHS0de-HaGFC4O5NXdItdSsfGmHGm0QvKVSR7i/s1600/Jacinta+Trish+and+Monyo.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeugsuO3LOQxUZKD3wec_Wl6lpglLBt6onsi7v7ma-ZhZHq5W50o9yZG648BGNoHk8ivTuQjU_eW126e80M-BBPaqcNBBT5nvnpXnqCoHS0de-HaGFC4O5NXdItdSsfGmHGm0QvKVSR7i/s320/Jacinta+Trish+and+Monyo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505286166643789970" /></a><br />As we moved down the mountain to visit Judith, we found another situation altogether. We met with Judy’s grandmother, an aunt and two children in a desolated area of immense poverty down another long footpath. Judith had just left and her grandmother didn’t know where. When we reached her mother, we learned that Judy had been sick repeatedly and had to stop going to school because she was getting so far behind. Now it will be impossible for her to pass her exams, she will have to repeat. Additionally, her CD4 count has dropped below 200 and she has been sick off and on. Their house fell during the rainy season, and they have been allowed to live in one small room with the grandmother-4 of them while her mother tries to support the family by selling used clothes and shoes. <br /><br />Judy had gone to Arusha to stay for a short while with a relative who could offer her a warmer place to stay, but she could only be there for a week or two at the most and would return. She waited for us to come until the last dala dala left for Arusha and thought we wouldn’t be coming. Of course, she couldn’t have known about the tragedy just above her in Kirua. We talked to Judy’s mother about the need for Judy to start going to the Child Centered Family Care Center at KCMC and to return to school even for catch up. We made a plan that she should repeat her grade so that she could pass her exams, and have faith that she is cared for by her donors Kathy and Candy. Her mother sent her huge thanks for our visit, even though we weren’t able to talk to Judy. We were unable to take any pictures because we were right beside the mosque, and would give a bad perception to the worshipers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSpKF1Zlg-VyMHz6MUJzlnajWEn-6IziwEGXXUCQrhJTDr_3LDE8kutswvZrUcZzFpCNDrplTOuxb6duzuWkUU-VybFsysrL6zOagV3Dj4EP99sz1VDsHJoozaG7BW2KZo6KjKMjCnCQV/s1600/Judith+pride+in+her+new+outfit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSpKF1Zlg-VyMHz6MUJzlnajWEn-6IziwEGXXUCQrhJTDr_3LDE8kutswvZrUcZzFpCNDrplTOuxb6duzuWkUU-VybFsysrL6zOagV3Dj4EP99sz1VDsHJoozaG7BW2KZo6KjKMjCnCQV/s320/Judith+pride+in+her+new+outfit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505285265876903442" /></a> (Judith in better days)<br />We returned from our trip, weary, sad, disappointed, and worried. Will Jacinta be able to remain at the headmaster’s now that his wife has died or will it “look” bad. Will the headmaster return to his position? This happy joyful young woman has no idea of the potential pain lying ahead. Will Judy’s family get a new roof for their sticks and mud house? Will Judy actually go to KCMC? How can she improve her CD4 count, go to school and stay healthy? <br /><br />KIWAKKUKI has hundreds of these children, each with their own stories. I can only be involved with a few. It is a privilege and a curse. As a social worker for more than 30 years, I have seen my share of misery and tragedy, what KIWAKKUKI adds to my portfolio, is a little more understanding of the human condition.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pnEWGNAKnJr5P4ZhNbagSNQVwy-TRNgBOSe8dStqKQy_weMEpp12XB81d-E8NjGt0BAqAQ8FckoYT4YHxt3LPqceecDub4RHsv4lJOsj3bCi-zNSGp2narqHoXwTKCSdk82Q9bl0hvnv/s1600/Obama+Shop.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pnEWGNAKnJr5P4ZhNbagSNQVwy-TRNgBOSe8dStqKQy_weMEpp12XB81d-E8NjGt0BAqAQ8FckoYT4YHxt3LPqceecDub4RHsv4lJOsj3bCi-zNSGp2narqHoXwTKCSdk82Q9bl0hvnv/s320/Obama+Shop.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505288827183487138" /></a>Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-42679683674198813872010-05-18T16:23:00.001+03:002010-05-18T16:26:21.531+03:00KIWAKKUKI ECD ADVOCACY MEETING AT DISTRICT LEVEL<br />Historical Background<br />ECD is an abbreviation of Early Childhood Development. <br />This focused on early children careering from embryo, infant and child as human being.<br />This project focus on how do caregivers take responsibilities to take care of children who lost their parents and they do have to change their primary life style and cope with secondary lives (Lives without/with one parent).<br />The system of children rearing differs from place to place due to different ideologies, traditions and culture.<br />To some areas it seems that child rearing start from when a mother is pregnant and the process continue until berth.<br />At KIWAKKUKI this project took over since 2003 when we started to support caregivers for their children<br />More bout 1500 families from Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural and Mwanga benefited from this project <br />A Situation Analysis of Early Childhood Development in Moshi District<br />• KIWAKKUKI conducted Situation Analysis in 2008.<br />• The main purpose was to collect and compile useful data needed to identify challenges and opportunities available in the districts especially in the location where KIWAKKUKI has ECD and other interventions.<br />• The data collected was about ECD challenges, Strengths and opportunities related to preparedness of all young children for successful schooling life, preparedness of schools and links and continuity between community, schools and policy environments to support preparedness of children and school<br />The district level needs assessment was guided by the three major objectives which are;<br /><br />• To identify, analyze strengths, opportunities and challenges related to preparedness of young children for success in school and life.<br />– Assess if families and community members have the ability to provide necessary care and necessary information and socialization for young children<br />– Assess and establish types and quality mechanisms and support structures required by families, and communities to provide quality services to young children so that they can be ready for successful schooling <br />– Propose specific recommendations related to the challenges, strengths and opportunities related to preparedness of parents and communities to support all young children’s early success and transition to school.<br /><br />• To identify and analyze the preparedness of schools for young children’s early success, covering key issues on access, quality, and curriculum and teaching-learning methodologies. <br />• To propose specific actions for different players based on the strengths, opportunities and challenges related to the links/relationships between family/community and service providers (health care facilities, schools, social work, judiciary etc) <br />Highlight specific implications for ECD partners strategic planning priorities and the Five Year Programme planning in relation to:-<br /><br />• National situational analysis of ECD in Tanzania, focusing on the transition and relationships between home and school environments for children, families and communities.<br />• Levels of awareness of stakeholders on ECD and the overall benefits for children and policy advocacy needs.<br />• priority needs for capacity development and improvement of ECD service provision (quantity and quality) <br />• documentation of existing research & research priorities on ECD<br />Key findings from this study indicate that:About Children preparedness for successful schooling; <br /><br />• Understanding of parents and care givers about children preparedness for successful schooling and life vary and mixed. It is influenced by a number of factors; these range from past experiences (they way families used to socialize and prepare young children for life), value system, economic realities, peer pressures to availability of quality and appropriate facilities for young children. <br /> <br />• Both communities and parents and care givers are aware of the need for young children to be prepared well so that they can be able to join and succeed in schools, They also indicate that young children have to go through different stage of growth that include language, cognitive, and motor milestones development.<br /><br />• Overall, it is obvious that, ability of families to support and prepare young children depends on a number of factors ranging from socio-economic status of the family to ability to mitigate such hardships. That is to say, while parents are caregivers are struggling and working very hard to prepare their young children, they also need additional support to achieve their goals primarily from within the community and others as appropriate.<br />• Community members know that their children should attend school, but are unaware of how to help their children make the most of their education experience. Parents do not understand how other factors, such as health care, maintaining a nutritious and balanced diet, etc., can influence a child’s performance and concentration at school. Women are key in the care for young children including making sure that the socialization for all young children is taking place in a correct way that is consistency with the community expectations. <br />• Although majority of families reported that they can easily access a variety of services available including health, sanitation, transport etc, poor families still have inadequate or limited access to such resources including community services that are necessary to promote and support children's development and school readiness<br /><br />Regarding schools preparedness for young children success. It was found that<br />• Both teachers and schools committees indicated that, in order for schools to be able to receive and prepare new children including young ones for lower classes, they need to have necessary services and facilities. Highly motivated teachers with adequate teaching facilities and overall good environments are what are needed<br />• In terms of access, the MMEM project has contributed a lot of the improved learning and teaching environment including books and other learning materials situation has improved tremendously such that the book ratio is almost getting to a situation whereby only three pupils are sharing one book except for a very few schools <br /><br /><br />• The quality of care and formal education arrangement is relatively below average. A few schools do not even meet minimum criteria to be considered safe especially for young children. Very few primary schools and day care centers have adequate supplies or trained teachers. The only requirement of a teacher is to be able to read and write, so often a community member lacking ECD training will be teaching the community’s youth. Due to lack of adequate supplies, such as paper, pens, toys, training tool kits etc students are unable to effectively learn and retain information<br /><br />The study identified a number of strengths in relations to existing efforts and response for children, school preparedness for and existing linkages which include<br />Strength for children preparedness includes the following; <br /><br />• Most families prioritize on nutrition and other basic requirements necessary for grown and development for young children. <br />• Presence of bi-laws empower village and ward authorities to follow and deal with households and caregivers who delays and frustrate eligible registration to pre and primary schools <br />• Strong services chain in the district; that is in both Mwika (rural) and Rau, almost all families have access to health and other services. There three referral hospitals and a variety of health facilities, improved water supply, improved urban sanitation and good transport <br /><br />Strengths for preparedness of schools preparedness include the following<br /><br />• That the structure for the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) is well established down to the community/village level that facilitate for schools to register and train eligible children <br /><br />• Approved school curriculums are in place and implemented by all public schools and some private owned and managed schools. <br /><br />• The cost of government school attendance is relative cheap and affordable compared to private schools, this provided enabling environment and influence care givers and communities to register and send their schools.<br /><br />• There is strong collaboration between pre-schools and ECD centers and primary schools require that a prospective student for a primary school must have previously attended a preschool or ECD center. This promotes early education among children and shows the schools’ willingness to ensure ECD.<br /><br />Links, continuity and relations between schools and families<br />• School committees, consisting of skilled professionals and parents, are the owners of the schools. Thus parents and care givers are involved in the schools management through schools committees’ discussions and deliberations. <br />• Given the history of Moshi district and the whole region of Kilimanjaro, parents and community are well above the normal expectations for education, commitments for children future success is high and press on parents and caregivers to ensure that children are registered for schooling when eligible<br /><br />A number of challenges in relation to school and children preparedness include the following; <br />Challenges for preparedness of children include:<br /><br />• Very few trained preschool teachers and the curriculum existing do match not link with teaching materials available<br />• Competing priorities at the household level, which makes ECD less important e.g.<br />• Families concentrate on fees and other requirements for older children attending secondary education because they know (and expect) for government to cater for primary education. <br />• Lack of clear mechanisms to regulate private owned ECD services and facilities<br />• Limited number of trained teachers in ECD services <br />Challenges for preparedness of schools include:<br /><br />• The number of eligible children is greater than available facilities to cater for them. <br />• Limited number of trained teachers and services providers on ECD <br />• Quality of sanitation in primary schools especially in Mwika is generally poor and pose difficult and dangers for young children.<br />• Lack of clear mechanisms to regulate private owned schools and facilities, is likely to produce quality that do not comply to the national guidelines in terms of physical establishments and human resources<br /><br /><br />Among the major opportunities for improvement of ECD include;<br /><br />• Private and FBO sector increasing interest and ambitions to invest in the expansion of the ECD services is one of the opportunities that open way for scaling up ECD services in Moshi. <br />• The Moshi district council is dedicated to improved ECD delivery. Over time, there are efforts to increase allocations on ECD coordination including enhancing inspection services and training for teachers<br />• With retirees who have accumulated experiences and skills, they can be used to support ECD activities in different ways including teaching and others especially in the rural areas. <br />• <br />This study recommends a number of actions that can be used to improve care and education for young children. These actions require involvements of multiple partners and they include; <br /><br />• District level actions for improvement include the following; <br />– Work with other partners i.e. NGOs to establish ways to facilitate and scale up special programs for children with special needs, orphans, and disabilities and from poor families such that they can as well access quality services and care.<br />– Mobilize communities and the private sector to invest in the improvement and expansion of the ECD services and facilities. <br />– Mobilize more resources from possible sources and allocate additional to ECD improvements including monitoring resources utilizations to make sure that they are not diverted to other areas. <br />– Collect and compile appropriate data required by lower levels to prepare and plan. Data about projections of children for pre and primary enrolment can be useful for schools.<br />– Training and on-job training for teachers especially those for centers and lower classes and increase allocation of trained and qualified teachers to all schools according to needs. <br />– Improve coordination of ECD especially at the district level between education and social welfare departments. <br />CSOs and NGOs type of support include the following; <br /><br />• Advocate for more allocations of trained teachers for ECD and primary schools that should be allocated appropriately such that each schools is allocated what it is needed. <br />• Support village and ward leaders plan for and prioritize for children with special needs. <br />• Mobilize parents to continue supporting expansion and improvement of ECD activities in the district through self help arrangements including donations. <br />• Mobilize parents to participate and/or contribute for the improvements in school infrastructure especially; classrooms, teachers houses, water and sanitation. <br /><br />The findings from this situation analysis present a number of opportunities and challenges specific for KIWAKKUKI and ECD partners. Implies among other the following for KIWAKKUKI strategic priorities in the five years;<br /><br /><br />• Caregivers and parents are motivated to prepare their schooling; they work very hard and invest in future success.<br />• Majority of children from poor/low income families will go to schools with poor physical infrastructures and untrained/less motivated teachers.<br />• HIV/AIDS is posing a serious challenge, continue to produce orphans, who are likely to miss education and other services<br />• Economic hardships and competing demands frustrates ambitions to offer care and for children-early learning<br />Contn….<br />• Increasing investments in early education i.e. centers and pre schools, increases chances and improves quality<br />• Many more untrained teachers to be used to fill the gap<br />• Participatory approaches to education are very limited, as teachers see themselves as the ones in control <br />• The home department for ECD at the district level- different departments deals with ECD in pieces<br />As far as ECD partners planning and priorities are concerned, they imply the following; <br />• Need for allocating more resources specific for ECD in the national budget. In regard to financial resources, a portion of the national budget needs to be directed towards the school systems because currently most preschools are private schools and families lacking the monetary means are left without a way to provide their children with education. All children need to have a way to attend primary schools, which means financial sponsoring from the government; such financial support should be channeled directly to MOEVT which needs to work and coordinate with other sector ministries i.e. MoHSW, PMO-RALG and MCDGC. This money must also be used to pay for the teachers’ salaries, training additional or ECD teachers or pay for on-job training for teachers already handling and teaching lower classes, buy training kits, and purchase medicine for the children (e.g. antiworm medication).<br /><br />2. Advocate for a policy and guideline to support early childhood development in the country. The desired policy should clearly articulate roles, responsibilities, factors for success and additional research required to inform integrated and sustainable ECD in the Tanzania and risk mitigating measures.<br /><br />3. Need to work with other sector ministries to address the gaps and chart out improvements necessary for ECD and related sectors in response to NIGPRS/MKUKUTA <br /><br /><br />4. Need for pushing for harmonized bi-laws and guidelines such that they do not create confusions and barriers rather contribute to improvements and establish accurate links between communities, schools and other services providers. <br />5. Need to advocate for national training strategy for ECD and primary school teachers so that to fill the gaps and improve the quality of teaching and support right away from pre through early primary school<br /><br />Future ECD analysis should try to respond to the following questions; <br /><br />• What is needed to prepare young children for success in school and life so as to respond to the family, community, ward and district expectations <br />• What does it mean for Family, Community, District and National level stakeholders to prepare schools that can support young children’s early success in school?<br />• Do we have a shared understanding about these issues – from family, community, District to national levels, and across different sectors?<br />• Are all young children well prepared for success in school and life<br /><br />• How do young children themselves define preparedness for schools, what do they think about schools<br />• What do schools think about prepared children and what the success factors <br />• How district and national level players prepared to ensure that children are ready fir schools and schools are well prepared for children <br />• How can other stakeholders be involved in making sure that children are prepared for schools and schools are ready for children <br /><br /><br /><br />• improved quality of care and early education at the family and community level and thereby ensure their readiness for school; <br />• <br />schools’ improved readiness for supporting young children’s access to and success in school<br /><br />• However without the indicators for the Operational target for Early Childhood, ‘Increase in the number of young children prepared for school and schools prepared ready to care for children’ (NSGRP Cluster II), there is little data and information forthcoming in relation to progress, or the specific challenges and opportunities at national, district and community levels.<br /><br />Research from elsewhere regarding children readiness for schools indicates that a number of factors affect and determine type and quality of education and care young children end up receiving. These studies point on issues of poverty, changing socio-cultural contexts, and HIV/AIDS, negatively impact on families capacity to care for and support their children’s overall development in the early years (0 – 8 ) when support is most critical. In reality<br />– poor families are often struggling to meet their young children’s basic needs;<br />– because of women’s increasing work pressures, traditional child-care support structures are dwindling , and sibling care-givers are now attending school, <br />– families have limited or no access to alternative child-care support arrangements which means that young children are often left alone during the day;<br /><br />• Thus children from poor families and others most vulnerable children including orphans are more likely to enter school<br />– Undernourished and in poor health <br />– With limited cognitive and language abilities<br />– Lacking self-confidence<br />– Having had no preparation for school culture, social routines and language <br />• (Overview by ADED & CGECCD, 2006 Biennale of Education in Africa, in Gabon)<br /><br />• There is consensus, based on a wealth of international research that there is a number of interacting dimensions affect a child’s early learning capacity from birth, and his/her readiness to learn and succeed in school. These include; physical well-being (including nutrition) and motor development, social and emotional development, language development, approaches to learning and cognition and general knowledge,<br /><br />• Early childhood is a period of remarkable brain development that lays the foundation for all later learning. For disadvantaged children however, their circumstances often lead to poor nutrition and health, limited stimulation and early education, the impact of which goes unnoticed until they either fail to enter school, or drop out early and fail to succeed. Early intervention through parenting education, child care and support programmes for these children, including those with disabilities can significantly “...offset disadvantage and inequality, especially for children from poor families” <br />In Tanzanian Context, we know that there are significant challenges:-<br /><br />• One out of three children are under weight, with rural children more likely to be malnourished than urban children<br />• The number of orphans is estimated to be 2,093,000, which is equivalent to 12% of all children (Census 2002)<br />• more than 95% of young children lack access to early stimulation and social protection programmes, care facilities or non-fee-paying pre-schools and parental education (UNICEF 2007)<br />• there is little or no data on the informal care and education of young children in family and community contexts <br />• Children’s access the health services remains limited ‘…eight out of ten children in Tanzania (who die), die at home and six of them without any contact with formal health services’ (URT, 2005)<br /><br />• There is a lack of clear data and about children’s progress and success in the early years of primary school, and yet international research indicates that early success with basic literacy and numeracy skills is vital for ongoing success (Abadzi, 2006);<br />• Lack of trained pre-primary teachers – of 147,591 teachers in pre-primary school (2006) 17% of them are certified teachers (UNICEF 2007). <br />• Overcrowded classes impede teachers in adopting more child-friendly teaching methodologies (PHDR 2007).<br />• the school enrolment rate is high but so is the drop-out rate where as; only 0.3% of enrolments are disabled children, standard 1 drop-out is a high, 10.6% (UNESCO, 2007, GMR – 2004 data) and 22% of children fail to complete primary school<br />• Insufficient integration of ECD issues into social sector policies and guidelines regarding health, food and nutrition, water and sanitation, lobour, gender and women’s development, community development, adult education and culture. <br /><br />Children preparedness for success in schools and life<br />• Insert picture<br />• Women cannot manage their workload and child care on their own family support roles<br />• Repetition rate for 2007/2008- 9.7% for std I & II<br />• Drop out rate 2007/2008 -7.5% for std IV<br />• Children preparedness for school is directly linked to their development and learning through Active learning<br />• Children learn better by exploring their potential through playing<br />Schools preparedness to for supporting young children’s early success <br />• Insert picture<br />• The poor quality of primary schools is significantly denying every child’s right to success<br />• Many school environments lack basic infrastructure <br />• Distance from formal primary schools deprive most of the children chances to enter school at appropriate age<br />• Satellite schools could be a best solution for these type of community<br />Schools preparedness to for supporting young children’s early success <br />• Insert picture<br />• Children not meeting minimum learning standards by grade 3 and 4 are most likely to repeat and ultimately fail school<br />• Most of schools are not friendly for children with disabilities<br />• Teacher interaction with children enhances learning<br />Links,continuity and relationships between diverse care and education environments for young children.<br />• Schools tend to dominate non formal care and education programmes<br />• Teachers lack the capacity to work with parents and the communities as partners in children learning<br />• Many children living in remote areas do not encounter Swahili until they enter school which makes their transitions to school dificult.<br />Implications <br />• Conflicting polices at guidelines at local level(Council)<br />• Exclusive teacher training for early primary classes<br />• Comprensive young children programs to build on cultural contexts(Curricullum,knowledge and practice)<br />• Children with disability isolated<br />• Need for increased awareness on how critical the early years are in children’s development at all levels.<br />Its our turn Now! <br />What best can we do to change the situation of young children in our areas?<br />Results from ECD Advocacy Meetting at Village & Ward level<br />Acrording to REPOA Report<br />• A human dimension that challenge all adults are:-<br />– Children wants to be listened<br />– Children want to be taught by teachers who like children and who make effort<br />– Children need to be heard(URT,MPEE,2007)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-16315591928312747032009-10-09T23:39:00.011+03:002009-10-10T01:17:20.959+03:00KIWAKKUKI HeroesWow Cannot Put all Heroes on Blog!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpcGwU64fz39SAfzQGvlBhkWXIR5XLqj6MxtDdzfcaGczZlGetV5MoIV3BBl6ORrVQobVamfLySrOI4KJ3coezQlRqpd2Qc2bUB5JHRLh5zuuLon_S1T9SZoY_oJD_HW88fiBuizt00s/s1600-h/Immaculate+and+got+leader.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpcGwU64fz39SAfzQGvlBhkWXIR5XLqj6MxtDdzfcaGczZlGetV5MoIV3BBl6ORrVQobVamfLySrOI4KJ3coezQlRqpd2Qc2bUB5JHRLh5zuuLon_S1T9SZoY_oJD_HW88fiBuizt00s/s320/Immaculate+and+got+leader.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390717254903009602" /></a><br />Immaculate is the current Chairperson of KIWAKKUKI (on the right) She is leading a leader of the government and HIV/AIDS programs into KIWAKKUKI. These positions on the board are totally voluntary, and require an immense amount of time and dedication. Hats off to these volunteers who have the ultimate task of making more than 5,000 people happy. Wow!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqdvrovh57WhotzNejgDBjOtO2EpXLcVs7XSDZfD01PENRy-kFt0K2T6tm6LCxt5PirAGkY38nzxUc0ECP16ECBM0sS04QB8PHj0N_fg_jiAHEfzaKxj-vKXsHeDyK5Wz0VJwS7yuJbk/s1600-h/dafrosa+and+agness.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqdvrovh57WhotzNejgDBjOtO2EpXLcVs7XSDZfD01PENRy-kFt0K2T6tm6LCxt5PirAGkY38nzxUc0ECP16ECBM0sS04QB8PHj0N_fg_jiAHEfzaKxj-vKXsHeDyK5Wz0VJwS7yuJbk/s320/dafrosa+and+agness.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390703384048013538" /></a><br />Dafrosa Itemba, Executive Coordinator and Agnes Urassa, past Chairperson of KIWAKKUKI "discuss" topics at a members meeting<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddCL2dkOLZKD-zknZ-bTO6yyGOyjTOtHIcMvAfmwHbNyp20oQycupXoK_CBcchA2MD9B3IAwb7VDIDGRUYPEFfdUcBGpRmGVhyCytrDqYXFbKao0_cqdinXj-Yv1Zt4u4Qbx-8DjZsg8/s1600-h/Cuthbert+from+Rombo2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddCL2dkOLZKD-zknZ-bTO6yyGOyjTOtHIcMvAfmwHbNyp20oQycupXoK_CBcchA2MD9B3IAwb7VDIDGRUYPEFfdUcBGpRmGVhyCytrDqYXFbKao0_cqdinXj-Yv1Zt4u4Qbx-8DjZsg8/s320/Cuthbert+from+Rombo2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390703374418308018" /></a><br />Cuthbert Swai arrives in Moshi after traveling two hours on a motorbike (pikipiki) from the Rombo District, over two hours away. He is bringing his district reports and it has been very dusty. The rains never fell.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLolrP82R7bC-xnjZcBXmDJVyZBJnrWO9JyvOi9XPP4Pu9hRpAOlRUEx34F0wzOCK0Ov06JFXgFW0CMdZMqy3WBUKgTNV0DZvzPvONnQoKNtnn_Au1OTAnUe470aKljWw7Zunu3L4b-c/s1600-h/Eunice.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLolrP82R7bC-xnjZcBXmDJVyZBJnrWO9JyvOi9XPP4Pu9hRpAOlRUEx34F0wzOCK0Ov06JFXgFW0CMdZMqy3WBUKgTNV0DZvzPvONnQoKNtnn_Au1OTAnUe470aKljWw7Zunu3L4b-c/s320/Eunice.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390703369268078178" /></a><br />Eunice Maringo is head of the finance department, but is acting coordinator whenever Dafrosa is out of town. Somehow she makes miracles happen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjr1c3tC1seobnLghS8RH44Sc6KlM7KPGQ-usynW5jEpoYBMCHLaJ44SIlgceq4aEkGlH6kk_9mvlqTaLeOQx8AQ27gs4fHT6LHwfBH89KA3KEiN2WHjRUdxfyIcx-er1hq7Rjt4jQ7gQ/s1600-h/Antipas+mama+changali+Annie+M.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjr1c3tC1seobnLghS8RH44Sc6KlM7KPGQ-usynW5jEpoYBMCHLaJ44SIlgceq4aEkGlH6kk_9mvlqTaLeOQx8AQ27gs4fHT6LHwfBH89KA3KEiN2WHjRUdxfyIcx-er1hq7Rjt4jQ7gQ/s320/Antipas+mama+changali+Annie+M.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390703361672366050" /></a><br />Antipas Mtalo leads heroic efforts to lead the VCT efforts at KIWAKKUKI. His staff, including Mama Changali and Anna Malwa provide intense counseling followed by voluntary testing<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTr9M5Q4k-VPuChMZ4L3Wn9blJQquA17WCfaaNrYqqXgFAN_t0c8S9Rq24s_uoTVsK21J_BPL-AKCcd2bZFEXGW7EN4P3VM3ql0N05Ez4_BYSLB6ikbNFRDriKn1kog7g1ThqYpa2FMQ/s1600-h/agnes+mama+changala.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTr9M5Q4k-VPuChMZ4L3Wn9blJQquA17WCfaaNrYqqXgFAN_t0c8S9Rq24s_uoTVsK21J_BPL-AKCcd2bZFEXGW7EN4P3VM3ql0N05Ez4_BYSLB6ikbNFRDriKn1kog7g1ThqYpa2FMQ/s320/agnes+mama+changala.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390703356551237154" /></a><br />Agnes Ngowi and Mama Changali share a hug at her retirement. Agnes Ngowi has dedicated herself to the psyosocial care of children affected directly by AIDS for many years.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALxWVseLUHleog6yE-x7k6NH54qCa6bKHgvhyphenhyphenb4vzL6agLSNdtQ2utA8S0M17Mfq1bx04-jA2wHGiYA-5Jlu7LD8WGAYqOvVMAcPUtQK_G2dSqRxvwUpGpZJVJhosz-6FBPU77p5fH4I/s1600-h/Theresia.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALxWVseLUHleog6yE-x7k6NH54qCa6bKHgvhyphenhyphenb4vzL6agLSNdtQ2utA8S0M17Mfq1bx04-jA2wHGiYA-5Jlu7LD8WGAYqOvVMAcPUtQK_G2dSqRxvwUpGpZJVJhosz-6FBPU77p5fH4I/s320/Theresia.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390707611823884674" /></a><br />Theresia heads up education. She is just amazing, funny, smart, and has great ideas about how to get new initiatives going with HIV prevention and now looking at co-infections that are plaguing the region<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWDg6M5AAGURpSKAGsg3KOxG19pjU2ZM_NMECOpBVbeaN4K4iefaXRpJ8GZHSxUhInLIkJ23hhZSf2Xw0p4gzWj_TDZcJNawp-8D16AJaXhw5GmG3QPpwu2pV1R_YVYltKHPlDcGucGE/s1600-h/verynice+doing+a+kitanga+dance.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWDg6M5AAGURpSKAGsg3KOxG19pjU2ZM_NMECOpBVbeaN4K4iefaXRpJ8GZHSxUhInLIkJ23hhZSf2Xw0p4gzWj_TDZcJNawp-8D16AJaXhw5GmG3QPpwu2pV1R_YVYltKHPlDcGucGE/s320/verynice+doing+a+kitanga+dance.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390707610819255346" /></a><br />Cannot have favorites in this group. But Verynice has to rank in the top group. Not only does she willingly lend her reading "screens" to everyone, run out of gas in her little old VW bug on "Main Street" (because it was too expensive to add more), but her heart breaks every time an unsponsored child comes into KIWAKKUKI. Her terrific sense of humor belies a heart of gold. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUofl54WfaJFJnmLLSjmvAbciDgn9-y4Pcq_A1mOikW-724XjfCByTK2fFRJch5I5iVuuzGB03kEhUr_4eKqGVzItrO1BeHIrAJNnnKiR3XTSWC8JCXUUXEM6nrDIJWW-7v8AeVAlNwU/s1600-h/Steve1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUofl54WfaJFJnmLLSjmvAbciDgn9-y4Pcq_A1mOikW-724XjfCByTK2fFRJch5I5iVuuzGB03kEhUr_4eKqGVzItrO1BeHIrAJNnnKiR3XTSWC8JCXUUXEM6nrDIJWW-7v8AeVAlNwU/s320/Steve1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390707606286288626" /></a><br />I would hate to think about what KIWAKKUKI would do without Steven. He documents everything, takes tons of pictures, interprets language of the deaf, helps others with computer issues, seems to know every sponsored school child, but takes care of his own family with love and care. If we could clone more young men to be like Steven, the world would definitely be a better place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Otp1nc4yx6WdPkQEIJPcVf2KvMwAgvDdMETMdrOaFxM2gFbDZOpjEOtzEUGS1KHgqIKpKpCTG4-0VlJNzFbEA-h-FthG873epzFCWk6myJ6Q7HJUfjDYcJBPsvmP1-xtOB6nWIpxmSE/s1600-h/Mr.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Otp1nc4yx6WdPkQEIJPcVf2KvMwAgvDdMETMdrOaFxM2gFbDZOpjEOtzEUGS1KHgqIKpKpCTG4-0VlJNzFbEA-h-FthG873epzFCWk6myJ6Q7HJUfjDYcJBPsvmP1-xtOB6nWIpxmSE/s320/Mr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390707598200985890" /></a><br />When I first arrived at KIWAKKUKI, I had no idea that I would come to love Mr. Ndano so much. He has endured suffering and grief, hardships that most of us cannot imagine, yet kept an immaculate lab, educated himself about HIV/AIDS, and become a father to many of us...Africans and Mzungus alike. Ayoube, well he will have his own special picture, and his own special place in heaven. Though thank goodness he isn't dead! Ayoube drives carefully everyone around. He is kind, compassionate, never ever complains, and just wants to make you happy. I am quite sure that Ayoube has no enemies, and thousands of friends. Mary Shuma...I think that is her first name...no one ever says Mary, it is always Mary Shuma, what an addition to KIWAKKUKI. She is thoughtful and has brought a powerful program through Life and Living and then you see Steve sneaking in the shot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsOf17Vw3MVN3yBZBhhpDolSCSTNJlu0tavL7F156iR_hZgmpfNNawMmrJn5WpRUkeT3SX3PrHERr94B-mUILtH-UhQaSRihVjwEhR9vM1VpI2wTE_XTo4J_IBgJEKEda0Vit8TrRwZE/s1600-h/lydia+great.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsOf17Vw3MVN3yBZBhhpDolSCSTNJlu0tavL7F156iR_hZgmpfNNawMmrJn5WpRUkeT3SX3PrHERr94B-mUILtH-UhQaSRihVjwEhR9vM1VpI2wTE_XTo4J_IBgJEKEda0Vit8TrRwZE/s320/lydia+great.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390707594542716242" /></a><br />What are the characteristics of a Chagga Queen? I have never actually seen a job description, but, if anyone wanted one, I think that Lydia would have to be the model. I have seen her demonstrate condoms (male and female) to groups of over 300, shame a village for not taking care of an HIV-positive mentally disabled mother (widowed, raped, left in a ditch), be a gracious hostess, dance the dance of the Masaai (and be given honorary Masaai queen position), talk to school children, talk to teachers, help with surveying, be the Street Leader, and carry herself always with grace and composure, even under great stress. She is definitely "Lydia the Queen of My Heart"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN0yhm16HTW6Swck04_nkgHD3L1jrUHwK9pbmDeMRmlooMoz6q_FjCxk6-uWqwo3kf3WjH5RaL883E5vwGkz1eteRuquSYwidhv2M2gmkZ-QR2XK15wJgfoKxWMgXlW8elRK6kYD3xLo/s1600-h/Information+Centre+Ndosi+Eli+Mwita+Juliana.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN0yhm16HTW6Swck04_nkgHD3L1jrUHwK9pbmDeMRmlooMoz6q_FjCxk6-uWqwo3kf3WjH5RaL883E5vwGkz1eteRuquSYwidhv2M2gmkZ-QR2XK15wJgfoKxWMgXlW8elRK6kYD3xLo/s320/Information+Centre+Ndosi+Eli+Mwita+Juliana.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390717265515282450" /></a><br />This group posed for a shot demonstrating the work of the new Information Centre. The special people, Ndosi (driver, Eli (Mr. Everything) John Mwita (or Mwita) Information specialist and founder of the PLHA's Center for Hope, and Juliana, are glue in the group. They provide the helping hand that makes people trust the organization, brings them in for assistance, feeds them, helps them and tries to send them on their way with new information. That is a very hard task in a city that is extraordinarly poor, with or without HIV.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSQaiBVyAd-fqz-G082kCGuPAQK-1eTZQd1OtKhGoVaGLMfxgCAvzqBUw1087nG9O1wRyML_Fp59SZ_DElyFq-l3dwH49QFf2bZhiSzNrP-OmM-QQaUIZpLlre20MSoOTBUIxkaLiLK4/s1600-h/great+sabina+agm+speaking+shot.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSQaiBVyAd-fqz-G082kCGuPAQK-1eTZQd1OtKhGoVaGLMfxgCAvzqBUw1087nG9O1wRyML_Fp59SZ_DElyFq-l3dwH49QFf2bZhiSzNrP-OmM-QQaUIZpLlre20MSoOTBUIxkaLiLK4/s320/great+sabina+agm+speaking+shot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390717248315956946" /></a><br />The Grande Dame of KIWAKKUKI is the beautiful Dr. Sabina Mtweve. She is a dedicated pediatrician at KCMC who has now thrown herself into the world of public health. But, she was one of the founders of KIWAKKUKI, and has been a loyal member ever since. She is a stickler for details, and all of us have had to answer to her. That is why we love her! (or one reason)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9FIxLdoXkplH1E3YfrRQscxHwPG2nUTZ-I08nI4PvzSKTwpTlOkk2XJ8cXNb_tay51-DC0nTjyprqp-F9bP2T32AkcCqnQC1_98ieQyC9IifEgL4gNJp0jU2GvbA8TMylAyXXrqKHQw/s1600-h/ellie+chrissy+melkizedie.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9FIxLdoXkplH1E3YfrRQscxHwPG2nUTZ-I08nI4PvzSKTwpTlOkk2XJ8cXNb_tay51-DC0nTjyprqp-F9bP2T32AkcCqnQC1_98ieQyC9IifEgL4gNJp0jU2GvbA8TMylAyXXrqKHQw/s320/ellie+chrissy+melkizedie.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390717241291530194" /></a><br />I would add my daughter into every picture, but it would be unfair given the length of time that KIWAKKUKI has been in operation. But, with another picture of Eli, and CAB board member, Memory Project Member and friend (see feature in September) Melkizedik, the trio look perfect.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVAiDfCkhz_RFk62O4FqaKpPMbRoJxmcxnL1UniJOvVcfhRn5oeaYiod3FX9TNWENUEOusdY4VbFNwWuZkvP1xeET5LxWZOwfvHQYz0FWn-zxOCHx0vpAAydTNveM1-bWdtG3VDadjF0/s1600-h/Elizabeth+Lymo.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVAiDfCkhz_RFk62O4FqaKpPMbRoJxmcxnL1UniJOvVcfhRn5oeaYiod3FX9TNWENUEOusdY4VbFNwWuZkvP1xeET5LxWZOwfvHQYz0FWn-zxOCHx0vpAAydTNveM1-bWdtG3VDadjF0/s320/Elizabeth+Lymo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390717240842256882" /></a><br />The latest VCT tester, Elizabeth has made her mark on the world with her laughter, happiness and outreach. VCT is the key to HIV prevention. Thank goodness we have such a dedicated team.!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGEtOiGFDdinZ-60NOcPILQMgusTIA6BXKOz8WNtCaf4u-jXQi9sDkeg7oTeEybdVjMvFhCEkf9FAtboZTwcdrFyOy5qqvZ66POy3CUwyA-QhN8lsKG8kgGalADRnTQ8a_xrArZwlqq4/s1600-h/Trish+and+Judith+and+fam.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGEtOiGFDdinZ-60NOcPILQMgusTIA6BXKOz8WNtCaf4u-jXQi9sDkeg7oTeEybdVjMvFhCEkf9FAtboZTwcdrFyOy5qqvZ66POy3CUwyA-QhN8lsKG8kgGalADRnTQ8a_xrArZwlqq4/s320/Trish+and+Judith+and+fam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390722828891985858" /></a><br />Mama Kishe single handedly has created the memory work in KIWAKKUKI. Initially, with no English speaking skills, she taught herself 40 words a night directly from an English Bible. But stored in her brain were the names and locations of hundreds of orphans and vulnerable children who needed help. Not the only answer, but an important piece has been doing memory work, making family trees, finding pictures of family, making wills, finding birth registration and being registered as orphans. Long into the night, Kishe waits for a mother to give birth-too late to get to the hospital and with only she and a few other family members to help. What does she want in return? Help for her memory kids. No more, no less.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjFLSWAj8Sc4g-uHBl7JpzK17dVoRr-rDWY155wbPpYirvnRtAOjRe6b0fTz-czCg3dl3K3Ay0PZw6pWNGilDByEsZpvC9stvk-Ld_ckGGuwFYXxG9HroMbltbG5rvg5yn9l33sM401k/s1600-h/romana.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjFLSWAj8Sc4g-uHBl7JpzK17dVoRr-rDWY155wbPpYirvnRtAOjRe6b0fTz-czCg3dl3K3Ay0PZw6pWNGilDByEsZpvC9stvk-Ld_ckGGuwFYXxG9HroMbltbG5rvg5yn9l33sM401k/s320/romana.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390722822354580930" /></a><br />Romana isn't behind bars, but they symbolize the importance of her work. She is the secretary for KIWAKKUKI and years of records are secured behind her. How can she type for so many people? We don't know, but somehow it gets done, and she is still smiling and laughing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin53Wf0ixQofusbMWFkoQ9k4h3pHgWNdmyBtmZwwD7sLLs97AQy3ryV-ZmFzf6dop15xA_36gms1KAvFbi59489MqRSyLMAGiNmd7i99dg0UYnR4-VA5E2StSCMc_5bnmfdgh8BuKOtwU/s1600-h/rayline+and+sabuni%27s+son.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin53Wf0ixQofusbMWFkoQ9k4h3pHgWNdmyBtmZwwD7sLLs97AQy3ryV-ZmFzf6dop15xA_36gms1KAvFbi59489MqRSyLMAGiNmd7i99dg0UYnR4-VA5E2StSCMc_5bnmfdgh8BuKOtwU/s320/rayline+and+sabuni%27s+son.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390722816428626130" /></a><br />Well, one reason that Romana doesn't just give up is because Rayline is behind her copying and collating, and stapling and saying, "How can I help"? Stacks of paper get sorted, and reports are ready. amazing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvWIxQUX7g4PK6RZhWzR3bNrNddJWGahMvHd7CI8Bn3u2kI96-ouL5CxADH_G841uXKJ3xuBMADviMckZum0xFIZjj1UegRwNFa36paFLH7NJwd53ByqF1TM_9odBDCdzeGFylt5H1Wc/s1600-h/primary+school+with+lui.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvWIxQUX7g4PK6RZhWzR3bNrNddJWGahMvHd7CI8Bn3u2kI96-ouL5CxADH_G841uXKJ3xuBMADviMckZum0xFIZjj1UegRwNFa36paFLH7NJwd53ByqF1TM_9odBDCdzeGFylt5H1Wc/s320/primary+school+with+lui.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390722812006727090" /></a><br />Lui in the middle of children. How appropriate. Lui has raised her own, some relatives, served the city, and still dedicates her life to the children. Try to remember a sponsored child's name... Lui knows. Ponder an unponderable question about how to save a group of children...Lui has the answer. Cry, Lui's shoulder is there. Lui-for such a quiet person, she is one unbeatable woman.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFClG7z6ZzAsb-VTlN6Jzkx3Dtx5YQOQ9u23uafavxqpsa9kvNcC85u24cVVCUBzswaKdW51Os8fAp91Rot3oX-Fys7wqeokWJlAGuUjsx97Cvdg11kl3O00fyTZskuFrYWbzcjqccpLU/s1600-h/finance2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFClG7z6ZzAsb-VTlN6Jzkx3Dtx5YQOQ9u23uafavxqpsa9kvNcC85u24cVVCUBzswaKdW51Os8fAp91Rot3oX-Fys7wqeokWJlAGuUjsx97Cvdg11kl3O00fyTZskuFrYWbzcjqccpLU/s320/finance2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390722807069099522" /></a><br />Here are the money raisers, and sneaking in are those who love to be in pictures. Alex (thank goodness joined finance) Ayoube who has gotten himself in another picture, Neema, a great salesperson (fundi)...what do you want mama? I will get it for you. The next day it is at the KIWAKKUKI shop at just a fraction higher than at the wholesale place, but saving you a lot of trouble and energy. And the smile? Neema means Grace. Perfect! Then Eunice. Mary Mallwa, who for years held down finance with Eunice and didn't go crazy, and finally Dafrosa.<br />Many people are left out of this blog, and they are all unsung heroes! I will keep trying.<br />More pictures to come!Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-77792466044970175442009-10-05T01:48:00.002+03:002009-10-05T01:55:31.428+03:00JudithMany times our KIWAKKUKI blogs contain sad stories. Children who die too young, parents who die and leave their children orphans, overloaded poor persons standing in line for 10 KG of what we call "corn pellets", in order to make a month of food, trying desperately to get your work done with no power, with the deadlines due and no internet, with no transport to get to the training site....etc, etc, But today my story is a happy one. If only short term. Our Judith... featured in one of the previous blogs, saw a wonderful pediatrician this week. She and Dr. Annie connected. They were able to talk, to be honest about adherence and the problem of stigma at school. Of course, no problems are solved, but at least Judith found a young doctor who understands and with whom she can talk. She is happy to see her again, and I feel confident that her own confidence has been boosted by Dr. Annie. It won't be any easier to face her cruel fellow students, but at the least, she will be determined to work and to prove that she can make it in this very difficult world of being HIV-infected and a girl in Africa. We're cheering for you Judith!Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-22844391133994878162009-09-09T20:33:00.008+03:002009-09-09T21:08:57.626+03:00KIWAKKUKI KUFUNDISHA NAMNA YA KUKABILI MSONGO MAWAZO KAZINIShirika la KIWAKKUKI Kilimanjaro limeanza utaratibu wa kutoa mafunzo ya Jinsi ya kukabili msongo mawazo kwa wafanyakazi wake na kwa wanaojitolea.<br />Akifafanua haya mkuu wa kitengo cha kukabiliana na Msongo mawazo kazni Dr. A.Mtalo alisema kuwa Msongo ni hali ambayo hutokea kwa watu binasfi, makundi, shirika n.k, hivyo KIWAKKUKI kama tunavyofahamu kuwa tunafanyakazi katika hali Ambazo zinaweza kusababisha msongo, hivyo tumeona ni vema tukapeana semina hii Ambazo mwisho wa siku washiriki watakuwa waelimishaji msingi wa Msongo mawazo kwa lengo la kuwaelimisha wengine<br /><br />Dr. Mtalo aliendelea kusema kuwa wanalishukuru shirika la Antares la Uholanzi kwa kuanzisha programu hii KIWAKKUKI kwani ni programu ya muhimu na itakayoleta mabadiliko “ Tunalishukuru shirika la Antares kwa kuona kuwa kuna kila sababu ya kwa KIWAKKUKI kuwa na mafunzo haya ili kuweza kukabiliana na Msongo Mawazo ambao huweza kumpata mfanyakazi /anayejitolea au kwa yeyote ambaye anafanya shughuli za KIWAKKUKI”.<br /><br />Imeonekana kuwa endapo msongo/visababishi vinavyochangia msongo mawazo endapo havitadhibitiwa mapema, inaweza kusababisha utendaji kazi kulegalega na hatimaye kushindwa kabisa kusaidia jamii kama ilivyolengo la KIWAKKUKI.<br /><br />Mwaka 2004 wataalamu wa masuala ya Msongo walifika KIWAKKUKI na kuandaa dodoso linaloonesha visababishi vya msongo kutoka kwa wanaojitolea na wafanyakazi.<br /><br />Baada ya kukusanya data kupitia madodoso, wataalamu hawa walirejea nchini kwao Uholanzi na mnamo mwaka 2008 aprili walifika tena KIWAKKUKI kwa lengo la kutoa mafunzo kwa wakuu wa Timu kwa lengo la kuendeleza elimu hii zaidi.<br />Katika mafunzo hayo yalihusisha Waratibu wa KIWAKKUKI wilayani ,Wawakilishi wa KIWAKKUKI wa wilaya na wanaojitolea toka wilaya zote sita (Same,Mwanga,Rombo,Hai,Moshi Mjinina Moshi vijijini) kwa lengo la kutoa elimu hii ili watakaoelimishwa waweze kuelimisha vikundi vingine.<br /><br />Awali wataalamu hawa walikuwa wakitoa mafunzo ya kukabiliana na msongo kwa watu waliokuwa wanafanyakazi katika maeneo hatarishi mfano vitani,hospitalini n.k<br /><br />Mnamo mwaka 2008 mwezi wa 11, wataalamu hawa walikuja tena kwa ajili ya kufuatilia na kuwawezesha wakufunzi kuwa na uwezo wa kwenda kufundisha wengine<br /><br />Elimu hiyo hutolewa kwa kuangalia Mambo yanayochangia msongo Mawazo, dalili za msongo mawazo,athari za msongo mawazo,na Namna ya kukabiliana na Msongo mawazo<br /><br />Kwa upande wa wafanyakazi walioko ofisi kuu hupata fursa kufanya mazoezi mbalimbali yanyosaidia kukabiliana na msongo mawazo.Mazoezi hayo yanahusu zaidi suala la kuchua sehemu mbalimbali za mwili na kuruhusu msongo utoweke mwilini.Sehemu hizo ni pamoja na uso, pua, vidole, shingo, miguu, mdomo wa juu na chini, masikio n.k<br /><br />Picha na matukio mbalimbali: <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLXV2WCqHTFcK5fR8O5O97LTcjG8rgNZH03UtXVOOIgYiS49M-NkWhmGQMI2WiUbvDWyUXyhmt41WvGqi_94_kqZwBidjB9Y5nvhzMFU21woiZkO7FM_Zmkp_htWVUBzyMy21DLBUrdU/s1600-h/IMG_1256.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLXV2WCqHTFcK5fR8O5O97LTcjG8rgNZH03UtXVOOIgYiS49M-NkWhmGQMI2WiUbvDWyUXyhmt41WvGqi_94_kqZwBidjB9Y5nvhzMFU21woiZkO7FM_Zmkp_htWVUBzyMy21DLBUrdU/s320/IMG_1256.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379524215551106226" /></a><br />Mweka hazina wa KIWAKKUKI J.Kanza akifungua rasmi semina ya kukabiliana na Msongo mawazo tarehe 28 april 2009<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfVplfxCMzjv7_JLoRSLa2VTb3rnvngxIA3vXZ5LV9BLGuPxOk_CIATkaGnZPtx35ZUEU5MgvaaRv_uNk3hKLWsPWj5Qtp5iWVRPxt717XBcbDMtqaIzfkrlxlzu8bakcWxJsJ5YvTio/s1600-h/IMG_1259.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfVplfxCMzjv7_JLoRSLa2VTb3rnvngxIA3vXZ5LV9BLGuPxOk_CIATkaGnZPtx35ZUEU5MgvaaRv_uNk3hKLWsPWj5Qtp5iWVRPxt717XBcbDMtqaIzfkrlxlzu8bakcWxJsJ5YvTio/s320/IMG_1259.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379523026480571618" /></a><br />Theresia Sabuni (<strong>Aliyesimama mbele</strong>)mmoja wa wakufunzi na msimamizi wa mafunzo KIWAKKUKI akifundisha moja ya mada ya kukabili msongo mawazo(<strong>Picha juu</strong>)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3rAtQhX5qFkbz_hNxUe8THiR7TGo1o4kEH0TO0r6GNWaTeZzQkcHUAPURpJzfxtQ2yqFiFnBaFVtvW2EaJk1sA9kWUpkvkGQLRAYwEynZQx6xfz5O_t08DCg0hRxhvBdyW6Ja5eGThY/s1600-h/IMG_1266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3rAtQhX5qFkbz_hNxUe8THiR7TGo1o4kEH0TO0r6GNWaTeZzQkcHUAPURpJzfxtQ2yqFiFnBaFVtvW2EaJk1sA9kWUpkvkGQLRAYwEynZQx6xfz5O_t08DCg0hRxhvBdyW6Ja5eGThY/s320/IMG_1266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379525229673725938" /></a><br />Msimamizi wa kitengo cha kukabili msongo mawazo(Dr. Mtalo) akiongoza washiriki katika zoezi la kusua misuli ili kuondoa msongo<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK4p1Si6WZZCFHeCDFOlD1D1eZ89EJHFpGlAmWHQ1zJ2lvd1PqEhDQHyhrvCiogaBSvKxgwBpdB4gTvgl6sXH-rnBkBtQx49K9iPA6W3eXWkEYhajPUgWV6Ccx8VqbVuk_uRmNWI5Aig/s1600-h/IMG_1261.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK4p1Si6WZZCFHeCDFOlD1D1eZ89EJHFpGlAmWHQ1zJ2lvd1PqEhDQHyhrvCiogaBSvKxgwBpdB4gTvgl6sXH-rnBkBtQx49K9iPA6W3eXWkEYhajPUgWV6Ccx8VqbVuk_uRmNWI5Aig/s320/IMG_1261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379526398364076226" /></a><br />Sehemu ya washiriki wa mafunzo ya kukabiliana na msongo mawazo wakijadiliana katika moja ya kazi ya vikundi<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfNc9-HOLQzQKtPXxGzHgo4jOrIctma5H-pEoBT8tbzbTFeu23KH1RbtgEWkKng5oTg0pM-ZKMPubYesXCqJF6_vvI_Ht_KEGtOL_xJV6n_v6W3HFYbmX4JYeRY5IDqI3ntxJ3B3R1Pc/s1600-h/IMG_1271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfNc9-HOLQzQKtPXxGzHgo4jOrIctma5H-pEoBT8tbzbTFeu23KH1RbtgEWkKng5oTg0pM-ZKMPubYesXCqJF6_vvI_Ht_KEGtOL_xJV6n_v6W3HFYbmX4JYeRY5IDqI3ntxJ3B3R1Pc/s320/IMG_1271.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379527158089373842" /></a><br />Romana Mallya mmoja wa washiriki wa mafunzo akiwasilisha kazi ilifanywa na kikundi kuhusu namna ya kukabili msongo mawazoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-3026035561963869402009-09-09T20:10:00.006+03:002009-09-09T20:30:11.833+03:00KIWAKKUKI YAAGA WAFANYAKAZI WALIOMALIZA MUDA WAOWafanyakazi wa shirika la KIWAKKUKI waanzisha utaratibu wa kuwaaga wenzao na kuwapongeza mara wanapomaliza mikataba yao kazini<br />Hali hii imedhihirika baada ya wafanyakazi hao kuiona kuna umuhimu wa kukaa pamoja na kuwaanga ama kuwapongeza wenzao<br />Mwenyekiti wa KIWAKKUKI mama Imaculate Mrema alihudhuria hafla hiyo iliyokuwa imeandaliwa na wafanyakazi wanaoendelea na mikataba yao ya ajira.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><em>“Hatua hii ni nzuri maana inapunguza msongo mawazo na kuleta burudani miongoni mwa wafanyakazi”</em></span> alisema mmoja wa wafanyakazi ambaye alionekana muda wote kuwa mwenyefuraha isiyo kifani.<br /><br />Hafla hii iliambatana na chakula pamoja na viburudisho kemkemi ndani ya ukumbi mpya wa KIWAKKUKI katika kata ya Korongoni Mjini Moshi.Kadhalika kulikuwa na ma “DJ” ambao walionesha umahiri wao wa kurusha muziki kwa mpangilio uliovutia wengi. “<span style="color:#3333ff;"><em>He! Hii kali, huwezi kuamini tunao ma Dj na ma MC humu hakuna sababu ya kukodisha tena MC”</em> </span>alisikika mmoja wa wafanyakazi ambaye alikuwa muda wote akitikisa kichwa chake kwa ladha ya muziki ulivyokuwa ukirindima.<br /><br />Kadhalika wafanyakazi waagwa walipata fursa ya kuzungumza ambapo zaidi walisema wanashukuru kwa zoezi hili la kuwaaga kwani limeonesha kuwa upendo miongoni mwa wafanyakazi wa KIWAKKUKI .Hivyo waliomba upendo huu udumu na uendelee hata kwa wengine<br /><br /><strong>Wafanyakazi walioagwa ni:<br /></strong>H.G. Ndanu-Fundi sanifu maabara<br />Mama Shangali-Mshauri Nasihi<br />Rehema Kiwera-(Aliwakilishwa na Petronila) Mkuu wa Idara ya Kutembelea wagonjwa nyumbani<br />Joyce Kinabo-Mtembeleaji wagonjwa Nyumbani(Aliwakilishwa na S.B.Moshi)<br />Piala Arkard -Mtembeleaji wagonjwa Nyumbani<br />A.Mgonjna- Mkuu wa kitengo cha ushauri nasihi(Aliwakilishwa na A.Mwalla)<br />Salvatory A.Chami- Dereva<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Picha na Matukio<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><strong>Baadhi ya wafanyakazi waagwa wakipokea zawadi za pongezi toka kwa mwenyekiti wa KIWAKKUKI I.Mrema</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSvtK3qgd0yUjZoPMMvDM7vt_SjcGaOWw-aCvl5IZlCd4sCkwqQkFq-FGSPFdcHSJxhBlIhN22GDupqkq2a1_Xjaw3eXU_FOF6yYkFjNJxV9Bg_EjEnbUzJISomzoom7MS6fm9oFMa6A/s1600-h/100_0040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSvtK3qgd0yUjZoPMMvDM7vt_SjcGaOWw-aCvl5IZlCd4sCkwqQkFq-FGSPFdcHSJxhBlIhN22GDupqkq2a1_Xjaw3eXU_FOF6yYkFjNJxV9Bg_EjEnbUzJISomzoom7MS6fm9oFMa6A/s320/100_0040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379519306358768562" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Sehemu ya wafanyakazi wa KIWAKKUKI wakicheza “Twist” pamoja na mwenyekiti kuonesha furaha waliyonayo huku wengine wakiwashangilia</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg-ce_paj35vOU2AFWidlVLwx2FV1vvUx8YNuO9vu1dpI1uG9YOC_qYy6Mw2JtxA-Qa8iAfTbB-Mc15DZOelfZytuS8Pc5aEjyBTSFTmhjcxf8N5HJ0btyAYmYx3dY3PS-nD64U6y138/s1600-h/100_0053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg-ce_paj35vOU2AFWidlVLwx2FV1vvUx8YNuO9vu1dpI1uG9YOC_qYy6Mw2JtxA-Qa8iAfTbB-Mc15DZOelfZytuS8Pc5aEjyBTSFTmhjcxf8N5HJ0btyAYmYx3dY3PS-nD64U6y138/s320/100_0053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379520651173697906" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-11063676574273512242009-09-08T22:12:00.002+03:002009-09-08T22:28:33.446+03:00WANAFUNZI WA JITEGEMEE PASUA WANG'ARA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCa93s-FmocdgidVQFD7NoKI2MmM5JFblknbSE6lSrHoErC3GKnfUeYLh35qKAkxIgnDc_VLdG43oG9lGw7rT6bUTxsvD9-tVCUbBFKNgiJYVy-ijhbN6umGAdyA3QBQDeSP-tskCeXs/s1600-h/Mage+Jitegemee+pr+Sarah+Weiss.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCa93s-FmocdgidVQFD7NoKI2MmM5JFblknbSE6lSrHoErC3GKnfUeYLh35qKAkxIgnDc_VLdG43oG9lGw7rT6bUTxsvD9-tVCUbBFKNgiJYVy-ijhbN6umGAdyA3QBQDeSP-tskCeXs/s200/Mage+Jitegemee+pr+Sarah+Weiss.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379179960885195458" /></a>
<br />Shirika lisilo la kiserikali la Wanawake Kilimanjaro limetoa misaada mbali mbali kwa wanafunzi wa shule za msingi na sekondari hapa Kilimanjaro
<br />Katika hatua zake za kusaidia serikali kukabiliana na ongezeko la watoto Yatima, KIWAKKUKI imeweza kuwasaidia watoto 6 wa shule ya Msingi Jitegemee Moshi ndani ya Kata ya Pasua kwa kuwapatia sare za shule, madaftari pamoja na kuwalipia michango ya chakula ili waweze kukaa darasani na kusikiliza wanachofundishwa.
<br />Hawa ni wachache kati ya wengi ambao wamenufaika kupitia mradi huo wa watoto Yatima.
<br />Watoto hawa walipata msaada huo kutoka kwa baadhi ya familia zenye mapenzi mema na jamii ya tanzania toka Marekani ambao ni familia ya Dorean Weiss.
<br />Hatua ya familia hii kuanza kusaidia zilitokana na jitihada za mtoto wao aliyekuwa akijitolea KIWAKKUKI mwaka 2007.
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-8722674631078598392009-09-08T21:46:00.003+03:002012-10-17T13:02:50.611+03:00UTAFITI KUHUSU MATOKEO MAZURI YA WATOTO YATIMA KIWAKKUKINi Utafiti wa ufuatiliaji unaofanyika katika nchi mbalimbali unaotafuta kutambua viashiria vya matokeo mazuri kwa Watoto yatima.<br /><br />Hapa Tanzania Utafiti huu unafanyika katika mikoa ya Kiliamanjaro na Arusha. Katika mkoa wa Kilimanjaro ni wilaya za Moshi vijijini, Manispaa, Hai na Siha. Katika mkoa wa Arusha ni wilaya ya Arumeru.<br /><br /><strong>Madhumuni:</strong><br />Kupata uelewa ili kuweza kushauri/ kushawishi wadau mbalimbali( kwa mfano Watunga sera, Mashirika ya fedha na walezi) kuhusu mila na desturi za malezi ambazo zinahitaji kuzingatiwa wakati wa mipango ya kusaidia watoto yatima.<br /><br /><strong>Lengo kuu:</strong><br />Kutumia matokeo ya utafiti huu kuboresha malezi ya watoto yatima kwa kupitia mipango itakayowekwa hapa na kwingine duniani.<br /><br /><strong>KWANINI UTAFITI HUU UNAFANYIKA:</strong><br />1. Kuna haja kutatua matatizo- Je tunajua ni katika mazingira gani mtoto anapata malezi bora zaidi ni kwenye Jamii au Vituo- Ni nini kinatuonyesha kwanini Watoto wengine wanafanya vizuri zaidi na wengine wanashindwa.- Ni wapi pengine tuwekeze fedha za malezi ya Watoto Yatima- Je tumeisha yaorodhesha matatizo au sababu za matatizo ya Watoto yatima.<br />2. Itatupatia mwanga au majibu ya muundo na mahusiano kwenya jamii<br /><br /><strong>NJIA ZILIZOTUMIKA KUFUATILIA</strong><br />Watoto wote hawa wanafuatiliwa kila baada ya miezi sita kwa kipindi cha miaka mitatu. Wanafuatiliwa na kufanyiwa usaili unaotaka kujua hali za Afya za watoto, Elimu ya mtoto, Chakula, malazi, Msongo wa mawazo na Hali ya kipato cha familia. Washiriki wakuu katika ufuatiliaji huu ni(rasilimali watu):Watendaji wa kata, Wenyeviti wa mitaa, Wenyeviti wa vijiji, Wasaili, Walezi, Watoto na Walimu. Njia kuu tunazotumia kukusanya taarifa ni mahojiano ya moja kwa moja.<br /><br /><strong>WASHIRIKI NA MAENEO YA KUSHIRIKI</strong><br /><br />Washiriki na maeneo wanayotoka walichaguliwa kwa kutumia mfumo maalumu wa namba kuwachagua ili kuepuka upendeleo.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>KWA MAELEZO ZAIDI :TEMBELEA OFISI ZA TAWREF BARABARA YA NYERERE MKABALA NA SOKO KUU LA MOSHI</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-54357545208757656192009-09-07T21:27:00.003+03:002009-09-08T00:31:29.130+03:00The Growth of KIWAKKUKI<span style="font-size:130%;">Background to KIWAKKUKI:<br />KIWAKKUKI is a Kiswahili acronym (Kikundi cha Wanawake Kilimanjaro Kupambana na UKIMWI)Funded in 1990 and around the theme of Women and AIDS; formally registered as an NGO in1995.Fundamental goal is to accelerate Women’s access to Information on HIV and empower them with skills needed to fight HIV/AIDS in their Community. After empowerment, these women have made a big difference in the war against HIV/AIDS in Kilimanjaro region Tanzania. KIWAKKUKI was conceived as a result of the December 1990 World AIDS Day Theme of “Women and AIDS.” This theme inspired women from all walks of life in Moshi town who saw the need to join hands to engage in the campaign against HIV and AIDS in Kilimanjaro in order to mitigate the impact AIDS was bringing in the community. Women and girl children as traditional managers of domestic unpaid labour were the most impacted. “Let’s give women the awareness to become drivers of their own lives their own protection and that of their children. Many women see the need for giving assistance and support to those families impacted by AIDS. They have to bear pressure on those whose lifestyles endanger other families and that of their children. Women are educators of family and community life. They are potentially powerful leaders for change” wrote the late Juliet Howlet.<br /><br />KIWAKKUKI works in all 6 Districts of Kilimanjaro, where it now considered the leading HIV/AIDS service organization Work started in Moshi town and gradually spiraled out to the grassroots approach whereby 20 sensitized women or more built synergies through group formation to extend services in their areas. Currently there are >150 such groups. These women have since then become brigades for service provision and indicators of KIWAKKUKI’s visibility.<br />Today the number has risen from 44 at the fist Annual General Meeting on 25th February 1992 to more than 6,000 from virtually all corners of Kilimanjaro region. Formal registration was in July 1995. After the initial meetings held at the Cooperative College, by then and the YMCA the venue moved to the Catholic Bishop’s Chancery with Sr Mary Lauda, then to the ELCT Women’s Department under Veronica Swai and later to the Primary health Department under Dr Janet Lefroy. In 1994 KIWAKKUKI offices were moved to the 1st Floor Rooms 109 + 110 of the THB building.<br /><a name="_Toc239822392"></a><a name="_Toc239821812">3.1 Vision:</a><br /><br />A community taking appropriate measures to eradicate HIV while contributing efforts to mitigate the impact of AIDS.<br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822393"></a><a name="_Toc239821813">3.2. </a>Mission:<br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822394"></a><a name="_Toc239821814">To integrate programs that focus on HIV/AIDS information and to increase community participation in providing services to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.</a><br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822395"></a><a name="_Toc239821815">3.3. Core Purpose:</a><br /><br />To unite women and help them harness the skills and talents needed in order to face challenges and restore dignity, self - respect and purpose to lives on individual and their families mainly AIDS patients and children.<br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822396"></a><a name="_Toc239821816">3.4. Core Values:</a><br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822397"></a><a name="_Toc239821817">Voluntarism, Unity, respect, sharing recognition of talents, love, transparency,</a> Accountability to each other, Collaborating and Team culture.<br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822398"></a><a name="_Toc239821818">The major commitments of KIWAKKUKI are in harmony with those of the Tanzanian government and also address some of the Millennium Development Goals and so cover 16 out of 18 Strategies streamlined by (TACAIDS) which is a significant contribution to the National Efforts and also touches on</a> 7 out of 8 MDG, a contribution to the UN Efforts.<br />1995 was a turning point:<br />2-1- 1995 – The late Ms. Juliet Hardy Howlet the leading Founder died in the UK. May the Almighty God rest her soul in eternal peace.<br /><br />30-1 – 1995 Annual General Meeting at Kahawa House Membership stood at 371<br /><br />3 – 7- 1995 Obtained a Certificate of Registration No. SO 8488.<br /><br />20- 9 – 1995 Moved from THB to Manking 'a Street, Mawenzi Ward<br /><br />29 - 11 -1995 PLHA's meeting centre moved from Rainbow Centre to KIWAKKUKI and established as "Centre of Hope".<br /><br />1996-1997: Two External Evaluations Conducted.<br /><br />2000 was a celebrating year for 10 years of KIWAKKUKI whereby several events were organized for fundraising, PLHIV’s, Roundtable discussion, grassroots groups display for their work and the climax was the World AIDS Day at the YMCA where the World AIDS Day Event focusing “Women and AIDS was held in 1990.<br /><br />2001 -2002: Conducted Organizational Development Intervention with EASUN, Qualitative Evaluation with FOKUS and ECD Evaluation with BvLF.<br /><br />2002 purchased a plot of land for constructing an orphans’ Vocational Training Centre.<br /><br />2003: A VCT Facility and research opened at the centre with the support of Duke University<br /><br />2004, 2006 and 2008 KIWAKKUKI’s Best Practices presented at the International and National AIDS Conferences International.<br /><br />2005: 1st Strategic Business Plan launched along Lindi Street for erecting an office building.<br /><br />2007: 2nd Strategic Business Plan (2007-2011) launched.<br /><br />December 2007: Construction started with a strong back up or Action Medeor Pharmaceutical Organisation based in Germany and a few other donors.<br /><br />31st of August 2008 – Moved into our own Office Building along Lindi Street, Korongoni Ward.<br /><br />1st October: Foundation Stone placed at building by the leader of the Uhuru Torch<br /><br />7th October: Official Launching of the building and celebrations.<br /><br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822400">3.6. KIWAKKUKI major HIV/AIDS Strategies:</a><br /><br />· HIV/AIDS Prevention through Awareness Raising for community behaviour change.<br />· Home Based Care and Post test Clubs as an aspect of the Continuum of Support, Care and positive prevention.<br />· VCT, an Entry point to Treatment, Support, Care and Positive living<br />· Orphans’ Support as an aspect of the Continuum of Support and Care.<br />· Impact Mitigation through Community Development Projects and Micro credit.<br /><br />. <strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">KIWAKKUKI in a Nutshell Strategies Approach programmes</span></strong><br /><br />KIWAKKUKI’s work is centered on addressing AIDS as a development Challenge by Lobbying and Advocating for Access to basic rights for the beneficiaries as follows:<br />The right to Accurate Information on HIV and AIDS: Means of transmission, non transmission, Prevention, Behaviour change strategies leading to making informed choices, life skills. This also addresses cultural taboos such as talking about sex in the families between parents themselves and also between parents and children as well as between teachers or instructors and pupils or students in order to sustain family lives and promote an AIDS free generation. Coverage include women members, school children, out of school children, men and the community at large. These are reached in either KIWAKKUKI organized forums or in most cases in community or institutional organized forums. The KIWAKKUKI peer educators reach > 10.000 community members with HIV and AIDS awareness and behavior change messages every year. This has promoted openness and free discussion on HIV and AIDS in the community. <br /><br /><br />A. Awareness Raising<br />Activities<br />· Information centre-daily education<br />· School health programmes<br /> i. Parents/break the silence<br /> ii. Income Generating Activities under school health clubs<br />· Work place education programme<br />· Outreaches (in risk area, church places, mosque, WDC etc.)<br /> Approaches:<br />· Community theatre in high risk<br />· Youth Talk to Youth In school & out school youth<br />o Songs, Role plays,<br />· The Fleet of Hope (focuses on behaviour change)<br />· Sensitizing Community Forum<br />Using Research as a Strategic Approach to inform Service:<br />• Identifying service provision gaps in HIV/AIDS Policy on Prevention, Support & Care..<br />• Generating data on prevailing HIV risk factors among people presenting for VCT, school children, common OI’s and clinical characteristics of patients in the HBC, KAP<br />• Presenting scientific findings.<br />KAP STUDY RESULTS<br />• Results to 4 primary schools in Moshi Municipal: Fe:116 and Male: 117<br />• School children already engaged in sexual matters were- F: 62 and M:41<br />• Community’s views on persistent cultural misconception habits which lead to spread of HIV & AIDS were Widows’ inheritance, Female Genital Mutilation and Witch craft/Superstition<br />Conclusion: More girls start sexual debut earlier than boys.<br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822404">4.2 .HOME BASED CARE</a><br />The right to access basic needs and care by women donating their time, energy and small resources to conduct home based care and support on the African neighbourly basis. The<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />KIWAKKUKI volunteers follow up > 3,000 patients every year in their homes and they have revived hope to several of them and reduced stigma in the families and community at large. Some of the patients are referred by the grassroots women and the KIWAKKUKI medical staff for further examination, CD4 count, treatment and legal aid and other social support. > 500 referrals are made per year.<br /><br />Activities:<br />· Home visits-Normal Visits & Special Needs Team.<br />· Referrals –External (KCMC & Mawenzi)<br />· Providing Treatment for Treatment of opportunistic Infections (OI)<br />· Follow up on adherence for who are on ARV.<br />· Research along side HBC (THIRST & ISAAC.)<br />· Income Generating Activities to PLHAs.<br />· School Health Club<br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822405">4.3. Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT)</a><br /><br />The right to health care and early access to treatment. The grassroots women have mobilized and escorted several individuals and families from their villages to access VCT services at KIWAKKUKI and other centres. >11,000 clients have been reached since 2003. Consequently, those who have been found HIV positive have accesses early treatment and care. Normally they get referrals from the VCT centres.<br />Activities:<br />· Free same day results VCT services<br />· Internal referrals<br />· External referrals<br />· Quarterly VCT committee meeting<br />· Quarterly PLHAs meeting in their respective Districts/Wards<br />· Mobile VCT (MVCT)<br /><br />Research along side VCT on:<br />· Social demographic characteristics<br />· Risk sexual behaviour<br />· Reasons for Testing<br />· Health Status<br />· Effects of consequences of Testing<br />· Coping Health AIDS in Tanzania(CHAT)<br />Effects of consequences of Testing<br />We have been able to see that those HIV Negative clients who have come to KIWAKKUKI for repeat testing has largely been able to retain their sero negative Status. VCT has been a tool for their behaviour change.1st Time Testers were 12,082 (85.43%) and 2nd Time Testers were 2,448 (17.31%).In 2003/2004:We Tested 5,269 (prevalence rate:16.6%) while in 2005:We Tested 2,778 (479+ve prevalence rate:17.24%).In 2006:We Tested 2,610 (prevalence rate: 13%) while in 2007: 11% and 2008: 9%<br />Conclusion: Not all clients turn up for 2nd test<br />• Prevalence rate is high but going down.<br />• Male Tested were 213 (5+Ve and 208-Ve)<br />• Female Tested were 214 (16+Ve and 198-Ve)<br />• Prevalence rate at the community during Mobile VCT is 4.9%<br />Conclusion: HIV prevalence is lower with MVCT but still higher for women than men<br /><br /><br /><a name="_Toc239822406">4.4: ORPHANS’ SUPPORT: OVC who have access to education, skills training, shelter, recreation, good nutrition health and succession plans through memory work</a><br /><br />The right to education and equal opportunities for education. The grassroots women do identify needy orphaned girls and boys for school sponsorship and facilitate their placement into various levels of education. Some of these have made it to University level and many to diploma level and many others have acquired vocational skills. Some of these children are heading families and have assumed roles of parenting by supporting their siblings. >12,000 orphans have been supported since 1998. In 2008 sponsored children: Primary school: 1,182, Secondary school: 716Vocational Skills: 43 which make total to be 1,941<br /><br /><br />These women have also organized the provision of the right to shelter for the child headed homesteads and other very desperate households. The grassroots women have linked these households with the head office for the construction of shelter. The women have worked with the community leaders to contribute towards the construction of such houses which legally belong to the children. >than 35 houses have been constructed up to December 2007.<br /><br />The right to social wellbeing (of the beneficiaries): The grassroots women are also supervisors of another form of informal micro enterprise conducted by PLHIV and OVC surviving parents and caregivers. These get a loan of an equivalent of 95 USD each to run Income Generation Activities (IGA’s), the profit of which is used to support children to access their rights of education, health, food and nutrition as well as psychosocial support. AIDS has made surviving parents and caregivers more destitute as grandparents have to be parents again!<br />The right to identity and protection: KIWAKKUKI has discovered that many orphans have no birth certificates. They have been linked with the human rights organization, KWIECO which facilitates access to this basic right. Moreover, the children’s protection has been enhanced through the Memory Project which facilitates the surviving parents to disclose their sero status to their children. This has lead to joint planning of the children’s care and family property as a future protection for the children. 180 wills have been written as added value towards protection of the children and widows and 288 birth certificates are in process.<br /><br /><br />The right to social wellbeing (of the care providers): The grassroots women have also been sensitized to seek economic livelihood and be able to shift from ill being to well being. This helps to minimize their dependence on men and controls the spread of HIV. In groups of 3 up to 5, women have formed a mutual support system whereby they inject money as a saving and take loans after a minimum of 6 months. The team is its own collateral and they get new funding every time they complete a cycle of loan fund. The members are obliged to run small businesses and use the profit to increase their income and provide material support to the orphans and PLHIV.<br />KIWAKKUKI STRATEGIC APPROACH OF BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS<br /><br />KIWAKKUKI works in partnership with other HIV/AIDS partners in Kilimanjaro as follows:<br />• Clinical Referrals at KCMC Hospital. HAART Clinic, Dermatology, Paediatric and Majengo Health Centre for Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic, PMTCT.<br />• Kibong’oto hospital for TB chest clinic, Mawenzi hospital provides Exemptions and free medicine, Early management of opportunistic infections and free ART.The Government: Good collaboration with the Reg. Commissioner’s office, The RMO’s, The Social Welfare Office , The 5 Distr. Comm.’ offices, The 6 Distr. Exec. directors’ Offices, the 6 DMO’s Offices, ward and village offices. - Collaborators: KWIECO a Human Rights support org. Others: Amani Str. Children Centre, Mkombozi Str. Children Centre, TACAIDS, Mildmay International. Network membership: TAF,TANGO.KIGEN<br />Training and Research Partnerships<br />• The University of Dar es Salaam- ICDP<br />• Tumaini University – Patients based Researches<br />• Moshi University of Cooperative and Business Studies – KAP Studies<br />• Duke University- Patients & Children Researches.<br />• Oslo Deaconic Nursing College -Nursing<br />• Bergen University- Social Work</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-43818052852275921412009-09-04T11:07:00.008+03:002009-09-04T17:21:16.544+03:00PLHAHow they survive<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CUser%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; 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She was incorporated into the memory project and worked with her husband on her story. They built a family tree together so that other family members would know and appreciate her story. This memory work has been healing for the couple and he is treating her better now. They had another child who is not infected.<span style=""> </span>But, her struggles do not end there.<span style=""> </span>Blandina spoke no English when I first met her 5 ½ years ago, but she has worked very hard to improve.<span style=""> </span>As she learned English, she also learned the importance of standing up for herself, and not being ashamed.<span style=""> </span>She volunteered with the memory project, working with children’s clubs, listening to their stories, helping them to express their sadness over being orphans and living with HIV.<span style=""> </span>In one of these clubs, she heard the story of a young boy who talked to his sister about learning that both his parents had HIV, and how they died, and then learning that both he and his sister were also HIV-infected.<span style=""> </span>These two acted out their story as if they were on a telephone.<span style=""> </span>The children were crying before their story was over. She helped to comfort them and to give them hope for the future.<span style=""> </span>Since that time, with her help, these children have acted out their story for schools, meetings, and businesses. Because of her skill with young people, she was hired for one of the mobile Voluntary Counseling and Testing (MVCT) counselors, and was found to be very good at this job. She had unusual compassion for people entering the system through counseling and testing.<span style=""> </span>As her comfort level with people continued to grow, she was then hired to be part of the CHAT, Children with HIV/AIDS project in Tanzania.<span style=""> </span>She carries herself with pride and honor.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Blandi has friends everywhere because she does not shrink from others.<span style=""> </span>She joined an internet group of women with HIV, and in particular found a friend who visited from the US and they found a common bond.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The KIWAKKUKI folks are amazing. Some of them will appear in pictures.<span style=""> </span>The woman who was robbed last night, John who has lived with HIV for 20 years and continues to thrive and others. John’s first born son died from AIDS two years ago at the age of around 24 and John himself suffered an accident in which his arm had to be amputated.<span style=""> </span>Yet, each day he rides his bicycle about 10 kilometers from his home to KIWAKKUKI to work with the VCT program.<span style=""> </span>A huge smile covers his face as he works.<span style=""> </span>He married an HIV-negative woman who has accepted him with all her heart, and though there were problems from neighbors who thought that they should not marry, they rose above these critics and persuaded them that they had the right to live a full life regardless of John’s HIV status. Now he is one of the leaders of the community.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Their stories are unique only because they have conquered many of the fears and discrimination that haunt others.<span style=""> </span>As peer educators, they serve to be the voice of the voiceless and it is precisely because of KIWAKKUKI that they have been able to do this.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here are some of the heroes, Verynice, Theresia, Rayline, Ellie.....Every day they come to work with smiles amidst the angst.<br /></p>Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-28102038915883244562009-09-03T13:17:00.005+03:002009-09-03T13:41:52.966+03:00The New KIWAKKUKIHere we are at KIWAKKUKI at its new location in Moshi. The building is shiny, and the staff are enthusiastic. But, the needs are grave. With the economic crisis globally, there is little money to go around. Although, KIWAKKUKI proudly believes that it has helped the national HIV+ prevalence rates to decrease by at least 1% through their counseling, testing and education programs, they are still burdened by the orphans left behind in the first wave of the epidemic, and by the positive persons who are striving to maintain a quality of life.<br /><br />Let me highlight a survivor of this epidemic:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melkizedik</span> is an 18 year old young man who has no parents. He has some distant relatives who for years shuttled him back and forth. Melki never knew that he was HIV-infected until he got quite ill and was admitted to KCMC Hospital. A fabulous Assistant Medical Officer, Rehema Kiwera, cared for him there, and helped him adjust to his new diagnosis. She helped him to find a place to live with a "small" sister. (This means the daughter of a different wife of Melki's father-both of whom are dead). This living situation was hardly acceptable but for over a year Melki remained in this home. His "small" sister sold used clothes for a living, and had her two small children to care for in addition to Melki. There was no electricity in the house, and the family barely survived on her income.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melkizediki</span> was so popular at KIWAKKUKI that he earned a place on the Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the Duke researches. During this time, he participated in the Memory Project, which allowed him to make a Memory Book and trace his family roots. These books have served young people in many ways and have allowed them to find some family members, to locate their tribe, and to help them find closure on the deaths of their parents. One advantage of belonging to the Memory Project is that young people are also registered as orphans, and this helps them to be eligible for discounts for school fees and for other services. But, one thing for Melki was that he wanted to attend school more than anything else, and he had not been in school for some years as he had been sent back and forth from Moshi to Dar Es Salaam. <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melkizediki</span> was lucky. During the time that he was attending the CAB meetings and attending Memory Project work, some wonderful volunteers were spending time at KIWAKKUKI. Just some of them, Jennifer L., Tone A., Jennifer A., Caitlin H., Kimberly W., were so touched by his desire to return to school, to make a better life, and to try very hard to improve; and, at the same time to take every one of his pills every day, to attend the clinic at KCMC on a regular basis, and to be able to speak publically about his HIV, that they agreed to help to support him. Jennifer L. paid his school fees while the others began support. They and their parents, as well as the Weiss family has made Melkizediks dream begin to be a reality. <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melkizediki </span>has a long way to go. He had to leave the "small" sister's house and has moved into a place of his own. The cost is overwhelming, and in this room, though he has electricity and quiet, he has no mentoring for school, and his chances of making his grades all the way through secondary are questionnable. Supporting him for this period of time will be difficult, especially in these tough economic times. His only hope is his support from KIWAKKUKI and from these wonderful friends who have sacrificed much to help him remain in school.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melkizediki <span style="font-weight: bold;">tells me-Say a big "Asenteni Sana" for all who have helped. (Thank you very much). I know who you are, remember you all, and want to see you again!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>Stay tuned for a picture of Melkizediki and for more stories from KIWAKKUKI<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></span></span>Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-70813154340360874752009-06-25T01:03:00.002+03:002009-06-25T01:14:55.788+03:00In Washington DCIn Washington DC at a national meeting, I ponder the diversity of humanity. My job as an outreach coordinator and liaison means that I find some common thread, some linkage to such a wide breadth of humanity, that even I at my late stage in life am baffled as my father used to say. I am first baffled at the way that US citizens simply believe that everything is so available to them that surely it is available to the world at large. Here I am, mentoring a person whose English speaking skills are minimal, but who is trying really hard. He is in the midst of 200 (small group) 5,000 (large group) folks who speak very quickly, and who expect that he can find his way oh so easily. He is reading everything but ever so pole pole. The crowd has moved on. At each turn a person whom I sit next to says, "wow" I have learned so much from you. Why? well because I mention that computers at home where there is no electricity, running water or hard floor, might not be the best use of resources, but don't mean that the person cannot be a good community person. He and I wend our way through the crowd. He is given a check and we have to find the bank to cash it. We get to the bank. He has not endorsed a check before! And today, they required a finger print from him. Thumb. Right. What is the kiswahili? thumb? I don't know...right...Kulia. What is the money for he asks and wants to wire it to Tanzania..... No I say. You have to buy your food with this money. Oh. All this money? Yes. Save what you can and you can carry it back. Oh, he says.<br /><br />We find that Obama has read about our program in Tanzania. Does he love it like we do? Does he care? Does he know that this man is here, in a new country, without a clue, trying so hard to understand what is going on around him. A man whose wife deserted him, who won't let him see his two children, who was fired from his job, who is trying soo hard. I don't know. Obama cannot care about everyone. But surely says Thomas, he cares about us. Oh I hope so.Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-75593779479554553032009-02-09T18:05:00.002+03:002009-09-03T13:44:02.963+03:00Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-17769214727581635162008-01-24T22:05:00.000+03:002008-01-24T22:28:45.815+03:00Donations welcomeChrissy's well researched articles brought immediately to mind many many stories that I could tell about KIWAKKUKI. I cannot wait until the web site is fully activated and anyone can find the site to see the wonderful work that this organization comprised primarily of women accomplishes each and ever year. But, the web page will not tell you about the day to day stories, and they are the ones that make your heart weep or your heart soar.<div><br /></div><div>So I will tell one story that was heart soaring. One of our great volunteers to KIWAKKUKI is named Sarah. She stepped into the world of Moshi from Yale University with absolutely no concept of what she would do when she arrived. "Volunteering for AIDS in Africa" is the buzz word that I now understand is on nearly every college and graduate school application, so just to say this is not to be very unique. Fortunately, we have had some very unique volunteers, and Sarah is one of them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sarah spent 3 months with KIWAKKUKI, basically starting the process of putting a web site that Chrissy has finally completed and just needs to get the final details to post, she also developed an avid following of KIWAKKUKI employees and volunteers who were desperate to learn English so that their skills would be more marketable to help KIWAKKUKI (writing, editing, reading grants, and learning to speak to visitors in English so that they could understand the KIWAKKUKI mission and work in a more accurate way). I remember seeing little groups clustered not far from the latrine of young people reading phrases, newspapers, and quizzing Sarah back on her knowledge of Kiswahili, the National Language. Sarah was a natural with this group and they loved her.</div><div><br /></div><div>When Sarah left KIWAKKUKI and Moshi, we all wished her well, and thought, "Well, she was certainly a nice volunter." But Sarah went home, talked to her family, her friends, and relatives, and they decided that they wanted to help. Sarah's mother is a teacher and she and her students collected materials that the children's groups could use. Sarah's uncle collected things that he thought all children should have! And Sarah's family agreed to sponsor several children in school.</div><div><br /></div><div>We were impatient I must say. The boxes were mailed in April and still had not arrived by the end of September. But then, the post office notified us that there were some boxes waiting for us, and beloved Ellie, our tea maker and just about everything else, went down to the post office and hauled everything back. Chrissy and I set to work identifying everything and putting them together in clusters. Some things were missing (oops TRA needs their cut) but most things were there. Some were funny--stuff little kids love, some were vastly needed for school and just about everything else. It was fantastic.</div><div><br /></div><div>I went to Lui's office (head of orphan department) and reported what Sarah had provided. WOW! what luck, there were to be orphan support groups in all the districts for the next month. What started like an avalanche of materials for children for the next year, turned out to be devoutly divided for these children's groups so that each child would get something. In one fell swoop, huge boxes of donations were delivered to Moshi Municipality, Moshi Rural, Mwanga, Same, Machame, Hai, and Saa Hii. Never enough, never enough. But, what made my heart soar were the stories that came back from these club meetings.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Wow" some mzungus (European --also American--Canadian etc) cared about us and sent these boxes on ships? Wow, how did they find these pens, the papers. These were the type of words that were used. And though the boxes went quickly, they did not go without great love and care.</div><div><br /></div><div>So Sarah, whenever you think of your time in Moshi, know that the children of Kilimanjaro are thinking of you. And for anyone else out there-even if it seems "trite" now to volunteer in Africa, there are sustainable programs out there, and they are started by Africans, maintained by Africans, and supported by the community. You can reach out and you can give.</div><div>Patricia Bartlett, LCSW, volunteer and Community Advisory Board Liaison for the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center's Collaborative Research efforts with KIWAKKUKI, KCMC and Duke University.</div>Patricia Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497783092065340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-17978061005321642062007-12-29T06:11:00.000+03:002008-01-16T06:20:53.387+03:00Report from The Citizen<p class="story-headline">Tanzania: Caring for the Sick Carefully</p><br /> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="180"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/static/s_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" height="1" width="7" /></td> <td align="center"> <table bgcolor="#e8e8ff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="180"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" height="10" valign="top" width="10"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/curnw10_2_ffffff_e8e8ff_e8e8ff.gif" border="0" height="10" width="10" /></td> <td bgcolor="#e8e8ff"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/static/s_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" height="10" width="160" /></td> <td align="right" height="10" valign="top" width="10"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/curne10_2_ffffff_e8e8ff_e8e8ff.gif" border="0" height="10" width="10" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e8e8ff"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/static/s_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e8e8ff" valign="top" width="160"> <!-- left --> <!-- text goes here --> <p class="small-headline"> <a class="blue" href="http://allafrica.com/sendpage.html?ref=http://allafrica.com/stories/200712310727.html" target="_blank"><u>Email</u></a> This Page<br /><br /><a class="blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200712310727.html" target="_blank"><u>Print</u></a> This Page<br /><br /><a class="blue" href="http://allafrica.com/comments/new/aans/post/post/id/200712310727.html"><u>Comment</u></a> on this article<br /><br /><a class="blue" href="http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/" target="_blank"><u>Visit</u></a> The Publisher's Site </p> </td> <td bgcolor="#e8e8ff"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/static/s_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" height="10" valign="bottom" width="10"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/cursw10_2_ffffff_e8e8ff_e8e8ff.gif" border="0" height="10" width="10" /></td> <td bgcolor="#e8e8ff"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/static/s_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></td> <td align="right" height="10" valign="bottom" width="10"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/curse10_2_ffffff_e8e8ff_e8e8ff.gif" border="0" height="10" width="10" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="http://allafrica.com/img/static/s_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" height="7" width="1" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="story-dateline"><a class="blue" href="http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/">The Citizen</a> (Dar es Salaam)</p><p class="story-dateline">29 December 2007<br /><span class="story-posted-date">Posted to the web 31 December 2007</span></p><p class="story-writer">Eric Kalunga<br />Marangu</p><p class="story-body">In 2000, When Anna was in standard five she had to take care of her parents who fell sick. She was 12 years old and was the oldest female child so it was her duty to take care of the parents. In 2001 the parents died.</p><p class="story-body">Then Anna fell ill herself. At this time she was about to receive confirmation at the church. Reverend Winfred Joseph Mosha of the Lutheran Church there saw that the child was in trouble and thought he recognized her symptoms as of a person suffering from HIV/Aids.</p> <p class="story-body">"I talked to her and suggested that she goes to a testing centre," recalls rev. Mosha.</p><p class="story-body">With the little girl they set off for Moshi town to Kiwakkuki, Kilimanjaro women's group against Aids. The NGO offers testing and counselling services as well as information on HIV/Aids accumulated through research.</p><p class="story-body">Anna stayed at the centre and they tested her blood. The results came back positive. she was devastated and could not stop crying.</p><p class="story-body">The counsellor asked her which people she would like to inform of her condition.</p><p class="story-body">Anna said she would like her grandmother and the father to know as well as her elder brother who was at the Serengeti National Park at the time.</p><p class="story-body">"When I went to pick her up at Kiwakkuki," says Rev Mosha, "she told me 'father, I have tested and I am infected'".</p><p class="story-body">The ride back home was hard for the two. Anna was grappling with the new reality of her HIV status and resorting to tears while Rev Mosha was thinking of the best way of helping the little girl cope.</p><p class="story-body">Eventually Anna continued with her education. She completed primary school and reverend Mosha took her to his sister in Moshi who was a librarian at Moshi Technical Secondary School. His sister took the girl to the clinic regularly.</p><p class="story-body">The church supplied her with clothes and money for food. She also got help from Kiwakkuki. Anna now lives in Arusha with her grandparents.</p><p class="story-body">Rev Mosha says Anna is just one of the thousands of orphans that are a result of parents who died of HIV/Aids. Aids is a big problem in this area.</p><p class="story-body">"We are in a tourist corridor," he says.</p><p class="story-body">The road that leads up to Mount Kilimanjaro passes through their town. Many tourists pass through here annually.</p><p class="story-body">To cater for these hotels and lodges have sprouted all over Marangu.</p><p class="story-body">Beautiful houses with satellite dishes on their roof tops and signs in front advertising rooms are numerous.</p><p class="story-body">As you walk on this road you are bound to bump into a toutist or two making their way to the mountain or the waterfalls, Kinukamori, also in the same direction.</p><p class="story-body">"People make money from the tourists, from tour guides. So you get a lot of people from other parts of the country coming here to make money," says Rev Mosha. These people come on their own as single men and women to do business.</p><p class="story-body">The money and the availability of alcohol and guest houses combine to make the area conducive for unsafe sex and the spread of HIV/Aids. Ultimately local children suffer indirectly as orphans or directly as people living with the Aids virus. It is not clear how Anna contacted HIV/Aids.</p><p class="story-body">While it might be easy to point a finger at her deceased parents and say that she got the disease while taking care of them, experts disagree.</p><p class="story-body">The leading cause of HIV/Aids is sex taking up more than 90 percent of the cases. Then comes mother to child transimission and then the last category includes blood transfusion, sharing of objects and nursing.</p><p class="story-body">Negligible as it is, nursing of the the Aids victim can lead to an infection. Dafiosa Itemba is the executive coordinator of Kiwakkuki and deals with Aids cases on a day to day basis at the centre.</p><p class="story-body">She vaguely recalls the case of Anna, more than five years ago, but cannot give a lot of details. "We deal with a lot of children here," she says.</p><p class="story-body">However she says that it is possible that the child might have gotten infected through washing and generally taking care of her sick parents.</p><p class="story-body">"It is possible that she did not know that her parents had Aids. If that is so then her grandparents who live with her could be in danger of getting infected as well," she says.</p><p class="story-body">According to data from HelpAge International, 90% of Aids related care is provided at home, often by older women.</p> <p class="story-body">Up to two-thirds of people living with Aids are cared for by their parents in their 60s and 70s and over 60% of orphaned children live in households headed by their grandparents in severely affected countries.</p><p class="story-body">"This area is important to study. There is a research gap in this and great care will be needed because we wouldn't like to advocate stigma which we are fighting now," says Itemba.</p><p class="story-body">"Telling people to be careful in their homes could lead to stigma. They will be afraid of touching someone who has diarrhoea for instance," she says.</p><p class="story-body">Antipas Mtalo, a counsellor, agrees that informing people about the full extent of the risks needs to be handled with delicacy to avoid stigma.</p><p class="story-body">He himself has witnessed what can happen when people are misinformed or given too little information and make decions based on that information.</p><p class="story-body">"I was in church once when someone stood up at the pew and told us a story," he says.</p><p class="story-body">The story was of a person who was HIV+. When this person was given food he would not finish all of it and children used to eat what he left. Then the children got infected.</p><p class="story-body">"I was shocked," says Mtalo, "there were about 500 people in the church and they all heard this outrageous claim. Some of the people were doctors that I know but you couldn't go up there and argue with the man. It was in a church."</p><p class="story-body">He says it is this kind of misinformed conclusions that institutions need to be aware of when stepping into area of Aids related care provided at home.</p><p class="story-body">"It is the same case with barber shops. There is a risk involved. If they use razor blades go there with one of your own," he says.</p>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11585224875552691667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480448663188724756.post-30572698208962601502007-10-01T05:56:00.000+03:002008-01-16T06:09:26.415+03:00AIDS Climb<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Support continues in North Carolina, USA:<br /><br /></span>Each year, members of the Duke, UNC, and surrounding communities come together to raise money for the fight against AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The inaugural climb was up <a href="http://www.aidsclimb.org/2004climb.html">Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2004</a>. That effort raised $10,000. In 2005, AIDS Climb was brought back to North Carolina as we <a href="http://www.aidsclimb.org/2005climb.html">climbed Mt. Mitchell</a>, the highest peak east of the Mississippi River, and raised $9,000. Last year, similar funds were raised as we tackled Pilot Mountain. <p><img src="http://www.aidsclimb.org/images/amani-group.jpg" align="left" height="246" width="314" />This year, the Climb goes to <a href="http://www.aidsclimb.org/currentclimb.html">Hanging Rock on October 27</a>. Take part in AIDS Climb to benefit our <a href="http://www.aidsclimb.org/partners.html">partner organizations</a>, including Amani Children's Home, KIWAKKUKI, and Students for Students International.<br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.aidsclimb.org/">AIDS Climb</a> for more information.<br /></p>chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11585224875552691667noreply@blogger.com