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Who Sponsoring Children Mission Trips Alternative gifts
Secondary sponsorship (£15 per month) ... in Tanzania every child sits national Government exams taken in the last year of Primary School. If a child passes these the Government allocates the child a school. This can be local but could also be a boarding school several miles away. This has put us in the position where there is no longer a standard cost for secondary school. 100% of the money you give goes to the children but some need more and others less to get the same opportunity. Each child receives: school fees, grant for uniform, exercise books, weekly meal (if not boarding), medical care, homework club/ text books, medical care, extra tuition for important exam years. HIV Support (£40 per year) ... all the children Grassroots supports receive HIV tests. If they test positive Grassroots gives them extra support including doctors appointments, drugs and extra nutritious food. This costs a great deal over the amount of standard sponsorship. To start sponsoring now download a form here. Alternatively start sponsoring using your credit card by going to our shop.
Every May and November we take teams to Mbeya to visit the projects, meet the team, minister in the churches, interview the children and join in with the feeding programmes. We travel by plane to Dar-es-Salaam and then over land by bus. Then spend an amazing week with our Tanzanian friends. We would love you to join us. A team consists of between 8 and 25 people. Volunteers are asked to raise the cost of their involvement. £450 covers all costs in Tanzania including insurance. In addition to this you will need to raise money to cover the cost of the air ticket (variable), visa (£38), immunisations and anti-malaria tablets (variable depending on your GP's advice). If you would like to join us you need to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it as soon as possible. We cannot confirm your place until we have received your application form and your health form along with £500 deposit. This remains refundable until we have bought your air ticket - and we always contact you to confirm all the details before we do this! Once we have confirmed your place we will arrange for you to join us on an orientation day where we can tell you everything else you need to know. The dates of the next trips are:
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Mbeya Sponsorship (Tanzania)
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Standard child sponsorship (£3.50 per month) ... is for children who are weaned to finishing primary education. Many are orphans, or have lost one parent; but all come from very poor homes. Your money provides (depending on age): daily milk or porridge, medical care, weekly meal, uniform, socks, pants, school bag, exercise books, pencils/pen, grant towards shoes, contribution to the school (when starting), extra tuition in Standard 7, medical care.
