Everyday this week we are interviewing sponsored children in the 16 locations around the Mbeya region of Tanzania. By the end of the week we hope to have interviewed over 2500 children. Although the questions we ask each one are the same everywhere we go, the locations are very different. Some are very remote with […]
In Tanzania – new Home Building Project
We have just started a new venture in Tanzania. The housing stock some of the families live in is very poor. Some of these are child led families, disabled people or children being looked after by elderly grandparents. So they often struggle to find the rent and and end up moving from rented house to […]
Home Finished and Sponsoring more Children in Romania
Today the interview team and the building team merged. The children who will be living in the new home being built by the team were taken onto the Grassroots sponsorship scheme. The children are now more than excited about their new home and sponsorship provides them with the school things they are lacking to help […]
Visiting the Children you Sponsor in Romania
Sharon and Ruth are in Romania this week visiting all the children sponsored via Grassroots. This involves driving long distances to their homes which are often in quite remote settings. The scenery is stunning. Building stability and value into a child’s life takes time. It has been wonderful to meet children for the first time […]
Building a Home in Romania this week
This is the place this family lived in before… then they knocked it down and started to prepare the site … and the family started living in a shelter until the build could be done… then the UK team members set off from Luton airport to join the Romanian team members… on […]
Day 7 in Tanzania – Freddie & Adam tell of their experiences with Grassroots
Evening all, Freddie and Adam here on the decks, hello to all the fans (our families) Adam: This morning was no different with the boys waking up to an overwhelming amount of dew on the outside of the tents, this made exiting the tent an undesirable activity often ending in disaster with wet clothes before […]
Holly writes : Day 5 of Bishop Luffa team in Tanzania
Hello parents!! So we’ve been here 5 days now and have all settled in nicely… It’s Holly (Jones) here (Hey fam I miss you but not told much and I’m having a great time) Today we split into 3 groups and all did different things as the start of our 3 day rotation… So once […]
Helping flood victims in Mbeya
There have been extraordinary storms in the Mbeya area this week and some of our friends homes have been badly damaged by flooding. The Grassroots Tanzania team have found them temporary accommodation but Sharon is having meetings today to discuss what help we can give to help them put their lives back together. This was […]
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