It’s Zambia this week. Bethany & Claire, two of the Grassroots trustees, are with our friends in Ndola meeting all the children who are sponsored by Grassroots. It’s all organised by KEVTC (Grassroots partner NGO in Zambia) and the five churches that act as bases for the child sponsorship programme. The KEVTC team is meeting […]
UK students cooking for feeding programme – Grassroots Tanzania
The Grassroots feeding programme for all the sponsored children based in Airport Stable church (Mbeya, Tanzania) with new cooks from the Bishop Luffa School (UK) students! Every sponsored children can have at least one nutritional meal at one of the 21 Grassroots locations each week. It only cost a £42 a year (£3.50 per month) […]
Hand Made Bed Delivered!
The Bishop Luffa students and staff are hand making beds (from timber bought at the market) and then taking them to homes of families (who previously slept on the mud floor – health benefits are enormous for having a bed!). They have just delivered to this family and this boy is very excited. Please note… […]
Videos from Watu wa Maana
Wanjiru, the chair of the board of Watu wa Maana, filmed the children during weekend activities… One of the residents at Watu wa Maana Street Children’s Center (Kenya) who wants to be a caterer when she graduates from school. So she is using her weekend to bake cakes for all the children. She loves cooking. […]
Sponsored Children and their Families in Kenya – annual interview week!
Grassroots sponsored children in Theta, Kenya are coming to Good Neighbours Church this week for their annual interviews, photos and the opportunity to write a letter or draw a picture for their sponsors. The Good Neighbours team is doing a great job, and Andy (from Grassroots UK) is there taking photos and joining in.
Why not join a Grassroots Team this Year?
You are Invited! Why not join a Grassroots mission team this year. We are going to Romania, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya and India … and need volunteer team members to help us interview each sponsored child and take their photos. Volunteers cover their own costs, have a fantastic time, enjoy the local team’s hospitality, join in […]
Distributing uniform to sponsored children in Tanzania
This week, the team in Tanzania are giving out school uniform to the sponsored children. They are going to each of the 19 locations. At each location the sponsored children based there all turn up with their carers. The new school year starts in January. It is a time of great excitement. The uniform is […]
Mark’s Diary of a Grassroots trip to Tanzania – Oct 2024
So….having missed our connecting flight to Mbeya due to delays on both Kenya Airways flights we had an unscheduled ‘overnight’ stop in Dar. Had to get up at 2.30am for the 4.30am coach to Mbeya…after 16 hours on the rollercoacher we finally arrived at the Karibuni Centre where we be staying for our time here. […]
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