7 people from the UK went to Chennai and spent time with our friends in the slum. Kevin & Deborah and the church are wonderful and we all got stuck in. Sharon helped prepare biryani for the 330 Grassroots sponsored children in Chennai. The team making the food are mainly mothers and grandmothers of children […]
Grassroots Trip to Tanzania to Interview 2300+ sponsored children
Such fun being in Tanzania with a few Brits, a few Kenyans and a wonderful team to Tanzanians. The aim this week is to interview all the sponsored children. It happens the first week in October each year and we are always looking for volunteers to join in! Details here: Join a mission team with […]
Still in Zambia- giving out uniforms
More distribution of School supplies today to sponsored children in Zambia. Education is free in Zambia, but many do not attend due to cost of uniforms. One gentleman informed us that December/ January is not only time to buy school uniform but also time to plant crop. Being in a rural area and working as […]
Sponsored Child School Uniform Distribution – Zambia 2023
Great to be in the villages around Ndola Zambia today. Such excitement as sponsored children received their new school uniform and supplies. Parents and caregivers were all so overwhelmed by the help. Great people living in a beautiful place, but life is so hard. Many more children need help to go to school. . Just […]
Update from Kenya – “Good Neighbours” Child Sponsorship
We recently visited Kenya during the week when the Good Neighbours Ministries team did the annual re-enrolment interviews with the children Grassroots supports. It was great to be with them and have the opportunity to the assess how things are going. On the edge. That’s the best way to describe Theta. On the edge of […]
KEVTC delivery to Grassroots sponsored Children in Zambia
I (Sharon) was so sad that my flight to Zambia was cancelled at the last moment. (I had boarding passes all printed off). I was going to join the team in Zambia as they distributed school uniform and school supplies to all the Grassroots sponsored children. Today I have been able to join in via […]
Kenyan sponsored children receive their school uniform
Last Sunday after church at Good Neighbours the sponsored children came to receive their school uniform. Pastor George says a big THANK YOU to all the sponsors of These lovely kids! To join in go to grassroots.org.uk/Kenya
Looking for Volunteer team members for trip to Tanzania
Join us as a volunteer team member for our trip to Tanzania in October 3-16 October 2022 (dates dependant on air tickets) Tanzania is the most amazing place and you can make a big difference to what Grassroots is doing as part of the team. We take about 12 people from the UK and work […]