Traveling beside the Rift Valley to our furthest location from Mbeya today. The scenery is breath taking and the welcome heart warming. The 2 hour drive down dusty unmade bumpy roads were definitely worth it!! Always exciting to see how the children on the scheme are getting on and to meet the new children and […]
TANZANIA 2018… meeting sponsored children, opening a new centre, dust, joy, wow!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bishop Luffa School 2018 team to Tanzania with Grassroots- posts on Facebook
A series of posts from Tanzania while the Bishop Luffa School young people were over there. It starts with a video of a dance lesson from Gwakisa so that the Brit young people can dance Tanzania style. (Day 1 is at the bottom) https://www.facebook.com/TheGrassrootsTrust/videos/1765917080183128/ DAY 3: Another great day with students from Bishop Luffa. Day […]
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 […]
The Amazing Grassroots Tanzania team
A Post from Sharon who is visiting Tanzania this week: “Had a great time today with the Grassroots Tanzania staff and volunteers. It is always good to catch up and eat together. These wonderful people provide over 252,000 meals per year. Not to mention extra nutrition for those with HIV or food parcels for struggling […]
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