A team of students from Bishop Luffa School (Chichester UK) and their teachers are visiting the Grassroots Tanzania projects this week. They are making beds, delivering them with mattresses to families that previously slept on the floor (often compacted mud), taking groups of children to the zoo, delivering livestock and learning how to start with […]
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.
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. […]
After church in Theta Kenya
After Good Neighbours church in Theta, Kenya. Every child gets a bowl of high and balanced nutrition porridge! They are hungry!
Chennai 2024 – team from UK visit the sponsored children and church
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 […]
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 […]
Time for Tea – Sponsored Children in Chennai India
Time for tea here for the sponsored children in Chennai. As part of the sponsorship scheme in India they eat here Monday to Saturday every week! Find out more: https://grassroots.org.uk/india/