Ok so what is this all about? Well in July last year a group of students from the Navigator Student Groups in Glasgow and Birmingham visited Tanzania to support and assist with three main projects. Firstly we spent time in Dar-es-Salaam with a group that assists street children in coming off the streets, by encouraging them to participate in football teams and teaching them life skills. The group then continued up to Uroki School, where we delivered sports lessons as well as teaching English, Religious Studies and citizenship lessons. Finally we visited the Amani Children’s Orphanage in Moshi, where we decorated and painted several of the buildings as well as developing friendships with and encouraging the boys who are resident there.

Since our return, we have been continuing to raise funds for the orphanage and support the other projects that we visited in everyway possible. This summer we returning to further the work we began. The Amani orphanage currently only has 1 room for the 60 boys to sleep in. The team will therefore be involved in clearing the ground and carrying out preparation work for an extension to the building.

So if you want to keep up with our progress keep checking this page out! And please leave us comments with any other wierd, bizarre and encouraging messages you can think of!