Saying goodbye to Tanzania is so hard. Asante Sana to MSHINDO, TUMA AND MAMA SOPHIA for all the hard work you are doing for ASFE and the people of Tanzania. It's been a very productive week of working with the Students Empowering Students Clubs at Dunda Secondary School, Hassanali Damji Seconday School and the Muslim University of Mororgoro. In addition great movement has been accomplished at Mnindi Primary School with the help of Richard from Ecotect and the Minister of Educ

Here's whats been happening in Tanzania. Friday we went to meet with the community of Mnindi to discuss the delay on their school. They were obviously concerned, frustrated and a little bit angry. We believe they felt better and reassured after our visit. Saturday was a day I spent attached to my computer (beginning at 8am) as I prepared first by myself, and later joined by Mshindo for a meeting with the Minister of Education's attorney and our architect. The preparations wer

Today we visited our new Students Empowering Students Office in Bagamoyo ,Tanzania.

We are about to begin day number 2 by going to meet with the community of Mnindi and see if we can agree on the best methods to move forward with completing their school. We also hope to visit with Seritiani (Maasai girl with elephantitis) and her family who live in Mnindi. Yesterday we spent the morning with the Students Empowering Students members of both schoolreading letters about happiness from America and working on computer skills. Our group- Ben, mama Sophia, Tuma,

We are about to begin day number 2 by going to meet with the community of Mnindi and see if we can agree on the best methods to move forward with completing their school. We also hope to visit with Seritiani (Maasai girl with elephantitis) and her family who live in Mnindi. Yesterday we spent the morning with the Students Empowering Students members of both schoolreading letters about happiness from America and working on computer skills. Our group- Ben, mama Sophia, Tuma, Ms

ASANTE SANA TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED AND WRITTEN LETTERS. I have packed letters from Glastonbury High School graduates, Simsbury High School, Conard High school's Girl Rising Club, Whately Elementary School in Whately, Mass and Barlow Mountain School in Ridgefield, Ct. I have also packed hand sewn pencil cases filled with supplied with pencils,paper, crayons and erasers by the lovely Sister Rita of the Sisters of Saint Joseph's, toothbrushes and toothpaste donated by Dr.

Asante sana to everyone who have donated and written letters! I have packed letters from Glastonbury High School graduates, Simsbury High School, Conard High school's Girl Rising Club, Whately Elementary School in Whately, Mass and Barlow Mountain School in Ridgefield, Ct. I have also packed hand sewn pencil cases filled with supplied with pencils,paper, crayons and erasers by the lovely Sister Rita of the Sisters of Saint Joseph's, toothbrushes and toothpaste donated by Dr.