On our recent trip to Tanzania, Joe Crone, friend/volunteer/singer-songwriter/musician and teacher, in addition to teaching children English with song, made it his passion to record the school children (sometimes as many as 400 at a time!) singing their own songs: about school, family, life in Tanzania. And OH, how they can sing! The result is […]
Breakfast Programs…Still Feeding Children!
On our recent trip to Tanzania we were able to see many of the breakfast programs that are being funded by our supporters. What a sight to see…hundreds of children being served a hot, nutritious breakfast millet or corn porridge with sugar and nuts. This meal and the school lunch are sometimes the only food […]
Songs by the Children of Kilimanjaro
ABCDreams volunteer Joe Crone took lots of amazing videos on our most recent trip to Tanzania. Just to whet your appetite, here’s one of them below. But don’t stop there! Visit his channel, subscribe, and enjoy the other videos! Please share too! Click here to visit the Children of Kilimanjaro YouTube channel!
Tanzania 2024! A Great and Fruitful Trip!
Volunteer Joe Crone and I are back from a wonderfully productive trip to visit our friends, the students, and our projects in Marangu West, Tanzania. A couple of hiccups such as a 3 day delay in getting our luggage and a minor flood in my room, didn’t hold us back. Volunteer Joe did an amazing […]
Reuniting with Past ABCDreams Grads!
I met David the other day during a walk-about in the villages. He graduated from vocational school in mechanics and as yet has not been able to find steady work. The employment market in Tanzania is not strong. I had a chat with David and gave him some thoughts on job hunting. Will also send […]