Oscar was a little boy of 12 when we first met him in 2008. This was before ABCD became a charity and I was in Tanzania volunteering with Rotary International. I had conceived the art/children/fundraising/school fees idea after my first trip in 2007 and wanted to find individual children to make art for this fledgling […]
Castlebridge Public School is in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and the students and staff there have been kindly supporting ABCD children for many years. There is a now Social Justice Club at Castlebridge and recently they held a book drive and book sale which raised a significant amount of funds to continue the support of ABCD […]
We’re excited to announce that 10 new children have been identified for support by ABCD Tanzania. These secondary school students come from very poor families and we are so happy to be able to help them. Please go to Children of Kilimanjaro to see their photos and read about them…and PLEASE consider becoming a dedicated […]
We learned that Airini has broken her glasses last year and was struggling in her Form 4 classes so we needed to help her with new glasses. Sebastian took her into Moshi and we met at Mawenzi Hospital where her prescription was checked. Next stop at the shop where she was fitted for a new […]
Often we wonder if the work we are doing in the villages and communities of Marangu West on behalf of the children is effective and making a difference. Well now we know that it is. For the first time since we started this work in Tanzania, we have four of our ABCD children, now young […]