Frank and Yuda Have a Chat!

During our last trip to Tanzania I was very happy to sit down and talk with Yudatade Lyimo about his life since he came into the ABCD program in 2008. My good friend Joe, huge ABCD supporter, musician, teacher and musical volunteer on this trip shot this video of our conversation. Click on the You […]

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More ABCD Students Head to University!

We are thrilled to announce that 3 more of our ABCD students have been invited to attend university because of their success in upper secondary school! Tumaini has been invited to attend the University of Dar es Salaam. Levina has been invited to attend the Dar es Salaam University College of Education. Benson has been […]

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Oscar’s Story

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 […]

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Update on Delivina

We recently received a photo of Delivina at work in the sewing shop with her new sewing machine. Doesn’t she look intent on her work? Delivina completed 2 years of tailoring at vocational school and is now completing a few months of apprenticeship training at a sewing shop in the town of Marangu. ABCD gave […]

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