Cash machines (ATM) are available (Cirrus, Plus & Visa) in Moshi, Boma N'gombe and Arusha and much more costeffective.
You are advised to carefully read all the practical advice in the LiA Volunteer Information Pack before your departure. It will help make your volunteering experience more enjoyable.
Wishing a safe trip and a rewarding stay with LiA
Paul
LiA webmaster
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Hello dear friends,
We are just so grateful to our dear friends in America, who have
rallied around once again, and found sufficient funds for the shipment
of a container of food to enable LIA to feed the hungry children, and
the victims of the HIV/AIDS Virus and unsupported elderly in the
villages, through our Food Kitchens and out-reach programes. Words
fail to express our gratitude. Our prayers have been answered. Mungu
Akurbiriki.
It has up to now been somewhat of a difficult week.... On Sunday
morning, one of my grandfathers that we are caring for died of throat
cancer, and we conducted a lovely simple service for him on Tuesday.
On Wednesday we were out in the Manyara Region providing an out-reach
dispensary where our doctor was able to treat 165 patients. Our
wonderful volunteers were able to purchase all the drugs that wre
needed and provide the drugs to treat worms and head fungus to over
two hundred children. A very busy day, but very rewarding, we returned
exhausted.
At Fleeze House, the police brought us a child who had been very badly
beaten by his father. This child will require extensive amounts of
tender loving care for him to place his trust in an adult ever again.
On Thursday, an ambulance arrived with a very sick - very malnourished child.
He had been delibratly starved by his extended family as his parents
had already died of the HIV/AIDS virus, and they stigmatized this poor
little one to near death. We pray that this child will recover and
will be able to play and enjoy a good life in the future. I feel sure
Jake Lyell will write about this case when he provides a further link
to this site. It is extremely harrowing to witness what a mother can
do to her nephew and feel no remorse by her actions. Education is the
most important issue that needs addressing in this country, in my
opinion, if ever stigmatization is to cease.
On Saturday, I have been invited to a birthday party of one of our
little girls, who is being adopted. I have a really wonderful
photograph of Gloria and her mum which I will try to place on the blog
for all to admire.
Bless you all for your prayer support, and your love gifts to our children.
Mungu Akurberiki. mama lynn
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A picture tells a thousand words ...
Jake took some more great shots which tells about the every life stories of various LIA beneficiaries.
I know you will enjoy reading his blog at
http://jakelyell.com/blog/2009/05/05/fighting-chance/
With warm regards
Paul
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Hello dear friends,
We gratefully received some heavy rain over Easter time. This is six weeks later than normal. Instead of dry savanah, the ground is now turning green, much to the delight of the goats and cows, who are severely malnourished. In torrential rain I had to take a sick child to our local hospital. The drivers side window refused to go up and so with driving rain lashing my face we made our way to KCMC at 10 km/hour, the wipers unable to cope with such a torrent and being fearful that the flooded roads would take us into a ditch. Drenched to the skin, we made it and William was admitted with a temprature of 40%. For some reason the casualty department was quite empty, which was most unusual, so we were sorted pretty quickly. On Sunday, I was back again taking two children to hospital, one street boy who had fallen from a tree and fractured his arm, and a little tot from Pilgrim House, also with a high temprature, everything is now being blamed on the cold weather.
AND NOW FOR THE TUDOR VILLAGE NEWS
Well, at last we managed to get our girls into there new homes, but it wasn't without many problems which we had to hurriedly overcome. We call it TIA (this is Africa) The powers that be, decided two days before removal date, that our western type toilets had to be removed and replaced by 'drop' toilets..even though at our facilities the western style was the only one used by the children, our other problems have been with local workman asking them to complete the work that had been paid for three months earlier, promises - promises - promises - but the good news is that the girls from the toddlers to our older girls are all settled and very happy in there new homes. So happy in fact, that when asked to name the houses, they have chosen wonderful names - if not a little unusual, we have house No 1 named HAPPY HOUSE and house No, 2 named LAUGHTER HOUSE, house No 3 is at present being used as the school room. Can't wait for that to be named.
We thank each and everyone of you who has blessed us with funding or hard work or prayers to bring this vision of all of our children living on one site, with all the necessary amenities that a village would have, to fruition.
Abundant blessings - mama Lynn
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Yes, it has really happened and although it was being prepared for a long time, it still was eventful when the day came ....
the first children formally moved into Tudor Village and this marked the closing of Malaika House
Pictures are worth more than I can write now
Many hands helped to load up.
And off they went:
And this happy bunch knew where they were going:
As much as this is a turning chapter in the lives of our angels from Malaika House as well as Light in Africa and staff, this must also be an emotional moment for the many volunteers who helped over the years to make Malaika House the place we envisaged to be the "home" for our children. Many efforts went into painting and decorating the place while many hours were spent entertaining and caring for the young occupants.
There will be more news, later, from mama Lynn, but there is so much going on that we ask for some patience.
Thank you for your continued support and interest in the everyday stories about life at Light in Africa
Paul
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Click the link below for a comprehensive and well documented overview of Light in Africa activities by Jake Lyell, with up to date pictures of LIA programs' beneficiaries
Light in Africa and life: a new chapter in Tanzania (by Jake Lyell)
Happy reeading and thank you for your continued support
Paul
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Hi everyone, thank you so much for your patience with me in answering your emails and requests. I think I am about up-to-date at present.
As I write, we still have not received the much needed 'heavy rains'. Everything is dry and the vegetation is dead. I have just read in the newspaper that in Ngorongoro region, the local government has put out an SOS for emergency food supplies as the people are starving. At Light in Africa we are finding more and more hungry people in the rural areas and we are now feeling the exra strain of feeding more desperate people. Our food supplies are diminishing faster than ever before.
We are also hearing of redundancies taking place due to the economic environment. Two hundred miners have lost there jobs in Mirerani, and so the situation there will deteriorate even further.
On the 1st April, we are signing the contract for our second home there. It will require extensive modernisation, but our plans are that we will keep all of our babies and toddlers at Fleeze House, and
the older children will go live at the new premises.
I have just been given this photograph of the old grandmother, and her grandchildren that we found last year and how she was existing. She received no assistance from anyone not even the community where she lived. We are so proud of our volunteers who see all this need, and with their project money, make a difference to the lives of individuals like this mama and the community, in this mama's case building her a new home.
What about our beautiful children, doesn't it warm the cockles of your heart! The beautiful little girl is Irene, who came to live with us when her mother died in childbirth. She is now back living with her father and his partner.
We were so pleased that he continually came to visit and spend the day with Irene when she lived in the nursery at Mailisita.
And this is Jack, an abandoned baby,who we raised until he was adopted by a couple who were working over here in Mbulu, past Arusha. This photo was taken on a recent trip to Germany. We bless them on their way, and it's wonderful that they have a family to love and take care of them.
Do you remember this young man? He was literally pulled from his mother’s womb by his right arm when she died in childbirth. Salvatore came to live with us straight from the delivery room, and he cried for two whole weeks, as all the muscles on the top of his arm were torn. We had two paediatric surgeons come to see what help could be offered but they said it would always hang limp and unusable due to the damage that had occurred. But each time I went to the nursery, I would take hold of his hand, lift it up to his head, and say, Praise God - Hallelujah. A Pastor and his wife are now adopting him, and his arm is as good as new, Praise God - Hallelujah
Be Blessed Abundantly,
mama Lynn
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effective immediately the postal address for volunteer application and related documents has changed. The new address is:
Ms. L. Cox, Light in Africa, PO Box 603, Grimsby DN31 3AR, United Kingdom.
The addres now also appears in all new version of the application form, but forms previously downloaded from the Light in Africa website will need to be updated by yourselves.
Happy Volunteering and never hesitate to ask a question
Paul
By the way, did you already scroll down for messages posted earlies this week? Don't miss the lovely children item of yesterday ...
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HELP US TO MAINTAIN CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH IMMIGRATION
If you know of someone travelling to Tanzania soon, please make them aware of this news-item:
To engage in volunteer work in Tanzania you require a class C-volunteering permit that can only be obtained in the country.
When flying to Tanzania you need to complete a so-called entry/arrival declaration form that will be handed to you during your flight. A sample is shown below.
It is important that you declare “ volunteer ” as the purpose of travel on this form and further complete all boxes as indicated.
Immigration at the Kilimanjaro (or Dar-es-Salaam) airport will issue an entry visa (pay US$ 50, only in US$ and only cash; US passport holders pay US$ 100).
In the days following your arrival at Light in Africa the application for your class C-permit will be completed (bring all documents and pass photos as indicated in the information pack). A fee of US$ 120 (again to be paid in cash in US$) is levied by immigration in Moshi.
Those who declare another purpose of visit than the one indicated ( volunteer ) will be denied the class C-permit and will be unable to perform any services and duties during their stay and will be fined US$ 400
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If you have any questions or doubts, please contact/email us prior to your departure.
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Several weeks ago you may have read about the three children, Agnes, Monica & Pedro whose underwent surgery to straighten their legs. Well, they made a remarkably fast recovery as they are out of their paster and able to move and play again.I sat with them a few times when they were unable to move due the plaster and they are so extremely sweet. Thanks to those who made these operations possible, these kids can now return to a life without mobility limitations.
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