Dear all,Newsletter Tanzania Tunawapenda Watoto Projects – first half of September
A new month, new volunteers! We were very happy to welcome 5 new volunteers in the first week of September! Marleen, Jelle, Simone and Kelly; we are really enjoying your company and we hope you are enjoying your time with us as well! Unfortunately we had to say goodbye to Katrien already, but Katrien; we want to thank you very much on behalf of the kids and the whole staff of Tunawapenda Projects. We really loved having you here and we hope to see you again soon!
Newsletter Tanzania Tunawapenda Watoto Projects – August
Tanzania Tunawapenda Watoto Projects.
First of all, we would like to inform you that we changed the name of our project. Our project is called Tanzania Tunawapenda Watoto Projects now. Tunawapenda watoto is Swahili for ‘we love children’ and is a very appropriate name for our project, because we try to improve the quality of life for all the kids involved in our projects and give them a better future.
New adventures await....
Working at Khaya means a job that is diverse and surely has some bonusses. For project development and new partnerships I will be travelling to the green heart of Africa; Malawi the next 2 weeks.
De eerste week
En ja hoor na al die maanden voorbereiding, harde werken en sponsors werven zijn we er eindelijk! In Port Elizabeth!!!
De reis begon natuurlijk met de busreis naar Schiphol Amsterdam. Iedereen moest afscheid nemen van zijn familie en dat is natuurlijk geen pretje. Er zijn wat traantjes gelaten maar de busreis was na 10 minuten al weer vol met gezelligheid. Toen we eenmaal in Schiphol waren gingen we ons 'boarding ticket' uitprinten en naar het gedeelte waar iedereen bang voor was. Helaas is de nachtmerrie voor sommige uitgekomen. Koffer op de band en ja hoor, 24 kg. Gelukkig was het makkelijk te verhelpen door wat spullen in de handbagage te doen.
After the first hectic week of going new places and meeting new people, the second and third weeks in South Africa were about finding a routine and building relationships. While serving at the Human Dignity Centre, I spent hours and hours with the children of Walmer. I’ll never forget how, as I read the classic bedtime story Guess How Much I Love You to one of the kids, he said, “Oh, I ate one of those once!” in reference to the hares, or how one of the girls used my colorful scarf as a headwrap (duku) and then posed like a queen.
Volunteering is a concept foreign to some and more familiar to others, but to volunteer in Africa with an organization such as Khaya is a concept that is gaining more and more interest.
Maybe I can explain you more about why Khaya offers volunteering projects and what makes us tick...
The Kingdom Wildlife Sanctuary
The Kingdom Wildlife Sanctuary is an initiative led by the well-known lion conservationist Kevin Richardson. It is located on a Big Five reserve in Gauteng, South Africa. This volunteer program needs volunteers who are enthusiastic about wildlife and animals. It also offers volunteers an opportunity to be able to transform the way humans think of large cats.
Cape Town Community Projects
Cape Town community project is a non-profit organization that aims to deliver care and support to improve living conditions for the community of Lofdal, Cape Town. They deliver through education, volunteering and self-development. This way they respond to a large number of needs in the communities.
Missionvale Care Center
The Missionvale Care Center is a non-profit organization that was founded by Sister Ethel Normoyle in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. This organization’s aim is to focus on uplifting the community of Missionvale and as well as empowering the youth. The Missionvale care center has different types of projects that everyone can relate to.
