30 Kids & 30 Futures: Make An Impact This Holiday Season
While we celebrate the holiday season here in North America, our little students in Tanzania are preparing for a new school year which begins in January. In addition to supporting our live-in children, Majengo Children’s Home also believes in empowering the broader community through education. Our Live-Out program sends 30+ children to school every year, who… Read more
A Day In The Life: Holiday Edition
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AMINA, 18 JUNE was holiday time at Majengo… And we asked Amina B, an 18 year old Majengo child to tell us how she spent her days on holiday. Here is a day in the life, in her words:My name is Amina Bakari. I am 18 years old. I… Read more
BONKERS FOR BOOKS!
Two exciting things happening this month at Majengo: New Library We have installed a new library shelf at Majengo where the children have access to books of many different levels. The books have been organized in to categories reflecting ability and subject. The children are able to read when they are finished their homework with… Read more
Building Futures, one math problem at a time
Saturday Tutoring Program: After parent teacher interviews in January, the Education Committee (comprised of members in North America and Tanzania) determined the need for weekend tutoring. While the children are generally doing well in their classes, they require extra support in math and sciences. Thus, we hired a teacher from a local English school to… Read more
Expanding the Library: How one Eagle Scout helped bring more books to Majengo!
In October 2017, Caleb Putnam travelled to Majengo from the UAE with his father to deliver books he had been collecting to earn his Eagle Scout Badge. After a long journey, both Caleb and his father arrived at Majengo with several suitcases and boxes of books (totalling 225 lbs) that they had carried with them (with 400 lbs arriving… Read more