CategoriesCommunity Development Construction Coronavirus Education Events Food Security Fundraising General Health & Wellbeing Hygiene & Sanitation ShelterTo our Majengo family, On behalf of all the children, families and staff at Majengo Children’s Home in Tanzania, thank you for your kindness and generosity over the last 12 months. This year brought a lot of challenges, and your support has made a significant and meaningful impact in the Majengo community. For this, we […]
CategoriesCoronavirus updatesLockdown at MCH & The Coronavirus Handwashing Emergency Kit (CHEK) Your support this year has been instrumental in not only supporting the Majengo children and staff, but also thousands of families in the surrounding communities. MCH’s COVID-19 response aimed to: – Train Majengo staff to use personal protective equipment properly, and safely care for sick […]
CategoriesCommunity Development Construction Coronavirus Education Events Food Security Fundraising General Health & Wellbeing Hygiene & Sanitation Shelter updatesWe Learned A Whole Lot This Year… It is almost the end of 2020 (finally!) and though 2020 was not without its challenges – we still managed to learn and grow a lot this year. We would never have grown as much as we did without your support. Thank you for helping us make our lockdown […]
The turmoil of 2020 caused by the coronavirus reinforces the truth of this African proverb. It also teaches us that helping those less privileged significantly relives their burden. This is especially meaningful for us as we support the vulnerable children and families of the Majengo Children’s Home (MCH) and the surrounding community. To everyone who […]
Keeping Girls In School! Majengo strives to bolster the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals which include Quality Education For All and Gender Equality. Unfortunately girls in Sub-Saharan Africa struggle to gain access to education, and are not afforded the same opportunities as their male counterparts. Across the globe, girls remain twice as likely as boys to never start school at […]
CategoriesCommunity Development Construction Coronavirus Education Food Security Fundraising General Health & Wellbeing Hygiene & Sanitation ShelterThis African proverb has profound meaning in 2020 with the coronavirus “falling on” people all over the world – no roof has been spared. It is also an important and refreshing reminder that we are not alone. While we need to care for ourselves and our loved ones in these challenging times, we also need […]
Karibuni to our 40 Pre-School Students! We missed you. A few weeks ago, we welcomed back our pre-schoolers who had been off since mid-March due to the threat of the coronavirus. We took many special precautions to ensure that all our students and staff were safe. Thanks to the generosity of donors and the agility of […]
CategoriesCommunity Development Construction Coronavirus Education Food Security Fundraising Health & Wellbeing Hygiene & Sanitation ShelterWelcome to PART 2 of our 2020 Mid-Year Report! Your contributions to our programs has been essential to our success as an organization. We have managed to not only maintain quality care at Majengo Children’s Home, but to also expand our programming in the changing atmosphere surrounding the coronavirus. This would not have been possible without […]
CategoriesCommunity Development Construction Coronavirus Food Security General Health & Wellbeing Hygiene & Sanitation ShelterThough this year has gotten off to a challenging start, we continue to grow and thrive at Majengo, and this is all thanks to you. We are eager to share with you some of our 2020 successes below. Apprenticeship Program: For the first few weeks of the year, some of our Form 4 graduates, awaiting […]
To our wonderful Majengo family, Schools reopened at Majengo on June 29th, and things have been busy and challenging since that date. Thanks to your support, we were able to lend a hand to the broader Majengo community and provide soap and handwashing kits to many schools and children. Over the last week the […]
