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Apr 11

We love new books! Reading time is an important part of every day at Majengo and these little pals are enjoying some of the picture books in our library.
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What do you like to do on your holidays? 😊📕
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#read #books #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Apr 10

This #SwahiliSaturday Rogath is here to share one of the most useful verbs in Swahili – and something he loves to do – especially during class! 🗣️🇹🇿
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I SPEAK – NAONGEA
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Na – on – gay- a
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#ISpeak #Language #Tanzania #Majengo #Majengo #MajengoKids ...

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Apr 9

Did you know that at Majengo we usually serve 3 meals a day (and a snack!) but during Ramadhan we serve an extra meal called suhur before the sun rises for the children who observe this holiday.
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To support the food security at Majengo, you can donate online at www.majengo.org. Every donation helps ensure the children get exactly what they need to grow and thrive!
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🍐🥕🕌
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#Ramadhan #Suhur #Tanzania #Africa #Majengo #MajengoKids ...

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Apr 8

Yesterday was Karume Day – which is a national holiday in Tanzania. Karume was the first vice-president of Tanzania! 🎉
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#KarumeDay #Tanzania #Africa #Majengo #MajengoKids ...

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Apr 5

Since there is no school today, the #MajengoKids are finding different ways to entertain themselves. This game is a bit like hopscotch, but you need to move a rock along as you jump. Rose is a pro! 🏃🏃‍♀️
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#tanzania #africa #majengo ...

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Apr 4

Happy Easter from all of us at Majengo. If you celebrate Easter, we hope that you are enjoying the day surrounded by some of your favourite people – we know we are!
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💐👨‍👩‍👦🌻
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#Easter #Spring #Tanzania #Africa #Majengo #MajengoKids ...

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Apr 2

We have a couple weeks off at Majengo – & Jimmy is taking a snooze to kick off the holiday. After a busy first term, we're all eager to relax & spend time with each other in honour of the Easter break.
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What are you going to do to celebrate Easter? 🐰🌷
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#majengo #majengokids ...

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Apr 1

April fools! 😆
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#April #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 31

We’re tumbling into spring… next up April! 🌱🌷💧
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#spring #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 29

After school today, Abdul came home to practice his math on the chalkboard in the Pre-School classroom. Our Majengo teachers are in charge of homework help for all the Majengo kids after pre-school hours. 👨‍🏫🎓
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#homework #learn #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 28

We hope your Sunday is as sunny as ours! 🌞😎
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#sundayfunday #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 27

Though RED (nyekundu) rainbows only happen when the sun is on the horizon - we do sometimes see them in Tanzania.
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RED- NYEKUNDU (NEE-EH-KOON-DO) 🔴🌅🌈
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#swahili #swahilisaturday #red #nyekundu #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 25

The good thing about having access to water for our plants is they grow grow grow! Catro can barely keep up trimming the grass and hedges! 🌱💦🌿
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#grow #water #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 24

When Amina grows up, she wants to be a pilot so she can travel the world and visit all her friends. If you could fly anywhere right now, where would you go?
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#travel #whenigrowup #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 22

Did you know that more than 785 million people worldwide lack access to drinking water?
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On #WorldWaterDay we want to recognize the generosity of our donors over the years which has allowed us to install access points to clean and safe drinking water at the Majengo facility. Additionally we have a grey line that is used for washing our clothes and dishes (and heads!) We have also been able to install a rainwater harvesting system which allows us to keep rain water and use it in our gardens – thus preserving drinking water.
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Access to water is recognized as a human right. Thank you for allowing all the Majengo staff and children access.
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🚰👫💦
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#water #humanrights #thankful #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 21

We get to study poetry and proverbs at school. Who is your favourite poet? 😊👂
#worldpoetryday #loveoflearning #poetry #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 20

Have the happiest #InternationalDayofHappiness! 😁😊😄
#smile #happy #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 20

Did you know that we have 4 houses at Majengo and they were all named by the children! We have Tiger, Manyara, Serengeti and Kilimanjaro!
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🐯🌊🌴⛰️
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#funfactfriday #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 17

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
#StPatricksDay #celebrategreen #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 15

It’s laundry day and Sylvia is in charge of hanging everything on the line. Thankfully, it is sunny today and there is no rain in the forecast – but things do get a little tricky during rainy season and we have to get a bit more creative to make sure our clothes dry! ☀️😊👚
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#laundryday #sunshine #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 15

It’s π day! 🥧
#piday #pieday #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 14

It is #SwahiliSaturday and Mariam is here in her PINK (WARIDI) sweater to teach you yet another colour in the rainbow.
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💕💬
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#learn #language #swahili #tanzania africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 11

Washing clothes is more fun when you can do it with your mama.
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#tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 10

We love strong and ambitious young women at Majengo – like Hawa, who wants to be a doctor when she grows up!
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You can do it, Dr. Hawa – we believe in you! 👩‍⚕️
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#whenigrowup #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 8

In honour of #InternationalWomensDay , some of the strong Majengo mamas spent the day visiting vulnerable women and children in the community. With them they brought some supplies and gifts, as well as words of encouragement! 💪
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Women supporting women! How did you honour today?
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#IWD2021 #tanzania #womensupportingwomen #women ...

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Mar 8

Happy International Women’s Day to all of the strong women out there.
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While Tanzanian women experience much higher incidences of poverty and often lack access to healthcare and education – Majengo emphasizes gender equality in every aspect of programming, and ensures all of the Majengo girls and young women are given the same opportunity as their male counterparts.
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Additionally, we emphasize girls’ education through our Masai Girls Educatiom Program, which provides some of the most vulnerable girls in the surrounding community with access to education and mentorship they would not otherwise have.
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You can help promote girls and young women at Majengo by donating to our education funds in honour of a strong woman you know! www.majengo.org
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🌍👭🎉
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#InternationalWomensDay #equality #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 7

We built this game all by ourselves using wood, the help of a carpenter, and beans and fabric for the bags.
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#sundayfunday #creative #crafty #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 7

World water day is coming up – which is a day we use to highlight the importance of water!
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Thanks to our donors, we are able to get fresh water on site at Majengo all the time. This allows us to have access to safe drinking water, and water to cook our food, wash our hands, and keep our homes clean.
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🌊🚰💦
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#WorldWaterDay #thankful #water #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 6

In the spirit of World Wildlife Day which just passed, did you know that the Ngorongoro crater is one of the best places on earth to see the big 5 (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo!)? And it is only a 45 minute drive from Majengo!
🦁🐆🦏🐘🐃
#nowyouknow #africa #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 4

#InternationalWomensDay is fast approaching and we invite you to honour a strong woman in your life by donating to our Masai Girls Education Program which provides access to education for some of the most vulnerable young women and little girls in the surrounding community, like Penina pictured here with her mama.
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Donate online at www.majengo.org and help promote gender equality in Tanzania.
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👩🌍👩‍🏫
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#masaigirls #strongwomen #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 3

It is World Wildlife Day! With Tanzania having more wild animals per square kilometer than any other country in Africa, Tanzania is a great place to see wildlife both on the side of the road and on safari!
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🦁🦏🐘🐆🐃
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#WorldWildlifeDay #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 2

We are growing cabbages in our garden and Castro, our gardener, is harvesting them. Not only will these make delicious meals for the children at Majengo, but they will provide food subsidies to our pre-school students. Yum! 🥗👨‍🌾
#gardening #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Mar 1

Today is #ZeroDiscriminationDay which is a day to help us ensure that people speak up, and prevent discrimination from standing in the way of achieving goals, and ambitions. This day was born in an effort to combat stigma and discrimination against people that live with HIV/AIDS.
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At Majengo this year, we aim to put on training sessions and workshops to educate the surrounding community about HIV/AIDS. Education will help end stigma, and we hope prevent discrimination.
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If you want to help support our community programming which aims to empower through education, donate online at www.majengo.org.
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🎓💚💛🖤💛💙🎓
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#education #endstigma #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Feb 28

We are learning new skills, like how to use a blender and how to make #avocado #juice!
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The avocados here are so big and delicious this time of year so we blended them up with water to make a tasty treat for all the Majengo kids!🥑
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#skills#tanzania#africa#majengo#majengokids ...

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Feb 27

Janet is cooking up something special for our Friday dinner. Normally at the end of the week we enjoy pilau – which is a dish made with spiced rice and beef. What is your favourite thing to cook on the weekend?
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👩‍🍳🔥🍚
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#cooking #weekend #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Feb 24

When Wilburt grows up he wants to be a soldier. Those strong arms can get you anywhere you want to go, Wilburt! 💪
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#whenIgrowup #goals #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Feb 22

Well, we learned how to make popcorn on #PopcornDay last month – and now we continue to celebrate by eating popcorn as our after school snack! What is your favourite thing to eat after a long day?
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🍿😋🍪
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#snacks #yum #foodisfun #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Feb 22

Today is the #InternationalMotherLanguageDay which promotes cultural diversity and multilingualism. Did you know that there are at least 126 languages spoken in Tanzania? So though many children may know Swahili now, it may not have been their mother language!
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What was the first language you learned?
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🗣️💬🗯️💭
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#language #speak #diversity #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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Feb 20

And now we move on to the colour of Serengeti house, where the boys live – it is painted BLUE or BLUU! (This one is easy to remember!)
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#SwahiliSaturday #language #swahili #tanzania #majengo #majengokids ...

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Feb 20

Did you know that the school that most of our younger students attend is a 3km walk each way? Thankfully, our Majengo driver is able to drop off and pick up our littlest students in the truck!
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#walking #tanzania #africa #majengo #majengokids ...

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