Newsletters
In Memory of Makame
Makame was two years old when we met at one of our clinics. We had been to this village many times but never saw Makame. This day was different; his parents decided they could trust us with their son, so they brought him out of his home for the first time in a very...
Aisha’s Story
Aisha was only 8 months old when we first met her at a medical clinic in Zanzibar. She was brought into the clinic by her Grandmother, she was dying. Doctors did not have a ray of hope that she would survive; she was diagnosed with cerebral malaria and pneumonia. We...
CHaRA Mobility Project
On the Islands of Zanzibar, there are many children and adults with disabilities. Due to the lack of medical attention they receive, most live with the disability for life without therapy or quality of life. They are often left in the home day after day especially as...
Our focus in 2013 is prevention of worms and germs for children in primary schools
We will be giving TOMS Shoes, teaching hygiene and helping with a de-worming program for schools on the Island of Unguja Zanzibar.
Building Nursery Schools Encourage Education and Keep Children Safe
There are many reasons for children not attending school in Tanzania. Little girls are needed to fetch water, haul wood, gather food and care for younger siblings, ill parents or family members (such as those with HIV/AIDS). Children are often suffering from illness...
The New York Times article reads “Where Life’s Start Is a Deadly Risk”
"Impoverished Tanzania Struggles to Save Mothers and Babies" "A Tiny Grave...A stillborn baby, delivered at a hospital with shortages of doctors, drugs, and equipment." This is a story told every day all over Tanzania. This year a personal Tanzanian friend lost her...
Sponsor A Child
We have children that need someone to sponsor them for boarding school in Moshi Tanzania. At New Life School they receive love, care and education from a wonderful staff of dedicated people. CHaRA has 8 chidlren in this program, 6 of them have sponsors we need 2 more....
Birthing Hope Project – Midwives
Long before there were doctors, nurses, or hospitals, there have been midwives. They have been helping women bring their babies into the world for hundreds of years. Today midwives are still working as a vital part of the community in Africa. God has given midwives an...
Construction of Water Storage, New Toilet and Hand Washing Station
This is our first water storage, new toilets and sinks located at Mbweni Nursery School built by CHaRA.