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Mfenesini Primary School Project Complete
"According to World Health Organization (WHO), 70% of the diseases in Tanzania are caused by poor access to safe water and hygienic sanitation service" (Anthony Tambwe). CHaRA is serving the people of Zanzibar through safe water, sanitation and hygeine projects. We...
Bumbwini School Zanzibar
The Cupertino California team joined by the Zanzibar team gave over 1300 pairs of TOMS Shoes today. They taught worm prevention and hygiene to all the children. Teachers in Bumbwini School were a great help.
Thank You for sharing a cup of tea!
The "5th" Anniversary Birthing Hope Tea was a great success! I am overwhelmed with joy by the amazing women and girls that gather to give and hear about the wonderful Birthing Hope Project. This year 148 women and 2 men from 5 different States gathered at Hotel...
Birthing Hope Afternoon Tea
CHaRA and ELEOS request the pleasure of your company at “The Birthing Hope Tea” 2014 Join us in Celebrating “5” Years of Birthing Hope Birthing Hope Afternoon Tea Enjoy Scones and Jam and Tanzanian tea March 1, 2014 Hotel Concord Union Street North Concord, NC 2:00 PM...
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...