New project "CHOO", July 2010
After many unsuccessful enquiries at different foundations, we finally got the covenant from Paul-Schiller-Foundation of a partial amount for the planned project "CHOO" (sanitary facilities).
However, to realise the project to its full extent, we still are in need of donations.
Detailed information about the project you find under projects – health – "CHOO" (sanitary facilities).
Maisha Zanzibar successful at the FairFair market, Afro Pfingsten May 2010
Our information booth at the FairFair market was a great success!
The soaps, massage oils and scarfs we brought from Zanzibar found a ready market and added some money into our NGO cash box. Even more important was the possibility to introduce our NGO, our goals and future projects to a wide audience.
People were interested and we had many exhilarating conversations and were able to establish new contacts with wonderful people (e.g. Family Schaufelberger). All the other NGOs at the market gave us input for future projects (e.g. ADES solar project).
Even from Germany we got visitors. Antje and Mario (GOZA - Go for Zanzibar) which will launch in June 2010 also a NGO in Zanzibar came to see us. They as well got lots of inspiration at the FairFair market
Delivery of the second container, February 2010
Again this time to release the container created big problems and it could be cleared only one day before our return trip, but the glow in all the children eyes and the gratitude of the adults was enough compensation for the stress we had.
With the donated shoes and clothes we arranged a bazaar, selling the goods at minimal price (45 to 90 cents). From the proceeds we were able to replace the run down roof of the nursery school. Through this activity the locals learned a good lesson of “empowerment to self help” and were very happy about it. A great demand for a future bazaar exists (even though just the thought of it makes us break out in a sweat) and we sure will arrange another one. These proceeds we would like to invest in sanitary facilities for the school.
The school and nursery school received tables, chairs, desks and black boards as well as paper, folders, exercise books and writing utensils.
The local hospital of Nungwi we provided with urgently needed drugs, X-ray equipment, microscopes and a big amount of medical supplies.
At the orphanage in Stone Town are currently 54 children living. Their age ranges between newborn and a young man at the age of 23.There we dispensed children clothes, shoes, toys, pushchairs, exercise books and writing utensils.
Urgently needed are beds, sheets and pillows, also old bicycles would be helpful
The second container of this year is being loaded, December 2009
The second sea container of this year was packed to the max. Our voluntary workers moved and arranged tons of pharmaceuticals, medical goods, vitamins, wheel chairs, clothes, toys, school desks, chairs, black boards, computers, pens, pencils and many other things.
Great work, you are the best – thank you so much!!!
Another container is in planning, October 2009
After we returned from Zanzibar in July 2009 we confirmed by oath not to send another container in the near future, because it was a quite nerve-wracking endeavor. But as so often in life things turn out different than planned.
Hardly back from Africa sponsors donated an x-ray apparatus, big quantities of medical goods as well as school desks, chairs and blackboards. Needless to say we happily accepted everything, but how should we transport the load to Africa?? Oh, sure - per container ship!
So once again we are collecting all kinds of articles, because we want to charge the container to the maximum as the cost of fright is expensive.
In the meantime a storage place (www.myplace.ch) was found in Zurich-Oerlikon, for our private basements are full to bursting. On December 5th 2009 we will send the load off to Africa and if all goes well we will take delivery of the goods in Zanzibar by mid-January 2010.
