November 2010 - Project Wezesha

Last week, Lucas passed through Kiganza village en route to Mgaraganza village to collect more pictures of the school. On his way, he picked up some of the Project Wezesha students who were making the long journey home from school in Mwandiga. For those that live in Kiganza village, such as Hindu, Edina, Ismael and Diana, that trek is about an hour long on foot. For those that live in Mgaraganza, there is another 30 minutes through the forest to get home – that impacts Zainabu, Silvasia and Khadija.

On this sunny day, Lucas invited all of them to go the extra distance through Mgaraganza village to the school building site to see the progress. They wandered through the lush forest (rainy season just passed) and up to the school where they were so excited to see the progress. Along the way, they also picked up Matamshi and Judith, two of our students who go to secondary school in Kagongo village. In this picture, they are crossing the river that divides Kiganza village and Mgaraganza village.

Crossing the River that borders Kiganza and Mgaraganza Villages

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On this lovely Thanksgiving Day, I would like to give thanks to everyone who has made Project Wezesha a great success over the past year. Lucas and I had a simple plan when we sat at the Sun City Cafe in Kigoma in July 2009. We just wanted to give out scholarships to a handful of children who wanted to go to secondary school, but couldn’t afford it.

Now, only a year later, we are happy to be supporting 12 children in secondary schools in Mwandiga, Bitale and Kiganza villages. We also have three young students awaiting test results who hope to join the program in January! In addition, we are so happy to be building Amahoro Secondary School with the village of Mgaraganza. So much went into making this all possible – and I give thanks for all of it! Continue reading “Giving Thanks-Asante-Urakoze!!”