Moja Dunia

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Update: April 22, 2008

We are glad to inform you that Mariam and Eliza, who are both aged 15, are currently attending Form 2, which is the equivalent of 8th grade in the United States of America. They are diligently doing their homework and are happy to have this opportunity to attend the next year of secondary school, thanks to your support.

Veronica Ernesti has commenced a more advanced secretarial education this month, which will build on the education she received last year due to a generous donor’s support. Veronica is also hoping to gain a higher proficiency in the English language this year in order to help her secure a job in December 2008. The unemployment rate in Arusha is 70% and thus it is extremely competitive to acquire any type of job there.

Your support has helped the lives of three orphans thus far in Tanzania! This has meant so much to us, that words can in no way express our gratitude.

We are currently in the process of placing two more youths in appropriate secondary schools in Arusha.

"Moja dunia" means "one world" in Swahili, the official language of Tanzania. We are a group of friends of Sarah McCourt, who is currently volunteering in Tanzania and South Africa on HIV/AIDS education and prevention. Together with the Cosmopolitan Club at the University of Illinois, and CHAWAKUA, we hope to raise the awareness of the HIV/AIDS situation in the two regions, and help those who are affected by this terminal disease.