This letter is from Maria's project! And the photos are from Compassion's Tanzania Flickr Album.
Dear Sponsor,
I’m Naomi S., the Project Director of [TZ-401] CDC attended by your sponsored child. We are in the Babati district, Manyara region, of Tanzania. Our center works with 231 children.
Thank you for your sponsorship.
I like thank you and our other child sponsors for your support. Most families in our community are engaged in small farming or small business. Some raise animals, and others work as employees of a business.
The situation in the community is not good. Some of our children live in families headed by older siblings, some live with single parents, and others live under foster care or with a grandparent. Many families cannot provide children with basic needs such as meals, housing, education, and good treatment. So being sponsored can bring a great change to their families. We have seen our children being changed positively compared to others in the community.
We conduct seminars for the children and their caregivers, which have contributed to change in their lives. Besides the Child Sponsorship Program we also have a Child Survival Program which assists mothers and babies up to 3 years. Through this program most of the families are provided with capital and entrepreneurship skills that help them to manage their life and meet their families’ basic needs. The caregivers have been engaging in small businesses, raising animals, and gardening. Previously they had no way to earn an income generation but now they do.
Spiritually there are many changes to the children. They are taught the Word of God, and most have accepted Jesus as their Savior. They participate in the choir in the church and at the center.
Many youth have made use of our opportunities to begin building a career. Some have acquired vocational skills; others are in college. Their acquired skills help them to be employed. Thanks to their sponsorship, we have been able to send children to schools who otherwise could never have attended. We are thinking of setting up income-generating skills training for the families, beginning with those who have the lowest income.
We are especially grateful to the sponsors who are able to send and respond to the letters from our children. I have seen how these letters create a bond between sponsors and children. When they receive letters and gifts from their sponsor, they regard themselves as being fortunate, loved, and cared for. They are surprised to see how someone who is not a relative can care for them in such a way. As you can, please write.
Thank you again for your sponsorship. We appreciate your commitment.
We also ask for your prayers that our children and youth may be successful in their plans in life. Our aim is to make sure that all children achieve their goals, and we believe that God will enable them to accomplish that for His glory.
God bless you so much.
Sincerely,
Naomi S.
If you would like to sponsor a child from Tanzania, please consider Michael, who is turning 17 on July 11 and who has been waiting over 250 days for a sponsor.
Michael lives with his father and his mother. His father is sometimes employed as a farmer and his mother is sometimes employed as a farmer. Michael works at home carrying water, buying or selling in the market and gardening. There are 4 children in the family.
For fun, Michael enjoys soccer, singing and bicycling. He attends church activities and Bible class regularly and is in vocational training where his performance is average. To sponsor Michael, click here.
