We have received 5 letters, in addition to one pastor's letter and one country director's letter. Her birthday is May 17.
Project Info and Activities:
Nuraisha attends TZ-834 near Mtwara
* Home to approximately 5,200 residents
* The primary ethnic group is Kimakonde
* Most commonly spoken language is Kiswahili
* Most common work is work is day laboring, fishing or street vending, but majority is unemployed
* Average earning is $56 a month
* Regional Diet: maize, beans, fish, cassava & rice
* Common Health Problems: malaria
* Typical Houses: dirt or cement floors, mud or brick walls, tin or thatched roofs
Center activities: Bible lessons, choir, health screenings, medical treatment, games and sports, uniforms, school supplies and hygiene education.
Miscellaneous Info from Letters:
* Favorites: spending time with friends, dolls, group games, reading, science, fried rice, blue, ball, Moses together with Israel people, nice flowers are beautiful, watching tv, washing clothes & dishes
* Dreams: to visit Mt. Kilimanjaro, for her sponsor to visit her, to help her family, to be a businesswoman or a doctor
Letter Highlights...
"Please, when you get a chance come and visit us."
One fun thing I like to do is: "washing clothes, dishes, and praying to God"
Artwork
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