On 4th July 2007, the ‘Whisperers of the Jungle’ Orphan Project was officially launched in Arusha, Tanzania. More than 30 children who have been assisted by the project through donations from AMARA Aid attended the opening. The launch was chaired by the Arumeru District Commissioner and was attended by AMARA Aid volunteers Jim, Iris and Paul Stewart. The day’s programme included singing and drama by the children who were bursting with joy as they celebrated being members of the ‘Whisperers of the Jungle’ family.

During a visit to northern Tanzania, AMARA Aid volunteers Jim and Iris Stewart met today with small-scale farmers on the slopes of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Each of these farmers had received heifers and goats as part of an AMARA Aid funded project in 2005. The recipients of the heifers had passed on female offspring to other needy farmer and earned £15 per month from sales of milk, a substantial amount for a poor who’s only other source of income is from two acres of coffee and bananas.

A photograph received from our partners in Tabora showing the renovated girls hostel that is home to 27 teenagers. The renovation was funded by AMARA Aid.