School

School

BySherry

The preschool program began in September 2019 with eight enrolled students. The learning happened within the convent in the public space. The preschool was paused in March of 2020 due to the covid pandemic. Fortunately, it reopened on January 4, 2021. Children from the area were enrolling weekly, however, space was getting more limited. The…

Weaving

Weaving

BySherry

The weaving project was initiated in 2009. Outreach Africa financially supports this project to empower these single mothers to learn and earn a living. The activities which are taught is table mat, carpet, and kikoi weaving. Dyeing and spinning wool, also.

Maintenance

Maintenance

BySherry

The upkeep and general maintenance of the communities is necessary and overwhelming. Most of the time there is not enough help and more importantly not enough in the funding to help purchase the items to maintain operations and buildings. The individuals who come on the trips invest their time and energy, working together as a…

Water

Water

BySherry

Visiting Kawangware in  2018 we saw an emergent need for clean water. The borehole being used was contaminated, with minimal water reserve. Contacting an engineer we received estimates, then proceeded to find donors to finance a new well. The well was completed in 2019 and supplies ample water for the needs of the convent. Visiting…

Fishpond

Fishpond

BySherry

In April of 2020, Outreach received a grant request for funding the improvement of the fish ponds in Singa chini. Singa chini is located in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The sisters in this community were faced with many problems with the five fishponds, from harvesting the fish to birds eating the fish from the…