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'Schooling,Education,Empowerment,Development& Sustainability'.
We are hoping that through education the children will develop skills that will benefit them and empower them to move on in their lives, their communities and their country.Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-62493074763703885782023-07-11T08:19:00.000-07:002023-07-11T08:19:43.741-07:00SEEDS 11 years we must say goodbye<p> </p><p>After 11 years and many successful projects it is time to say 'GOODBYE AND THANK YOU'</p><p>Since COVID it has been impossible to raise funds particularly with the economic struggles that continue in the UK and around the world. I am, however, thankful to say that we managed to complete successfully all the projects set over 10 years. It has been an amazing experience and privilege to enable change for the better to so many lives, particularly the children. </p><p>With out the help of funding so generously given over the years by individuals, companies, churches and organisations it would never have been possible. My grateful thanks.</p><p>A huge thank you to Rebecca , our administrator, accountant, daughter. Thank you for all the support from day one and for the acronym SEEDS (schooling, education, enabling and sustainability). You have brought so much joy into the lives of so many people.</p><p>To Jacquie our Trustee. and dear friend. Thank you for your total commitment and raising funds over the years. Most of all the love and fun you have given us all.</p><p>And thank you both for giving your time and personal funds to join me on our many trips to Mpwapwa Diocese and our project villages of Chitemo and Nyhinila. We have met so many wonderful people who have brought such a richness into our lives. It has been life changing. There is so much more I could say but let me finish with - </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">A big thank you from the bottom of my heart to all who have been part of 'SEEDS4tanzania'</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and may God bless you.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rev Canon Yolande Marcussen</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Founder and Chair</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Memories will always be there for us all with the hundreds of photographs taken over the years, on the blog </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-71777656791241377062021-09-28T05:53:00.002-07:002021-09-28T10:53:20.390-07:00<p> SEEDS is coming to a stand still with our work in Tanzania because funds are low. However, we are delighted that we managed to successfully complete our three main projects in Chitemo and Nyhinila villages in 2019. We still have one project and that is to enable 35 Maasai orphans to attend school. (see previous blogs). </p><p>Raising funds has become impossible since COVID due to being unable to go out and do presentations to stimulate interest and funds. </p><p>The Maasai we support are seriously struggling. They live in the most rural area with no amenities. At present they have no water available as the river beds are dry. They are having to travel without transport a considerable distance to collect water and also have to pay for it. They are extremely poor and the situation is getting desperate. Due to the lack of water most of their crops have died which means little food and their cattle are also dying. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kNZNJjPUTJI/YVMNGYxEmwI/AAAAAAAAITE/aP4WzPAeMRc6TGQLnaFkXIqmmOmETZg_wCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_3563.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kNZNJjPUTJI/YVMNGYxEmwI/AAAAAAAAITE/aP4WzPAeMRc6TGQLnaFkXIqmmOmETZg_wCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_3563.JPG" width="180" /></a> Deep pit in the river to access water</div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Normally water would be accessed by digging into the river bed (see above) some 40 feet down. Someone has to be lowered down by rope to fill buckets of water and then they are hoisted up. There is always the risk of falling in and drowning. Can you just imagine what that must be like?</p><p>Until we supported the orphans 4 years ago it would have been impossible for them to attend school. The Maasai adults in the villages have never had education and do not think it is necessary. The children attending school has been quite an achievement on our part. The orphans we support will not be able to continue to attend school after this year as we do not have sufficient funds. With our other projects we enabled the villages to become self sufficient and take responsibility of the projects but this is not possible with the Maasai at present. </p><p> It takes only £100 to send a child to school for a year. This covers their uniform, teaching materials and food. </p><p>If you read this and feel you can help, please contact me.</p><p>canonyolande@seeds4tanzania.org - 07794151635 - THANK YOU</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XVMERRHDdcw/YVNLp5sIw0I/AAAAAAAAITM/24sfwW14o74BQcyWAyEcDFkqy60rhOOyACLcBGAsYHQ/309431_4412973326462_1711325368_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XVMERRHDdcw/YVNLp5sIw0I/AAAAAAAAITM/24sfwW14o74BQcyWAyEcDFkqy60rhOOyACLcBGAsYHQ/309431_4412973326462_1711325368_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Working together to give children hope for the future.</div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-4410058493246979992021-06-29T13:05:00.004-07:002021-06-29T13:05:57.515-07:00June 2021 update <p> It has been very disappointing that for the past 18 months SEEDS has not been able to move forward with projects. Tanzania has been off limits for visits and remains so. Their dealing with the COVID virus has left much to be desired. In fact very little has been done to help the people although now the Government are asking for help in securing vaccinations. </p><p>The seasonal rains have been extremely heaving which has destroyed many of the crops. Without crops the food supply is diminished and the people in the rural areas go hungry.</p><p>We have continued to help the Maasai orphans with the benefits of education but sadly with COVID raising funds has become almost impossible. There have been too many problems in the UK for people to consider help for further afield. </p><p>I continue to pray that there will be a solution and that in time the challenges will be dealt with.</p><p>As soon as I have any news I shall update the blog. </p>Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-9269765366068321472019-12-12T08:16:00.001-08:002019-12-12T08:16:42.309-08:00Our final Sunday service at Chitemo church 13.10.19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-72253278043925635432019-12-04T04:06:00.002-08:002019-12-04T04:06:40.948-08:00Random photographs October 2019<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<br />Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-88249773215702412072019-12-04T03:44:00.001-08:002019-12-04T03:44:18.493-08:00Help to sponsor a Maasai orphan child<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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SEEDS is hoping to continue to work with the Maasai people to enable them to have the funds to send the orphan children to school. The people are very poor and live in a very challenging area with no water bore-holes only what the river provides when there is water. When the river dries they have to dig down 40 feet or more to find water that is unclean and often leads to water related diseases. We have given some water filters to help with this problem. There is often great hunger because of lack of crops and SEEDS have donated funds to buy grain. We hope that we can find sponsorship for the children to enable them to attend school and through education have hope for the future. The people are working hard to help themselves but need a helping hand until their situation improves.</div>
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Ten years have passed since my first visit to Tanzania and they have been such a blessing to me, my family and many friends who have shared in the experience of this wonderful country and its people.</div>
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Our October 2019 visit was a time of celebrations and in some ways sadness. We were handing over the ownership of the three main projects (schools, bore-hole & piglet breeding) to the people of Chitemo and Nyhinila villages. As I have mentioned before it was so important that the villages became self-supporting and independent. My sadness was like a mother giving freedom to the child she had nurtured for many years. </div>
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My relationship with Chitemo, Nyhinila and Mpwapwa Diocese has not come to an end but has reached another chapter and will continue as we have become not only firm friends but family. None of our projects would have been achievable without the support of the Bishop of Mpwapwa, Bishop Jacob Chimeledya, the Diocesan staff, the commitment of the villagers, family, friends, individuals and many organisations. Importantly the strong faith, dedication and foundation of prayer generated by those intimately involved has under pinned all that has been achieved.</div>
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The past ten years have been life changing for so many people particularly myself and my family. I have been privileged to work with God's people who have opened my eyes and heart to their strength in faith and trust in the Lord and I have also been honoured to become a Canon of All Saints' Cathedral Mpwapwa. </div>
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Memories of October 2019<br />
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Our lovely driver and 'Son number 1' Rajabu with myserlf, husband Trevor and daughter Rebecca.</div>
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Rajabu has been our driver and kept us safe for the past 9 years.</div>
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The long journey of 12 hours from Dar es Salaam to Mpwapwa begins!</div>
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It has been many hours since we left England and Rebecca has given in to a needy doze!</div>
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It is wonderful to be back to the colour, the sounds and smells of Tanzania</div>
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Chichi Lodge,Mpwapwa, accommodation has greatly improved over the years. A far cry fro years of the most simple of rooms with only buckets of water used for washing and flushing the loo!</div>
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5 star Breakfast day 1 - pancakes,oranges, bananas, tea or coffee. Wonderful</div>
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When I first visited Tanzania in June 2009 little did I know what lay ahead. It was to be a one off visit and now here am celebrating my 10th year. It is difficult to express the profound effect that this country and its people has had on me, my life,my family and many others. I have heard it said that once you visit Africa and the people you have to return. Its gets under your skin. Is it the vastness of the country the difference in customs, culture, colour of our skins that so attracts? Who can say. For me it has been an amazing education that no books, films or the spoken work could ever have had the same influence. I am not a brave person and just flying is to be avoided but every year, once and even twice I have undertaken the long flights and after the first 4 years not direct to Dar es Salaam. Then there has been the grueling journey in the land-cruiser, mostly cross country with no tarmacadam for 10 hours until reaching our destination, Mpwapwa town. Many people have joined me on my visits and all have returned. My family have always been very supportive and in the beginning were a bit shocked at my desire to keep returning to Tanzania. My daughter Rebecca and my husband Trevor had no wish to visit but you can never tell what is round the corner! I think my enthusiasm sharing of experiences and the 100's of photographs made some impact. </div>
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It is well known that Africa and its people are not blessed with the many facilities we take for granted. Water and food are often a great challenge and all the daily commodities and amenities that we enjoy. I was made very aware of this during my first visit particularly the many orphan children who have few opportunities to improve their very survival. Two villages in particular, Chitemo and Nyhinila remained in my memory on my return in 2009 because of the many orphan children, 300 in fact. Many countries in the content of Africa have little or no infrastructure for those who have physical disabilities or are orphans. Somehow whether they are adult or children they just have to survive often on their own or rely on the charity of village members. Thankfully Chitemo and Nyhinila had the influence of the Christian church and were trying to help the orphan children. Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in Africa and these two villages reflected this, particularly the smaller one Nyhinila. The villagers had nothing more than the little mud brick houses they had built and a little land to grown there crops so that they would have food. Chitemo had a water bore-hole, the people of Nyhinila had to walk 7 kilometers to Nyhinila to access water. A daily challenge. </div>
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When I first visited many of the adults and certainly all the children had never seen a white person before. They were wary of me and the many children ran away crying. However, these people are so resilient, used to dealing with anything life has thrown at them so I was not much of a challenge and in no time their curiosity got the better of them and they wanted to come closer and find out about this strange person with white skin and blond hair. By the end of the day the children all sang to me in Swahili and when I had it translated they thanked me for visiting them and prayed that I would return. When I heard this I was very moved and also saddened as this was a one off visit. </div>
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On my return to the UK after much thought I contacted all the large charities to see if there was anything they could do to help these villages but with little success. My answer was to return 10 months later and this was the beginning of the 10 year relationship that led in 2014 to forming my charity SEEDS4tanzania. My son became our Patron and donated our first £5000 to get us going. Rebecca, daughter took on the role of secretary/accounts and after our first trustee left to form another charity we were joined by Jacqui a lady who 5 years ago said to me after I had done a presentation on the charity, 'is there something I could help you with'. Little did she know what the future held for her. My husband Trevor became the 'Goffer' it speaks for its self! Rebecca and Trevor were very happy to help with feet firmly planted in England but they gave in and Rebecca had joined visits for the past 6 years and for Trevor this year will be his 3rd visit. Jacqui has been out twice and is already planning 2021! 2017 my grandson Oliver then (18) joined the visit and the following year his brother William (17). Both grandson during their visits were honoured to be baptised into the local Gogo tribe and given Gogo names. Oliver Mzengo which means builder and William Sehewa (blessing). We have always self-funded our visits which has been a big commitment for all involved. </div>
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Back to SEEDS. After 4 years of visits and talking with the people and getting their trust it was decided that the best way forward was to enable the building of a pre-school in Chitemo. This led to a second school in Nyhinila. We fully equipped the schools, had 5 villagers trained as primary school teachers and in the past 5 years we have added a water-borehole in Nyhanila (majority of the funds donated by a previous Trustee who with friends jumped out of a aeroplane) . SEEDS have also helped fund adults who have wanted to attend university, funded schooling for children from other areas and many other smaller projects. Since the opening of the village schools we have funded their maintenance, teachers teaching materials and allowances for the teacher. However, it has always been our aim that by 2020 our two villages would become self-supporting and independent. To enable this to happen we had to find a way for the villages to generate the funds required to maintain the schools and pay their teachers. It was decided after much discussion with the villagers that piglet breeding and the sale of piglets would produce the funds needed. We built pigstys in the villages,had villagers trained in pig breeding, supplied the sows,boars and pig feed and after a rocky start two years ago piglet production was underway. Money is already accumulating in a specific bank account. At the beginning of October we shall be in our villages to celebration and mark the coming of their independence and taking on the responsibilities of the Schools, water-bore hole and piglet project. Although we shall have handed over our three main projects we are continuing to support the schooling for Maasai orphans and our relationship with Chitemo and Nyhinila will never end as we have not only become firm friends but also family.</div>
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Chitemo school has 158 children Nyinila 82 space is running out more classrooms are needed</div>
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The water-bore hole we provided in 2014 is life saving particularly when there has been little rain. This year 2019 the rainy season has been very poor which has decimated the harvest of crops and there will be a serious shortage of home grown food. Grain to buy will be very expensive.</div>
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A big thank you to the many organisations and individuals who have supported us in so many different way. A big thank you to my family for all the support and encouragement.</div>
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Grain and oil has been distributed to the villages by Rev Baraka. I have known Rev Baraka for 9 years we met when he was studying at the St Phillips Theological College in Mpwapwa Diocese. He is an Anglican Maasai Priest and it is through him and his heart for his people that SEEDS came to support his work. We send out funds quarterly to cover food and the children's schooling but Rev Baraka knows that this is not sustainable and will have to become self funding in the future. He now has land to cultivate crops and also a goat herd. It is hoped that these will produce the funds that are required to help with food shortage and I am hoping that we shall also find individuals who are willing to sponsor a child's schooling which amounts to £60 to cover uniform, books and stationery.</div>
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Nyhinila village has been producing piglets on a regular basis but Chitemo has not been so productive. It has been a challenging time but we have overcome the problems with our experienced vet/project manager and the help of a piglet worker from Nyhinila being willing to oversee the project in both villages. </div>
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We have only one boar, Trevor, who is in the Nyhinila pig unit. He has certainly been most active servicing the sows of Nyhinila and Chitemo. Chitemo is 7 kilometers from Nyhinila, so how does he do this? Well he certainly does not walk from one village to another! No he rides a motorbike (pikipiki)!!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Yohanna our vet and Mussa transport 'Trevor' who the workers named after my husband, a bit embarrassing sometimes! There is no other transport and as there do not seem to be the words </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">'can't do' in Tanzania, the motor bike has been the answer. You may be saying why not have a boar in both villages. We did have one in Chitemo to start with but he did not seem very productive so he was sold and it was decided to use Trevor until problems with the piglet breeding at Chitemo were resolved. I hope we shall soon be able to give him a rest and purchase a second boar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">'Yolande' sow at Nyhinila recently gave birth to 18 piglets and 11 have survived. Yohanna's dedication and experience not only saved piglets but also Yolande who was very unwell after producing so many piglets. All is now well and the piglets will soon be available for sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The sows in Chitemo are now pregnant and we hope to hear the good news that healthy piglets have been produced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">SEEDS continues to support the project financially, pig feed for 2019, vet fees for 2019 and more, so that the funds they receive during this time from selling piglets can be saved for maintaining the schools and teachers when they take over the responsibility January 2020. The piglet breeding will then continue to give the villages the funds they require for their schools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The schools continue to progress well with the teachers engaging the children aged 3 to 7 years in reading, writing, sums and English. Once the children reach the required level in these subjects they move to government primary schools. Our children always have a head start in all subjects and are able to help the primary school children. There continues to be challenges with supplying books for the new curriculum set by the government. The supplies are always slow in coming through for non government schools. However, our teachers are helped enormously as we supply them with all the teaching materials they require to enable them to progress with the subjects they teach. In fact they have much more than would be supplied in a government school. At the present time Chitemo school has 104 children registered and Nyhinila the smaller village has 82. SEEDS continues to pay the teachers allowances and supply teaching materials until the villages take over the responsibility in January 2020.</span></div>
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Thankfully the schools have continued to run as smoothly as is possible in such rural villages and are being well maintained. They remain fully equipped and supplied with teaching materials through the funding from SEEDS. The 5 teachers we trained are working well together. The children who attend school receive morning porridge to sustain them, this can be their only meal of the day. Attendance has averaged 100 pupils per school and in 2018 137 pupils reached the standard to be enrolled in the local Primary School. It is good to hear that our children are advanced in their reading, writing and sums when they attend Primary School compared to pupils of similar age. The head teacher at Nyhinila was on maternity leave for three months during 2018 which left the remaining teacher challenged to undertake all the teaching with little other help. The schools are in need of additional desks and chairs for the teachers as they only have one of each per school. A local carpenter is being sought to make these and SEEDS will look to fund them. The children are also encouraged to have some play time and we have supplied outdoor equipment of swing, slides, roundabouts and seesaws.</div>
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SEEDS continues to maintain the schools and pay the teachers. This will continue until the end of 2019 when the schools will become self-funding. It was encouraging to see that the teachers are now looking into ways to generate funds for the schools. They have collected Baobab seeds (a form of vitamin C) to sell and grow sun flowers to make oil from the seeds for their own use and to sell. The funds have also provided the millet to make the children's porridge and paid for some small repairs.<br />
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The installation of a bore-hole in Nyhinila village in 2014 has changed the lives of the people who previously had to walk 7 kilometers to Chitemo village to access water. Since its installation there have been challenges but these seem to have been addressed and water is in good supply. The money that is paid to draw water is being banked and will be used for maintenance and the purchase of fuel for the generator and pay the workers. During 2018 the bore-hole committee have built a toilet for those who work at the bore-hole and those drawing water. Also a building is now available for the bore-hole workers to cook their food and troughs have been built for animals to access. I am delighted that these additions to the bore-hole have been a committee initiative rather than contacting SEEDS for help. This is progress indeed towards the villages becoming self-sufficient and self funding.<br />
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We have moved another step forward with the provision of water. To help prevent water related diseases we have supplied the villages with water filters. These are attached to water butts and after passing through the filters the water is clean and safe to drink. Over the past 2 years we have delivered 155 water filters which have been distributed amongst the people. One filter can be used by 100 people and will last up to 10 years as long as the filter is cleaned regularly, which is a very simple operation.<br />
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After a very shaky start in 2017 due to the swine fever and thereafter the very slow production of piglets I am delighted to say piglet production is moving forward with leaps and bounds. We trained 5 villagers in animal husbandry specifically pig breeding and our vet Yohana oversees their progress. Two of our first sows and one boar were sold as they were not producing piglets, new sows purchased and Trevor our existing boar from Nyhinila has been working hard servicing the sows of both villages. During our October 2018 visit we were able to see a number of piglets in Nyhinila and Chitemo were waiting for piglets to be born at any time. The piglets are sold once they are weaned at two months and word has already spread that the breed of pigs is of good quality so piglets are sold as soon as they are born. We have to thank the piglet workers and our vet Yohana for their commitment to the success of the project. The funds received for the piglets are being banked and these will go towards the maintenance of the schools and paying the teachers. The aim of SEEDS has always been to enable the villages to take ownership of the three projects and the piglet breeding will be the means to maintain the schools and pay the teachers. We are hoping that by the end of 2019 we shall be able to celebrate the independence of the villages.<br />
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Malaria continues to be a serious problem throughout Africa particularly with the young, pregnant mothers and the elderly. We have supplied 600 mosquito nets that have been distributed amongst the most vulnerable children and adults in the villages.<br />
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<b>PA</b><b>STOR FESTO - A HOUSE FOR RETIREMENT</b><br />
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Pastor Festo the Anglican priest for the area has been an invaluable asset to overseeing the progress of our projects. Apart from all his work as a Pastor to ensure the spiritual well being of the villagers and his responsibilities as a husband, father and grandfather he has committed a great deal of time to ensure our work in the villages has progressed as smoothly as possible. He will retire in 5 - 6 years time and will not have a home of his own unless he builds one. Pastors during their ministerial life have very little funding and are mainly self supporting through the crops they are able to grow and few animals they might have. To repay him for all his commitment to our projects we are offering some funding to enable him to build a home.<br />
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Every year when we visit we take out second-hand laptops/tablets and mobile phones. The laptops are such a luxury particularly for individuals who are studying.<br />
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For the past 9 years we have been supporting the clinic taking out baby clothes/knitted teddies to be given as a gift to mothers who have had or having a baby. The gift of baby clothes is to encourage mothers to have their babies in the safety of the clinic, rather than at home in a village. We also provide the clinic with spectacles that have been donated, water filters, pain killers and bed sheets. The facilities of the clinic are very basic, medication is in short supply, the beds have no sheets. The Doctor, nurses and midwives work long hours and past their retirement age to be able to keep this facility available.<br />
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In the area of Kiteto there are a number of Maasai villages. The villagers are extremely poor and have little more than the mud brick houses they live in and land to grow crops. It is a struggle to send children to school, particularly if they are orphans. Also the Government schools can be many kilometers away from the villages. For the orphan children to attend school they have to be cared for by people in the villages nearest to the schools. These people have to be paid to look after and feed the children. The children also require clothes and teaching materials to attend school. Fortunately to not charge schooll fees. For the past three years SEEDS have donated funds to enable 25 orphan children to be cared for and now to attend school. Also funding has been given to Rev Baraka Ngobei who has made it his ministry to help these children. The funds are used to rent accommodation for an office and store room for food. He is also growing crops and keeping goats that will help with generating funds. The villages are 2 to 3 hours travelling on very rough terrain from Chitemo and Nyhinila villages. The only water supply is from the river and when that is dry it mean digging down some 30 feet to access water. We have also supplied water filters.
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When Chitemo and Nyhinila have taken ownership of the three projects, SEEDS will no longer have any controlling or financial commitment. However, we will continue to enable orphan children from areas other than Chitemo and Nyhinila to attend school. I am hoping to find sponsorship for these children and to help those who wish to attend further education possibly moving onto University. These young people are the future of their communities and their country. All children deserve to have the opportunity of education, their future progress relies on this. It is a privilege to enable children to use their gifts to improve the quality of their future lives.<br />
A big thank you, ASANTE SANA, to all the individuals, organisations, companies and church communities that have made this possible and continue to do so.<br />
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Yolande sow gave birth to 9 piglets sadly one died. The survivors seem to be doing well and mum Yolande is taking it all in her stride. </div>
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Rebecca sow gave birth to 9 piglets but sadly three have died. As far as we know all are now doing well. Five little pink piglets and one little black piglet.<br />
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After more than a year delay due to swine fever our piglet project has progressed. Two sows, named Yolande and Rebecca have produced 8 piglets each. Two more sows are thought to be pregnant so time will tell. We are grateful to have the expertise of our Vet Yohana who will oversea the progress of the piglets and those who are taking care of them. The aim of this project is that in time funds from the sale of the piglets will go towards maintaining the village pre-schools and paying the teachers thereby enabling the villages to become self-supporting and independent of aid. In the meantime SEEDS will continue to fund the schools, teachers and the piglet project. I hope in due course we shall have photographs of the piglets.</div>
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<b>Angela, very clean and dainty!</b></div>
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Angela is a supporter of our projects.</div>
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<b>Jacqui, where has it all gone !</b></div>
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<b>Mzengo (Oliver)- big boy ate it all!</b></div>
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Mzengo is our eldest grandson who visited Tanzania in June 2017 and was baptised into the Gogo tribe, hence the name. Mzengo means builder and as he is training to be a teacher he will build the future of children. How thoughtful is that?</div>
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Future piglets will be named after the supporters who donated funds to the pig project.</div>
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This is so exciting - how we have progressed since establishing our charity in September 2011.</div>
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We hope and pray this project will achieve the results we need to enable the villages to become self-supporting and independent.</div>
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<br />Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-25996097269781813342017-11-02T04:23:00.001-07:002017-11-02T05:19:34.628-07:00GREAT NEWS - PIGLET PROJECT IS UNDERWAYAfter a disappointing long delay due to the swine fever outbreak in the area we now have pigs in our pigsties.<br />
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Interior of a pigsty before building was completed. The pigs also have an outside area.</div>
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12 months pig feed for Chitemo and Nyhinila</div>
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Yohana disinfecting the pigsties before installing the pigs.</div>
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The pig in its new home</div>
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It was decided because of the delay in the project the purchase of adult pigs would be more sensible than piglets thereby speeding up the production of piglets. To start each village with have two sows and one boar.</div>
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SEEDS will continue to fund the schools and pig project until 2020. It is then hoped that the villages will have accumulated sufficient funds and together with continued sale of piglets will become self-supporting and independent.</div>
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SEEDS held its annual Tanzanian service at All Saints, Orpington, Kent. It was a most colourful and joyful occasion particularly as this year we had Rev Canon Agripa Ndatila as our guest. Canon Agripa is the Principal of St Phillips Theological College in Kongwa, Mpwapwa Diocese, and also the coordinator of the relationships between Rochester Diocese and Mpwapwa Diocese. <br />
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I was invited to give a presentation in the morning service at Emmanuel United Reform Church, West Wickham, Kent. Again a wonderful service where I was made most welcome and the church are kindly supporting SEEDS as their overseas charity for 2017/18.</div>
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A number of ladies have kindly agreed to knit ponchos for the little children in Chitemo and Nyhinila pre-schools. The beauty of the ponchos is that one size fits 3 - 7 year olds. It may seem odd knitting for children in Africa where for us it is hot all year round but for the locals some months for them are cool so knitted items are most welcome. We only need 200!! Keep knitting ladies.</div>
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Good news the swine fewer has been eradicated and we are able to move forward with the piglet project. We have transferred funds to cover all equipment and vaccinations required for the pig breeding and for one years supply of pig feed for both villages. Also funds have been transferred to purchase 2 adult sows and 1 boar for each village. It was decided as there had been a delay of a number of months in producing piglets due to the swine fewer adult sows who had already produced one litter of piglets would be the best way forward to get production started as soon as possible. Once the project is seen to been running successfully more adult sows can be added to each village. We are very pleased to have Yohana Ngoso a young qualified vet to oversea the project on our behalf.</div>
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The bore-hole has been repaired and the people are now able to access water. Long may it last.</div>
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The number of children attending the schools remains steady and we have just transferred the funds to purchase a variety of teaching materials. </div>
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We are continuing to support these children with food and the opportunity to attend school. The area is seriously lacking water because of the poor rain fall this year. The only water available is by digging pits in the dry river beds 20 to 30 feet deep.<br />
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My last up- date was some months ago as we have had many challenges to overcome since then.</div>
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Thankfully the pre-schools are doing well. The 5 trained teachers, 3 in Chitemo, 2 in Nyhinila are working well together and the children are enjoying their schooling. 2/3rds reached the required level to move onto the government schools at the age of 7. Those who are a bit slower stay on at the pre-schools until they have improved. We do have the challenge of continuing to pay the teachers a monthly allowance and supply the schools with teaching materials. This will continue until the end of 2019 when it is hoped the villages will be able to self-fund.</div>
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The bore-hole at Nyhinila continues to have problems maintaining the working of the machinery to pump water. Yet again the machinery has broken down which means the people have to revert to walking the 7 kilometres to Chitemo to access water which puts a strain on the water supply. It is hoped that the problems will be overcome. Water is so precious to the people. </div>
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The 'piglet project' unfortunately has been delayed by a number of months due to swine fever sweeping the area. All pigs had to be slaughtered. Thankfully we had not taken delivery of any piglets or paid any funds. I have recently heard that the swine fever is now clear of the area and we can progress with the project. During our visit in June we met a young man who is a qualified vet and he has agreed to oversee the project on our behalf which will be a great help. Originally we were going to purchase piglets to start the project but because of the delay we are now going to purchase adult sows. We will then hasten the process of producing piglets to sell and start accumulating funds over the next two years for when we hand over the project to the villages so that they can become self-supporting and maintain their schools and teachers. In the meantime until the end of 2019 SEEDS will continue to fund the maintenance of the schools, pay the teachers monthly allowances and of course fund the piglet project. </div>
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<br />Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-44047612605644869652017-03-07T04:16:00.002-08:002017-03-13T09:29:52.575-07:00Support is never ending!!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Some time again I was speaking with a friend, Angela, about the little churches in our villages of Chitemo and Nyhinila and how simple they are in building and interior accessories. For one thing the altar is but a simple table with a very worn, what was once white, cloth to cover it. No altar adornment Fontals that we see here in our churches. Angela asked whether I would like her to make something for the altars. Of course the answer was yes and I expected her to hem a white sheet that would be large enough to cover the altar table from top to bottom. On Sunday after our church service Angela handed over her altar Fontals and what a wonderful surprise. She had made from old curtains two beautifully adorned items for the altar tables in these little churches. The Pastor,his team and the congregation will be so thrilled when I take them in June. Never had they had anything so grand for their churches. There will be much celebration. It was Angela who also funded the making of baptism fonts for the churches when only a basin was used before. I am not saying that it is necessary to have these accessories for people to be fulfilled in their worship but we all know that it can be pleasing to the eye, the heart and lift the spirit. Also a retired priest in our Diocese is now a potter for relaxation and he lead a quite day for lent and used some of his pottery as images. At the end of the day we took some items home. I chose a prayer cup and have now been given another cup with two prayer bowls. These will now go out to the villages churches and can be used for the wine and wafers used in Communion. I know that the people will really treasure their altar Fontals and the pottery. </div>
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<br />Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-43602123448181862722017-01-26T05:46:00.000-08:002017-01-26T05:46:06.003-08:00 Our final project 'Piglet breeding' updateOctober was our second visit in 2016. All continues to move forward with regards to the schools and borehole. We now have 5 trained pre-school teachers.<br />
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Pigsties have been built in the villages of Chitemo and Nyhinila to specifications set out by the Animal Research Institute where we funded the training of 5 villagers in animal husbandry specifically pig breeding. We visited the Research Centre during our October visit to organise the purchase of piglets for the villages. 4 sows and one boar for each village. The numbers being kept small until those maintaining the pigs felt confident. The piglets were to be delivered in November when they were able to leave the sow. Unfortunately they died. This was very disappointing but the good news is that piglets will hopefully be born in March and then delivered to the villages in May. We shall have to wait until the piglets are 6 months old (July 2017) before they can be serviced and the gestation takes 4 month before piglets are born. This has put the project back by a few months but we realise that this is a long term project and we need to be patient. If all goes well we should have our first piglets in November. In time the sale of piglets will produce funds that will enable the villages to maintain their schools, pay the teachers and importantly become independent and self supporting. Until the villages are able to do this SEEDS will continue to maintain the schools and pay the teachers.<br />
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We are returning in June and hopefully we shall see piglets homed in the villages and the start of the project.<br />
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Pigsties in the process of being built October 2016</div>
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<br />Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418715133561256885.post-31280122899089766452016-09-27T08:21:00.001-07:002016-09-27T08:21:23.520-07:00Update September 2016Our visit in June was most productive and more was achieved than expected. After a number of meetings with the representatives of various committees from Chitemo and Nyhinila villages it was agreed that the piglet breeding project would provide the best means for the villages to maintain their schools and pay the teachers. Now that 5 village members had been trained in animal husbandry specifically for the breeding of pigs the next stage would be to build the appropriate pigsties. A budget for the cost of the pigsties had been produced for SEEDS and funding would be transferred in stages as the building progressed.<br />
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The schools were running smoothly with 114 children in Chitemo and 55 in Nyhinila. These numbers fluctuate on a weekly basis going up rather than down! The outdoor equipment has proved very popular with the children and grown ups alike! We had the opportunity of supply both schools with a substantial amount of teaching materials and also metal trunks to use for storage. Meetings were held with the two teachers and the 5 who are in training at present. I was informed that a new curriculum for pre-schools would be available by September and these would be purchased for both schools during our September visit. Regular inspections by representatives of the education authorities would be made of the schools to ensure that all is in order. Each school was also to have added a small classroom for the teaching of the youngest children. Benches and chalk boards were to be supplied.<br />
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A visit was made to the Tanzanian Livestock Research Institute to discuss the supplying of an appropriate breed of pig for the villages and it was suggested that the Large White was the best breed and would give the most yield of piglets. These would be purchased during our September visit. The Institute would also pay visits to the villages to ensure that all was going according to plan. The project will take time but in due course funds will build up to maintain the schools and pay the teachers thereby enabling the villages to become independent and self supporting.<br />
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As always it was good to have time with the children engaging in various activities including lots of singing.<br />
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The return trip in September is to ensure that all is going well with the schools, the bore-hole and most importantly the piglet project.Rev. CanonYolande Marcussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479576440453548027noreply@blogger.com0