It is hard to not visit Tamiha and with each visit we are amazed.  There is always a new corp of orphans to sing to us.  There are always improvements going on.  This time there were new volunteers, full of energy and good deeds.  Alex (long blond hair) from England came and ran a go fund me page to fix the gate and extend the new classroom.  The gate got fixed, securing the children and the classroom was being built while we visited.

Thank you knitters for creating the wonderful hats that we passed out. 

We also found out that there is a primary school where the kids can attend that costs $400 a year.  If you wish to sponsor an orphan, please contact us at info@safischoolproject.org and we'll give you the details.

This morning a group of us went with Brendan Simonson (who was armed)  and an armed ranger on a walking safari.  We returned with the same number of people who left.  We were happy.

From L to R, Earla, Christine, Kate, Jane, Baraka; Back Row Kristina, John, Mary; Way back is the Baobab tree next to tent 29, Jimmy Carter's tent.

I will post more later. It is as wonderful as always. Here is a place holder
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On Saturday we held a parent meeting at Freedom Lodge. It was a true Tanzanian meetings lasting 4 hours. Many of the parents came from far away so the meeting included goat banana stew and sodas. Only 10 of the 91 sponsored students were not represented by someone at the meeting. Many parents didn't know how to get to Freedom lodge so the kids walked them to the meeting and picked them up after. It was a very positive day.

You may know that there was a ring of fire eclipse visible in parts of Africa. Wee did not see it ourselves but the Mwangaza staff were prepared.​

Our executive director and board chair on their way to Ngateu.

And for those who have been to Ilboro Safari Lodge, it is as wonderful as always.  Now they serve the best coffee in all of Africa, always served with a crisp chocolate chip cookie.