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A musical band of blind beggars
entertaining pedestrians along Sokoine Road in Arusha. Photographer, Richard
Kipuyo was in attendance last week when the band was belting out tunes in
praise of former Prime Minister, the late Edward Moringe Sokoine. |
World Vision organises charity event for HIV/AIDS orphans
by Staff Reporter
World Vision Tanzania bracing to raise Tsh.40 million for
orphans residing in Rushwa ward of Muleba district in Kagera, has organized a
golf tournament on Saturday, September 4 at the Arusha Gymkhana Club.
The event, together with a Gospel concert to be held on August
29th, is aimed at raising funds to support 2,887 orphans who are
victims of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The funds to be raised at the events will support basic needs
of the orphans education.
According to an official WVT any amount of contribution would
go a long way in changing the lives of the orphans, for example; Tsh.200,000
would provide 50 desks for sitting 150 pupils; Tsh.500,000 school uniforms for
50 orphans; Tsh.1,000,000 would buy 125 iron sheets that could roof three
classrooms; and a contribution of Tsh.4,000,000 would build one classroom.
"A sponsorship of any or a combination of the above-identified
activities is greatly appreciated and will give Rushwa orphans a chance for a
better future," noted the official.
The Gospel concert to be held at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium
in Arusha will bring together talents and choral groups such as Edeni, St.
Cecilia, Tumaini, SDA-Kijenge, Bethel, Kwaya Kuu, Muhone Beatrice, New Life
Band, Kijenge Lutheran and Chidumule Cosmas.
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