FWI Impact Report July 2024

Dear Friends

Fair World International, working through its local NGO Improving Tanzania Foundation, achieved the following impact on health and general welfare for the month of July 2024: 

1. As many health clinics do not have electricity, or, if they do then the supply is problematic, we have an ongoing project to install solar lighting in the delivery rooms and wards to ensure the safety of women and their babies during the birthing process. 

This month our wonderful installer Chris visited and installed in 13 health clinics in the Bagamoyo region. The villages were Mlingotini, Mapinga, Zinga, Pande, Bagamoyo, Karore, Yomba,  Kongo, Mataya, Matibwa, Kerege, Kitame, Kiromo;

2. We provided 210 menstrual kits (made by four women’s groups we established and continue to support) to Lemira Secondary School in the Kilimanjaro region. It is our hope that the recipients will no longer unnecessarily experience interrupted schooling each month;

3. We delivered medical equipment to the following health clinics in the Bagamoyo region: Kidomole, Mkurungwe, Mkenge, Mwavi, and Fukayosi;

4. The girls toilets at Mbuzii Secondary School are now complete;

5. Last month we reported the completion of the two toilet blocks at Mambo A and Mambo B Primary Schools. We have now also built the necessary hand-washing stations at each site;

6. At Kongei health clinic we completed an undercover reception area where patients waiting for treatment can be sheltered in relative comfort. This is particularly helpful on children’s clinic day. The benches will arrive shortly;

7. The Afya ya Mtoto program had 111 participants this month. Due to cold weather and resulting flu afflictions, almost half the children failed to put on meaningful weight. They live at around 2,000 meters altitude, have no heating in their homes and are highly vulnerable due to their condition. We now encourage all carers to take their children to the local health clinic should they display flu-like symptoms. The carers now all have a small notebook in which the health clinic staff note the attendance and treatment.      JWe are always looking to improve our performance and are currently looking into a better nutrition program. 

As you can read in the report, we also support a small group of HIV+ women in Sunga. 

The prematurely born triplets reported upon last month are doing as well can be expected. But their situation remains precarious. Their latest weights are: Aisha 1.4Kg, Asia 1.3Kg, and Alia 1.6Kg. They were all born under 1Kg. We continue to supply LactogenONE and nappies for the very caring hospital staff to do the best they can. 

8. The building of the Mbula primary school kitchen was completed. This will enable the school to better prepare lunchtime meals for the students;

9. We connected water to an existing tank in the village of Kweresha. This will significantly reduce the need for women and girls to fetch water from outside the village and improve the quality of the water;

10. We built an incinerator at the Viti health clinic to facilitate the disposal of used medical trash which otherwise ends up in an open pit and a danger to children and dogs;

11. We repaired the roof at Kifilio Secondary school which was disturbed by a leaking roof. 

We continue to be indebted to our wonderful Tanzanian staff for their dedication and care in achieving the above in a timely and cost-effective manner. My strong feeling is that our work is accelerating with more and more opportunities presenting. 

Should you have any questions or suggestions, please do contact me via the email below’

Asante sana (Thank you!)