ABOUT US
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Ulla and Gottfrid Stenroos started work in Tanzania in 1977 and have worked there in various stages with, among other things, village healthcare training, healthcare and orphanages in different parts of the country.
During the years in Africa, they have helped many poor and sick people in different villages and communities. They have distributed large amounts of corn to those in need and built several houses for single mothers with many children and they have built two preschools that accommodate 100 children. They have also built 4 primary schools which have been handed over to the authorities in the respective villages.
For many years, they have built up a large site in Dongobesh with many buildings. The site includes, among other things, 6 dormitories that house 250 boarding students, a school with 6 large classrooms, a chemistry lab, and two more that are now to be built. There is a sewing school and a hairdresser. There is one building that contains two dining halls, two kitchens, and 5 guest rooms. There is also a large classroom for theology students and a maize and rice storage facility.
Since Ulla passed away in December 2018, Gottfrid has continued the work in Tanzania.
The school is being upgraded so that we can accept students directly from grade seven in the state primary schools. It will continue to be a girls-only school. Both men and women study theology. In July, we expect the school to fill up with new students. At the beginning of May, the students took their final exams, and we expect that almost all of them will pass and then continue on to a university for another three years. We have many students who ask for sponsorship for their studies because their parents cannot afford to help them. Sponsoring a student costs about 50 euros per month at the current exchange rate. Everything has become much more expensive in Tanzania as well.
Join us and contribute and give the girls a good education and a better future!
