The Community, Volunteers and ACE Working Together to Complete the Fourth Classroom
18th September 2015
A few months ago, one of our blogs described how the local community had given donations of sand, cement, building materials and their labour to start building a fourth classroom at Arise Community School. We are delighted that, not only has the building work on this continued but, also, further work has been made possible […]
Arise School Making a Difference: finding out what the families think
11th September 2015
Our three volunteers are now back home reflecting on their 10 week experience at the school and writing up their research projects. The home visits which they undertook and have previously written about were an important part of their research. They were also important for the charity and the school. For the charity, we wanted […]
Birthday Picnics in the Park raise over £1,700 for ACE!
4th September 2015
Sue Woodcock is a very close family friend and has been a great supporter of our work since we first went to Tanzania in 2008. Sue originates from Bury but now lives in Harpenden. Last Sunday, Sue celebrated her 70th birthday. Instead of presents, Sue decided to ask for donations to ACE by holding two […]
Rose Queen’s Vintage Afternoon Tea Raises Money for ACE
28th August 2015
One of our recent blogs featured 11 year old Eleanor, the current Rose Queen for St. Nicholas’ Parish Church, St. Helens. Eleanor has chosen ACE as her charity to fundraise for during her time as Rose Queen. Her energy, enthusiasm and commitment to raise money for the charity are exceptional for a young person of […]
The Faraja Group – Women Working Together to Provide Relief and Comfort to Each Other
21st August 2015
From the outset, it was our hope that, when not in use by the children, Arise Community School should become a community resource. The piece below is one example of how this is happening. Every Monday afternoon, when school has finished, 22 women from the local community meet there. They call themselves the Faraja Women’s […]
An Experience Like No Other
14th August 2015
In recent weeks, our blogs have featured the experiences and photos from our three Newcastle University volunteers, Beth, Tamsin and Emily, who have been working at Arise School since late June. They have also been undertaking research projects in the local community. Sadly, their time in Tanzania will shortly be coming to an end. Last […]
Our First University Graduate!
12th August 2015
Many Congratulations, Annastasia, on your degree results. Our first university graduate through ACE! What an amazing achievement. Very well done!
Enjoying So Many New and Creative Experiences!
7th August 2015
Last week’s blog, written by Emily, one of our three volunteers at Arise School, focussed on the creative activities the volunteers have been undertaking with the children whilst at the school. For all of the pupils, this would be their first opportunity to experience things like art, craft and music. They have even opened a […]
Making Simba come alive!
1st August 2015
In Tanzanian schools teaching tends to be very much focussed on academic subjects. There are few opportunities – and resources – for the children to experience arts, craft, music and more creative activities. This was why, when we were discussing with our three volunteers at Arise Primary School prior to their departure how they might […]
Enjoying Saba Saba Day!
24th July 2015
Saba Saba Day, 7th. July, is a public holiday in Tanzania. It celebrates the founding in 1954 of the political party, TANU, the Tanganyika African National Union. Like schools and businesses throughout Tanzania, Arise School was closed for the day. Tamsin, one of our three volunteers at the school, sent us the account below of […]
