Terms like Spring and Summer have little relevancy in Tloma. Instead, year-round, moderate weather is punctuated by two rainy seasons – one long (March through
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Author: Winona
Village Women Begin New Soap Business
So many of the Tloma children, about 40 per cent, live in homes led by an unemployed, single mother, often because the father has abandoned
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Meet Jerry Murray
Meet Jerry Murray, executive director of Msaada Architects. I met Jerry during my last visit to the school. He is working with Marjan Tieberink, who
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From Broken to Beautiful!
Thanks to the generous efforts of former visitors Dennis and Lauri Winge and their friends Mark and Karen Jackson, who made a donation to the
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Students Develop a Garden Nursery
Students are participating in an experimental gardening effort to grow nursery plants at the school. The plan is to sell new types of plants for
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OAT / GCF Provide School Supplies
Each year, Overseas Adventure Travel and Grand Circle Foundation use accumulated safari traveler donations to supply the school. This year’s gifts included lots of workbooks, chalk,
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Meet Our New Candidates for Sponsorship
Meet 12 bright students who are excellent candidates for sponsorships. Would you consider helping them continue their education by sponsoring one of them? Abraham is
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‘Olympic’ Stars
The Tanzanian National Olympic Committee held a series of athletic competitions in Karatu last week and two female Tloma 7th graders placed first and second
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Teacher Retires
Mary Mariki turned in her chalk and eraser to join her husband, Kazaeli, also a retired teacher, on their pastoral farming plot where he enjoys
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New Reading Glasses for the Students
We received a large box of reading glasses from Charity Vision in Provo, Utah, and we are conducting vision tests with the graduating 7th graders
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