CHAWAMAKI (Chama cha Wanaoishi kwa Matumaini Kilimanjaro) (The group of People Living with Hope in Kilimanjaro).
Alumni References: Ivan Martin: Imveets@aol.com
Overview:
Kikundi Cha Chawamaki was established in 2006 and has been operating under the umbrella of Kiwodea Women’s Group. This group consists of seventeen (17) members; fifteen women and 2 men who have been brave enough to go public with their affliction with HIV. Chawamaki has formalized their organizational structure with a chairperson, a finance committee, a secretary, and a treasurer. They hold regular meetings where minutes are kept and recorded.
Among the purposes of Kiwodea is to serve the needs of member organizations operating under its umbrella by researching granting sources and providing funding to individual dues-paying members through its micro-loan programmes. Kiwodea also professes to provide relevant training such as financial seminars, health seminars, business clinics, and HIV/AIDS information seminars
Chawamaki’s common plight of being marginalized and stigmatized inspired them to develop economic enterprises to support their endeavours to eventually provide outreach and shining examples to the many other HIV afflicted persons in their district. Also, the group is trying to set aside resources in a benevolent fund for the continuing support for children of members left behind as orphans.
Needs of Kikundi Cha Chawamaki:
The primary need was investment capital to:
• Create an agricultural project to produce sufficient food to feed themselves and members of the extended family which numbered approximately 102 adults and children inclusive;
• Create profitable enterprises to generate income to care for inactive members of the organization as well as to provide for children left behind as orphans;
• Support their desire to engage in an outreach programme which would target other HIV/AIDS individuals in the community who are reluctant to publicly disclose their condition; and
• Receive health and nutrition education.
The above needs of Kikundi Cha Chawamaki apparently could not be met by Kiwodea given the fact that the group has tried unsuccessful over the past 12 months to secure funding for their organization. The preconditions precluded them from ever been able to qualify for such loans. Therefore, other sources of funding needed to be located specifically to serve this group, considering their unique circumstances.
Projects Ongoing:
1. The Piggery
2. Vegetable Production
3. The Chicken Project
The Pig Project was funded with 593,000 Tsh to procure one (1) pig, eleven (11) piglets, vet and food for six months. The Chicken Project was allocated 663,000 Tsh to build a chicken coup to house at least 50 chickens, six months of feed, medicine and vet services. Both the Pig Project and the Chicken Project have been fully funded for six months. It is anticipated that these two projects will prove profitable to the extent that no further infusion of capital will be necessary.
Land is being allocated, by the Village Council of Msaranga, to the group to start vegetable production pending a formal contract between Kikundi Cha Chawamaki and the Council. The Vegetable Garden Project should provide enough food to satisfy the needs of the members with the surplus to be used to generate income; also spoilage to supplement pig feed, providing a reduction in operational cost in the piggery.
A separate bank account has been established at the National Microfinance Bank. Fifty percent (50%) of any profits from the above enterprises should be deposited into the account. These funds will serve as revolving source to fund new ventures. It was suggested that the other fifty percent be deposited into the group’s general account, twenty-five percent (25%) of which to be reserved for the benevolent fund, while the other twenty-five percent (25%) can be distributed to individual members in a manner to be decided by general membership vote.
Volunteer Activities
• Research for funding for which CBO can qualify and can then be pursued.
• Provide continuing health/nutrition seminars to reinforce good eating habits.
• Assist with business management, budgeting and accounting, cash-flow analysis, etc. These functions are critical for the success of the enterprises.
• Ongoing on site inspection and evaluation of the projects.
• Establishing a database of professionals able and willing to assist this group.
• Arrange for seminars on the execution of wills (members request).
• Follow-up on Village Council’s land contract execution.
• Follow-up with Village Council regarding agricultural specialist to assist group in crop selection, etc.
• Sharing with them on how best they can live positively.
• Sensitize the community against STIGMA which is very high.
• To share with them on how they can create and manage small projects so that they can support themselves, orphans and the seriously ill.
• Share also on how they can manage to market their products.
• Visit and support the sick in various ways.
• Strategies on fund raising in order to support the sick, the neglected children and orphans.
• Help them with project write up.
• Strengthen and coordinate networking with other HIV /AIDS NGOs within the region
• Share with the women the activities which can enable them to get immediate money
Prior to assessing the needs of Kikundi Cha Chawamaki, it was imperative to develop a mutually comfortable and respectful relationship. Cultural norms will be observed and practiced throughout the many meetings and discourse. The use of humor, in presenting new and different ideas to the group, made it easier for the members to respond, deliberate, and accept ideas that were foreign to them. (We strongly advise that ANY volunteer working with this group ought NOT to relate to members in a condescending manner. See them as proud, capable, productive, and able-bodied.)
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Jipe Moyo women's group (formerly part of WOFATA)
Alumni References: Luke Carr: luke_carr88@yahoo.co.uk
Charisma Ann Lanez: clanez@gmail.com
Kate Bartholic: kjb2nf@mizzou.edu
The members of this group have tested and proved positive for HIV or AIDS. Teaching English and home visits are the biggest activities associated with this placement. Other duties include:
• Identify areas of cooperation with other HIV / AIDS groups.
• Advice the members on how best they can run their garden project.
• Share with them on areas they can support one another through creating other project.
• Share with the members on how best the community can be sensitized to accept the positive and do away with STIGMATISM
• Work with them and assist in Support Group
• Home Visiting and Home base care
Educating the HIV/AIDS victims on how they can best live
Fundraising for the sick
Work with support group for women with HIV/AIDS
• Educate the community and individuals on free HIV / Testing.
• Counseling the affected
Charisma Ann Lanez: clanez@gmail.com
Kate Bartholic: kjb2nf@mizzou.edu
The members of this group have tested and proved positive for HIV or AIDS. Teaching English and home visits are the biggest activities associated with this placement. Other duties include:
• Identify areas of cooperation with other HIV / AIDS groups.
• Advice the members on how best they can run their garden project.
• Share with them on areas they can support one another through creating other project.
• Share with the members on how best the community can be sensitized to accept the positive and do away with STIGMATISM
• Work with them and assist in Support Group
• Home Visiting and Home base care
Educating the HIV/AIDS victims on how they can best live
Fundraising for the sick
Work with support group for women with HIV/AIDS
• Educate the community and individuals on free HIV / Testing.
• Counseling the affected
Kilimahewa Women's and Orphans Center for Education (KIWOCE)
KIWOCE (Kilimahewa Women and Orphan Education Center)
Kilimahewa
P.O. BOX 8623
Sambarai, Moshi Rural,
Along Moshi Arusha road,
7 Kilometers from Moshi Town
Contact:
Grace Lyimo/Founder/Advisor
Tel: 0713-401595
Eugene Mallya: Chair Person
Kilimahewa CBO
Mama Mselle: Chairperson for women group Small-scale business.
Alumni References: Meredith Avery: meredithjeanavery@hotmail.com (Women's group)
Julia Stansbury: juliasaurus@yahoo.com (School)
Aja Roddy: ajalu@aol.com (School)
Dalia Ahmed: dalia_ahmed75@hotmail.com (School)
I. General Information about the Partner organization:
Kilimahewa is a community-based organization founded and initiated last year September 28, 2006.
It was initially known as a local brew drinking center for the local community and was known as the local place for the use of Marijuana. It is now a learning center for the Kilimahewa community specifically focused for poor women in the village, orphans and youth, and vulnerable children. Vulnerable children are the marginalized and disadvantaged group in socio-economic areas such as “Street Children”, children working in plantations, industries, households and other hardship environments and include children whose parents are living with HIV and/or AIDS and are incapacitated thus rendering them unable to engage in gainful activities.
Kilimahewa is owned by the Kilimahewa community members who have cooperated to form a Local CBO under the “Company Limited by Guarantee”
II. Activities:
a. Women’s Group
The Kilimahewa group has been very enthusiastic and eager to learn in order to alleviate their daily life.
Kilimahewa focuses on three main goals:
1. Community Education and Child care
2. Community Health
3. Community Social and Economic Development
Present Community Activities:
• Tree planting
• Informal teaching of communication in English, simple math, geography and Swahili
• Family reproductive health education including HIV/ AIDS: Facilitating and sharing with members on how to carry out awareness campaigns regarding the HIV/AIDS pandemic. These campaigns serve as the vehicle for communicating and educating the community on HIV/AIDS related issues in order to reduce the effects of the disease and ultimately reduce the number of children who are orphaned due to the disease.
• Small scale business entrepreneurs, Micro-loans (not done)
• Development of the women’s group market skills and strategies on sustainable marketing.
• Enhancing gender relationships and promoting gender mainstreaming.
The roles of the CCS volunteers are to assist the local volunteers to:
• Help the group to identify current and future needs for care and support of orphans and vulnerable children, as well as young single women in the community.
• Facilitate vocational training pertaining to self –reliance initiatives such as carpentry, masonry, agricultural catering and computer skills to the target group.
b. Youth Activites
Currently we have total of 104 students, of which at least 80% attend informal education at Kilimahewa regularly. The average age is 14-18 years. 90% of the students are girls and 10% are boys. These kids have struggled to complete elementary education and did not have the chance to continue with O level education (secondary school/ high school) due to their orphan or vulnerable status.
Together with local volunteer teacher, the CCS volunteers:
• Teach English, math, science, and geography according to the pre form 1 /form 1 syllabus.
• Plan and organize youth seminars or workshop pertaining to reproductive health including HIV/AIDS.
• Continue to promote reading in the community by re-organizing the small library at the center so that it can serve for the entire Kilimahewa community. (Adults/Children). Fundraise for more books and better library facilities at the center.
• Participate in initiatives geared towards improvement in community education.
• Work with the coordinator to facilitate access to education for school-aged (youth) orphans and vulnerable children in the community
• Advise on how to fundraise for education. Help to strategize for the creation of hostel facilities for the orphans/ vulnerable kids who cannot go to school or are sexually harassed as they go to school far from their home.
• Help to develop practical guidelines for vulnerable children and orphans in order to enable the community, guardians, the government and other stakeholders to address vulnerability.
• Help design KIWOCE Logo and website.
• Communicate with the educational team members on strategies for further education for these children
• Have fun, exchange cultural views, and learn the language.
c. Working Tools
You will be working in the local area with very few working tools. Kilimahewa is struggling from the grassroots. There are no desks, no chairs, but there are few benches, but not enough. The beginners’ class meets first (approximately 40 children). These children have a basic knowledge of English, but are not yet conversational. The advanced class meets immediately afterwards (approximately 40 children.) and has the ability to communicate basic ideas in English and form simple sentences.
Please bring your ideas, patience, energy, and enthusiasm. Though it is not necessary, we encourage you to bring teaching materials. Past volunteers have found ESL (English as a second language) books to be helpful in lesson planning.
Kilimahewa
P.O. BOX 8623
Sambarai, Moshi Rural,
Along Moshi Arusha road,
7 Kilometers from Moshi Town
Contact:
Grace Lyimo/Founder/Advisor
Tel: 0713-401595
Eugene Mallya: Chair Person
Kilimahewa CBO
Mama Mselle: Chairperson for women group Small-scale business.
Alumni References: Meredith Avery: meredithjeanavery@hotmail.com (Women's group)
Julia Stansbury: juliasaurus@yahoo.com (School)
Aja Roddy: ajalu@aol.com (School)
Dalia Ahmed: dalia_ahmed75@hotmail.com (School)
I. General Information about the Partner organization:
Kilimahewa is a community-based organization founded and initiated last year September 28, 2006.
It was initially known as a local brew drinking center for the local community and was known as the local place for the use of Marijuana. It is now a learning center for the Kilimahewa community specifically focused for poor women in the village, orphans and youth, and vulnerable children. Vulnerable children are the marginalized and disadvantaged group in socio-economic areas such as “Street Children”, children working in plantations, industries, households and other hardship environments and include children whose parents are living with HIV and/or AIDS and are incapacitated thus rendering them unable to engage in gainful activities.
Kilimahewa is owned by the Kilimahewa community members who have cooperated to form a Local CBO under the “Company Limited by Guarantee”
II. Activities:
a. Women’s Group
The Kilimahewa group has been very enthusiastic and eager to learn in order to alleviate their daily life.
Kilimahewa focuses on three main goals:
1. Community Education and Child care
2. Community Health
3. Community Social and Economic Development
Present Community Activities:
• Tree planting
• Informal teaching of communication in English, simple math, geography and Swahili
• Family reproductive health education including HIV/ AIDS: Facilitating and sharing with members on how to carry out awareness campaigns regarding the HIV/AIDS pandemic. These campaigns serve as the vehicle for communicating and educating the community on HIV/AIDS related issues in order to reduce the effects of the disease and ultimately reduce the number of children who are orphaned due to the disease.
• Small scale business entrepreneurs, Micro-loans (not done)
• Development of the women’s group market skills and strategies on sustainable marketing.
• Enhancing gender relationships and promoting gender mainstreaming.
The roles of the CCS volunteers are to assist the local volunteers to:
• Help the group to identify current and future needs for care and support of orphans and vulnerable children, as well as young single women in the community.
• Facilitate vocational training pertaining to self –reliance initiatives such as carpentry, masonry, agricultural catering and computer skills to the target group.
b. Youth Activites
Currently we have total of 104 students, of which at least 80% attend informal education at Kilimahewa regularly. The average age is 14-18 years. 90% of the students are girls and 10% are boys. These kids have struggled to complete elementary education and did not have the chance to continue with O level education (secondary school/ high school) due to their orphan or vulnerable status.
Together with local volunteer teacher, the CCS volunteers:
• Teach English, math, science, and geography according to the pre form 1 /form 1 syllabus.
• Plan and organize youth seminars or workshop pertaining to reproductive health including HIV/AIDS.
• Continue to promote reading in the community by re-organizing the small library at the center so that it can serve for the entire Kilimahewa community. (Adults/Children). Fundraise for more books and better library facilities at the center.
• Participate in initiatives geared towards improvement in community education.
• Work with the coordinator to facilitate access to education for school-aged (youth) orphans and vulnerable children in the community
• Advise on how to fundraise for education. Help to strategize for the creation of hostel facilities for the orphans/ vulnerable kids who cannot go to school or are sexually harassed as they go to school far from their home.
• Help to develop practical guidelines for vulnerable children and orphans in order to enable the community, guardians, the government and other stakeholders to address vulnerability.
• Help design KIWOCE Logo and website.
• Communicate with the educational team members on strategies for further education for these children
• Have fun, exchange cultural views, and learn the language.
c. Working Tools
You will be working in the local area with very few working tools. Kilimahewa is struggling from the grassroots. There are no desks, no chairs, but there are few benches, but not enough. The beginners’ class meets first (approximately 40 children). These children have a basic knowledge of English, but are not yet conversational. The advanced class meets immediately afterwards (approximately 40 children.) and has the ability to communicate basic ideas in English and form simple sentences.
Please bring your ideas, patience, energy, and enthusiasm. Though it is not necessary, we encourage you to bring teaching materials. Past volunteers have found ESL (English as a second language) books to be helpful in lesson planning.
KIWODEA Women's Group
NAME: KILIMANJARO WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (KIWODEA)
Women’s Trust Fund (WTF)
CONTACTS: Nancy Tesha (Chair Person) 0754 310552
Gudila Kiboka ( Secretary ) 0754 892705
Rachel Sabuni ( Vice Chair Person) 0784 466191
Email: gudystambul@yahoo.com
makisikitesha@yahoo.com
Address: KIWODEA / WTF Box 9781
Moshi – Tanzania.
Alumni References: Thea Bader: ttbad@yahoo.com
Jeffrey Burrell: jburrell228@hotmail.com
Allison Basile: arbasile11@hotmail.com
MISSION:
To support and empower disadvantaged or overburdened women, orphans and individuals with HIV / AIDS through community support groups, education, business development and micro-credit loans.
The goal of KIWODEA / WTF is to create empowered, confident and self reliant community within the Kilimanjaro region’s most impoverished neighborhoods.
To achieve this WTF will function as:
A small business development and education center. It will organize, establish and promote the exchange of ideas through educational workshops and seminars.
The center will provide its members with networking and micro-credit loan opportunities.
All WTF operations will be based on three premises: Transparency, accountability and sustainability within the organization and the community itself.
MEMBERSHIPS:
The community, members in the Kilimanjaro region are of limited resources who are attempting small business activity at the same time continue to struggle with poverty. KIWODEA / WTF has ordinary members from the local community and associate members internationally.
Community members may join WTF by paying a one-time entry fee of 2000/= Ts (Tanzanian shillings) Once paid members may attend WTF meetings and workshops and may apply for micro-credit loan program. WTF meetings will be held twice per month to discuss the administrative and organizational issues. WTF members, who are participating in the micro-credit loan program, will report on the progress of their business development and loan repayment.
Associate members may include NGO’s; Faith based organizations, or any individual who wants to support KIWODEA / WTF from abroad.
Micro-Credit Loan Program:
KIWODEA / WTF members will have the right to borrow money from WTF in the form of micro-credit loans for the purpose of expanding their business. Members must meet specific conditions in order to qualify for the program for the program.
Volunteer Activities:
Formulate ideas for sustainable income generating activities.
To educate the members on issues pertaining to business development through workshops, seminars, meetings and other related business activities.
Teach English to the members.
Participate in teaching the nursery school / day care centre.
Suggest possible means of establishing an information / retail centre somewhere in Moshi. This centre could raise awareness of KIWODEA and its activities and raise capital by selling traditional Tanzania products, where possible produced / sold by group members i.e. khanga, batik fabrics, jewellery, crafts, some food etc.
Brainstorm on how to utilize the tailoring and embroidery skills of many group members and provide extra income for the group.
In cooperation with the group they can think of a modality of searching some funding organizations.
Develop what was done by former volunteers from a different approach.
Revisit and modify the KIWODEA brochures.
Women’s Trust Fund (WTF)
CONTACTS: Nancy Tesha (Chair Person) 0754 310552
Gudila Kiboka ( Secretary ) 0754 892705
Rachel Sabuni ( Vice Chair Person) 0784 466191
Email: gudystambul@yahoo.com
makisikitesha@yahoo.com
Address: KIWODEA / WTF Box 9781
Moshi – Tanzania.
Alumni References: Thea Bader: ttbad@yahoo.com
Jeffrey Burrell: jburrell228@hotmail.com
Allison Basile: arbasile11@hotmail.com
MISSION:
To support and empower disadvantaged or overburdened women, orphans and individuals with HIV / AIDS through community support groups, education, business development and micro-credit loans.
The goal of KIWODEA / WTF is to create empowered, confident and self reliant community within the Kilimanjaro region’s most impoverished neighborhoods.
To achieve this WTF will function as:
A small business development and education center. It will organize, establish and promote the exchange of ideas through educational workshops and seminars.
The center will provide its members with networking and micro-credit loan opportunities.
All WTF operations will be based on three premises: Transparency, accountability and sustainability within the organization and the community itself.
MEMBERSHIPS:
The community, members in the Kilimanjaro region are of limited resources who are attempting small business activity at the same time continue to struggle with poverty. KIWODEA / WTF has ordinary members from the local community and associate members internationally.
Community members may join WTF by paying a one-time entry fee of 2000/= Ts (Tanzanian shillings) Once paid members may attend WTF meetings and workshops and may apply for micro-credit loan program. WTF meetings will be held twice per month to discuss the administrative and organizational issues. WTF members, who are participating in the micro-credit loan program, will report on the progress of their business development and loan repayment.
Associate members may include NGO’s; Faith based organizations, or any individual who wants to support KIWODEA / WTF from abroad.
Micro-Credit Loan Program:
KIWODEA / WTF members will have the right to borrow money from WTF in the form of micro-credit loans for the purpose of expanding their business. Members must meet specific conditions in order to qualify for the program for the program.
Volunteer Activities:
Formulate ideas for sustainable income generating activities.
To educate the members on issues pertaining to business development through workshops, seminars, meetings and other related business activities.
Teach English to the members.
Participate in teaching the nursery school / day care centre.
Suggest possible means of establishing an information / retail centre somewhere in Moshi. This centre could raise awareness of KIWODEA and its activities and raise capital by selling traditional Tanzania products, where possible produced / sold by group members i.e. khanga, batik fabrics, jewellery, crafts, some food etc.
Brainstorm on how to utilize the tailoring and embroidery skills of many group members and provide extra income for the group.
In cooperation with the group they can think of a modality of searching some funding organizations.
Develop what was done by former volunteers from a different approach.
Revisit and modify the KIWODEA brochures.
Women's Groups General Information
Working toward women's empowerment enables you to support women in their pursuit for healthy and sustainable livelihoods. Women's groups provide a forum to address issues such as family health, women's rights, access to resources, income generation, literacy, and other challenges women face in their daily lives.
Volunteers have the opportunity to exchange ideas, collaborate in ongoing projects, teach conversational English, help with small businesses, and be a positive role model. You can also provide support in many other ways, depending on your skills and interests and the needs of the local organization. It is always important to take initiative, but also to defer back to the local women to understand the needs and goals of their organization.
One thing you will find is that teaching English will be a big aspect of your experience. Teaching English can be fun and it will also increase your ability to communicate with the women at your placement. Here are some websites that can help you prepare for this:
http://www.eslflow.com
http://www.caslt.org/research/music.htm
http://efl4u.com
It is always helpful to educate yourself on what issues women face throughout the world, and what women’s empowerment is all about. Here are some helpful links to organizations that are dedicated to working with women around the world:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
http://www.care.org/
Whichever activities you choose, working with Women’s groups can be fun! Offering companionship is one of the best contributions you can make. It is important to be a good listener and even if you don’t understand what the person is saying to you, let them talk and let your body language show that you are listening. A hug or a simple hand hold can make the difference for the people you are working with. Human connection is so important to fostering relationships and making a difference. Here is an activity that may be helpful for you to reflect on your relationships:
http://www.volunteerfamily.org/Share/Activities/WithPeople.aspx
Volunteers have the opportunity to exchange ideas, collaborate in ongoing projects, teach conversational English, help with small businesses, and be a positive role model. You can also provide support in many other ways, depending on your skills and interests and the needs of the local organization. It is always important to take initiative, but also to defer back to the local women to understand the needs and goals of their organization.
One thing you will find is that teaching English will be a big aspect of your experience. Teaching English can be fun and it will also increase your ability to communicate with the women at your placement. Here are some websites that can help you prepare for this:
http://www.eslflow.com
http://www.caslt.org/research/music.htm
http://efl4u.com
It is always helpful to educate yourself on what issues women face throughout the world, and what women’s empowerment is all about. Here are some helpful links to organizations that are dedicated to working with women around the world:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
http://www.care.org/
Whichever activities you choose, working with Women’s groups can be fun! Offering companionship is one of the best contributions you can make. It is important to be a good listener and even if you don’t understand what the person is saying to you, let them talk and let your body language show that you are listening. A hug or a simple hand hold can make the difference for the people you are working with. Human connection is so important to fostering relationships and making a difference. Here is an activity that may be helpful for you to reflect on your relationships:
http://www.volunteerfamily.org/Share/Activities/WithPeople.aspx
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