On 15 October Peter Swan gave a talk about the work of The Meserani Project to Thornaby & Yarm Rotary Club. The members were extremely interested in the work of the project, and at the end of the evening Peter was given a cheque for £50 for the project. Thank you so much gentlemen.

On 13 October there was a Trustees meeting – all six trustees were present, with one of them taking part ‘online’ through FaceTime (she works in London).

There is still one place remaining on the Adults Trip to Kenya & Tanzania next August – let us know if you are interested.

We have nine students at Meserani who are currently applying for places at Arusha Vocational Training Centre. If their applications are successful, they will start their courses in January.

Another Quiz has been organised for 4 December – see our Events page for details.

The annual African Jewellery & Handicrafts Sale has been confirmed for 21 November – see our Events page for details.

We have a stall at the Egglescliffe School Christmas Fair on 15 November.

We have a stall at Huntcliff School Christmas Fair on 27 November.

The new academic year in Tanzania begins in January – we have a number of pupils currently in their final year at primary school who will not be able to afford to go to secondary school, but have been identified by us as being worthy of sponsorship. If anyone at all would like to know what is involved in sponsoring a pupil to go to secondary school, please get in touch. You can download our flier about sponsorship from our Downloads page.