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The rainy season causes a lot of damage

The long rainy season has begun in Tanzania and that’s quite different to the rain in Britain! Enormous rainstorms that go on for hours and hours. It can be a spectacular and overwhelming experience and it is also good for nature. Unfortunately enormous rainfall can also cause a lot of damage. The damp, warm climate is not always healthy and a lot of people become sick during this period. For the mosquitoes the rainy season is of course an ideal time and in order to keep these insects way the screens have been renewed in the children’s home. By doing this and having the children sleep under mosquito nets, we try to avoid the children catching malaria.

The heavy rains have also ruined part of the outside floor. Because it’s so important for the children to be able to play, a new layer of cement has been laid. When it’s dry the children can enjoy a game of football outside.