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Competition to stimulate study and sport

Icoon Who is Whoo 14-12-2007 - Malaika Kids wants, in cooperation with Ustawi Wa Jamii (welfare office) and other children’s homes, to stimulate study and sport amongst the children.

The first water tower is ready!

Icon Water Tower 01-12-2007 - Wells alone will not be sufficient. Water towers are necessary to ensure sufficient pressure in the pipes and water stocks in case there is a problem with supply.

The first well has been drilled

Icon drilling for water 14-11-2007 - As preparations began for building the Malaika Kids children’s village in Mkuranga, it was time to drill the first well.

Najma Manji meets Minister for Justice

Icon Mary Nagu with Najma 08-11-2007 - Dr. Mary Nagu, Minister for Justice, has a deep understanding of the social problems of her country. She is also closely involved on a personal basis and is the Chairman of the Tanzania Board of Trustees of SOS Children’s Villages.

British High Commissioner meets with Malaika Kids

Icon UK Hi Com 04-11-2007 - The British High Commissioner Mr Philip Parham and his wife Kasia kindly met with Najma Manji and Nigel Fawkes on their day off, to hear about the work of the Malaika Kids Foundation.

Children’s village gets 100% support from Regional Government

icon DC Mkuranga 02-11-2007 - At a top level meeting arranged by Mr Henry Clemens, the District Commissioner of the province of Mkuranga, the Malaika Kids village was given their full backing.

UK Chairman visits Orphan House

Icon Present for Nigel 01-11-2007 - Nigel and Jane Fawkes were received with great enthusiasm by the staff and children at Malaika Kids’ Dar es Salaam Orphan House.

The Infrastructure of the Children’s village is ready!

Icoon Road 15-10-2007 - The construction of the village in Mkuranga has started. The first part of the terrain has been cleared and levelled.

Building can begin!

Building Permit Icon 18-09-2007 - The building permit has been issued. It may only be a piece of paper, but for us it’s a very important piece of paper.

Running for Malaika Kids

Hydro Active icon 17-09-2007 - Three ladies from the MSc11 alumni of London Business School and three friends formed the Malaika Kids team in the Hydro Active Women's Challenge 5km race in Hyde Park.

It’s official; 99-year rights to the land in Mkuranga

Ikoon CoF 18-06-2007 - It took a while, but the land in Mkuranga now officially belongs to Malaika Kids for the next 99 years.

Leica Geosystems donates ‘Total Station’

Leica Icoon 01-06-2007 - A Total Station is a sophisticated surveying instrument which will be used to help build the children’s village.

Children’s home reopened by the Dutch Ambassador

Heropening Ikoon 23-04-2007 - On 17th April Mr Karel van Kesteren, the Dutch Ambassador to Tanzania performed the opening ceremony of the newly refurbished orphanage in Dar es Salaam

Finally meeting each other after 3 years of working together

Ikoon Ton in Tanzania 22-04-2007 - Three years of intense preparatory work culminated in the recent visit of Ton Willemsen, chairman of Malaika Kids International, to Tanzania.

High Commissioner becomes Patron

Icon of Mrs. Majaar 08-04-2007 - Her Excellency the High Commissioner for Tanzania, Mrs Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar has honoured us by becoming our Patron. She has already demonstrated her support by providing us with helpful advice and many useful contacts.

A start has been made on foundations for the village

Ikoon Machine 02-04-2007 - The ground for the children’s village is being prepared! Having compensated the last local farmer, the vegetation on the land required for building is being removed.

Malaika Kids UK committee in The Hague

Ikoon MKUK 02-02-2007 - On January 28th the Malaika kids UK committee visited The Hague to meet the Dutch committee and agree on the way forward.

Help prevent 35 orphans ending up on the streets!

27-01-2007 - Many orphans in Tanzania are cared for by their family. For many families, this care becomes too much of a financial burden in the long term and they turn to the government to take over the care of the orphans.

Malaika Kids has a new bus!

Icoon Bus 25-01-2007 - The Malaika Kids children’s home in Dar-es-Salaam has not had its own transport, a situation that became really unworkable. The St. Bernardus junior school in Oud Gastel decided to try and make a difference.


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