The diverse mission in Tanzania

Project of ADIMIS

36 volunteers were in Tanzania from 26 August to 15 September, led by Dr László Szabó. They all had different missions and tasks at Karao Primary School, which is an ADIMIS project. 

This year, for the first time, seven students from the Roland-Gymnasium in Burg (cooperation partner of FAU) accompanied by Andrea Gohla and Ralf Sieber also visited their partner school in the land of the Maasai. For one week they taught interesting subjects. For example, the pupils from Karao made music and became artistically active. Thanks to the commitment of Burger Gymnasium, the Maasai children now also have the opportunity to play volleyball in their free time or as part of their physical education lessons, as a volleyball court has been set up there. One of the classrooms is also decorated by a large three-dimensional world map with magnetic animals attached to it. 

The Polish team of 12 young adults, led by Marek Micyk, bought solar panels and put them on the almost finished girls dormitory. They spent their evenings in nearby bomas, talking to the residents and giving them hope and confidence in situations or life situations that often seemed hopeless. 

Two doctors, one medical student and a nurse held consultations every day. The news spread quickly in the area and the medical team had their hands full. The patients, whether nursing mothers or elderly women and men, gathered sitting on the ground in the small shade of the bare trees and waited anxiously for the consultation. Even a child with Down's syndrome, which is a great rarity in this area, was brought to the medical team with hopes. Many women complained of severe back pain, but above all an ophthalmologist who could operate on cataracts was urgently needed. For inflamed childrens eyes, there were good quality eye drops and various vitamins in the doctor's bag. Unfortunately, there were also patients with severe burns. These were also treated immediately during the consultation hour. 

Another group worked diligently on the construction work in Karao. Day after day, in the bright sunshine, they mixed concrete, dug the ground and replaced broken window panes. Thanks to their neat work, the school's grounds are being beautified piece by piece. As Karao is located on a mountain side, the drive from Longido, where the main road is, took almost an hour. The road is very bad and cars have to cross several dried-up riverbanks, which is a big challenge. Not only once did vehicles get stuck because they buried themselves in deep sand. Transporting building materials was no easy matter either, but as soon as something was built, the joy was great and new motivation drove the next building project. 

Every little support means big progress for the project. Both energetic and financial help drive the work in Karao and goals can be realised.