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It is always a privilege to take people to Bukumbi to meet the community, Dr David Barke took a morning off his locum work at Hope Dental Centre and came with us and was an instant hit with the children … Continue reading →

Yesterday was my last day at Bukumbi for a while as I am going on Maternity leave.  It was a good day to finish on, showing the DVPers around the centre and watching them with the community and children. The … Continue reading →

Yesterday it was our pleasure to show Lord and Lady McColl, Caroline Havers (an advisor) and Alan Frampton (Chair of Trustees) around Bukumbi Care Centre. The aim was to see the developments at the centre and to meet the people from the community. … Continue reading →

We visited the local secondary school where Jackson, Jackline, Karoli and Kabula are studying. They are all happy and seem to be enjoying school. We still need to work on their confidence as they were shy when chatting to me, … Continue reading →

Last week Kibibi and I set off on our journey to Kahunda, a small lake-side village, around 4 hours west of Mwanza. Our purpose was to visit Lameki, William, Abel and Ashfak from Bukumbi, who are currently being sponsored by … Continue reading →

Mussa accompanied us to Bukumbi today and was kept busy helping the sewing group refine their work.  He worked with my dad to repair one of the machines and the group cheered when it was fixed. We give Mussa a … Continue reading →

On Monday evening I received phone calls from a panicked friend of Vumi who didn’t know what to do because Vumi was in so much pain. After many phone calls we managed to ensure that she was taken to Bukumbi … Continue reading →

Wednesday this week was Zanzibar day, one of the many public holidays in Tanzania. It was also raining all day, similar to that of a bank holiday in the UK. Bukumbi had a different feel; people were all inside wrapped … Continue reading →

The beginning of January is always a busy time as we prepare the students to return or start school. This year the there are 4 new students going to secondary school and 2 to vocational school. So the last few … Continue reading →

At the beginning of this month Vumi returned from the hospital in town,  and since then her condition has deteriorated. Where she  has had operations and radiotherapy,  the ulcers on her face have become infected and she has lost half of … Continue reading →