Autumn / winter update from Buguruni School for the Deaf

Mama Matilda (on the left in this photo, with the marvellously energetic Mr Madai, Chair of TSD, on the right) sent us this update to cover recent months at Buguruni School for the Deaf. As you can see, things are really moving.

We are excitedly awaiting the Standard 7 exam results, hoping that they are as good as last year's.

October report:

The first of October Tanzania Society for the deaf sat for the Board meeting. During the meeting we had a new member who joined the Board that was Mr.Bill Bali. We belive he is going to steer the Board ides and plans to reach the required goals. The meeting was good members discussed about new changes at the shool.To get a new Headteacher was a pleasure to the Board and the pupils.Also we discussed about ways to make TSD self sustainable.

The school had chance to meet Neville and his wife.Mrs Alison. We met these new friends through the influence of Judith and Nigel. They agreed to finish the school wall which was unfinished and sometimes pupils could go out without permission. To day we happy to tell our friends Tanzanear that the wall is finished now they are now in the last touches.

The same month Lucy Carter the Chairperson of Tanzanear arrived and she had a lot of ides to share with us. The most important was to come and prepare the two days Starkey Foundation .

hearing Aid Fittings. We again thank Judith who made alot of plans and agreements to make Starkey Foundation U.S.A agree to come and fit 250 Buguruni deaf pupils and 350 other deaf pupils around Dar es salaam.This was really a big job and tiresome one. We thank them in person as well as Tanzanear as a strong NGO

November:

In November everybody at the school was very busy.Judith Roberts joined us to prepare the Starkey Days, !8th and 19th November were very busy days at the school. 600 deaf pupils got hearing Aids. The pupils from that day were exposed to the hearing World. Some of them could pronounce words which had meaning. What a mirracle! We sincerely thank Starkey Fondation USA , Judith and Lucy in person and Tanzanear who made all these happen.

We thank Rotary Club Dar es salaam who gave money to prepare the two days Starkey .The money enabled 1200 people to get food and water. To prepare the gounds with beautiful tents, chairs and other things which were required that day. The left money has made ten speech mirrors, two Audiology shelves, a big Curboard to keep Ear Mould materials and other Audiolocal things.Also they have bought containers to keep individual hearing aids.

We thank Pepsi Company they gave 1200 bottles of sotf drinks.

We thank Azam who gave juice to the pupils free.

The two day will always be remembered by the deaf pupils in Dar es salaam.

Please receive

this report. Matilda

April 2010 update from Buguruni School for the Deaf

Hello all - this is Lucy writing here, having finally worked out how to update the website via the blog that our kind helper Tristram set up. I promise to do this much more often from now on!

Anyway, Matilda sent us this encouraging update this week - we really hope you like reading it and that it makes you feel connected to the school. You'll see that there are some big changes happening with the school leadership (remember that Matilda is not the Head: she's the director) - we are hoping that this will be a new beginning for the deaf pupils in Dar es Salaam.

As always, a huge thank you to everyone reading for your interest and for your donations.

Matilda said:

"Dear Tanzanear Chairperson and Comittee Members,
Love from Buguruni School for the Deaf,
Please receive a short report of April from Buguruni School for the deaf.
This month the following has happened at this school.
1. The school has been given 500 plants from Dar es alaam North Rotary Club.The plants
were bought from Morogoro Agriculture Research University.They have also taught us
how to plant. They gave us 100 mangoe trees, 100 orange trees ,100 banana plants
100 tick trees and 100 pension plants.
2. At the school we have planted 15 mangoe trees, 15 banana plants 15 orange trees the
rest of all the plants have planted at the school farm at Mlamleni.
3. CORONA women has given to the shool Musical Instruments which they will start
using in July when the school starts the second term.
4. This term we had a big meeting with a Representative from the Ministry of Education,
The Municipal Education Officer and The Tanzania Society for the Deaf Board Members.
The meeeting was mainly on the Academic situation and the attitude of the Headteacher and the teachers.The school inspection showed that better co-operation is needed between the Headteacher and the rest of the staff.
Together the meeting came to a solution that after the June Holiday a new Headteacther
will come and take the post. A few other teachers will also be transffered Right now the pupils are preparing themselves for their trerminal Examinations.
We thank Tanzanear for funding us Inteternet Services.
Thank you
Matilda Ngonyani "


Next post will follow soon,

love from
Lucy