“We are definitely not ready to say Goodbye!”
5th August 2016
Three weeks ago, our two volunteers, Emma and Ellie, wrote about their first impressions of Arise School. Now rapidly reaching the end of their period volunteering, this second blog reveals something of the amazingly diverse and memorable experiences they have had whilst living and working at the school. They write: “Week 5 of our African […]
“Giving Children Back Some Of Their Childhood”
29th July 2016
In previous years, medical students from the U.K. have visited Arise School whilst undertaking their electives in the local town of Moshi. Once again this year, Pauline Brown, Volunteer Coordinator with Kilimanjaro Community Support Project (KiCS), has taken out to Tanzania a group of 10 medical students. They recently visited the school and helped out […]
Coffee Morning Cronton Style!
22nd July 2016
Once again, the children and staff of Cronton C. of E. School have been working extremely hard to raise money for ACE. With only this week to go until the end of term, they held a Coffee Morning in the school hall for parents, family and friends. It was so well attended. Everyone had worked […]
First Impressions of Arise School
15th July 2016
On 4th July, two volunteers, Ellie and Emma, landed at Kilimanjaro International Airport to start a six week period volunteering at Arise School. Both are studying Geography at Newcastle University and have just completed the second year of their degree. Like our three volunteers last year, Emma and Ellie will also be undertaking their fieldwork […]
Paving the way for the Rains
8th July 2016
Arise School is on the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. For most of the year, the ground is hard, dry and dusty. However, when the rains do come, the water does not soak into the ground, rather it lays on top and forms a layer of mud. When there are 209 children bringing mud on their […]
Greetings From Tanzania
1st July 2016
It has been great to be back at Arise School this week, albeit on my own. Unfortunately, Tanzania is still out of bounds for Sue following her illness earlier this year. You will know from a recent blog of Eleanor’s efforts to raise money for electricity to be installed at Arise. I presented the children […]
From the Children of Carr Mill to the Children of Kilimanjaro
24th June 2016
A few weeks ago, we spoke to the children of Carr Mill School, St. Helens, about Arise School and the difference it is making in the lives of the children there. We also met with their School Council to talk about their ideas for fundraising. Given the excellent reputation of Carr Mill School for reading […]
Rose Queen’s Gift of Electricity to Arise School!
17th June 2016
In one of our blogs just 12 months ago, we wrote about the crowning of the Rose Queen ceremony which had just taken place at St. Nicholas, a local church, here in St. Helens. Eleanor, the incoming Rose Queen, was then only 11 years old. Last Sunday, in her retiring speech, Eleanor told the […]
Volunteers Support our “Buy a Brick: Build a Future” Appeal
10th June 2016
A few weeks ago, we launched our latest ACE Appeal – “Buy a Brick: Build a Future” – in order to raise money to buy blocks to build the next two classrooms. Those of you who follow the blogs will remember that, last year, Emily, Beth and Tamsin, then undergraduates at Newcastle University, went out […]
Progressing Our Aspirations for Arise School
3rd June 2016
In three week’s time, Ron will be back at Arise School! Unfortunately, Sue is still not able to travel with him after her recent illness and is finding it all very frustrating. Although it seems hardly any time since Ron’s last trip, there is a lot going on at the school at the moment that […]
