‘My Family’
8th January 2016
This week, we received the piece below which we wanted to share with you. It was written by Emily, one of the three volunteers who visited Arise Community School over the summer. ‘My Family’ “One morning in Middle Class, we asked the children (aged around 4 and 5 years) to draw their family. For some […]
A New Year and New Hope for Hadijah
1st January 2016
Hadijah, just four years old, is the youngest in a family of four children. They live with their mother in extreme poverty. Their home is just one small room which is rented. It is about the size of a garden shed. The bed they share is a piece of foam on the floor and […]
Wishing you all a Very Happy Christmas
25th December 2015
Our Christmas Day blog is inspired by Brooke, a pupil from Cronton Church of England Primary School. The children at the school have undertaken numerous fundraising initiatives for ACE and the school has supported us tremendously throughout the whole of 2015. Aware of our “Buy a Breakfast” Christmas Appeal, 6 year old Brooke asked her […]
A Dream Come True!
18th December 2015
For anyone, the day that they graduate from university is a very special one. It is even more special when you dream of an education but your circumstances are such that you do not know how you will ever be able to achieve that dream. We have written before about Annastasia whom we have […]
The ACE Website – One Year On.
11th December 2015
This time last year, our website: ACECharity.uk was launched. Having achieved charity status in July 2014, we wanted to be able to tell people about the work of Africa’s Children in Education (ACE) and to communicate progress and developments to all our donors and supporters on a regular basis. As a small charity, we also […]
Breakfast at Arise Community School
6th December 2015
“Buy a Breakfast” Appeal: 2015
4th December 2015
This time last year, we launched our ACE “Buy a Breakfast” Christmas Appeal 2014. With the very generous support of our donors and supporters, it was successful. We were able to raise the £2,000 needed and, since January this year, we have been able to provide a simple breakfast to every child at Arise Community […]
“Tales From Tanzania”
28th November 2015
Week 3: Far More Than A School – Part 2 As a follow on from last week’s blog, there is one more aspect that clearly marks out Arise Community School from most other schools in Tanzania. It is just that, a “community” school in all senses of the word. Since the very first, Frank, whose […]
“Tales From Tanzania”
20th November 2015
&”Tales From Tanzania”, November, 2015 Week 2: Far More Than A School – Part 1 Whilst at Arise School, it has been great to see the progress and development since our last visit earlier this year. The fourth classroom which is on schedule to be completed for January; the growth in the number of children- […]
“Tales From Tanzania”, November 2015
14th November 2015
From Cronton to Kilimanjaro! Greetings from Tanzania! It is sometimes difficult to believe the contrast in our lives. Only last Friday we were welcomed back into Cronton C of E Primary School not far from where we live. Yesterday, less than a week later, we were being welcomed, once again, into the family of Arise […]
