Rising to the Challenge of Coronavirus at Arise School
22nd April 2020
As part of the global pandemic that is now having such devastating consequences in so many countries across the world, the first confirmed case of Covid 19 in Tanzania was announced in mid March. Today, 22nd. April, this number has risen to 254 with 10 deaths. Tanzania is a large country and the vast majority […]
Newsletter: March 2020
30th March 2020
Dear Supporter(s), It was on one of our trips to Tanzania in February 2012 that Frank, now Arise School Manager, took us to meet his parents at their family home in the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro. They showed us round their land and told us of their vision – a school for the poorest children […]
Greetings from Tanzania: Entering Arise!
12th March 2020
We arrived back in Tanzania last week. Every time we visit, we are struck by the changes and development at Arise School. On this occasion, it was immediate. Over the years, so much work has been done by Frank and the staff to create a welcoming, green and pleasant environment in which the children can […]
Goats Help To Achieve Financial Independence in Wiri!
27th February 2020
Since it first opened its doors in 2013, Arise Community School has taken various opportunities to undertake or set up initiatives to help their local community of Wiri in different ways. We were pleased to receive from them the piece below about their latest project to help some of their poorest community members achieve financial […]
Recognising Effort at Arise School
8th December 2019
Very sadly, earlier this year, a colleague of one of our ACE supporters lost his life in the Ethiopian air crash. Much respected by those he worked with, Nasser had assumed a greatly valued mentoring role with his colleagues. In memory of Nasser, they wanted to make a donation to the charity. As a mentor, […]
“Connecting Classrooms” at Arise and Cronton Schools
27th November 2019
Since the early years of the charity, the pupils of Cronton C of E Primary School, have raised money for ACE with the ongoing support of their Headteacher, staff, families and the local church congregation. They have also donated hundreds of items to Arise, including school shoes, football kits and sports equipment. In October 2017, […]
Arise School: an Oasis of Joy.
15th November 2019
Recently, two of our ACE sponsors, Angie and Clint, took the opportunity of combining some time at Arise School with a holiday in Tanzania. Now home in the U.K., Angie sent the following to us about their stay at Arise: “ We are just back from an amazing, life changing trip to Arise school. We […]
Asante Sana, Ray!
12th November 2019
Trips to Arise School are always very special and memorable occasions for us. Our recent one, accompanied by one of our ACE supporters, Ray Vincent, and his son, Chris, was certainly no exception. In January this year, we received a tremendous boost to our efforts to enable Arise to become self sustaining. This was the […]
Arise Pupils Get a Head Start for their Financial Future
30th August 2019
Learning how to manage money is an essential life skill although one that is often overlooked in the classroom. However, Arise School was not willing to take this risk. Instead, it is giving pupils a head start. Arise believes that there is no age limit to helping children learn to manage money. In a developing […]
Arise Goes Green!
16th August 2019
All efforts at Arise School are now focusing on it becoming self sustaining. As part of this, a farm project has been started growing vegetables. We all know that a healthy diet is one of the ingredients integral to smart children who can concentrate on their studies. The aim of the project, among many others, […]
