The vision of ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams is a world where vulnerable children can achieve their dreams. We are a Canadian charity that raises funds to help children in rural Tanzania complete their education.

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ABCD:
Art Building Children's Dreams
PO Box 1113
Mount Albert ON L0G 1M0
Canada

Home Visits in Kilema

January 23 — After our exercises and packing up we were gathered at the entrance to our hotel ready for the hike to Kilema when Lynn accidentally knocked over a 9 foot wooden giraffe carving which was standing next to the doorway! It broke into several pieces as the wood [...]

Home Visits on Sunday Afternoon (17th Jan.)

After we were sure everybody was home from church we set out to make some home visits. We visited Adeline (from her school reports mailed to us we learned that she is doing very, very well at school and we will be giving her and others an award at Art Day [...]

Our First Day of Home Visits

We left Moshi in the landrover loaded up with the children’s supplies and our luggage and were driven 1.5 hours to our hotel, up in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, the Sekao Kilimanjaro Lodge. Joseph has arranged for our rooms and meals at this comfortable and conveniently located hotel near the homes and schools [...]

Visiting the Children at their Homes in Kilema

We set out this morning with Joseph and with our backpacks full of art materials, cameras, records binder and packed lunches for a full day of hiking through the hills of Kilema on our way to the homes of 8 children. We saw beautiful panoramas of forests and hills on our way along the red [...]