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

Art Day!

January 30 — Yesterday was a stay-home day to plan and prepare for Art Day. This morning we got up early to hang up signs on the lawn and set out 47 bags of school supplies, gifts, and art kits alphabetically. The cook and his assistant mamas were preparing the food which included rice, [...]

The Longest Day... Up, Up, Up!

January 28 — Off to an early start today as we were going up the hills to find 4 schools. The roads and trails never seemed to end as we plodded our way into higher altitudes…granted it afforded some beautiful scenes of Mount Kilimanjaro and the air was sparkling fresh and clear.

Finally [...]

Ngaruma and Samanga VTC's

January 27 — Today we were off to two Vocational Training Centres to register students for whom we had paid fees. Ngaruma VTC is just outside of Marangu so we were able to hop onto a daladala and be dropped off outside. It’s a clean and well laid out school overlooking a valley with [...]

Lombeta and Ifati SS

January 26 — Some hiking and a daladala ride took us quite a distance to these two schools. They are in a very serene part of the Kilimanjaro foothills…not quite so hilly. We now have 9 children at Lombeta SS because many have finished successfully at their primary schools. The Headmaster, Mr. Tilya, was [...]

Back to Moshi

January 25 — Made another trip to Moshi Town today to tidy up some loose shopping ends for the children, and to do some major banking deposits for secondary schools. It’s always much hotter in Moshi than up on the hills so we were baking as we walked around town. ‘Hustle and bustle’ doesn’t [...]