“In the classroom”

Tanzania day 6

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May 21st 2007
Today we went back to the Maitumaini School for disabled children to do some filming and give them some gifts we had brought over from Australia. We learnt more about some of the children at the school. One girl, Maria, was badly burnt when her family home was struck by lightening and burst into flames. As a consequence she is now an amputee - losing one leg just above the knee and her right a ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more