Clothe the children with "Hearts in Unity"
A school uniform…a shirt, a skirt or pair of trousers, and a pair of shoes. A warm sweater and a knit hat when it is cold. Seems simple enough. If you have a school uniform, you can attend school.
Yet, for families in Tanzania, buying the required school uniform and shoes
for their children is often a burden that they can not bear. When a family is struggling to survive on less than $1 a day, parents must often make heartbreaking choices. Do they sacrifice their children’s access to education, the key to breaking out of the cycle of poverty, in order to feed them?
Orphans are at an even greater disadvantage.
Together, we can ensure these children have their required school uniforms, while at the same time, employ women in the "Mioyo Pamoja"
("Hearts in Unity") sewing coop to sew the uniforms and other needed clothing items for the children, especially the orphans, who desperately need them. With the wages earned from sewing, these women can themselves begin to overcome the poverty that limits their ability to care for their own families.
The solution is so simple... together, we can clothe the orphans and
at-risk children of Tanzania.
♥ Give a gift of a new pair of shoes to a child
♥ Give a gift of a new school uniform to a child
♥ Give a gift of a hand-knit or crocheted hat to a child
♥ Give a gift of basic sewing & knitting supplies for the sewing coop
♥ Give a gift of a bolt of shirt fabric for making school uniforms
♥ Give a gift of a bolt of skirt/trouser fabric for making school uniforms
♥ Give a gift of a case of yarn for making children's sweaters and hats
♥ Donate fabric to use in making school bags for students in Tanzania
Few children in Tanzania have ever owned a new pair of shoes. They spend their days either barefoot or wearing a pair of used, worn shoes that are often too big or too small or falling apart. These shoes are seldom appropriate for walking the long distances the children must often travel to get to and from school each day. Imagine a child's delight in receiving
a brand new pair of shoes that actually fit.
♥ Shoes
For parents struggling to feed
their families on an average
income of less than $1 a day,
purchasing even one $15
school uniform for a child is
a real financial burden.
It becomes nearly impossible when there are 6, 7, 8 or more children in a family, or when the child is an orphan. Yet school uniforms are required in Tanzania, and many schools will not admit a child into school unless they have the standard uniform. So school uniforms are often worn until they are outgrown, and then they are passed down, frayed and tattered to younger siblings or neighbors. Imagine giving to a child, especially an orphan, a brand new school uniform sewn with love by Tanzanian women who have
joined us in this mission.
♥ School Uniforms
With our hearts in unity and a mission to help women to help themselves, we started two sewing coops in Tanzania in 2008. The "Mioyo Pamoja" sewing/knitting coops are located in the villages of Mwika (on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro) and in Seela (on the slopes of Mt. Meru). "Mioyo Pamoja" is "Hearts in Unity" in Swahili, the national language of Tanzania.
The mission of these coops is
to provide long-term sustainable
employment opportunities for the
women in these villages, and for the
youth that they will train to also become
tailors/knitters. Their vision is to use
these skills to sew school uniforms and
make other clothing items for those in
their villages. Empowered with tools that allow them to earn income in this manner, these women have the opportunity to overcome the poverty of their daily lives and to make
a difference in the lives of others. Imagine what more they could do with your support.
♥ "Mioyo Pamoja" Sewing/Knitting Coops
♥ Sewing & Knitting Supplies
In order to expand their sewing/knitting business, the women in these coops have asked for assistance with the purchase of fabric, yarn and other sewing/knitting supplies such as thread, buttons, and zippers for the school uniforms and clothing they make.
Hearts in Unity - USA
P.O. Box 41
Germantown, WI 53022
Bwana asifiwe! Nayaweza mambo yote katika yeye anitiaye nguvu.
Praise the Lord! I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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♥ Gifts from the heart...
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Basic Supplies
A Bolt of white fabric for shirts
A Bolt of blue fabric for skirts
and trousers
♥ Hand-Knit and Crocheted Hats
High on the slopes of Mt. Meru and Mt. Kilimanjaro, the rainy seasons bring cold weather that chills to the bone. Often with no access to electricity or heating sources for their houses that are often made of mud and sticks, and with little warm clothing, the children in these villages are rarely warm enough during these rainy months.
♥ Donate Your Fabric or Help Us Sew
Do you sew? Do you have extra fabric that you don't need anymore?
Hearts in Unity welcomes donations of cotton or cotton/ polyester fabric in pieces 1 yard in length or longer. This fabric is used by local volunteers to sew school bags to send to the students at Seela Primary and Maring'a Juu Primary Schools in Tanzania. If you are interested in donating fabric, please contact us at hearts_in_unity@yahoo.com.
If you'd like to help us by sewing school bags for us, please click here to learn more.
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A case of yarn for sweaters
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Heartfelt thanks for the
918
Hats
already donated!
How can you help?
Knitting or crocheting warm hats for children in Tanzania is a rewarding project perfect for knitting or croching groups, scout troops. church groups and anyone who loves
to knit or crochet. It's also a great way to
use up yarn left over from other projects.
If you'd like to help us with our ongoing project to provide warm hats for the children living in the remote villages on the slopes of Mt. Meru and Mt. Kilimanjaro,
please email us at:
hearts_in_unity@yahoo.com.
