In this issue:

• Main Story - Donor Shipment Arrives

• What's New? - Intern Position Open

• Headlines

• Featured Projects - Teaching

• Latest News

• Downloads & Links

Headlines

Chicken Coop Produces Eggs
We are delighted to announce that our first micro-project, a Chicken Coop in a partner orphanage, has begun producing income-generating eggs!
In March we puchased 200 chicks to populate the coop that we'd built using a donation from a group of volunteers from Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland in 2010. The chickens were supposed to begin laying eggs in November 2011 but have matured already which means that we are ahead of schedule.
The benefits of the Chicken Coop include the following:

1.Provide food for the staff and children of the Orphanage
2.Provide income by the sale of excess eggs
3.Create employment for someone to feed and care for the chickens

The revenue produced will also be used to purchase feed for the chickens which costs $150 per month although we are constantly seeking funding for this.

Volunteer Donation Will Help Hundreds
This month we received an extremely generous donation from a group of volunteers from Kilkenny, Ireland. The donation will be used in numerous Projects which include the building of a kitchen in one of our partner orphanages and the provision of running water and electricity in another.
Other funds will be used to equip the Womens Project with sewing machines and furniture and more will go towards a HIV/AIDS Outreach Programme.
More still will go towards further initiatives within KCOS which provides education to over 300 children!

Main Story

Donor Shipment Arrives
This month we sent a shipment from Dublin to Dar Es Salaam containing the instruments for the Moshi School of Music and other donated items.
These other items included medical supplies doanted by a TVP volunteer and childrens books donated by the Irish educational childrens book publishers 'The Educational Company of Ireland (EDCO)' and 'Folens'.
The books will be used in our partner orphanages and nursery schools while the medical supplies will also be distributed to worthy Projects.

As we could only ship the delivery as far as Dar Es Salaam the in-country team had to endure an 18 hour round trip to collect it. This involved an overnight drive from Moshi during an extremely busy period and we are very grateful for their efforts.
While this was the first shipment we've ever sent we hope it will not be the last!

Sponsorship Required as New School Year Approaches
13 children in one of our partner Orphanages are hoping to begin/return to school in September. Unfortunately, however, without sponsorship for school fees many will not get the chance.

School fees range from €50 (Nursery) to €110 (6th Class) per term depending on the age/level of the student. A uniform costs €22 while lunch costs from €7 to €25 depending on age/level.
If you would like to sponsor an orphans education you can contact us here.

Do you want to fight poverty in the Developing World?
If you are interested in supporting our work and staying involved in International Development there are many ways to do this.

You can help us to recruit volunteers, make regular donations, sponsor specific Projects or hold fundraisers in your college, workplace or community.

More information on this can be found here!