Another of our projects is now near to completion.  It is astounding how much time and effort it has taken to buy children’s picture books in kiSwahili but with the help of local author Johansen Machume and local publisher Ebrahim Sokwala we have bought 15 copies each of 40 books, written by local authors, in kiSwahili.  Most of the authors and many of the books have been awarded prizes in Tanzania’s Mradi wa Vitabu vya Watoto (Children’s Book Project).  
These 600 books will go into 15 government schools in Bukoba District which are striving despite disadvantage to educate the children in their community.  We expect to deliver them to the schools in Katerero, Karabagaine and Nyakato Wards this week.  We hope these picture books will foster the love of reading that we and our children have.

Thank you to everyone who has supported this project particularly my sister  and brother-in-law Lyn & Paul Duhig, Rev. Peter Cook & Hamilton Uniting Church, the Social Club at Department of Primary Industries Hamilton and Mr Rob Drummond’s tutor group at The Hamilton & Alexandra College.