LETTER WRITING
If you're writing a Christmas card to your child in Tanzania, here are some things to remember:
- Tanzanian Christians celebrate Christmas by attending local church services, singing songs, and performing dramas about Christ's birth. Some wear colorful dress, visit friends, and serve special meals of spicy rice (pilau), beef and soft drinks.
If you're writing a birthday card to your child, here are some things to remember:
- A child's birth date is often not recorded in African countries.
Information Regarding Names:
- Many African people are routinely called by their surname instead of their first name.
Write your child a letter.
GIFT GIVING
Child Gifts
Below are some examples of what a monetary gift can purchase for your child in Tanzania:
$10 and under: chicken, mosquito net, mosquito lamp
$15 and under: bed sheet, blanket, child's dress, iron sheet, kerosene lamp, kerosene stove, shoes, suitcase
$25 and under: cupboard, goat
$50 and under: bed, building materials, chairs, food
Give your child a gift.
Family Gifts
Giving a gift to your child's family helps provide the family with income-generating opportunities they can use to help support themselves and ultimately be released from poverty.
Income-generating ideas within the family gift limit of $300 include:
- Poultry, piggery and keeping of other small animals
Give a family gift.
Learn more about your child's country.
