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Tanzania Stories

Latifa and her motherDancing with Life  
September 8, 2008

Dealing with the loss of a job and an abandoned husband, Zainabu was unable to provide for her daughters. With the help of the church and Compassion they have been given opportunity for health, education, spiritual growth and a bright future.

Hamisi gets his photo taken during the child registration process.Historic Milestone in Tanzania 
April 17, 2008

Compassion Tanzania registered its 50,000 child on Feb. 16, 2008. Let's see how the milestone was reached and also learn how the child registration process works.

The children of Sambasha Baptist Student CenterPartnership Prompts Spiritual Awakening 
October 2, 2007

The Sambasha Baptist Church in Tanzania experiences growth in numbers and ministry as it partners with Compassion.

Hadija and her daughterLiving Positively  
June 14, 2007

Because of the generous support of the Compassion's AIDS Initiative, and the support of a Compassion church partner in her neighborhood, Hadija and her daughter, Jackie, are now receiving the food and nutrition needed to maintain their health.

Cecilia and Emilia"Children's Children Are a Crown to the Aged..." 
November 10, 2006

Thirteen years ago, Emilia took in her infant granddaughter, Cecilia, whose mother had died of AIDS before the child even reached her first birthday. When Cecilia was diagnosed as being HIV-positive, Compassion began providing nutritional support and access to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for Cecilia. More than year after Cecilia began ARV treatment, she continues to stay healthy.

Seuri with his fatherRaising a Fatherless Nation 
May 18, 2006

Seuri L. Shumbani is happy that his father returned home after attending a Compassion Tanzania Bible-based seminar on fatherhood and parenting.

Happy SaruniMissing Child Story Has "Happy" Ending 
May 9, 2006

After being abducted from her home and missing for one year, through prayer, Happy Saruni has been restored to her family and the Compassion project.

Teresia Suakei Food Crisis Looms in East Africa 
March 20, 2006

Drought conditions in East Africa - notably Kenya and Tanzania - have forced another food shortage crisis to loom in the area. Read how Compassion's focus on long-term development and emphasis on releasing children from poverty is helping defeat the persistent enemy of hunger.

Prayers for Hurricane Victims in the U.S. from Tanzania 
October 5, 2005

A Message from a Project Worker in Tanzania.

A Child's Dream Fulfilled — Family Style! 
December 10, 2004

Five years ago, Samuel Geoffrey was Muslim. But through his time at the Ngarenaro Baptist Student Center in Arusha, Samuel accepted Christ as his Savior. Soon his entire family received Jesus Christ and became baptized. Since conversion, the Geoffreys have been isolated by their community but the family is holding onto their newfound faith.

"Only Food Relief Helped Us Survive!" 
July 20, 2004

Compassion's famine relief efforts in Tanzania are saving lives and restoring hope to people like the Habibu family. Mrs. Habibu is thankful for the food and the new faith she has found through her son, Mohamed, who attends FPCT Monduli Student Center in Arusha.

Confronting HIV/AIDS in Tanzania 
April 22, 2002

It has been estimated that 70 percent of the world's HIV/AIDS victims live in Africa. Of those, about 1.3 million live in Tanzania. The disease is no respecter of persons, and affects even the youngest children. Too often, it is passed on to children through their parents, while other children are orphaned by the HIV/AIDS-related deaths of their parents. A growing number of families of Compassion-assisted children are being affected by this epidemic. In response, Compassion Tanzania has implemented the first stages of a strategy to fight the numerous effects of the deadly illness.
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