We are proud to report that pledges and donations were made with great enthusiasm for auction items, including biographical cards handmade by our students. Hananasif Orphanage Center(HOCET) will now be able to purchase all textbooks mandated by the Tanzanian Ministry of Education for all students at our Secondary Boarding School in Mkuranga!

It took each gift of funds, big and small, to accomplish this wonderful goal. For those of you who were able to attend the event, know that we are always encouraged by your presence. Of course, many of you could not attend our Dinner due in part to prior commitments. However, your good wishes and pledges of support were also greatly appreciated and acknowledged at the dinner.

That fact that we can count you among the members of our family means so much to all of us. Joined together in the family of God it is truly beautiful what we can accomplish! Please see the attached list of books to be purchased this month; we will send you pictures once the books arrive at the school. For all who may have pledged but have yet to receive a visit from us to accept your donation, please don't hesitate to let us know when we can come to see you, we're already counting on your support!

You are welcome to make an online donation (through our US partner, Kujali International) and use the comment box to specify where you would like your donation to be used, whether for books, school supplies, or simply where needed the most.

Please enjoy photographs from the event. It is truly a wonderful thing you have all done!

Thank you and God Bless You,

Hezekia Mwalugaja

Founder and Director

Hananasif Orphanage Center

kujali yatima ni inbada

Krismasi Njema! We wish you all a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year! Special thanks to Vodacom for donating goat meat so that we could eat special PILAO with all the children, and also lady Jay Dee for inviting our children's choir to sing for the "Watoto Christmas!"

Enjoy our end-of-year 2009 THANK YOU video produced by our US partner, Kujali International, to share our growth and progress of this year. Asante sana!

It was a wonderful summer at Hananasif for many visitors and volunteers. Thank you to everyone who joined us to work on various projects in the arts, construction, and teaching. We are grateful for your support!

Our watermelon harvest in September was one of our first big sales, generating 700,000 Tsh ($538) in revenue to support the school and orphanage operations. Our long-term is to achieve financial sustainability through micro-business projects. We have identified three key projects, and with the help of Kujali staff member Alex Manchon - a McKinsey & Co. consultant with an M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson in the USA - we have completed our financial projections for each business plan.

Hananasif is currently seeking funds for two primary projects: 1) completion of school infrastructure so that Hananasif Academy can become a registered academic institution in Tanzania, sanctioned by the Ministry of Education; and 2) micro-business investments to establish permanent revenue streams for our school and orphanage operations.


To download our sustainability project outline, please click the link below:

Sustainability.ppt