Busega Scotland’s first fundraising event of the year  takes place on Friday 11th March. We return to the Drouthie Cobbler , upstairs lounge . Our  Quiz Nights in Elgin are always sold out so please book your tickets early.  First come first served!

Team rivalry for the Wooden Spoon is  hotly contested!

We shall be running a raffle on the evening and are looking for donations of raffle prizes.

If you live far away and cannot attend why not think about organising a quiz in your area ? We can offer advice and guidance on running such an event.

Little did I know when my son met the lovely Ellen Carney that I would eventually become the CEO of the Busega hen project!  It is hard to resist the enthusiasm and drive of John and Christine!  Really though, I have been delighted to be involved.

I am a chiropodist in Dalton in Furness, Cumbria.  I leave Christine’s  newsletters in the waiting area to catch people’s attention and I have a collection tin by the appointment book.  I charge £18 for an appointment and patients often give me a £20 note, telling me to put the change in the tin.  They are so generous.

The downside is that I cannot increase my charge because there will be less money going into the tin!  At Christmas I collect quite a bit more.  People are pleased to know that they are contributing to the children’s nutrition and often ask how things are going in Tanzania.

We now have our own hens and ducks.  Maybe I should give John and Christine a collection tin for us!

Sheila McLarnon

Checking up on the welfare of the students supported by the Moving On Project is an important aspect of our volunteers’ work plan. Arnold and Valerie treated the Kalwande College boys to a soda whilst checking how they were settling into life away from the orphanage.

Valerie also spent time with the girls. Jane and Ester were happy to see her. Kabula joined them later once she got home from her class.

Valerie and Arnold have been visiting the children’s Centre and catching up with everyone there.  They met with village and District leaders to discuss future developments at Mayega. There was also time to spend with the kids when they came home from school.The youngsters look smart in their new school uniforms.

They were accompanied by Busega Scotland’s Project leader, Rev Gadlord Deuli and Mr Mhingo , the new Managing Director of BCDSA ,Tanzania

We will be spending the month of February 2016 working as part of the Busega Team.  This will be our second visit, having spent a similar period based in Mwanza in February 2015.  In agreement with John and Christine Carney we have a busy work programme to complete, spending time at the orphanage in Mayega, supporting the young people who have now moved on to college and undertaking other development tasks.  We are of course self-funded regarding travel and accommodation – but the project in Tanzania depends heavily on funding from the UK.  Over the past few months, with donations from members of the Stowmarket Salvation Army Corps (in Suffolk), family, and neighbours, over £2,000 has been raised.  There has been considerable interest in and support for our work in Tanzania and the generosity of our friends, some of whom have little to spare, has been overwhelming.  Many have promised to pray for us daily and we therefore feel confident that with the Lord’s help we will be able to ‘make a difference’.

Valerie and Arnold Barrow

A new life beckons at Kalwande college. Leah, Matron of Mayega Orphanage and Rev Gadlord Deuli, Busega Scotland’s project Leader in Tanzania, accompanied the 5 students to register at the start of the term.  We wish them well as they settle down to study motor mechanics.

Back to School.

School clothes, shoes, exercise books, maths sets, pens, pencils and schoolbags: The Mayega children thank the Anglican Church in Basle for their continued support of the Mayega orphanage. The Village Executive Officer, Mr Mongu, presented the kids with their gifts for the new term.

Shopping for something new is a big event for the Mayega Orphanage children. Finding the right sandals is very important!  There is no frenzy of Christmas shopping but there are a few artificial Christmas trees on sale.

Christmas Day was celebrated with the whole community going to church and then the Mayega children ate their fill of  rice, goat meat and vegetables. The children drank sodas and all were very happy.