Hassan is very happy to receive new glasses thanks to the help of a donor in Buckie.  Hassan lives at the New Peace Mayega Children’s Centre.  He has been treated for numerous eye problems over the last six years but was recently  referred to a regional centre where it was decided he needed glasses and eye drops. A donation of £50 enabled him to travel with a member of staff for his appointments and get the help he needed. Sadly many children in Tanzania fail to get proper eye care and their development is held back.

Hassan

Thank you to the Anglican Church in Basle for providing the money to buy trainers for the children and young people at Mayega. On Saturday 21.3.15  the children travelled by dala dala to Lamadi with the Children’s Centre staff Leah and Peter , as well as  Rev Deuli. They were able to try on and choose their shoes. This is a rare event for the kids.

Travelling by dala dala

Do they fit?

Thank you Anglican Church Basle. WE have new trainers

Volleyball

A gift of loom band bracelets made by the 2nd Elgin Cubs are on their way to Tanzania. The children will love receiving a gift made by children in Scotland. The cubs also donated £100 towards the solar system for the new building. For more information click here

Thanks to Trayport for their continued support of the Children’s Centre. The staff team collected various  craft items , table tennis equipment , books and DVD’s before Christmas to enhance the activities offered to the children.

The Busega Boogie Band did Busega Scotland proud in our first fund raising event of 2015. The band, consisting of the Red Blues plus guests, played and sang ‘Americana’ – blues, bluegrass and 50’s rock and roll. An amazing total of 64 tickets were sold and the small and intimate venue at the Drouthy Cobbler made the perfect setting, as the band and audience became as one in playing, singing and tapping the night away.

There were clear calls at the end of the evening for more boogie nights and the band are committed to the work of Busega Scotland and in playing for us again. We thank them, the helpers and audience who together made the event such a great success. On the financial side a tremendous total of £456 was raised for the construction project at the Mayega Orphanage.

Thank you to the scouts, their leaders and their families for their fundraising efforts. They presented a cheque for £500 to Christine during their Christmas party.  BCDSA Tanzania. will use the money to  expand the solar power system at the New Peace Mayega Children’s Dropping  Centre. The money will purchase  a solar panel for the new building, currently under construction. We hope this will be up and running early in March.

Don’t miss out on January’s big event. The Busega Boogie band will be playing at the Drouthie Cobbler, Elgin on 17th January. Tickets will be in great demand at only £5 per person. Forget the January blues by enjoying Blue Grass and 50’s Rock and Roll music.

A very big thank you to the Drouthy Cobbler staff and everyone who came along to the quiz night . £547 was raised for work at the Mayega Orphanage. Thanks to our question master and scorers for keeping us in order!
Quiz Night: Quiz Night :Quiz Night:
Friday 12th December :Quiz Night at the Drouthy Cobbler, Elgin 7pm for 7.30
Teams of four people needed. £5 per person.
Contact John and Christine on busegascotland@gmail.com to book your team.

Welcome to Busega Scotland’s new website. Here you can find news of the work we are involved with in Tanzania. I hope you enjoy reading about it. The site is still under development as we learn how to use it. Please check back soon to see the updates. Thanks, Christine