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#RightsMedia story: St Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Every Monday morning as the sun rises, 8-year-old Kelvin Mushi wakes up and puts on his neatly-pressed powder blue dress shirt along with his navy blue sweater and pants, the iconic uniform at The School of St Jude, Arusha’s most sought-after educational institution. The Tanzanian boy slings on his backpack and walks…
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#RightsMedia story: A loving hand for disadvantaged Tanzanian kids
ARUSHA, Tanzania — “I thought Africa was a country,” says a 16-year-old girl as she slathers a wall with cement. “Are you serious?” another girl asks. “Did you think Tanzania was a city, or something?” Obviously the teen never gave Africa much thought before arriving in Arusha to work as a volunteer on a project…
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#RightsMedia story: Tanzania’s soccer academy for streetkids
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Emanuel Saakai is a 28-year-old Masai born in Ngorongoro, Tanzania, near the world famous wildlife crater. At age two, his mother moved him to Ngaramtoni, a poor village on the outskirts of Arusha nestled alongside Mount Meru. As a boy he would play soccer in the dusty streets from dawn to dusk.…
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