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TANZANIA
Population – 45 millionLanguage – Swahili and English for official documents
Major religions – Christianity and IslamWell known for – Serengeti, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro
Life expectancy – 49Major causes of death in children – Malaria, malnutrition, pneumonia
and diarrhoea
Mwanza
• Tanzania’s second city• Population 385,800• 50% population under 16• Around 16 different tribes• Strong belief in witch craft
Forever Angels Baby Home
- Around 50 children ages 0-5 years
-Mainly orphaned and abandoned children
• Training: - first aid, HIV, when to go to hospital, care of children with special needs.
• Giving medications• Hospital visits• Writing medical policies
What I gained• Increased understanding of another culture• Insight into how different cultures and religions view
children and special needs• Lots of experience of caring for children with special needs• Improved communication skills – non verbal, picking up
on cues from children• The opportunity to make contacts for the future• Confidence in my abilities• Realisation of how much I’ve learnt• Improved observational skills
• Increased understanding of different conditions: HIV, sickle cell anaemia, malnutrition, hydrocephalus
Challenges
• Coming back to the UK and straight back into placement
• Most experienced person there, so no one to turn to for reassurance
• Language• Negotiating beliefs totally foreign to me• Caring for children who didn’t have access to
care that could improve their lives...