Stuff Your Rucksack
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What to pack
- Laptops in good condition
- Swahili-English/ English-Swahili Practical Dictionary by Nicholas Awde
- Small radio/stereo that plays CDs and audiotapes
- Printer cartridges for HP Officejet 6310 (black 98)
- Language for Learning (Basic Language Curriculum that can be adapted to use in Swahili or English)
- Teacher’s Kit (ISBN: 9780076094271)
- Therapro therapy putty (medium/soft: light green) – 6oz container CS1509
- Playdough (branded – not store brands to be used for instruction and therapy)
- 1-2" counting and sorting manipulatives such as bears; frogs; bugs; shapes; etc
- Unifix cubes (classroom set)
- Sum Swamp maths game
- ¼inch plastic beads and tiny beads and fishing wire/beading floss
- Advance Putty Kit (CSO620)
- English Dictionaries for over 30 secondary students
- Basic science equipment (beakers; bunson burners and mini lab kit)
- Pepto Bismal
- Children’s cough medicine (for ages 7-14)
- Iodine bottles
- Conforming stretch gauze
- Self adhesive tenser / small ace bandages
- Elmer’s glue / local equivalent
- Medical tape
- Pastels
- Ball pumps
- Needles for pumps/ balls
- 10 Days in Africa (game by Out of the Box)
- 10 Days in Asia (game by Out of the Box)
- 10 Days in Europe (game by Out of the Box)
- Blokus (game by Mattel)
- Make ‘n’ Break (game by Ravensburger)
- Make ‘n’ Break Extreme (game by Ravensburger)
- Mastermind (game by Pressman)
- Othello (game by Pressman)
- Perfection (game by Hasbro/Milton Bradley)
- Set (game by Set Enterprises)
- Topple (game by Pressman)
- Ubongo (game by Kosmos)
- Connect Four (game by Milton Bradley)
- Decks of playing cards
- Legos or Duplo (eg extra Lego/Duplo people and cars)
- Small metal bikes; tricycles; razor scooters – strong and well-built metal construction
Amani Kids
About the organisation
Since 2001, Amani has been a safe haven for Tanzania's most vulnerable children. The charity aims to reduce the number of children living on the streets in Tanzania by providing a place for them to heal, grow and learn. Trained care-givers ensure the children receive medical attention, love and the means to acquire important life skills. Where possible, Amani seeks to reunite children with their relatives and equip families with the tools they need to be self-sustainable.
Why stuff your rucksack?
The children rescued by Amani Children's Home are usually either orphaned or homeless, and are in desperate need of help – at high risk of HIV transmission, malnutrition and abuse. At Amani's centre they receive education and guidance, a dedicated carer and are educated on, and tested for, HIV. Amazingly, as volunteer Nate observes, these children have “already been through a life's worth of pain and suffering, yet you could never tell”. Your items will help Amani continue to bring hope and happiness to those who need it.
How to get there
Kilimanjaro International Airport is about a 30-minute drive from Moshi, and buses and taxis are both available.
Need to know
If you’d like to visit the home then please call ahead. Weekday visits are preferable, as this is when English-speaking staff will be present.
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