MAF-Saving Lives Even In The Most Remote Places!

Pierre at the center, my friends and I.

We met him at a local church in Dodoma region, he came friendly greeted us and after few exchanges of words he offered us a visit to a place where he works. We made the appointment, Wednesday 2pm. Three days later, we welcomed other friends to the trip that will take us to Dodoma Airport to meet Pierre Casemajor.


He works as Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with MAF Dodoma. Despite of us arriving several minutes after 2 pm He welcomed us with a smile,he gave us a brief tour meeting up with his fellow MAF Dodoma stuff and information about how MAF operates in Tanzania. Its a team of several people, from various countries teaming up to help thousands of people every year through essential aid.

It is real encouraging seeing organisations like these doing something remarkable in the world filled with so much selfish people {and selfish governments too}. While the world is talking about financial crisis and rising in food prices,and others encouraging wars it is good to see organisations that works hard to help those forgotten by governments in the share of national cake.

MAF Dodoma Hangar!

If you are interested to know more about MAF and provide any assistance in terms of funds or any aid visit http://www.maf-uk.org and Pierre's profile at http://www.maf-uk.org/Pierre_Casemajor/3278.id

WOW!! AN AWESOME WEEKEND!!

On Friday I did visit another high school in Dodoma town, Dodoma Secondary. It is one of the most famous secondary school in Dodoma region. It has students from form 1 to 4, and high school students of form 5 and 6.

It had an awesome experience there, from the first day that I met the Second Master to submit my application to conduct the seminar in Internet and Social Media use to high school students. He was real happy with my project and he directed me to the Academic Master, who gave me a real good support until the Friday when I went to meet the students.

It was a real lovely session, everyone was real excited and very open. The more I do this project the more I realize how important it is. Seeing them understanding better the basic of how internet works and Social media in general has been a real interesting subject to them. Encouraging them on how to set up their first email address, a first privacy setting, awareness of other social media sites and their uses-from Wikis, Blogs, File Sharing {Youtube,Flickr} and even how to sign up and use twitter!

It has been a great moment, and I look forward to visit another school within two weeks. Ooohhhh This is real interesting!!

A Successful Start!

I had a good start today for my project promoting internet and social media use and awareness for High School students in Tanzania. I worked hard to create a very easy to understand presentation about internet and social media. I worked on it for more than a total of 10 hours, thanks for the help I got from my brother who is in Dodoma for few days visit.


After all that hard work on presentation, today I woke up in morning ready to go for the first day of my project, visiting Central High School, located within Dodoma Town. With a projector that I got in the last minutes, I was with all that I did need for today´s presentation to go smoothly. Yesterday I visited the school to keep posters for today´s program, with the support of the school government I was sure it will all go perfect! BUT!!!!!!! I feared one thing, POWER! But I got there and everything was well, I had the students and electricity was OK.

After presenting on what Internet and Social Media is, I have come to realise there is more to be done than what our government and society think. In my log book out of all more than 40 students who did write down there contacts only few filled the email address space, and of those non got it right! And these were not O Level students, remember am dealing with A Level students, who have about a year to join university.

As I discuss and answer their questions I just realise how much we have to do to educate more youth on all things relate to internet. From setting up an email address to privacy settings of their social networks profiles.

Wait to read my next report when I will be visiting another local school here in Dodoma.

You can view more photos from my Google Plus public album by clicking here!

Please I welcome your comments and views on how I can improve what I am doing in this project, anyone is welcome to help me with a projector! I will appreciate!

AM WORKING HARD!

Thanks a lot. I have been receiving emails, people asking me what am doing 'why am I not updating my blog?'. Am working on few things and few weeks from now I will be updating this blog with also my activities socially.
I have always been looking for opportunities to encourage my fellow youths in social, political and economical developments and now I am about to take further steps in doing that. From March this year I will be spending much time in Dodoma, and when am there I will visit various local schools provide seminars to youths on various topics and where they will be teachers scarcity am planning to be spending one to two days in a week for helping to cover that space in local schools.
Am excited and it is going to very interesting and special time of the year to me, you got any view that will help me in making this thing more easy I welcome it.
I can't wait to ensure there are smiles on the little kids and fellow youths! I will be posting all developments, so stay with me!
Thank you all for your encouragement and care since 2007 to present! It has been a long journey and that time to do my part too has come! Thank you!

Stev,
'Kijana Makini kwa Taifa Makini!'