Raising up resilient children

Everyone wants their children to succeed. But how exactly do you do that? It’s not about spending lots of money on them — rich kids don’t grow up any cleverer, for example. It’s not about endless extra coaching or classes either.

>I first heard the phrase “freak out” in 1978.   The song Le Freak by Chic hit our Dar es Salaam radios like a tsunami. We flooded discotheques and danced and sang along.

Domestic equities remain resilient despite Covid-19  The Citizen

Dar es Salaam. Arusha has been named among 35 cities from across the globe which are ready to respond to the social, economic and physical shocks.

Arusha, with a population of 1.6 million, is among six African cities selected to join a Rockefeller Foundation pioneered 100 Resilient Cities (100RC).

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Why three Tanzanian children sparkled in World Bank children's art drawing ...
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Three out of 150 children entries won the World Bank (WB) Tanzania four week children's art drawing contest that took place between March and April 2014. In this brain cracking art exercise Chanda Lwansa (13) a form one student at Feza Girls Secondary ...

Maureen,6, is the first born in a family of three and is in class two. Full of activities, her typical day almost looks like that of an adult.

The little boy could not have been more than four years.

As we mark World Down syndrome day, Woman Magazine talks to Mzee Ally Kawambwa and Rukia Said, parents raising a child with Down syndrome. Mzee Kawambwa shares with us the challenges he and his wife face on a daily basis as they strive to raise their daughter.