"On 17th April, Michael & I hosted a Black Tie Dinner at "Buckeys Creek" Augathella, Australia to fund raise for rain water harvesting at Malaika. 32 of our loyal friends gathered at our home to enjoy a night of Tanzanian food and fun. The night included auctions of 3 paintings done by my friends, a Tanzanian table cloth purchased from The Blue Heron, and a Tanzanian shawl. We were entertained by 2 exceptional young girls whose talents were auctioned - one sang and one played the violin.

As well as an outline of the happenings at Malaika our friends were treated to fun games...prizes included a pair of maasai shoes for the winner of the thong throwing competition!

The night was financially rewarding with 4,000,000 TSH raised for Malaika. Thank you to our small community (population 660) for their generosity and support.

I was delighted to be able to inform Mama Jutta to proceed with the project and to purchase rain water tanks for Malaika. I cannot wait to return...."
-Mama Sue