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My name is Andrea Tyler, part of Nashera Hotel family. Nashera Hotel, in Mororgora, Tanzania has been working with The Erick Memorial Foundation for Education and Rehabilitation for Disabled (EMFERD) for several years, run by Josephine Bahkita aka Mama Bahkita to locals.
Mama Bahkita was inspired to establish Erick Memorial Foundation in 2003, after the death of her beloved son Erick Samamkalami, who died from complications of his disabilities. She knew all to well what it was to be thorwn from your martial home because you had a disabled child. She saw disabled hidden from society, mis-treated with no rights. Mama Bahkita found her life's mission and created the Amani Centre for Disabled, a successful program managed by Roman Catholic Church. And then, EMFERD, an organization dedicated and committed to providing quality service to people with disabilities. EMFERD led her to remote areas of central Tanzania, where she found a "forgotten region".
The "Forgotten Region" is a rural remote area with limited access to roads, water and more importantly EDUCATION. Mama Bahkita found another mission to help disabled, but also found young girls with no access to education. Girls are the last in the family to be given valuable funds for education. Boys are still believed to be the future of a families survival. If possible, young girls are married off very young to an older husband that can assist in providing necessary care to her family. But, even with school fees, schools are miles away, the road opens young girls to theft and rape. Mama Bahkita said to herself "these girls need a safe place, same as disabled"
She returned home. She shared her story with her community. The community members came together and gathered concrete stones, aggregate stones, and sand to build a make-shift home for these disadvantaged youth. To build a community effort to provide local support, strength and guidance.
The Foundation is currently seeking donations to assist with completing the building for girls and those who are disabled. Offering them the ability to grow together, share together, be educated and get necessary services to assist them in becoming productive independent adults.
This chance will provide the neccesary shelter and rehab faciliteis and training for disabled and shelter for these young girls near schools to pursue an education.
We want to help the "hidden" disabled and "forgotten" girls. PLEASE HELP!
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