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SPECIAL PROJECTS: Tanzania

Tanzania
has fallen victim of several natural disasters in
the past years, which have gone unmentioned leaving
behind a trail of destruction among which people
left in desperate situations unable to fend for
their daily needs. In 26th December 2004, Tanzania
was among the countries that were affected by the
Tsunami-underwater quake disaster. In October 2006,
there occurred a whirl in the Indian Ocean on the
west of Madagscar causing floods in several parts of
Kenya and Tanzania; like Mwanza, Shinyanga, and
Tabora. In addition to the natural disasters, in
2006 the Tanzanian government took a stern measure
of repatriating all Rwandese refugees who had been
living in Tanzania after fleeing the genocide,
leaving them in a desperate situation having left
their property and unable to meet their very basic
needs in the camps, where they are currently
residing. The Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT),
which is the national council of Churches in
Tanzania carried out an evaluation and compiled the
needs of the victims of the disasters. Guided by
John 17: 21(b), CCT’s mission is to facilitate the
united witness of the Churches and Church related
organizations in furthering the kingdom of God
through evangelization, development, justice,
advocacy, and other corporate activities to be
determined from time to time. In accordance with the
mission, CCT believes that Christians are called to
care for one another through which we show the love
of Jesus Christ. The above-mentioned victims need to
see the love of Jesus Christ through meeting their
very basic needs, thus the interest for the council
in getting involved with the project. The findings
of the evaluation on the victims have been divided
in three major parts: the Tsunami Victims, the flood
victims, and Rwandese refugees. Lott Carey’s
investment is $50,000 USD.
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