Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Working in a team at fws


By Estahappy Mariki Wenje

I was among the people from developing countries in Africa who believed that working with professional volunteers from developed countries is very challenging following different cultures like, language barrier, various skills in resolving encountered drawbacks, problem of the time management, daring, efficiency and admiration to deliver the intended goals. 

Estahappy Mariki Wenje - fws Social Worker at Kesho Leo, Arusha, Tanzania

As a Social Worker here at Kesho Leo, I am very much happy to work closely with volunteers from different countries, different cultures, knowledge, status, skills and behaviours. As the Kesho Leo project supports orphans in a family set up (which is very rare model here in Tanzania), this gave me a room to learn from the devoted mamas available at Kesho Leo children’s village and their families who shares the same cultures and traditional practices with the orphans or children they have in Kesho Leo children’s village.

From day to day these families within Kesho Leo and outreach clients have many issues that relate to their social and health wellbeing, these allow me to be very close to all staff and volunteers in the project site and share and receive various skills that will work out their needs for the progress of this project.



In Kesho Leo, staff and volunteers works in different departments including our beautiful Chekechea and Pre-primary, farms (shamba), Kesho Leo Community Health Centre, social work, development, administration and other places. These entire teams makes me very existed on the way we unity, collaborate and support to each other to complete any task. It is very enjoyable to be staff or volunteers among others in this organisation as everyone has his/her amazing talent with different experience in matters that support our project activities. 

Estahappy introducing students to books and reading at the Kesho Leo and Engosengiu Literacy Day in May 2012. 
Everyone in the team is always ready to share the respective knowledge and skills in order to improve and meet the intended project goals. Personally my experience and skills growing amazingly according to the team working and the support I always get from the senior project managers from Australia; their encouragement in order to perform the best is mostly cherished.

Esta and the fws Team at the School of St. Jude, Moshono, on an exchange visit in April 2012

I am sure everyone who wants to join us will enjoy all her/his time with our local staff here in Tanzania, at foodwatershelter- Kesho leo project as we all as very attractive environment here in Kesho leo village, Sinon Arusha.

Karibu (Welcome to) Tanzania , Karibu Arusha , Karibu fws Kesho Leo.

Asante sana (thank you very much).


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