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Asha Saidi is 15 years old and almost completely blind.
She was born on the 8th August 1993 in a village called
Bukulu in the District of Kondoa in Dodoma Region, Tanzania.
The area is characterised by a lack of rain and high
rates of disease. Asha’s blindness is a direct product
of poverty and a lack of access to adequate health services
In 1999 she was referred to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical
Centre (KCMC) which was host to a well run eye department.
To access KCMC regularly she stayed with Anna and Geofrey,
who lived in Moshi where ASha would never be able to
see properly. Geofrey and Anna were advised to buy glasses
for her to enable her to benefit from the small amount
of vision that she remained with. They were also advised
to enrol her in a blind school.
Anna and Geofrey have struggled to support Asha over
the years and they have successfully kept her in school,
As much as they wish to, they can no longer afford to
pay for the additional costs of Asha’s school.
Asha wants to complete primary school. The alternative
is a life informed by poverty and a lack of income earning
opportunities. Without primary education, Asha will
have to return to her home village to live with her
maternal grandmother and mother, neither of whom is
able to support her additional needs.
Cherrytech are solely sponsoring Asha through to her
finishing her schooling, giving her the chance of a
brighter future. |
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Stuart Knight with:
Paul Masefeld,Darren Vose & Khun Nuch afer purchasing
the Man United shirt at the auction |
Cherrytech generously supports
this project which relies entirely on private donations.
Cherrytech has become a “Godparent” to one
of the 20 children. Sponsoring a child in the Scholarship
programme enabling the child to develop their full potential
– breaking the cycle of poverty & stigmatization
they would otherwise face.
Various charity events are organised to help raise
additional funds – the following was a charity
golf tournament & auction at the Laguna Holiday
club resort followed by a visit to the Life Home Project.
Various TV personalities & football pundits attended
the weekend’s events.
The visitors raised an impressive 500,000 baht which
will assist in the purchase of a mini-van to be used
as a school bus. |
