April was a busy month centred on keeping our learners healthy and engaged.
We started by screening all children for anaemia with the help of Dr. Rajabu, his team and our School Nurse Rahma Omar. Those children that were found to have anaemia were asked to go for further testing to understand the cause of their anaemia.
Anaemia happens when the body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen—and for children, that often means constant tiredness, trouble focusing in class, and getting sick more easily. The main causes in our community? Iron deficiency, malaria, and intestinal worms.
That’s why we took action on all three fronts.
Parents were advised on supplementing meals with iron rich food. Every child received deworming tablets as a preventative measure. We also held a deworming education session during assembly, so the whole school could learn together about preventing worm infections.
For malaria awareness, we invited select students from Matemwe School to join our learners for a special workshop run by Dr. Rajabu and his team. After learning how to prevent and protect against malaria, some students from both schools took part in an essay writing competition on staying safe from the disease.
Further on in this month, the students marked Labour Day, taking time to appreciate the people whose hard work keeps our country running and to remind our learners that serving their community is a value worth carrying for life.
For our staff, the highlight of this month was a well-deserved day out in Kizimkazi. Team games, good food, and time together strengthened our bonds and celebrated every member of the Tamani family.
