In May 2010, Justa Mwaituka, director of the Kiwohede drop-in centres in Tanzania featured in an article in Global Post, ‘Fighting Child Sex Trafficking in Tanzania’ by Eamon Kircher-Allen.
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Say “child trafficking,” and you’re likely to conjure up images of organized crime and international smuggling rings.
But sexual exploitation of children […]
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Article on Child trafficking in Tanzania
July 20, 2010 – 10:21 pm
Recruitment Campaign for Glastonbury 2010 begins!
January 3, 2010 – 9:28 pm
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO HIGH DEMAND FOR PLACES, WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS FOR THE 2010 FESTIVAL . MANY THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST AND PLEASE BEAR US IN MIND FOR NEXT YEAR!
Ever wanted to go to the UK’s biggest festival and help Kiota […]
Erica Runs Malvern Half Marathon for Kiota
November 6, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Erica ran the Malvern Half Marathon on 7th June to raise money for Kiota, please find her account of the day below:
It has to be said that running isn’t really me…
However, in a moment of madness, I agreed to run 13 miles in the Malvern Half Marathon on the on 7th June for Kiota. Although I was running a few […]
Altrincham Festival- Together 4 Africa
July 3, 2009 – 4:55 pm
Saturday 4th July
Beechfields Recreation Ground in Timperley
10pm Onwards
Kiota has joined forces with other small North West based charities working directly with locally run organisations in East Africa and Zambia. The newly formed coalition, Together 4 Africa (T4A), is being launched at the Altrincham Festival on July 4th and we would like to invite you and yours to […]
Raffle for Kiota at Santa Loves Mambo Event
December 11, 2008 – 11:00 pm
On 19th December 2008 in the Sandsifter, Godrevy, Cornwall, there will be a festive Jazz Ball to put Christmas in full swing. It will be starring the world-class band The Jazz Cannons with local support from Funny Feathers and DJ Get Waxy, with more guest DJs to be announced.
During the event, a raffle will be held raising […]
David Miskell runs the Cardiff Half Marathon
December 11, 2008 – 10:43 pm
On 19th October 2008, Dai Miskell ran the Cardiff half marathon for Kiota in a very admirable 1 hour 52 mins raising £166 for Kiota!
Thank you Dai- all the training paid off!
Glastonbury Festival 2008
September 5, 2008 – 1:56 pm
Rather than paying workers to clean the Glastonbury fields, the organisers of the famous music festival recruit volunteers from various charities to pick litter in return from a free ticket, free meals and much sought after,unlimited hot showers…. They then pay the charity the volunteer’s wages, benefitting everyone!
At Glastonbury again this year, a dedicated group of […]
Kiwohede founder, Mama Justa Mwaituka and colleague Mama Eddah visit UK
July 25, 2008 – 4:05 pm
Kiwodede Founder and Director, Mama Justa Mwaituka and Project Officer at the Buguruni centre, Mama Eddah, visited the UK last week and met up with some of their supporters.
Although the trip was a personal holiday for Justa and Edda to catch up with old friends, they took time out to thank their supporters for their […]
BB contestant supports Kiwohede
July 25, 2008 – 3:09 pm
Big Brother Africa II contestant Tatiana, runner up in the African reality TV show visited Tanzania earlier this year and was crowned a good will ambassador for Kiwohede.
In her speech, she emphasised the importance of young girls to take precautions to prevent themselves from contracting sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and to stop […]
Kiota’s Running Costs
July 24, 2008 – 4:29 pm
Since it began, Kiota has always given 100% of its donations where they are needed most - to projects in Tanzania. In the past, this has meant Trustees footing all the administration costs. However, as the charity has grown, this has become increasingly difficult. Following several discussions, Trustees have felt that, in order for the […]