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Hujambo I'm Dorcus

That's hello in Swahili

Waiting for 13 months

I'm a 8 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Tanzania.

My birthday is the 4th April.

I love hide and seek, playing with jacks, listening to stories and playing house.

I'm at school.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

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Sponsor Dorcus

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Agriculture / Farmer.

I have 2 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

TZ1205, ELCT Sinai Children and Youth Development Center

Location:

King'ori, Tanzania

Closest Major City:

Arusha

Community:

Jungle, Rural

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Masai, Swahili

No. of Residents:

23,280

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe,
Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:

Beef,
Maize,
Wheat

My Country

Country:

Tanzania

Capital City:

Dodoma

Population:

55 million

Life expectancy:

male 61.6 years, female 64.6 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 77.2%, rural 45.5%

Population with improved sanitation:

15.6%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

13.7%

Literacy Rate:

male 83.2%, female 73.1%

Child Labour:

29%

Religion:

Christian 61.4%, Muslim 35.2%, folk religion 1.8%, other 0.2%, unaffiliated 1.4% (2010)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

22.8%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Agriculture / Farmer.

I have 2 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:

TZ1205, ELCT Sinai Children and Youth Development Center

Location:

King'ori, Tanzania

Closest Major City:

Arusha

Community:

Jungle, Rural

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Masai, Swahili

No. of Residents:

23,280

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe,
Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:

Beef,
Maize,
Wheat

Country:

Tanzania

Capital City:

Dodoma

Population:

55 million

Life expectancy:

male 61.6 years, female 64.6 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 77.2%, rural 45.5%

Population with improved sanitation:

15.6%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

13.7%

Literacy Rate:

male 83.2%, female 73.1%

Child Labour:

29%

Religion:

Christian 61.4%, Muslim 35.2%, folk religion 1.8%, other 0.2%, unaffiliated 1.4% (2010)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

22.8%

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Hujambo I'm Dorcus

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Country:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Population with improved sanitation:

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

Literacy Rate:

Child Labour:

Religion:

Percentage living below the poverty line:

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Country:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Population with improved sanitation:

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

Literacy Rate:

Child Labour:

Religion:

Percentage living below the poverty line:

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