TUMAINI LA MAISHA A safe haven for children fighting childhood cancer in Tanzania
Tumaini La Maisha (TLM) a local childhood cancer charity believes each young life lost to cancer is unacceptable and every possible thing should be ĚŽŶĞ ƚŽ ƐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐ ůŝƩůĞ ƐŽƵůƐ͘ dŚĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ is headquartered at the phenomenal Muhimbili EĂƟŽŶĂů ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů ;DE,Ϳ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ĐŚŝůĚ ǁŝƚŚ cancer in need is welcomed free of charge no ŵĂƩĞƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ůŝǀĞ͘ dŚŝƐ DE, ďĂƐĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ has been the saving grace to almost 5000 children ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͘͟ 52
Dar Life I MARCH 2022
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Ğǁ ǁŽƌĚƐ ƵƩĞƌĞĚ ĂƌĞ ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ hear than ͚/͛ŵ ƐŽƌƌLJ Ͳ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ ŚĂƐ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ͛Ͳ ƚĞƌƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ͕ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͕ ůŝĨĞ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͖ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĂƐ ƐŽ ĨĞǁ ĐĂŶ ĂīŽƌĚ ĞǀĞŶ ďĂƐŝĐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ care needs let alone care for their children ĮŐŚƟŶŐ Ă ůŝĨĞͲƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ treatment is costly and therapy almost unbearable. The dreaded words are the ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϴϬϬ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵŶŐ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂ͘ Ƶƚ ƵŶďĞůŝĞǀĂďůLJ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ůƵĐŬLJ ŽŶĞƐ ʹ ǁŝƚŚ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƌĞĂůůLJ ŐŽŽĚ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ĐƵƌĞ͘ ^ĂĚůLJ͕ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĚŝĂŐŶŽƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŽŶůLJ ϭͬϱ ŽĨ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂŶ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŚŽ ǁĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ develop cancer each year – and tragically
