A committed teachers’ staff is assisting the homes in creating a network around the child, if possible. In the school the following subjects are taught in addition to the more general subjects: Health, AIDS, problems related to early pregnancy, and other relevant subjects.

Amany Nursery and Primary School is holding awareness campaigns in different villages in large parts of Tanzania. The campaigns last five days and the focus is on children and youth, showing of films, information on AIDS, drug abuse, early pregnancy etc. The audience often travels on foot for a long distance to join the events. These activities are carried out in co-operation with the local authorities and the local church. After the IAS team has left, the awareness and counselling activities are carried on by local forces.

More than 20% of the people in Tanzania are infected with HIV and more than 7 million people will die within the next approx. 10 years as a result of AIDS. 41% of the children in Tanzania have already lost one or both parents as a consequence to AIDS.

Amany Nursery and Primary School has 250 pupils, of which 50 are supported from Denmark. The high academic standard of the school means that there is a waiting list of more than 200 pupils at the moment. 1-2 awareness campaigns are held every month at different places in Tanzania with the showing of films, information on AIDS, drug abuse, early pregnancy etc.

In 2003, IAS was the mediator of transporting three containers with school equipment to ‘Amany Nursery and Primary School’.

Torben Madsen Country Director