Dear friends, dear supporters, In December 2011, thirty-five children left our preschool in order to continue their studies at the primary school in D’Kar. During the three years they spent with us, I had the opportunity to get to know them well and to become attached to them. I miss them now. Fortunately, D’Kar is […]
CONTINUE READINGUpdate on the Paolo Zanichelli children’s home This year, too, many people have contributed to ensuring the sustainability and development of our children’s home. You have supported us with gestures, big and small: 70 persons support a child; many of you participate in the fundraising dinner at the Bussola 2 di Cuveglio, which is always […]
CONTINUE READINGDear friends and supporters, As in previous years, my sister, Margreth, and my brother-in-law, Urs, spent a month with me in the Kalahari. Since they are ex-teachers and are both fluent in English, they are a great help to our daycare: they bring new ideas, give valuable advice and stimulate the teachers and the children, […]
CONTINUE READINGQuotation from the speech held by Hon. Cllr. Nathaniel Tuahuku on 5th November 2010 in occasion of the graduation ceremony: “The most effective school program of keeping children in school is the formation of Pre-Schools for early childhood development. The preparation of young children to get used to the school environment begins here. Since the […]
CONTINUE READINGDear friends and supporters of Mosaico Euroafricano, After the long Christmas holidays I came back to the kids full of enthusiasm and with my energy’s charged to full again. I must say that they were almost all in good conditions, quite clean and healthy (some, however, seemed to have lost a little weight) and, above […]
CONTINUE READINGDear friends and supporters of Mosaico Euroafricano, Antonietta, Sabrina and Eugenio, whom have been good friends of mine and supporters of the charity for a long time, would like to share their summer experience at the day-care centre for orphaned and needy children Paolo Zanichelli’s Children’s Home. Winter begins at the beginning of July in […]
CONTINUE READINGDear friends, Fall has finally come: heat and humidity were just unbearable to me. Summer here in Botswana begins in November end ends in March. This season is marked by very high temperatures reaching a peak of 100-104°F and by heavy, spectacular thunderstorms. The clear sky suddenly fills with threatening, rain-burdened clouds bringing short but […]
CONTINUE READINGA letter by Urs and Margreth Mühlemann-Lachat We spent the whole month of June in the Kalahari Desert at Cecilia’s in order to experience everyday life at the Home. Every day two school buses donated by our sponsors pick up about 100 kids in D’kar. This poor village, actually just a gathering of huts made […]
CONTINUE READINGDear friends, It is deep winter here in Ghanzi now, while people in Italy are enjoying perfectly hot summer days. We supplied our children with winter clothing at the beginning of June. In regards to that I would like to thank all the people collecting footwear and clothes destined to our Day-Care Centre for needy […]
CONTINUE READINGDear friends, The rainy season is about to end, temperatures have dropped off sharply and we are waiting for winter to come. It rained quite heavily last January, which caused several floods, also because of the compactness of the ground preventing water being absorbed. It is really wonderful to see the desert blossoming at this […]
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