A FUNDRAISING event is organized to help the community of young victims of HIV/AIDS aged 9 to 23 as the community social responsibility.
Speaking in Dar es Salaam yesterday,
Pharmacist/Public Health Specialist and a licensed Zumba Fitness
Instructor, Ms Nasra N. Kondo, said they have set an entry fee of Tsh
10,000 for adults and 5,000/- for children in order to make this event
succeed.
“For a give back to community, we are
organising a Zumbathon fundraising event for HIV/AIDS Muhimbili Youth
Club. We are kindly asking for a large number participation in achieving
this mission together,” said Kondo.
She also said she will run the Zumba
Fitness class during the day of event. However, all sales made from the
tickets will be donated to the club. Muhimbili Youth Club is a
non-registered organisation comprising of kids aged between 9 to 23
years old who are living with HIV/AIDS.
Majority of these kids are raised by
single remaining parent and/or guardians. Nasra said: “This group of
adolescents is connected with the fact that is all collecting their ARVs
medications from Muhimbili National Hospital.
The group was started with the aim of
keeping them together, get them to share their experiences and
supporting each other on issues such as importance of drug adherence,
well balanced diets and boosting their self esteem.
The group was formed in 2011 beginning
with one child of which to date has more than 120 children. When
collecting their medication last Thursday of the month, they get an
opportunity to freely discuss issues around them including drug
adherence, challenges living as a HIV positive children and being
educated on self awareness.
On the days of meetings, have
wellwishers put money together helping them with food for the day and
bus fares. As a public health specialist and a Zumba Fitness Instructor,
she has decided to help raising funds for this specific group in order
to strengthening their solidarity and improvements of their health.
This group aims at encouraging the club
to run independently, assisting them by sharing experiences and skills
that they can grow. All the funds collected from the ticket sales will
be used to fund club mission on starting their own Art and craft
projects, enhancing their talents trainings as requested by themselves.
The project will give them opportunities to make pictures and selling them hence become independent
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