Empowering Residents at Langoni Old People's Home

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Langoni Old People's Home in Moshi, Tanzania! 

We are happy to report that a physiotherapist is still working with the Wazee two times a month, and a UK doctor working at a local hospital is busy planning more training sessions with the staff at Langoni Old People's Home since his first two were such a success. The sessions cover topics such as depression and mental health to ensure that the Wazee are supported not only physically, but mentally as well. We have purchased more walking frames and are in the process of buying wheelchairs for those in need! 

Meet Mr. James Joseph (aka Mr. Teacher): He is originally from the southern-central part of Tanzania and is a retired biology teacher. He was ill and sadly had no family left, but he is doing very well now that he is at Langoni and doing exercises and getting treatment for high-blood pressure. He is the Chairperson of the Wazee so if any important people come to visit it is his responsibility to speak on behalf of the other Wazee!

Meet Elizabeth: She is the oldest resident at Langoni at 107 years old! She spends most of her time in her room with her roommate, Lucy, as she has issues walking, but she loves spending time with the African Impact volunteers and getting her nails painted. She'll insist you sit down next to her and have a cuddle as if you are one of her many children.

Your support creates a better quality of life for the Wazee of Langoni, like Elizabeth and Mr. James Joseph. 

This project is less than $1,000 away from being fully funded and we have already seen the incredible impact it has had on the Wazee and their community because of you! 

Thank you!

There are several Wazee that are long-term residents of the Langoni Old People’s Home and will be there for many years to come. Within those years, we want to give them the best life possible and which means we want them to be able to move around to socialize and participate in activities. But many of the residents are unable to do so because they are unable to easily get out of bed and up and around the Langoni home.

There’s a solution to this problem, a happy ending, and it’s all thanks to you.

In April of this year, something very exciting happened for the Wazee in the Langoni Old People’s Home: the first physiotherapy session for the residents!

During this session, Shedrack, our physiotherapist not only worked with the residents on mobility but also distributed 5 walkers/walking frames to the Wazee living at Langoni. This new development is really exciting for the residents who can’t wait to have more mobility and get around to better socialize with their fellow residents.

Since April, Shedrack has visited the resident's once every single month, helping the residents with their mobility. Shedrack has now offered more of his time and we are excited to announce he will be supporting the residents twice a month! We have distributed walking frames to every single resident who needed one and our next goal is to provide wheelchairs. Shedrack will be working on lifting and moving this upcoming month and we are excited to see the residents' progress. 

Finally, last month, a UK doctor working at a local Tanzanian hospital, had the chance to do two workshops with Langoni's staff to train them around mental health, depression, grieving and much more. The staff were so thrilled for this training and cannot wait for another training opportunity!

We are still pushing to achieve our fundraising goal with only $2,000 more to go! 

We are so grateful to have been able to start this wonderful project and provide such a necessary service to our wonderful Wazee and it couldn’t have been done without you.

Thank you for your continued support. Our residents couldn’t be more thankful.