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US-based NGO
Opens Songea Youth Housing and Community
Village and Launches Other Youth
Development and Health Projects in
Tanzania
NEW YORK /
TANZANIA: Members of a US-based NGO,
Miracle Corners of the World Inc. (MCW), a
youth-founded organization that supports
global development through youth
education, outreach and community
development, were in Tanzania to
participate in the opening ceremony of the
MCW Youth Housing & Community Village
in Songea on Monday afternoon, August 22nd
and to launch other humanitarian youth
development and healthcare
projects.
 As
part of its humanitarian youth development
programs, MCW recently completed the first
phase of construction of a new youth
village, which contains 12 houses, a
medical clinic and a community center in
Songea, a rural village in the southwest
quadrant of Tanzania. This center was
built on 51 acres of land provided by the
local government.
"This
project provides a unique opportunity for
the youth of Songea to engage in education
and development activities that lead to
positive change," said Songea District
Commissioner Abeid Mwinyimsa. "We are
honored and delighted to partner with MCW,
an organization that believes in global
exchange to advance local
communities."
"We are,
from the local government, the nonprofit
sector, and the community at large
&endash; in order to help create
sustainable development initiatives in
this region of the world," said Edward
Bergman, Executive Director and Co-Founder
of MCW. "MCW's many multi-faceted programs
provide a platform for creating jobs and
improving education, while training local
youth to effectively contribute to the
improvement of their communities, a
concept that is helping transform
lives."
In
addition to the ground-breaking of the new
youth housing facility, as part of its
healthcare outreach programs MCW will also
host its fourth annual dental outreach
program in Songea, a region of Tanzania
with limited access to oral healthcare. In
partnership with a professional dental
team from New York University's College of
Dentistry, and with the support of product
donations from Henry Schein Cares, the
global corporate citizenship program of
healthcare products and services
distributor, Henry Schein, Inc., the eight
members of the dental outreach team will
work with Songean health officials to
provide free dental treatment to an
estimated 500 young patients in the newly
established medical clinic.
Also to
promote healthcare education and
awareness, MCW will host a four-day
training workshop for youth on HIV/AIDS
education and youth leadership,
entrepreneurship and art production. This
workshop will be hosted in partnership
with the US-based group TechnoServe
(www.technoserve.org), an organization
that provides business solutions to rural
poverty in the developing world, and the
Tanzanian non-profit organization Youth
Empowerment for Tanzania United
(YETU).
During the
two-week trip to Tanzania, members of MCW
will also visit the city of Iringa,
Tanzania, where MCW has supported the
opening of a library at the new St.
Augustine University to which MCW donated
more than 20,000 books. Additionally, the
Group will also travel to Arusha,
Tanzania, where MCW built its first
community centre four years ago - the MCW
Dr. Herman Wrice Youth Community Village.
The village currently serves more than
1,000 young people annually and offers
computer training, pre-school education,
sports, and arts and crafts. While in
Arusha, a second computer technology lab
will be opened as part of the expanding
program. The center will also host a group
of students from New York University and
Long Island University to participate in a
week-long community service project on
healthcare and the environment.
About
Miracle Corners of the World
Inc.
MCW is a grassroots, youth founded,
not-for-profit community development
organization that has developed and
assisted with numerous community
development projects in Africa, as well as
Asia, the Middle East and the United
States. Today, MCW has a substantial
network of partners through its board as
well as partnering organizations and
individuals who support the mission and
project initiatives of the organization.
MCW projects have received recognition
from various government leaders and
international organizations.
For more
information about MCW, visit
www.miraclecorners.org.
Sharon
Roling (in the U.S) Edward Bergman (in
Tanzania)
Miracle
Corners of the World Miracle Corners of
the World
Tel:
646-262-2123 255-745-074-540
/255-748-307-330
sharon@miraclecorners.org
eddie@miraclecorners.org
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