Friday, July 23, 2010

Foundation 'Kiabakari'

So, this the last day before I start my journey towards Poland, towards my Dad, relatives, friends I miss and long for, towards hospital, towards hectic schedule awaiting me there. This is Friday, a regular recollection day, which comes very conveniently as the last day of my preparations, to enable me to pray, reflect, silence my soul and mind and immerse Kiabakari community, myself, all people I will meet on my way during this one month journey and all things scheduled already and those that will pop up unexpectedly there - in Divine Mercy Ocean, to make sure my preparations for the trip are complete in the eyes of faith and reason...
One of the items on my long to-do-list is an issue of jump starting the Foundation 'Kiabakari' which we established in March 2009 as an organized tool to help me in development works for the benefit of Kiabakari and the local community and local communities in developing countries at large.

It has been difficult to set off the foundation in motion due to professional demands of the members of board and council and my personal involvement in current issues in Kiabakari, on development and logistical front as I was in the middle of struggle to get the construction of John Paul II Center for Education and Formation in motion after unexpected closure of Polish Embassy in Dar es Salaam which was the main source of funding for this project, thus leaving me grounded and with little options at hand in regards to financing the center which construction process stuck completely.

Now, I begin to see the light in a tunnel, as we set up a meeting with potential new members of the council and management board of Foundation 'Kiabakari' when I will be in Poland. It is my hope that persons who showed interest in getting on board and whom I asked to take responsibility of running daily affairs, will agree and things will start moving ahead, as preliminary works have been done from legal and logistical point of view (the Foundation is registered in Polish court, its website is up and running though in need of completion, bank accounts are opened etc., media awareness slowly rising etc.).

Please, pray and keep your fingers crossed that this worthy cause gets moving in a proper direction! While doing so, please, visit our Foundation cause page and Friends of Kiabakari page on Facebook. I would be delighted if you showed your support by joining us there.

The logo of the foundation speaks volumes of its intent and nature.


The shape of a simple white house with an open red door. The house means a friendly shelter for a community and its environment. The house may be interpreted also as an upward arrow which speaks of growth, a drive to excel, reaching for higher levels and goals. The door is open for anyone who cares about the issues we are passionate about and wishes to lend a helping hand. White and red colors tells us about the roots of the foundation which is Poland.


What is this foundation all about? The Vision, which drove me personally to establish it, can be spelled out as follows:

The Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit organization realizing goals from the public benefit sphere connected with charity, educational, aid and humanitarian activities for the holistic development of local communities in Tanzania and other developing countries – inspired by the thorough interpretation of the Message of Divine Mercy understood as a genuine way to address and solve problems of the modern human person in Tanzania, Africa and other developing countries, concerning the triple dimension of his/her self (spiritual-psychological, physical and intellectual) and his/her habitat.




This is what our statutes list as its goals and areas of interest:


The activities of the Foundation shall focus on all people irrespective of their ethnic origin, gender, or religious or political convictions.

The Foundation goals shall be as follows:

1. Formation: Activities inter alia for the teaching of tolerance, the need of mutual recognition, respect, and understanding to local communities, and establishing ties between people representing different ethnic groups, cultures and traditions – on the local, regional, national and international level,
2. Education: Activities for the education and development of children and young people in Tanzania and other developing countries,
3. Health: Activities for the improvement of health and the quality of life of local communities and the increasing of their access to health care,
4. Employment: Activities inter alia for the improvement of the social-economic situation of young people and adults from the poorest social classes, particularly girls and women,
5. Culture: Disseminating the information about Africa, and particularly about Tanzania – the Swahili culture, the ethnic groups in Tanzania and the current problems of the Tanzanian people and their reasons; propagating the concept of short- and long-term volunteer work to make cooperation between developed and developing countries closer; identifying issues falling within the scope of the statutory activity of the Foundation,
6. Food Security: Humanitarian-charity aid, educational-didactic activities inter alia for healthy feeding, diversification of crops, the support of African agricultural programmes in accordance with the general programme of the development of African agriculture, and the support of the ability to build a private sector in farming on the level of local communities; seminars, workshops, and courses concerning degradation of soil and its becoming barren, new methods of farming, livestock keeping, climatic changes etc.
7. Natural Environment: Educational-didactic activities aimed at creating the feeling of responsibility for the natural environment and its protection, supported with such  activities as: establishing forest nurseries, afforesting, preservation of the existing water springs, ensuring access to water through scouting for new springs, drilled and ordinary wells, securing water intakes; actions aimed at raising environment care awareness, social work for the protection of the environment, training and courses concerning afforesting, the protection of water intakes, the proper use of wells and water reservoirs, proper handling and disposal of rubbish and waste, supporting the use of alternative fuels and energy sources to preserve the natural environment.


I will pray today during the recollection day that our meeting in Poland marks a major breakthrough in the life and works of our Foundation. It is my hope and prayer as well that the Holy Spirit guides the Foundation in years to come so it may become a valuable tool in God's plan of salvation which includes holistic care for local communities and their natural environment...and that you may find a place for yourself in its programs as together we can make a difference in this world.

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