Dakawa catholic mission in Tanzania was established on 2. February 2004. It was founded by Don Nikola Sarić and Don Dražan Klapež
The commemoration of fra Vjeko began on Tuesday, at 8 AM, with the Holy Mass in the Kivumu church which was built by him and in which he was put to his final rest. The Bosnian Provincial, fra Lovro Gavran,[…]
During the past few days Croatian has been the ‘local’ language in our friary in Kivumu. Fra Lovro Gavran, the Provincial of the Bosnian Franciscan Province (called ‘Bosna Srebrena’ in Croatian), fra Tomo Anđić, the Guardian of the Podsused Franciscan[…]
Oh, events like these always make me happy, because it is incredible to see how this village has developed during the past few years. I remember the first week of school several years ago. Back then, no one noticed that[…]
As part of our visit, we were able to offer our time and English teaching skills to 30 teachers from the CFJ and surrounding primary schools. We encouraged the teachers to immerse themselves in English through a series of lessons[…]
With the lack of consistently available power we turned our attention to a new project of installing a school wide audio system for music and announcements. The project called for a centralized audio solution that broadcast sound to self-powered speakers[…]
This time I want to tell you about a wonderful couple from Canada, who has been unselfishly helping us for years, making it possible for the children of our parish to live a better life. Their names are Victor and[…]
What tremendous joy there was on the last day of school! Especially for those who successfully completed their programs. Those who did not ‘fare’ so well in their studies will have to wait a little longer for their holidays… they[…]
A few days ago a person from Germany surprised us a lot. He remains anonymous, so I have no other way to thank him other than writing this. On our mission’s account, intended for the construction of the secondary school, he[…]
I have been coming to Africa for the past fifteen years and to Rwanda for the past ten. This time I have come for two months. Over these many years of coming to Africa, I have found that it takes[…]
I am Claudine Uwimbabazi, a former student from the Brick-Building section at Father Vjeko Training Center, now a teacher trainee. When I was a student, we had been forty-three students in second year building. I was the one girl among[…]
VIDEO: Life in Rural Rwanda - part 2Author: Timothy CarlielleDuration: 1:01
VIDEO: Life in Rural RwandaAuthor: Timothy CarlielleDuration: 2:08