The Land of Blessing
The Inauguration of "Dunia ya Heri"
Report by Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, Ph.D
On the weekend of June 9-11, 2017, I was privileged to be a special guest at the inauguration of “Dunia ya Heri” Children's Home (or Orphanage) in a small rural village called Yale Yale Puna, in the Kigamboni District of Tanzania. The newly constructed Children's Home for 20 children was officially opened on Sunday, June 11, 2017, by Dr. Ulisubisya Mpoki, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Tanzania. The facility is the first phase of the "African Family & Health Care" project.
“Dunia ya Heri” is a Swahili word that means "Land of Blessing" or “Blessing to the World.” Besides other government officials, the mayor of the region, the local chief of the area, and the news media, friends of “Dunia ya Heri” from several countries (e.g., Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, USA, etc.) were present to grace the occasion. It was a pleasant surprise to hear from the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mpoki, that...
