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Friendly visitor needed for an 85-year-old neighbor in Dar es Salaam
Mwanaisha lives alone and has no family nearby; a weekly hour of conversation would transform the week.
🇹🇿 14100, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1,388 views
I'm writing for my neighbor Mwanaisha, who's 85. Mwanaisha lives alone in Dar es Salaam, and lost a lifelong friend last year. The nearest family lives a long flight away.
Mwanaisha loves cricket, and would enjoy someone to chat with. An hour a week, perhaps on Wednesday afternoon, would mean the world. We can also arrange a phone call if you can't visit in person.
All visitors will be introduced by me and I'll be there at the first meeting. I'll share references and, if you'd like, a short orientation from the local befriending charity.
No special skills are needed - just kindness and patience.
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- effort
- 1 hour a week
- format
- In person in Dar es Salaam
- skills
- kindness, patience
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Good luck, Grace. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
Praying for you, Grace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.
praying for you, Grace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Dar es Salaam.
You're not alone, Grace. Wishing Mwanaisha a smooth procedure and a full recovery. All the best
Sending love, Grace. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. After 26 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in San Jose but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family, Grace. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.