The 2nd WAAO Festival starts

Early today the 2nd WAAO Children's Arts and Culture festival kicked off. It took of with a lot of smiles and happiness from the children, their teachers and the few parents that attended. The Festival was opened up with a poem done by Ms. Mariam Ismail (Mama Mipango) from UKUTA.

Mariam Ismail (Mama Mipango) Opening up 2nd WAAO Festival

The poems (Shairi) are composed by Mchamba A. Mchamba from Swahili poets' association UKUTA.

Mariam Ismail (Mama Mipango) reciting a poem in the 2nd WAAO Festival

And with lots of importance the director Theresia Gratta  picked up from there by welcoming the children, parents and all the people who attended.

Theresia Gratta (The WAAO Director) Opening the festivals

Students who came included student from Buguruni School for children who can not hear or see. This kids where a great blessing to the festival. Below are some of the students from Buguruni who came up with various handicrafts productions which where done by them and their fellow students.

Buguruni School for children who can not see or hear at the festival exhibitions

Not only exhibition but the day was decorated with workshops on Music and Mime which all where highly attended by the students and with much interest

Students and their facilitator Didas at the WAAO festival music workshop

Students and their facilitator Edgar at the WAAO festival Mime workshop

After the workshops student took there own time to rehearse so as to have a good performance later in the afternoon. Below students rehearsing.

Students rehearsing the song taught at the WAAO festival workshop

Students rehearsing the mime taught at the WAAO festival

After, the students had a chance to perform what they did in the workshop. It was much interesting as they where all mixed up and working not in school but as one which helped in increasing their interaction. Most of them where happy to interact also with Miriam Thomas

Students lead by Miriam E. Thomas performing their songs trained at the workshop

Students performing a mime after the workshop they attended

This was quite an experience and a new discovery for most of the students as they where meeting the term mime for the first time, but at the end they where able to perform a good play.

The Children and the parents attentively watching the performances

Other students were much attentive to the performances and most of them confirmed of their happiness in the festival. Later in the afternoon there was a daughter and father song. Miriam called her father and did a performance with her father. See the picture below

Miriam E. Thomas and her father performing a song

Miriam E. Thomas is a standard five student from Uhuru mchanganyiko Primary School. Later it was time for presents and gifts giving

One of the sponsors from 'Azam' is giving out presents

Children showing off some of the presents given out by some of the sponsors

Some of the children showing off presents they have received from Five star and Masumin

Some of the children showing off the presents they received from the various sponsors

The festival was postponed this evening to tomorrow where most performances will be showcased. We would like to welcome you all and especially the parents to come round with their children and witness the talents of their lovely children.

Watoto ni taifa la kesho

Children are tomorrow's nation

The 2nd WAAO Children Arts and Culture Festival timetable for Saturday

We hereby post the Saturday 8th December 2012 performance Timetable

Na hii ni ratiba kwa ajili ya Jumamosi ya tarehe 8/12/2012

 

All are welcome

Nyote mnakaribishwa

The 2nd WAAO Children Arts & Culture Festival Timetable

Now that we are only remaining with just one day; that is Thursday 6th December 2012 we would like to welcome you all on to the 2nd WAAO children Arts and Culture Festival that will be held this Friday; the 7th December, 2012 and 8th December 2012. Here under we present to you the 7th December, 2012 timetable.

Chini hapa ni ratiba ya Tamasha la pili la watoto la WAAO litakalofanyika tarehe 7/12/2012 na 8/12/2012 ikiwa ni ratiba ya siku ya ijumaa hii ya tarehe 7/12/2012 kwa kiswahili.

You are all welcome

Nyote mnakaribiswa

WAAO at Miembeni Primary School

On the 27th of October this Saturday WAAO paid a visit to Miembeni primary School. This was in one way to promote the coming Children Arts and Culture Festival. In this visit to the school WAAO was accompanied by American Garden who gave a lot of presents to the kid.

WAAO at Miembeni Primary school - a student watching a performance

These children were highly prepared to show some of their artistic works which really colored up the day. The in the schedule included a song sang by three hundred children, a dance, poetry (Ngonjera) and a play (Igizo). These performance showed the WAAO that the coming festival is going to be very hot and so WAAO take this opportunity to invite school to perform and to invite parents to come and see their children performing.

Miembeni students performing a play in-front of WAAO

This year the festival will include exhibitions, workshops, performances, and we anticipate around 200 children to participate. We still also welcome contributions from various people, organization and institution to make the festival a success.

Miembeni students watching a play with smiles

Let us now take this opportunity to Welcome you all on Friday 7th and on Saturday 8th December 2012 at the National Museum ground opposite IFM institute in Dar es Salaam.

Donations and Contributions for the 2nd WAAO Festival

English

44 Days remaining for the Children's' Arts and Cultural Festival for 2012!! Have you planned to attend?? Are you ready?? Would you like to contribute in cash?? Please contact us on how you could help us and make your contribution early so we too could prepare ourselves well in advance. Thank you.

Kiswahili

Zimebaki siku 44 kwa Tamasha la Pili la Watoto la Mwaka 2012, umejiandaa kuhudhuria?? Utapenda kutuchangia kwa mali?? Tunahitaji michango yenu mapema nasi tuweze kujiandaa vema. Wasiliana nasi kupitia hapa au tutumie meseji!! Ahsanteni!!

Special Thanks from the WAAO Director

The WAAO Director: Theresia Gratta

The Director of WAAO Theresia Gratta would like to extend her warm thanks to all those who made the 14th October 2012 exhibition a success. Special Thanks should go to American Garden, TBC and Mlimani TV. Also special thanks should go to all the schools that attended and participated in the exhibition and all the WAAO volunteers. She then would like to warmly welcome you all to the Second Children Arts and Culture Festival to be held on the 7th and 8th of December.

Children are invited to participate in the Festival and win various prizes. Parents are also requested to attend and see the greatness of their lovely children in the arts.

The Nyerere Children multimedia exhibition

A multimedia exhibition for the children was conducted today the 14 October 2012 at the Tanzania National Museum and House of Culture to honor, respect and remember the late father of the nation Mwl. Julius Kambarage Nyerere who passed away on 14 October 1999.

Various children participants sitting together waiting for the program to start

The exhibition included children visiting the museum and watching two documentary movies on the history of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere documented by TBC,

Children at the Museum watching various animals that are found in Tanzania

Children at the Museum watching the various snakes found in Tanzania

After the visit it was time for the performances at the house of culture theater hall. Before going to the performances, children received present from the sponsors; American Garden.

American Garden

Chance; the MC who made the day a very enjoyable day for the children, Here Waaaaooooing one of the children before receiving present from American Garden

The Director of WAAO; Theresia Gratta cutting the ribbon to allow the present giving process to continue

A Child receiving Popcorn, a gift from American Garden

Irene Makene settling the children for the program to start

Children cheering with Tanzanian flags and balloons up as the program starts

Tanzanian flags up

Children singing the song "Tazama ramani"

The WAAO Director-Theresia Gratta presenting her speech

 After a great speech it was then a time for the performances. The performances started with Karate from Mabibo Islamic followed by Dances and songs from various school, all to honor the late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. After each performance there was a question and answer sessions where children were asked questions and those who got the right answer were given presents.

 

Mabibo Islamic children showing various skills on self defense

Children from Kaomu Highview Nursery and Primary School-Mbagala presenting a dance

Student's from Ushindi Primary School carrying their presents received during the questions and answer sessions

Mama Aloysia Maneno from TBC radio recording a program

The schools that participated in this event included the following:

Students from Kaomu Highview Nursery and Primary School-Mbagala

Students from Ushindi Primary School

Students from Ubungo Primary School

Students from Ubungo Plaza Primary School

Students from Mikocheni Primary School

Students from Mabibo Islamic

WAAO: Edgar and Jimmy

WAAO: Mwanga and Nimesh

WAAO: The people in the kitchen, The Volunteers, the stakeholder and the Director.

The exhibitions today calls for the Second children arts and Culture festival which is just around the corner. The festival is expected to take place in 7th and 8th December, 2012.

You are all Welcome

Come one come all