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Meet Zabron Amos, a 13-year-old boy with albinism. Zabron enrolled at Shade School in Class One after attending preschool at a government school. His poor academic performance made him a target of ridicule among other pupils. He spoke only Sukuma and had very few friends. His educational journey changed significantly when he joined a school […]

Meet Irene Manase. At 12 years old, she is learning to believe in herself, preparing for sixth grade, and holding on to her dream of becoming a doctor. When Irene first came to Shade School, she struggled with low self-esteem. She was scared, could neither read nor write, and had heard people in her community […]

Lazaro* is a Grade Four student who has been at Shade since his Pre-Unit year in 2022. He has faced more hardship than any child should have to endure. Lazaro’s world began to fall apart when his father left the family, taking all of their belongings, and leaving Lazaro’s mother and brothers to fend for […]

Meet Miriam,* a current student at Shade school.  Miriam is one of several students who has had to move in with a foster family near our campus just to be close enough to attend school. Miriam’s biological family lives about 16 miles from Shade school, and the distance is too far for her to safely […]

When the Shade team first visited Baraka* at his home, he ran inside and hid.  Years of isolation had left him afraid, and made it difficult for him to trust unfamiliar people. In his community, he was the only child born with albinism. As is often the case for people with albinism, Baraka’s life was […]

My Tanzanian friends quote a particular verse very often: “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21b). In the past few months, I have heard this verse referenced in times of grieving the death of a loved one, in the face of sudden unemployment, and […]

We want to invite you to bring a bit of Tanzania into your home. We are so grateful for to be part of the body of Christ that spans continents, cultures, and traditions. As we gather this weekend to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, we’re reminded of the beautiful, worldwide family of faith we […]

A Change in Perspective – Working with Students with Albinism Written by Ester Wilson, Tanzanian Communications Coordinator Before he began teaching at Shade, Mr. Mwigulu had never taught a student with albinism. Now, as a fourth grade teacher at Shade who has students with albinism in his class, his understanding of the condition has changed. […]

We’re honored to share Shade’s 2025 Annual Report. As you read, we hope you’ll be encouraged by the stories of lives being healed and transformed, and by the ways God continues to grow and sustain this ministry in Tanzania. Read the Report Thank you for being a part of this story!