Baby Teresa Donation Nairobi, Kenya and Arusha, Tanzania

I firstly must apologise to all the Baby Teresa Fans out there, I have been a little overwhelmed by my experiences and also being thrown straight back into normal life. I have really been finding it hard to deal with my trip, I feel a bit protective over it as it was a very special time and I want to do it justice, every time I ever mention it.



For those of you who are not aware, my trip was not just a holiday, I participated in a Cross Cultural Immersion Experience consisting of two weeks in both Kenya and Tanzania working with local youth groups, community groups, and schools as well as exploring the social and cultural issues that impact upon their society and way of life.



With the support of Kirsty and Sammie as well as my Family, Friends, Colleagues and of course my amazing girlfriend Grace, I was able to go on this trip with confidence and direction as it was my first trip overseas.




Kirsty and Sammie however, in supporting me, let me support them and I was fortunate enough to make two donations, one in each country of 10 Baby Teresa outfits each which made giving a gift that gives twice, twice even more amazing!



My first donation was in Nairobi, Kenya. This donation went to an amazing man that I met named Duncan Arara. Through our interactions with the local youth group we interacted with. Duncan runs a single mothers group called “Young Single Mothers Self Help Group”. Duncan is a phenomenal man, who is so passionate about bringing the Women together to help each other and build a sense of community that I could hardly resist my donation going to their group. I did not get to interact with the group on a personal level, however my friend Emma Radin, was lucky enough to have her placement with Duncan and the group.




In Arusha, Tanzania, through my involvement at Edmund Rice Sinon, Senior Secondary School a Long Term Volunteer named Stuart who helped set up and arrange a group called KNM Tanzania, of which their main purpose is to help young mothers enter the workforce or re-enter education in a supportive environment. I discussed with Stuart at length group, which you can find on facebook if you search KNM Tanzania, but I thought that with the amount of girls looking to enter school or the workforce and the amount of young children they had, again the opportunity was too good to pass up on!




My donations were both a success and I have heard that the jumpsuits have been put to good use, the feeling is amazing when you know that people in your local community have helped contribute on a global scale. If anyone wants to talk to me further, they can find me on facebook or contact Baby Teresa for my contact details.


I can not thank Kirsty and Sammie enough for adding another dimension to my first overseas trip and its something I am never going to forget!

In Swahili I would say, Asante Sana which means ‘thank you very much’.

Aaron Jones