Team Tanzania started the morning with a
tour of the mattress factory, which has been manufacturing the foam mattresses
made for SCAW in Tanzania for 15 years.
The manager gave us a tour where we first saw a staggering pile of 5000
mattresses, colourful and bright, ready for distribution.
We watched the foam for the mattresses be
cut, carried, and piled high, ready to be covered in fabric, after which they
were wrapped in plastic to ensure that the mattresses stay clean and dry
through the night. The company is kindly
storing the mattresses for free in addition to providing transportation to the
distribution sites. The employees
proudly showed us their handiwork and we were able to ask questions and take
pictures.
Following the tour, our team was invited to Mama Wandoa’s home and workshop where the children’s clothes and backpacks are sewn and the bedkits are compiled. Piled high in two rooms are 5000 bedkits, readily waiting for 5000 children who will dream bigger and sleep better thanks to the generous donations through Sleeping Children Around the World.
Sewing machines were electric and manual, some for buttoning, some for serging. We also took a look through a bedkit to see how each item will help each child. Seeing each bedkit ready to go has us all excited to begin the incredible work we know is about to begin.
For the Children
