September 2025 Ministry Update

By Emmanuel Felix
Student Reporter
New Dawn Secondary School

Summary:

Being near to the Mkomazi national park, our school is facing a problem of elephant’s invasion. The elephants have been coming in our school to search for water and pasture. Elephants are using maize and vegetables as their food. Early this month our school was invaded by the group of elephants at night. These elephants were searching food. They entered in the school farm which was well flourished. They ate more than acre of maize which was expected to be the part of school food for the students
This becomes among the big losses in our community because the elephants brought destruction in the farm which could help us in the area of food. It is so bad also because it has brought the loss since a lot of money was used to run the farm.
On the side of the government, Tanzania government has continued to give education on how to chase and avoid the elephants to the people found in the areas which are always highly affected by elephant’s invasion. The government is also giving instruments which are used to chase the elephants such as vuvuzela and dynamite because elephants dislike noises.
The citizens are still complaining about the elephant’s problem since the money refunded through the loss they got is not enough as it doesn’t meet the cost used to run the farm. On our side we say that this is very bad because the animals have brought big loss in our school and it threaten our life.

As part of our ongoing commitment to guide and provide for this mission, we are hosting live video events to engage together in outreach to others who may appreciate learning more about New Dawn Communities.

Join us as we update our supporters with the latest happenings at each of our two communities and partake in our Q&A session; all from the comfort of your home.

Date: First Sunday of each month
Time: 4:00PM
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We are excited about the changes taking place with the ministry and look forward to sharing the ever changing immediate action items and our long-term goals with you.

We hope you will be able to attend, however, if you are unable to make the live event, we will be recording the sessions. They will be available afterwards to view on our website.

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Dates: July 29-August 12
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Love and blessings,

The New Dawn Team.