GETTING TO THE ORPHANAGE

Hope Foundation is located in Mwika Msae on the Eastern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro approx 5km outside of Marangu; the start of one of the Kilimanjaro trekking routes. The orphanage itself is about 3/4km from the Marangu to Mwika main road. Marangu is approx 40km outside of Moshi.

The orphanage can be reached by dalladallas from Moshi which takes approx 1-1.5hours and costs approximately 1500tsh (75p/$1) or from Marangu it is around 20mins and approximately 500tsh.

Hope Foundation is about 20 minutes past Marangu; after about 15minutes on the dalladallas look for two churches fairly close to each other on the left hand side, then ‘Cornerways’ shop/bar on the right, you then go over a small bridge and after a few hundred yards the road bends to the left, almost immediately after this there is a white sign with Hope Foundation Mwika Integrity School written on it. Bang on the Dallas Dallas and (hopefully) they will stop!

If you ask for Mamba Lekura (Kwa Justine) station they should also stop at the right spot, but still best to look out for the sign.

You then walk up this road up for about 10-15minutes; (cars can access it so if you are in a taxi it shouldn’t be a problem) just follow it up, (it bends a bit to the left and right but is basically one track) till you reach a crossroads where there is a shop on the right, another building just opposite it on the right and a shop “Rex’s” on the opposite left hand side, the road slopes down to the left, follow this round to the left and past the church on the right, turn right immediately after the church and you are at the orphanage!

We will be adding some photos to show where Hope is based but for now here is a link to google maps so you can see where Mwika is in relation to Moshi, Marangu & Kilimanjaro!