Hanga Trade School Graduation 2022

 On December 2, 2022, Hanga Trade School had a celebration to say goodbye to 18 students who have finished their four years of training. They have been trained is different trades including carpentry, masonry, tailoring, electrical installation and plumbing.

All of the eighteen students were young men except one who was a young woman. We trust that there will be more women graduating at the school in the years to come. Our congratulations to the graduating students. 

We pray and hope that the trades they have learned will enable them to be self-employed.

Frater Christian Mukiwa, the head of the school, with the graduating class

During holy mass celebration

Sister Otilia Mbiro, OSB, a Native of Hanga, Celebrates 25 Years Jubilee

 In August this year 2022, a Benedictine Nun, Sister Otilia Mbiro, OSB, celebrated her 25th anniversary of religious life at Hanga, a place where she was born and raised. Sister Otilia is a nun in the community of Benedictine Missionaries (well known as Tutzing Sisters) in Ndanda, in the diocese of Mtwara.

To the credit of Hanga Abbey, Sister Otilia's vocation was influenced by Hanga Abbey monks, particularly the late Frater Anselm Wella, OSB. He was instrumental in recruiting many girls and sending them to join Sisters Convents. Sister Otilia and her older sister, Sisters Innocencia of Ndolo African Benedictine Sisters, are both the product of the work of Frater Anslem.

Congratulations to Sister Otilia on her 25th anniversary as a nun.

From right: Sister Otilia (with a wreath), her sister Sr. Innocencia, and Br. Lucius.

Monks of Hanga Abbey congratulating Sister Otilia

Dinner celebration

Catting a cake

Company at dinner

Clean Water for Hanga Seminary

 Indeed, thanks to many people from USA who contribute to the clean water project through Hanga Abbey. In March this year 2022 one of Hanga Abbey schools, Hanga Seminary, got clean water.

The system of the clean water is from a well with water pumped by a solar pump. At the well there is a tower of solar panels to run the pump. From the pump water is supplied to plastic tanks on another tower inside the school compound.

The system is one of the few systems that use solar pumps. Another one of this kind was for Colland Secondary School. It was established in 2015. Colland Secondary School is also one of the Abbey schools.

There was a water problem at Hanga Seminary. Water supply from the main line that had been serving the school for many years had become old and less functionable. With the establishment of the new water supply the students at Hanga Seminary are now worry free of searching water for their daily use. They even use the water for growing vegetable at the school compound.

                                        

Solar panel tower

Plastic tanks

Water tower without tanks

Water tower with plastic tanks at Hanga Seminary