Newsletter No. 2/2026
March/April 2026
What's new in "Africa Help"
Donate your 1.5% tax to us
By donating 1.5% of your tax to the Africa Help Foundation (KRS: 0000669457), you support the construction of a deep water well in South Sudan, which will provide access to clean drinking water for over 1000 people in the Lanya region.
Colors, style, and the power of image: Unforgettable meetings at the African Fashion House
Workshops at the African Fashion House with Elżbieta Krzyżewska-Abramek and Monika Sekuła – combining the mission of the Africa Help foundation with image education.
Soaked habit, hot blood. A diary from the heart of the Maasai bush.
Soaked habit, hot blood. A diary from the heart of the Maasai bush.
Easter wishes
May the upcoming Easter bring you a rebirth of hope, good health, and joyful moments spent in the warmth of your home.
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Donate your 1.5% tax to us
Author: Maria Brykczyńska
We present to you the latest Africa Help Newsletter, in which we summarize our activities from March and April.
Water is not just a basic need – it is a right to life that is still being denied to millions of people. Today you have the chance to change this by donating your tax to a specific, life-saving cause.
The statistics are merciless: nearly 30% of the world’s population lacks access to safe drinking water sources. This problem becomes a tragedy in regions affected by humanitarian crises, such as South Sudan. There, where war has destroyed infrastructure, dirty water from puddles and rivers becomes the cause of deadly diseases.
The return of hope to Lanya
The history of the mission in the Lanya region is a story of extraordinary determination. In 2016, as a result of a bloody civil war, Father Andrzej Dzida and his parishioners had to flee the country, seeking refuge in refugee camps. After years of wandering, Father Andrzej returned to re-establish the mission and help people rebuild their lives.
Today, he will oversee the implementation of our latest project: the construction of a deep water well.
Real help, measurable effects.
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As a Public Benefit Organization Africa Help, we turn every zloty from your 1.5% tax into real change. Thanks to your support in previous years, we were able to:
- Build sanitary facilities in a refugee camp from South Sudan, ensuring the dignity and hygiene of thousands of people.
- Finance the education of a doctor and a nurse in Tanzania, who provide help in a clinic hidden in the Maasai bush.
This time the goal is equally ambitious. The construction of a deep water well in Lanya will provide constant access to clean, drinkable water for over 1000 people. This is the end of multi-kilometer trips by women and children for water, which was often contaminated anyway.
How can you help? – It’s simple. You just need to enter our KRS number in your PIT tax return. Your decision at a desk in Poland has the real power to drill into the African earth to extract the gift of life from it.
Africa Help Foundation
KRS: 0000669457
Do not let the inhabitants of South Sudan drink water that kills. Together with Father Andrzej Dzida, let’s give them a chance for a safe tomorrow.
While reading this Africa Help Newsletter, remember that your 1.5% tax saves lives.
Colors, style, and the power of image: An unforgettable meeting at the African Fashion House
author: Maria Brykczyńska
Another topic covered in today’s Africa Help Newsletter is the extraordinary image workshops.
The African Fashion House is a place where the passion for helping intertwines with aesthetics and the discovery of one’s own self-worth. The last days of February passed under the sign of extraordinary workshops, which proved that clothing is much more than just material – it is a tool for building well-being and respect.
We hosted two exceptional experts who shared their knowledge and experience, shedding new light on how we perceive ourselves in the mirror.
The power of color in the service of psychology
The first meeting was led by Elżbieta Krzyżewska-Abramek, who conducted fascinating workshops on color analysis. Mrs. Ela is a remarkable figure – for years she has been supporting women fighting breast cancer in oncology wards in Poznań hospitals. Through makeup and the selection of appropriate colors, she helps patients find strength and improve their mental state in the most difficult moments.
At the African Fashion House, Mrs. Ela proved to the participants that: “It is the clothes from the Fashion House that are supposed to adorn us, not us them.”
Although it sounds simple, in practice we often forget about it. A well-chosen color can illuminate the face and add energy, becoming a kind of protective “armor” on a daily basis.
Image as an expression of respect
The second meeting was a lecture by Monika Sekuła – a respected fashion stylist who daily helps her clients bring order to their wardrobes and choose clothes appropriate for the occasion. For Mrs. Monika, fashion is not vanity, but a specific philosophy: Image is an expression of respect for others.
During her presentation, the expert explained exactly what makes up our image and how to consciously shape it to build authentic relationships. It is worth reminding that Mrs. Monika’s presence in our threshold is not accidental – it was her who greatly contributed to the creation of the African Fashion House, preparing professional stylizations for our first, inaugural photo session.
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Together we create a new quality
These meetings showed that the African Fashion House is a space where we combine the mission of Africa Help with a modern approach to ethical fashion. Thanks to the support of such professionals as Mrs. Elżbieta and Mrs. Monika, we can not only provide real help in Africa, but also inspire women here, in Poland.
Thank you all for being there and learning together how to present ourselves to the world beautifully and consciously!
Soaked habit, hot blood. A diary from the heart of the Maasai bush.
author: Agatiga
Monday. Somewhere on the border of mud and sky.
Rain in the bush doesn’t just fall – it strikes. For a few days now, the sky over Tanzania has broken open, releasing masses of water that turn the red dust into a sticky, relentless trap. It is cold. It’s the kind of damp chill that gets under your skin and stays there long after you take off your soaked clothes. And yet, every morning, when the light barely breaks through the steel clouds, I head towards the clinic.
My shoes must weigh about five kilograms from the caked-on mud, but I can’t stop walking. The schedule doesn’t make allowances for the rainy season. Today, screening children; tomorrow, ophthalmology. The latter is a godsend – a non-governmental organization from Tanzania has come to provide free eye exams for the Maasai. For people who spend their whole lives looking out for herds on the horizon, eyesight is survival.
Fighting the system and… the resistance of matter
At the clinic, however, another battle awaits me, harder than the one against the elements. The local medical staff looks at me with a mixture of weariness and reluctance. My presence, this constant “supervising,” “organizing,” and “monitoring standards,” apparently disrupts their well-established rhythm of doing nothing. They do not want to cooperate. Every request to prepare an office or call a list of patients is met with a wall of silence or a bureaucratic “later.”
I grit my teeth. I didn’t come here for the doctors’ smiles, but for the health of these children standing in the rain outside the entrance.
STRONA 4.
The smell of smoke and the weight of everyday life
When I finish at the clinic, I don’t go back to rest. I go to the parish. The mother of one of the missionaries is waiting there. An older woman with worn hands who manages this chaos from the kitchen. I help her. We chop vegetables, scrub pots, and clean up after meals for the entire crew. These are simple, almost meditative tasks that allow me not to think about how much my back hurts. In this steamy kitchen, to the sound of rain drumming on the tin roof, I feel that this is also a mission. Service has different faces – sometimes it’s a stethoscope, and sometimes a floor cloth.
Rebecca – my bedrock in the bush
I’m not in this alone. Rebecca Kosey is with me. Without her, half of these women wouldn’t have made it here at all. Rebecca is like a volcano of energy – tireless, loud, authentic. Together we wade through the mud, enter Maasai huts, and educate.
I watch Rebecca explain to young mothers why professional medical care is more important than traditional superstitions. I see how she breaks their fear of the “white coat.” She is the one who activates these women and gives them a voice. When I run out of strength, I look at Rebecca and keep going.
Night. I lie under the mosquito net, listening to the incessant rain. I am exhausted, freezing, and tomorrow I will again have to face the doctors’ reluctance and another portion of mud. But when I close my eyes, I see the face of a Maasai man who, for the first time in years, saw the world clearly thanks to the eye exams.
It was worth it.
On the occasion of the upcoming Easter, I send my warmest wishes from the foundation’s team:
May this time be full of peace, profound hope, and true joy flowing from the mystery of the Resurrection. I wish you rest with your loved ones, spring energy for action, and many reasons to smile every day.
A Joyful Hallelujah!
Redakcja: Maria Brykczyńska
Fundacja “Africa Help”
Biuro Fundacji:
ul. Kramarska 32; I piętro pok.15;
61-765 Poznań
KRS:0000669457
www.ah20.org
e-mail: africahelp@ah20.org
tel. 606717929
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Thank you for your support. The next Africa Help Newsletter will be published next quarter.