During the past nine years, Rafiki Surgical Missions continues to change the lives of more and more Tanzanian children and adults with conditions such as cleft lips, cleft palates and burn injuries. For each mission, an eight-person volunteer team composed of surgeons, anesthetists and nurses from Western Australia volunteer their time and expertise to come to Tanzania to perform life changing operations over a course of 10 days.

It is because of this spirit of volunteerism that, to date, more than 1,000 lives of chil-dren and adults have been positively affected by these missions. Our first surgical mission for 2012 took place from 13th - 27th April 2012 at Sekou Toure Hospital in Mwanza. During the mission over 50 patients received surgical procedures for repairs to cleft lip and palate and burn scar contractures.

The next and final mission for 2012 will be taking place from 28th October – 8th November at Sekou Toure Hospital in Mwanza. Currently, with the assistance of Afri-can Barrick Gold & Geita Gold Mine, patients are being mobilized from remote communities around Tanzania. The missions also welcome pa-tients from other areas in the country who would require the surgeries.

A big thank you to all our past, present and future Rafiki supporters that continue to make these missions possible and a success.

To learn more about the Rafiki Surgical Mission please visit www.asanterafiki.com Asante Rafiki

THIERRY MURCIA TANZANIAN RAFIKI MISSION COORDINATOR

Revisiting the spirit of volunteerism “If you see someone without a smile....give them one of yours” by Becky Heimbach

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Over 50 patients received free surgical procedures in the 1st surgical mission in 2012

Rafiki Dinner launched

to support Rafiki surgical

mission missions

Total number of children and adults who have benefited from Rafiki Surgical Mission since 2004

Rafiki Surgical Mission: Key facts

Hospital Equipment Donations

A total of 17 40-foot containers have to-date been received from Australia which include medical equipment and supplies such as hospital beds, anesthetic machines, wheelchairs, walking frames and hospital consumables. Some of the hospitals which have already benefitted from these donations include Sekou Toure Hospital in Mwanza, Igunga District Hospital in Tabora, Ligula Hospital in Mtwara, Kilwa District Hospital in Lindi, Hai District Hospital in Kilimanjaro, Biharamulo District Hospital in Kagera, Mission Mikocheni Hospital and Dar es Salaam Charitable Hospital in Dar es Salaam.

1. African Barrick Gold

2. AKO Catering Services Ltd.

3. Caspian Construction Ltd.

4. Diamond Motors Ltd.

5. Engineered Systems Solutions Ltd.

6. Freight Forwarders Ltd.

7. Fuchs Petrolube Tanzania Ltd.

8. Geita Gold Mining Ltd.

9. Global Health Alliance Western Australia

(GHAWA)”

10. Kabanga Nickel Company Limited

11. Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel

12. Leo Attorneys

13. Mantra Resources Limited

14. Oryx Oil Company Ltd.

15. PanAfrican Mining Services (T) Ltd.

16. Red n White

17. Sandvik Mining and Construction

18. South African Airways

19 Tanzania Air Services Ltd. - Tanzanair

20. Tanzania Breweries Limited

21. The Rickshaw Travels Ltd.

22. Toyota Tanzania Ltd.

23. Twiga Cement

24. Vodacom Tanzania

We thank you for your support which has made these missions possible and we hope that the same spirit will resonate in the future. Asante Rafiki

THANK YOU TO OUR

2011 SPONSORS

2012 Sponsorship CampaignRafiki Dinner is a special annual event hosted by Rafiki Surgical Mission Tanzania and African Barrick Gold since 2006 to raise funds to enable volunteer Australian medical teams to travel to Tanzania to provide free life changing surgical procedures.

In 2012, we are approaching an exclusive consortium of Tanzanian corporate sponsors to be part of this exclusive ‘Experiential Wining & Dining’ fundraising dinner cocktail on Saturday, 3rd November 2012 that will be hosted at the newly established revolving restaurant in Dar es Salaam; ‘Akemi Restaurant’. The sponsorship invitations are limited to 92 guests only:

• 3 Platinum Sponsors valued at $12,000 – table of eight (8 guests)• 8 Gold Sponsors valued at $8,000 – 2 invitations (4 guests)• 10 Silver Sponsors valued at $5,000 – 1 invitation (2 guests)• Unlimited Bronze Sponsors - in-kind and / or financial contribution valued below $5,000 – 2012 Support recognition only

Funds collected will go towards facilitating free reconstructiveand orthopaedic surgeries for children who do not have accessto treatment for anomalies such as cleft lip, cleft palate, clubfeet, burn scar contractures. The mission also provide capacitybuilding opportunities for the Tanzanian doctors and nursesto work alongside some of the best qualified surgeons fromAustralia, thereby getting hands-on experience.

2012 Rafiki Surgical Mission Fundraising Dinner2012 marks the 9th year since the launch of the

Rafiki Surgical Mission Tanzania in 2004. Rafiki

Surgical Mission Tanzania and African

Barrick Gold are honored to extend an invitation

to its existing and new partners to an exclusive

‘Experiential Wining & Dining’ fundraising event

featuring David Grier, the inspirational speaker,

chef and extreme adventurer from Cape Town,

South Africa.

DAVID GRIERChef / Extreme Adventurer South Africa

David’s special appearance on November 3rd, 2012

will take the guests through a presentation of Food, Wine

and Adventure – A Chef with A Cause relating each specially

designed Rafiki 6-course menu with his global adventures.

An opportunity to experience an experiential cooking session with

an audience at the event.

Rafiki Surgical Mission TanzaniaC/O Australia-Tanzania SocietyPlot 431, Mhando streetMsasani PeninsulaDar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: +255 (22) 2600814, Fax: +255 (22) 2601809 Mob: +255 784 600674

www.asanterafiki.com www.youngambassadors.com.au