Samaia Tchapasseka - Miss Black Africa UK 2012
Reigning Miss Black Africa UK and runway model , Samaia Tchapasseka yesterday left the shores of the UK on the first leg of her mission and mandate to help eradicate poverty and help the less privileged. Samaia is visiting the SOS childrens villages in Lubango and Benguela which are an outstanding 400km apart . She also has a series of TV and Radio appearances lined up which is an opportunity to spread the word about her mission in Angola.
In the past few months, Samaia has been involved in a charity single BE THE HOPE and also a charity calendar. She will be spending two weeks on this mission and on her return to the UK, Miss Black Africa will be hosting a star studded fundraising Gala night in aid of the SOS Childrens charity and their work in Angola.
According to the Miss Black Africa founder, Dele Onabowu “The essence of a beauty queen isn’t her newly acquired status but how she utilizes this status for the betterment of herself and society. The Miss Black Africa Organisation takes our commitment to charity very seriously and it is the basis of our organisations existence. I am very proud of Samaia and her commitment to her title. She has surpassed my expectations by miles and is solidly keeping the tradition of Miss Black Africa’s global outreach alive”.
THE VILLAGES
LUBANGO
SOS Children's Village Lubango comprises twelve family houses, an administration and service area, a sports field and houses for the village director and the SOS aunts (who support the SOS mothers and take care of the children when the mothers are on leave). Up to 120 children can find a new home there.
The adjoining SOS Kindergarten has a capacity for up to 125 children and consists of five group rooms, a kitchen and a playground. Primary school education can be offered to up to 680 students at the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School. It comprises eighteen class rooms, three rooms for vocational training and a sports field. At the SOS Medical Centre, more than 500 patients receive treatment per month.
BENGUELA
SOS Children's Village Benguela comprises twelve family houses (with a capacity for up to 120 children), a multi-purpose building, a workshop, a community house, an administration and service area and houses for the SOS aunts (who support the SOS mothers and take care of the children when the mothers are on leave) and the village director.
The adjoining SOS Kindergarten on the same premises consists of four group rooms, a kitchen and a playground, and has a capacity of up to 100 children. The twelve classrooms and two vocational training rooms of the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School can be used by up to 480 pupils, who receive primary school education there. A sports field also belongs to the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School. Moreover, an SOS Medical Centre with a capacity of about 500 patients was built, comprising two examination rooms, a surgery room, two wards (each to accommodate ten patients), a waiting room and a kitchen. The main aim of the family strengthening programme is to help children at risk of losing their natural family environment by strengthening their families' ability to care for them. This includes educational scholarships, provision of school material and school uniforms, medical support and promotion of income-generating activities. Moreover, a local orphanage receives material support through the family strengthening programme.
