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With great respect and deep gratitude we say goodbye to Henk Hammer, co-founder of the Sibusiso Center in Arusha, Tanzania.

Together with his wife Atty, Henk shaped a place where children with disabilities and their families found hope, help and a future.

Since February 2025, Martha Lukasi has been the new Director of Sibusiso. Since September 2022, she was already involved with the center as General Manager Finance and Operations. During this period, we got to know her as a very passionate and committed employee who leads the team well in the activities and provides the Boards with the necessary (financial) information.

March 21 is dominated by Down Syndrome worldwide. In many places in the world, activities were organized in the month of March to celebrate equality and acceptance.  In recent years we have invited children, parents and fellow villagers to the center to celebrate the event together, this year Sibusiso has brought the Down Syndrome to the attention in a completely different way. The Sibusiso team has organized workshops at the teacher training colleges in Arusha and the surrounding area.

In 2024, we will have achieved a lot in the center again. We would like to mention a number of impressive numbers with which we show that we can reach many families in Tanzania with the programs. 

3 Month program:

The boards of Sibusiso Netherlands and Arusha are pleased to appoint Martha Lukasi as Executive  Director of Sibusiso, succeeding Casper van Kempen who held this role from 2 July 2022. Martha has held the position of General Manager Finance & Operations since September 2022, a role in which she has demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication and expertise. Her contributions have played an important role in strengthening the organization's activities.