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Wishing Well is a small international development charity, registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales (Reg Number: 326529). We are a volunteer run organisation with over 35 years project management experience. All of our projects focus on supporting children and families through education and health programmes. Volunteers and volunteering is at the heart of our organisation with most of the charities work being undertaken locally and internationally by volunteers. Click on our projects section for information our about our current programmes.
Wishing Well is a small international development charity, registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales (Reg Number: 326529). We are a volunteer run organisation with over 35 years project management experience. All of our projects focus on supporting children and families through education and health programmes. Volunteers and volunteering is at the heart of our organisation with most of the charities work being undertaken locally and internationally by volunteers. Click on our projects section for information our about our current programmes.
Important News about our friend and one of our specialist advisors
Unfortunately, I have to share the extremely sad news that Wilbald Frances Tesha, or Tesha as he was generally known died on Wednesday 2nd September 2020.
Originally from Tanzania, Tesha always remembered his roots and regularly went back home. He would often comment how lucky he was in receiving an education that facilitated him moving from a very poor village with not even the most basic facilities to develop a successful career. Tesha first trained as a secondary school teacher in Tanzania and then after moving to the UK he trained as a psychiatric nurse at the Eastbourne School of Nursing. After completing nurse training Tesha remained in Eastbourne and worked for the NHS for over 30 years. Tesha was an A&E Psychiatric Liaison Nurse, employed by the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, spending most of his time working at Eastbourne District General Hospital.
Tesha invited me to to his home village because he was extremely keen to see if the charity could provide any support to his former primary school. I was fortunate to be able to visit Shimbwe with Tesha on two separate occasions. The first visit was back in 2009 when we took a few basic supplies to the school and undertook a scoping exercise to consider how we could do more work. On our second visit which took place in 2011 we were joined by some more charity volunteers and were able to take many more resources as well as totally refurbish two classrooms, replacing missing doors and windows, painting the walls and generally making the classrooms a more pleasant environment.
Due to other commitments, Wishing Well has not been able to return to Tanzania since then but Tesha and I had continued talking and exploring plans on how we could build on this work. In the last few weeks before Tesha became ill we had started work on a grant application to fund some more work, the deadline was this Sepember and we had discussed many different ideas for more work to start this year. Unfortunately, in July Tesha was struck down with Covid-19. One night, whilst working as a nurse he felt unwell and had to go home, quickly after that his health worsened.
I was in close contact with Tesha whilst he was in hospital and even when Tesha was very ill in the intensive care unit when I asked him if there was anything he needed me to do for him, all he asked for was for me to move forward with the school project in his home village. Tesha was an extremely talented, caring and humble man. Thinking only of others when he was dealing with the most challenging and critical situation in his own life.
If you can help us to fulfill Tesha's last wishes, please click on the link below.
We will keep this page updated with news about Tesha's funeral / memorial arrangements and share all other relevant news for friends and colleagues of Tesha. There is a contact us link also for friends/ colleagues to get in touch with us so we can make sure everyone is included who knows Tesha and we can keep you and his family updated.
Rest In Peace Mr Tesha
Jason O'Flaherty, Friend and past colleague of Tesha
Wishing Well Charity Trustee
Unfortunately, I have to share the extremely sad news that Wilbald Frances Tesha, or Tesha as he was generally known died on Wednesday 2nd September 2020.
Originally from Tanzania, Tesha always remembered his roots and regularly went back home. He would often comment how lucky he was in receiving an education that facilitated him moving from a very poor village with not even the most basic facilities to develop a successful career. Tesha first trained as a secondary school teacher in Tanzania and then after moving to the UK he trained as a psychiatric nurse at the Eastbourne School of Nursing. After completing nurse training Tesha remained in Eastbourne and worked for the NHS for over 30 years. Tesha was an A&E Psychiatric Liaison Nurse, employed by the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, spending most of his time working at Eastbourne District General Hospital.
Tesha invited me to to his home village because he was extremely keen to see if the charity could provide any support to his former primary school. I was fortunate to be able to visit Shimbwe with Tesha on two separate occasions. The first visit was back in 2009 when we took a few basic supplies to the school and undertook a scoping exercise to consider how we could do more work. On our second visit which took place in 2011 we were joined by some more charity volunteers and were able to take many more resources as well as totally refurbish two classrooms, replacing missing doors and windows, painting the walls and generally making the classrooms a more pleasant environment.
Due to other commitments, Wishing Well has not been able to return to Tanzania since then but Tesha and I had continued talking and exploring plans on how we could build on this work. In the last few weeks before Tesha became ill we had started work on a grant application to fund some more work, the deadline was this Sepember and we had discussed many different ideas for more work to start this year. Unfortunately, in July Tesha was struck down with Covid-19. One night, whilst working as a nurse he felt unwell and had to go home, quickly after that his health worsened.
I was in close contact with Tesha whilst he was in hospital and even when Tesha was very ill in the intensive care unit when I asked him if there was anything he needed me to do for him, all he asked for was for me to move forward with the school project in his home village. Tesha was an extremely talented, caring and humble man. Thinking only of others when he was dealing with the most challenging and critical situation in his own life.
If you can help us to fulfill Tesha's last wishes, please click on the link below.
We will keep this page updated with news about Tesha's funeral / memorial arrangements and share all other relevant news for friends and colleagues of Tesha. There is a contact us link also for friends/ colleagues to get in touch with us so we can make sure everyone is included who knows Tesha and we can keep you and his family updated.
Rest In Peace Mr Tesha
Jason O'Flaherty, Friend and past colleague of Tesha
Wishing Well Charity Trustee