Our link with Tanzania

We were approached by a retired local teacher, John, who now divides his time between homes in England and Tanzania.

When in Tanzania John works as a volunteer at Lysikika and other schools, in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Despite its stunning location the region is extremely poor.

Callington were invited to consider assisting with projects that would improve the educational opportunities for the students. These have included:

Upgrading the kitchen
Originally the school's kitchen was an open fire that used bricks to support the pots.
A plan was made to upgrade it to a modern energy efficient unit that was also capable of providing a supply of hot water.

Food for thought
Unlike the UK, the Tanzanian government does not provide funding to pay for school meals.

Lysikika school had access to some scrub land, which John suggested could be used to grow their own. 

Callington partnered up with Morden Rotary club (London) of which John was president.
Together we provided funding to purchace fertilizer & seed. A local contractor was also hired to help plough the plot.

Improving Hygene
Toilets at Lysikika were very rudimentary. Consisting of a single tap on a stand pipe at the edge of the school yard. Hardly surprising that it was not well used!

Our next goal was to provide handwashing facilities adjacent to the toilets.
Educating students why it is important to wash their hands and how to do so was a key aspect of the work.

Rebuilding the toilets

Following a severe storm, the footings of the original toilet block were wased away, leaving the building in an unsafe condition.

Coming soon, links to pictures and greater detail of each project.