Working in Tanzania

School desk project in Tanzania 

FFS Tanzania posted on their facebook page: "School Desks Project helps to solve the challenge of school children to seat down in the classroom for learning. Our school children need a comfortable environmental for learning, in order to understand and perform better. Let's join together to support our schools within UKEREWE SOCIETY even one desk for three school children, you can send direct the schools or through us. Our friends supports through us hundreds of desks"

Rotary Club of Braids Newbury Rotary Club Rotary Helsingborg-Sofiero Vi Agroforestry We Effect East Africa Wizara ya Elimu, Sayansi na Teknolojia. UKEREWE COMMUNITY Ukerewe Development Youth Initiatives (U.D.Y.I) Ukerewe-Mwanza Family Ukerewe Island.

6,000 breakfasts a week for children in Tanzania

The Rotary Club of Braids is trying to raise funds to provide 6,000 BREAKFASTS A WEEK FOR CHILDREN IN TANZANIA. We will, therefore, be participating in a crowdfunding appeal run by GlobalGiving. 

This project follows on from a very successful pilot project - so we know that it works. The project involves training teachers and pupils to grow crops in the (currently uncultivated) land around 4 schools on the island of Ukerewe in Tanzania. Once the crops are harvested, they are used to provide breakfasts to the pupils. Any surplus crops will be sold to provide funds for the schools to purchase equipment. We plan to implement this in 4 schools - with teachers from the pilot schools providing the training.

The nutritional benefits to the children are obvious, as are the educational benefits - through increased attendance and better levels of concentration.