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Tanzania Community Development Project

"Quest4Change works to advance education through construction and initiatives that support families enabling them to send their children to school"

Building classrooms in Tanzania

Working with the Livingstone Tanzania Trust and the Village Education Project (Kilimanjaro), Quest4Change aims to give disadvantaged children in rural Tanzania the opportunity to attend school through the construction and improvement of educational facilities.Country Profile - Tanzania

What's the problem?  In Tanzania Primary education is free, yet less than 50% of children attend school, due to some families being unable afford uniform, lunch, books, and in some cases there is no school close enough.  The Tanzanian Government are also closing schools which are in need of refurbishment.

How Quest4Change helps:  By renovating schools, building class rooms and staff accommodation, and setting up a sustainable school farm to help provide income to keep the school going.  Children are also taught valuable farming techniques, many of them will not continue to secondary school and this gives them valuable skills.  Quest began working in Tanzania in 2002, helping rural Tanzanian communities improve their existing education, health facilities and where possible, to provide additional infrastructure to further this aim.

This years Gap team during consturctionThe latest Classroom consturcted in Tanzania

Dixon and Tor - 2009 Volunteers"With only one day left in Babati, Tanzania, I cannot help but think back over how amazing the last 6 weeks have been. I have helped build a school, survived on a diet of beans and rice and most importantly, I have been lucky enough to meet and befriend a community of incredible, selfless and vibrant people ranging in ages from 3 to 83.  I can honestly say that my experience here in Babati, with Quest, the Livingstone Tanzania Trust and the Waangwaray school has been something that I will never forget."              Dixon Knox, Volunteer in 2009

Latest News:  The 2009 Gap volunteers did an awe inspiring job, building a Tilapia pond which will provide food and income (around £250 a year) for Waang'waray School as well as a classroom, office and laying the foundations for a second classroom.

How you can help:

£10 can pay for a fantastic electricity free Fridge Pot in Tanzania, which you can purchase through our project partners, the Livingstone Tanzania Trust.

Why buy a Fridge Pot?Fridge Pots

  • In the hot African sun crops can quickly deteriorate.
  • The pots are made by a local women's group in Tanzania and can extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables from 2-3 days to 2-3 weeks. 
  • They save the poorest household lots of money whilst improving their diet and health.

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Why school books?Exercise books

  • At best there is one text book between three students in Tanzania, at worst there are no text books at all. 
  • £2.50 will buy a text book that will last for at least 10 years, so it can be passed on year by year.
  • A student needs just 7 books for the year.
  • These textbooks will assist their learning, making it easier for them to study at school and home. 

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Achievement Overview  (Updated December 2009)

  • Constructing of a 3-storey accommodation block for vocational training centre apprentices; 3 nursery schools and 5 class rooms at Waang'waray school.
  • Built an additional classroom and completed foundations for the next one.
  • Construction of a community library; large 8 room health centre and recreational facilities for local children including 2 playgrounds and a basketball court.
  • Built a school kitchen.
  • 5 pit latrines and 4 other water sanitation buildings
  • Painted countless educational murals
  • Renovated 3 schools, a community hall and volunteer house
  • Establishing a sustainable school farm at Waang'waray,  including the construction if livestock enclosures and a Tilapia pond which can hold 200-300 fish
  • Spent several hundred volunteer hours supporting local street children by leading activities

Project partners:

 

Project Partner - Livingstone Tanzania Trust

Project Partner - Village Education Project Kilimanjaro

 

 

Quest4Change and Livingstone Tanzania Trust work together on this project which supports the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 2 - Achieving universal Primary Education by 2015.  And goal 5 - Improving Maternal Health.

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