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the kanga project is a small kitchen table charity working in Africa. Presently our efforts are aimed at supporting the development efforts and goals of the community of Ilongero in Tanzania. We help bring about lasting changes with education and economic opportunities. We support women and girls in their fight against gender discrimination. We believe education is their best weapon.
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Monday’s wonderful news
December 14, 2011 By kanga Leave a Comment
Tetra Laval International SA have chosen the kanga project to be their beneficiary charity this Christmas. Expensive Christmas cards have been replaced by a donation to us and an electronic card bearing a message of support for … read more »

Sponsoring in time for the new academic year
December 13, 2011 By kanga 1 Comment
January is the start of a new year for students of classes I to IV at Secondary Schools in Tanzania. This new year we want to help more girls start and complete a secondary education and so we are adopting a new sponsorship … read more »

Volunteers’ blog make up and updates
November 22, 2011 By kanga Leave a Comment
Our volunteers have started updating the blog with their impressions and news of projects. We have plenty of both in the making so stay tuned in. But could not resist showing this picture today (not that one, although it's great, … read more »

Our volunteers are settling in nicely
October 18, 2011 By kanga Leave a Comment
It would seem that the guys in Tanzania have not been following our orders of not feeding the volunteers (see previous post). Here are their first impressions sent by email. Nicole:"I will start with the house in Ilongero – it … read more »

Don’t let our volunteers suffer
October 4, 2011 By kanga Leave a Comment
Jess and Ben's 13 mile run around Oxford recently has raised just over £2000 for our projects (cheeeeers!). Projects that they are going to be helping with, when they arrive in Ilongero on 10th October along with Nicole, an … read more »

Suzanne has left some of our village leaders, gobsmacked
September 4, 2011 By kanga Leave a Comment
A few months ago, Suzanne our latest volunteer told us about the spectacular nutritional claims of the Moringa tree and asked if she could introduce it to the community during her stay if they were not already aware of its immense … read more »

Thanks Rebecca & Will
August 9, 2011 By kanga Leave a Comment
Without breathing a word to us, Rebecca and Will set up a Just Giving page to raise money for us by climbing Mount Meru in Tanzania. They are keen to see more girls get an education. Well done guys for achieving your target of … read more »

Great photos of new and ongoing projects
July 17, 2011 By kanga Leave a Comment
One of the great bonuses of having volunteers on the ground is getting some new photos. Renee Martin has kindly added a great deal of material to our gallery. We have created three new albums in the picture gallery - sewing … read more »

Our little miracle by Renee Martin
July 10, 2011 By kanga Leave a Comment
I am very pleased to announce that despite school holidays and closures as well as my limited time here, we were able to launch a peer educator train-the-trainer programme on June 27th with ten students. (check here for … read more »




