The Kanga Project

A small charity working with women and girls in Tanzania, Africa

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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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CSEE results – how did the girls do?

May 11, 2013 By kanga Leave a Comment

Nationally, the results of the CSEE exam (O-level, GCSE level equivalent) were the worst ever in the history of Tanzania, coming after a steady fall since 2007. So what of the girls staying at the Ilongero Sec School hostel?  … read more »

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1st fundraiser in Tanzania – fantastic

October 6, 2012 By kanga Leave a Comment

The Abaya Luncheon Fashion Event taking place on 12th October in Dar es Salaam is the first fundraiser of Fatema Pardhan, a Tanzanian girl currently studying in Toronto.  This "fashion for education" event will showcase unique … read more »

Form  Four Girls

wish them good luck

September 27, 2012 By kanga Leave a Comment

12 of the girls staying at the hostel will start taking their final exams (GCSE's) between 8th and 19th October. We are all anxious to see if spending their last year of studies at the hostel and getting a few extra lessons these … read more »

life-skills workshop

Girls were asked to ‘piga kelele’ or to make a noise

July 21, 2012 By kanga Leave a Comment

At the end of June, Form 4 girls were offered a 3 day workshop in lifeskills. Our current volunteers, Nicole and Sarah did a great job in organising it and they have just sent the following detailed and entertaining report. … read more »

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Paul Bradford’s challenge

April 9, 2012 By kanga Leave a Comment

On 15th April, Paul will be running the Bungay Blackdog Marathon and needs your support. He has today created a Just Giving page to help with his fundraising, so please help him along. Paul is a teacher at a primary school that is … read more »

The opening of a hostel for girls

Girls’ hostel opens, 1st February 2012

February 16, 2012 By kanga Leave a Comment

"For me and Gloria, the head of Rural Women Development Association, there could not have been a more wonderful end to Wednesday 1st February, while we were actually conversing on Skype. A rather long email from one of our … read more »

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Yoga mat bags

January 29, 2012 By kanga Leave a Comment

Early in June 2011, a few women asked if we could help them learn to sew using pedal powered machines and may be start businesses. We asked around to see who else would be interested and soon had 15 women, mostly young ones keen … read more »

Maasai girl going to school

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 »

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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 »

Blog from our volunteers on the ground

  • Tales from our past and current volunteers – For a real insight into volunteering in Tanzania with us.

We need your help to fund our latest project

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to do list

Set up a monthly S/O for the price of a bottle of wine
Put a link on my Facebook
Tell mum to connect through this site next time she goes shopping online.
Put up a poster at work and in the library
Set up a piggy box at work, for when Nigel swears
Give up sending paper birthday cards and send virtual ones from here instead.
Set up a charity link to my e-Bay account and earn the kanga project 10% commission

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