A small charity working with women and girls in Tanzania, Africa
Teach a man to fish and he’ll feed his family. Teach a woman to fish and she’ll feed her family, send her kids to school, build a well, set up a cooperative, demand a hospital, take control of her fertility, give her children a good start and pull the whole community up with her.
We want long term sustainability and value for money; so we invest in women.
“It is crucial to put rural women’s needs and priorities at the centre of development efforts if hunger and poverty are to be eradicated,” said Phrang Roy, Assistant President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). More than 75 per cent of the world’s 1.1 billion extremely poor people live in rural areas of … read more »
This is where you will find lots of reports and information on the education system in Tanzania and on its political, social and economic environment. But we also want you to discover this beautiful and peaceful country. Tanzania is like a cultural mosaic of over 120 ethnic groups, all with their own language and culture. Yet it has been untouched … read more »
The Rural Women Development Association is a shinning example of what the Tanzanians can do for themselves and in the particular case of its founder, Gloria, a wonderful example of what education and training can do to a woman and how that education can be re–invested into the country. There are many women in Tanzania with the drive and … read more »
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight goals to be achieved by 2015 that respond to the world’s main development challenges. The MDGs are drawn from the actions and targets contained in the Millennium Declaration that was adopted by 189 nations-and signed by 147 heads of state and governments during the UN Millennium Summit in … read more »
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 … read more »
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 … read more »
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 … read more »
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 … read more »
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 … read more »
