GO · Projects · Tanzania


	It Takes A Community (Tanzania)

		Summary
		This project will provide a school, vocational training center, health clinic, community garden, and community center to 30,000 people living in 5 rural communities outside of Moshi. Once completed, the facility will provide community support and educational seminars aimed at empowering the community and helping them to find relevant solutions to their poverty.
		How You Can Help
		100% will go directly to project costs in Tanzania.

	More Information About this Project
	needs and beneficiaries
	Tanzania Children Concern was founded first in 2003 as Saint Timothy Nursery and Primary School. The founding teachers, James Nathaniel and Beatrice Elias, saw a serious need to help orphans and vulnerable children receive the education and care that they deserve. They soon became aware of the magnitude of the problem facing these children, both in terms of education and the staggering effects of HIV/AIDS, and decided to form an organization that strives to alleviate this problem by providing afflicted families with educational opportunities for their children, as well as health, nutritional, and psycho-social support. In 2005 TCC purchased 5 acres of land to build the new St. Timothy’s School. At the time St. Timothy’s was on a rented premise. Despite all efforts of the community they were not able to raise the funds to start construction on the new school. In April 2009, the 99 students of the current St. Timothy’s school were faced with eviction from the Ministry of Education who requires registered schools to operate on owned premises. In May 2009, TCC reached out to Mama Hope for assistance and in July 2009, because of donations raised in memory of Vince Mulroy, we were able to fund the construction of the new school. When St. Timothy’s is completed it will serve as a school for approximately 300 students, living quarters for 100 students, vocational training center, health clinic, community garden and community center where people can come for information, support, and health services. Educational seminars and workshops will also be offered to empower the community to face serious problems, and work together to find relevant solutions. St. Timothy’s will serve 5 rural villages surrounding Moshi, Tanzania (Mvuleni, Serekium, Checkareni and Kiakuvu) which are comprised of a total of 30,000 people.
	additional documentation
	The 2009-2010 expanded outlook for this project can be downloaded here: tanzania_updates.pdf
	country and focus
	This project is located in Tanzania. The main focus of this project is on improving Health and Education. For more information about Tanzania, read the Wikipedia entry for Tanzania.

	Who is Running this Project
	contact	organization
	James Nathaniel Tanzania Children Concern Moshi, Tanzania t: w: http://www.tcc.kabissa.org	Tanzania Children Concern Moshi, Tanzania t: w: http://www.tcc.kabissa.org

	How Else You Can Help
	add / share this