Touching Africa - Changing lives
Projects
Projects
Our first projects are in Tanzania, East Africa, where we have contacts and local knowledge |
1. Replacing the galvanized iron roof at Makomu School
The existing corrugated galvanized iron roof at Makomu/Kyala Primary School is badly rusting and leaking. It will be replaced in phases to keep the rain out of the classrooms.
2. Improving the Diet at Makomu School in Tanzania
Currently the children usually have boiled maize meal for lunch, except when their food contributions run out. When that happens, the children have no food at school all day. We plan to improve the children's diet by adding healthy local additional local food items to the staple diet provided for lunches at school. For more information about this project, please click here.
We are very pleased that this project will be funded by Mr Wilbert Derks of Howrey LLP Amsterdam. Email:
We will be considering similar projects at other schools.
3. Assisting volunteers to work in Africa as teachers or nurses
Where experienced teachers have wanted to teach in Africa during their school holidays, we have been able to put them in contact with African schools. Our goal is to promote the sharing and exchange of knowledge and experience between the staff and pupils of village schools in Africa and European teachers and schools. To see a video featuring one volunteer, please click here.
4. Sending of medical supplies to Africa
We have been offered medical equipment from a doctor in Europe and are currently investigating the most economic way of shipping it out to Africa so that it can be donated to a local hospital.
5. Working in conjunction with a local women’s organisations
We have been working with a local women's organisation (WAWATA) through their microcredit union to raise funds for Makomu Hospital and we are investigating ways of encouraging and extending this type of venture.
6. Installing windows in Kitowo/Napaku Primary School
The school is in a very cold part of Tanzania, at an altitude of over 1900m.
Currently the school doesn't have glazed windows. We intend to supply them.
7. Renovating Blackboards at Kitowo Primary School
Some of the class blackboards are in poor condition. These will be rebuilt.