PROJECT TEMBO
When the girls finish school, they are very proud of their achievements. We know that an education for girls in the developing world means better health, better nutrition, longer life, smaller families, lower infant mortality. But we also see that the girls we sponsor are changed in other ways: they have a broader world view, they have more self-confidence, and they contribute to their communities in ways that would not have been possible without an education. (Project TEMBO website: www.projectembo.org)
Project TEMBO is based in Longido District in northern Tanzania - working in two communities: Longido and Kimokouwa
The focus of Project Tembo is educating and empowering girls and women though project work involving education sponsorship, microbusiness and informal education.
Longido District is in the heart of Masai culture and in the traditional Masai society, women have limited rights and very few opportunities for employment outside of the home. Many women want to send their children to school but do not have the funds to do so.
The Tanzanian government funds primary school education but secondary school tuition and all school expenses and fees must be paid for by families. For many people, providing an education for their children is a ‘luxury’ they simply cannot afford. . The average family income in rural Tanzania is about $200 per year, and the average cost for year 1 in secondary school is about $600. The situation is similar for post-secondary studies. The Tanzanian government is able to provide very few scholarships or grants.
This year, TEMBO will be supporting 65 girls returning to secondary school, vocational programs and teacher training and will also be sponsoring 20 new girls in Form 1 of secondary school.
Their families cannot afford to give them this opportunity. Without TEMBO, these girls would likely be married in a few months, and pregnant by next year.
.The girls supported by TEMBO are selected by Tanzanians in Longido because of their financial circumstances, TEMBO gives these girls everything they need to go to secondary school: a school uniform and shoes, a mattress and a blanket, a pail for washing clothes, a dish and spoon, toiletries.
TEMBO has been sponsoring girls in Longido District for almost 10 years.- girls who live in a very impoverished area in one of the poorest economies in the world. The Issues Group has adopted Project TEMBO as our International Women’s Day Project for 2014 and will be hosting a luncheon towards the end of May to raise funds for the program that we hope that our club support More information to follow! See Upcoming Events for details
The focus of Project Tembo is educating and empowering girls and women though project work involving education sponsorship, microbusiness and informal education.
Longido District is in the heart of Masai culture and in the traditional Masai society, women have limited rights and very few opportunities for employment outside of the home. Many women want to send their children to school but do not have the funds to do so.
The Tanzanian government funds primary school education but secondary school tuition and all school expenses and fees must be paid for by families. For many people, providing an education for their children is a ‘luxury’ they simply cannot afford. . The average family income in rural Tanzania is about $200 per year, and the average cost for year 1 in secondary school is about $600. The situation is similar for post-secondary studies. The Tanzanian government is able to provide very few scholarships or grants.
This year, TEMBO will be supporting 65 girls returning to secondary school, vocational programs and teacher training and will also be sponsoring 20 new girls in Form 1 of secondary school.
Their families cannot afford to give them this opportunity. Without TEMBO, these girls would likely be married in a few months, and pregnant by next year.
.The girls supported by TEMBO are selected by Tanzanians in Longido because of their financial circumstances, TEMBO gives these girls everything they need to go to secondary school: a school uniform and shoes, a mattress and a blanket, a pail for washing clothes, a dish and spoon, toiletries.
TEMBO has been sponsoring girls in Longido District for almost 10 years.- girls who live in a very impoverished area in one of the poorest economies in the world. The Issues Group has adopted Project TEMBO as our International Women’s Day Project for 2014 and will be hosting a luncheon towards the end of May to raise funds for the program that we hope that our club support More information to follow! See Upcoming Events for details
