This is a crucial – and exciting – year for Tumaini Open School as we embark on the first steps of our ambitious development plan. Visitors to the school can already see the foundations and building work for 3 new classrooms. Once completed, they will allow us to double the school to 100 pupils. We …
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A visit by two volunteer fieldworkers from Engineers Without Borders has made a huge difference to life at Tumaini Open School. They helped install a reliable power system and improve internet connection. “Their generous work has brought about transformative changes for the school, significantly enhancing the education experience for students and teachers alike,” says Tumaini …
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Here at Tumaini Open School we’re celebrating extra funding and support from a US-based charity group: the Girls Education Collaboration. Their Ally Funder Alliance channels support from donors towards initiatives that, like Tumaini, are locally-run. We are trusted to use the support wisely and it will make a big difference to our work. We are …
Every Tuesday morning our students are now taking part in yoga classes as part of a global community. Tumaini Open School has signed up to the My Little Zen programme, which provides technology and teachers for both online yoga classes and digital literacy courses. The young women now have regular sessions with Hassania Sadek, a …
Amazing though it may seem, banana trees now growing in central Tanzania have their roots in North Wales. Volunteer Cathie, who has worked with Tanzania Development Trust setting up digital platforms, was impressed with our work at the school and wanted to do more to help. So she sowed some seeds in her garden in …