Tag: Tanzania
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Godparents for Tanzania, HAI Institute of Technology
The HAI Institute of Technology is the dream of Peniel Shali, a businessman in Moshi, Tanzania. Shali saw a need for vocational training in the areas of information technology, auto mechanics, electricity and construction engineering. Shali’s dream is supported by Godparents for Tanzania, a non-profit that hope through education for young people in the Kilimanjaro…
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Faraja Primary School, Emmanuel Nguvava
The Faraja School is one of only two primary schools in Tanzania that serve children with disabilities. Faraja School gives children hope and does it through a model of financial sustainability through agriculture. Emmanuel Nguvava is Director of the school.
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Door of Hope Maasai Ministry
The Door of Hope Ministry is and example of a micro non-profit that is making a difference in the lives of young Maasai women through education. The Maasai are an African ethnic group that live in East Africa typically in and around large game parks. Door of Hope is the story of Tanzanian Lutheran Pastor…
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Solar Reading Lights for Kids
Godparents for Tanzania-G4TZ- is a non-profit that provides scholarships to over 120 students in the Kilimanjaro and Karatu regions of Tanzania. Most students are in secondary school (high school), college and university. G4TZ also supports projects that help educate young people, including a rural primary school and a new technical school. Recently, G4TZ distributed solar…
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Faraja School: Senorina Laurent
The Faraja School is one of only two primary schools in Tanzania that serve children with disabilities. Senorina Laurent is an Occupational Therapist and helps children adapt to their environments and gain independence
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Godparents for Tanzania
Godparents for Tanzania provides scholarships to over 120 students in the Kilimanjaro and Karatu regions of Tanzania. Most of the students are in secondary school (high school), college and university. I worked with a wonderful Tanzania/American team visiting schools, interviewing children, staff and organizers across the region. This video is an anthology of short, social-media…
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Tanzania Next Summer!
In July, 2013 I will be working with Dwayne Westermann, a retired Lutheran pastor on a new video about Godparents for Tanzania. Godparents for Tanzania provides scholarships to over 120 students in the Kilimanjaro and Karatu regions of Tanzania. Most of the students are in secondary school (high school), college and university. We will also…
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Advocating for the Deaf: Rehema’s Testimony
Advocating for the Deaf: Rehema’s Testimony CBM US, asked me to record this story at a disabilities forum at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. The event took place in advance of the 2012 International AIDS Conference. Rehema works with Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT), the largest indigenous provider of disability and rehabilitation services…
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Tanzania Jubilee
This video recounts the history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. I produced it back in 1992 in the Swahili language with the help of Lutheran Missionary Howard Olsen. The roots of organized Lutheranism in the nation now known as Tanzania had their origin in the late 19th century. The work began in 1887…
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Lake Flies, Bukoba Tanzania
Bukoba, Tanzania is located along the shores of Lake Victoria. In May you can witness the hatching of the Lake Flies… clouds of them. If you’ve ever seen a Mayfly hatch, you know what I mean. Lake Flies are about the size of a mosquito, but they don’t seem to bite. We stayed at a…