Project Report
| Oct 27, 2020
Is it still 2020??
By Amy Woodruff | Admin Manager
Well, as with most everyone around the world, the pandemic is making getting things done difficult. While schools are back operating in Tanzania, our manager has been busy keeping up with the health and wellbeing of the students and staff at all our locations.
He has been able to do some research on pricing for computers and the other items required to set up our computer lab at the Secondary school, but we are not ready to make purchases.
We hope to have the lab up and running soon, or at least have some machines in place for the students to use. Everyone is hoping the pandemic ends soon so life can get back to a little more normal!!
Stay safe and healthy everyone! Thanks for your fabulous support.
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Jun 29, 2020
It's a Pandemic Slowdown/Lockdown
By Amy Woodruff | Admin Manager
Well - 2020 has been quite a year so far. Just like around the world. the students and staff at the schools we support have been closed and life has slowed to a crawl if that.
The funds raised are on hold to purchse anything, as our staff can not get out and about to price shop or transfer goods to provinces outside of Dar es Salaam. Once things have gotten a bit more back to normal, we are hoping we can find a means to get things back and running. We have been told the students will be back to school in July, but the risks in East Africa are HIGH. We are hoping for the best not only for the students we support but also for the rest of the world.
Orphans Africa thanks everyone for their support and are looking forward to building out the computer lab as soon as possible.
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Mar 2, 2020
Getting things started!
By Amy Woodruff | Admin Manager
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In the classroom
First, Orphans Africa wants to extend a huge heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated to our project to bring computers to the Secondary students at Mwaji School in Western Tanzania. We are getting started with researching the best prices for computers and equipemnt before we head into the marketplace in Dar es Salaam to start buying. It's a process to find the right vendors and negotiate the best prices. It is the goal of Orphans Africa to make sure the dollars donated are used in the most efficient way possible!
Our Tanzanian Country Manager works hard to keep all the balls he has to juggle up in the air. He manages 6 schools around the country. The Mwaji secondary School started as a single room bamboo building where students rotated through for classes. Now the students have proper classroom, dormatories and a science lab. We are excited to bring them computer classes and equipment in the near fuure!
We will do our best to keep everyone informed. But the immediate project is our upcoming US fundraiser Our 10th Annual dinner and auction on March 21st).
Watch this space for our next update with more information about the upcoming computer lab for our Secondary (High School) students! And THANKS AGAIN for the support and donations to bring us to the GlobalGiving platform!
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Hoping for some computers!
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