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Jan Hansen
Why are Ella Dwyer, Chloe Craigie and Jenny Alfthan smiling? Because they are part of SALT – the Service Adventure Leadership Team at Crosby-Ironton High School and they are working on something bigger than themselves. What are they working on, you ask? Well, as part of SALT, Ella, Chloe and Jenny have volunteered to solicit supplies…
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ETI and its partners are elated to announce that 18,000 books, needed for the accreditation and opening of Karagwe University College, will soon be on their way to Tanzania – thanks to ETI donors and partners. Specific titles required for KARUCO’s agricultural curriculum will be sent through the nonprofit – Books for Africa (BFA) and…
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Guest Blog. Professor Chris Johnstone provides this week’s blog. Chris has partnered and traveled with ETI to Karagwe, Tanzania as head of the needs assessment and evaluation of ETI’s community development systems. He is a substantial asset and strong partner to ETI as the organization carries out community-inspired initiatives in developing areas. Christopher J. Johnstone,…
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We did it! ETI brought in 10K in support of the Rural Opportunity Centers (ROC) in Tanzania. We are so thankful for the wonderful people listed below who are making this day a better day for someone half a world away. ETI GIVING DAY ran all of November and brought in 10K which exceeded the goal.…
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It is Painless! (They tell us…) Holiday shopping is easy with AmazonSmile. #StartWithaSmile at smile.amazon.com for your holiday gifts and Amazon will donate 5% to Educate Tanzania Inc. Could it be easier? Probably not! How do I select a charitable organization to support when shopping on AmazonSmile? On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), just select Educate Tanzania…
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Holiday giving is a privilege. Sometimes this privilege brings on the emotional high of finding that ‘just right’ gift for that special person. Sometimes it brings on the low of having someone unknowingly discount the very thing we thought would make them happy. Most times it brings on the hope that our gift will convey the…
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Have you ever had a week that topped itself day after day? ETI had just that – last week. MONDAY: ETI finalized its back up plan for ETI Giving Day. Kudos to Christel Ngani for agile software engineering on our new processing platform. giveETI.org TUESDAY: The KaragweTeam arrived. Bishop Benson Bagonza, Ms. Selina Ntima Nguma and…
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ETI Giving Day extends through all of November. Let’s keep it going and hit our 10K goal to help build opportunity to Tanzania. Gifts to ETI totaled over $6,000 on November 17th with 25% new donors. Donors came to the giveETI.org site from seven (U.S.) states and two continents. The matching grant was met…
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