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Jan Hansen

KARUCO Has Water!

October 20, 2015

  ETI Family – let’s reach across the pond and congratulate our Tanzanian Partners!  Drillers found water 110 meters down on KARUCO’s campus! This is a life-changing event for KARUCO. KARUCO students will have access to water. They will not have to spend hours each day fetching water and instead, can attend to their studies and goals…

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Let’s Complete the Water Project

September 30, 2015

Amazing! The four water tanks at KARUCO are nearly complete. Let’s muster up the final 5K to finish piping and ‘get ‘er done’!  Check out the vid from our fundraiser in May. Then click donate for $10 or more. Click here for a great vid: Get Water to KARUCO

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Look to the Future with Educate Tanzania

September 12, 2015

ETI Looks to the Future.   These are exciting times for Educate Tanzania and the Annual Meeting on September 8th was no different.  Board, Officers, Partners and Volunteers gathered to celebrate the victories of the past year and to take a look ahead toward an inspiring and hopeful future.  Educate Tanzania was ‘born’ in December 2010…

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Develop the Local Workforce

September 1, 2015

Meet Jamez Staples, President/CEO of Renewable Energy Partners & Friend of Educate Tanzania, Inc (ETI) “As an entrepreneur working in the local U.S. market of renewable energy and workforce development, I recognize energy as a critical component of any modern day infrastructure.”   “By participating in ETI, I hope to help develop the local Tanzanian…

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Supporters Love the “Suite Stuff”

August 27, 2015

John Larson – longtime ETI supporter loved his super-sweeet (pun intended) tickets for the July 24th game at Target Field when the Twins clobbered the Yankees 10-1. Thank you John! And thank you North American Banking Company for your donation of tickets.  The Twins/Yankees games are always a ‘hit’ and John left the ETI event…

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Want to Know Impact? Begin With Baseline.

August 20, 2015

Strategic donors want to know the impact of their gifts.  And rightly so. There are so many causes to give to and it makes good sense to give in ways that make a difference.  That is why ETI is firmly committed to evaluating baseline so it can get a clear picture of KARUCO’s impact from inception.  And that…

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Running for Victory 5K Boosts ETI!

August 9, 2015

  What is a little 5K (all uphill) on a beautiful Sunday morning in August?  It’s everything to the young woman in Karagwe, Tanzania who will benefit from race funds and won’t have to walk 4 miles each day to fetch water from the nearest source.  Instead she can attend KARUCO – Karagwe University College…

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Come Run With Us!

August 4, 2015

We love our friends and want to spend Sunday morning August 9th walking or running around Staring Lake with you.  It’s Victory Lutheran Church’s Annual “Running for Victory 5K Run/Walk” and they are donating all proceeds to Educate Tanzania.  Come join us!  

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Volunteer Highlight – Becky McCathie

July 20, 2015

You cannot help but smile back when BECKY McCATHIE walks into a room exuding confidence, exuberance and dedication to a common good.  As the “Running for Victory 5K Run/Walk” Race Director, Becky is excited to share news about the race to be held at beautiful Staring Lake in Eden Prairie on AUGUST 9th.  All proceeds…

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ETI Board & Officers

July 14, 2015

From the ETI President’s Desk: I am privileged to work with the Educate Tanzania Board of Directors and Officers – a team of volunteering professionals who exemplify character, competence and compassion.  I am struck with how forward-thinking these world citizens are as they help navigate the way to sustainable transformation.  They are amazingly generous with…

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