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Jan Hansen
We’re off! The ‘two from Minnesota’ are headed to Karagwe. Bags checked, playlists loaded, and farewells made. And don’t forget the chapstick. We begin the lengthy trip that always unfolds in predictable and unexpected ways. We tend to meet good-hearted folks on the plane: some who work in Europe or beyond; others visiting family or…
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Join us virtually – as Educate Tanzania and the University of Minnesota head to Karagwe, Tanzania January 21 – 31, 2016. Click here to come along via our TravelBlog. Jan Hansen (ETI) and Chris Johnstone (of UMN) will do their best to blog and keep the ETI family informed of the latest adventures en route…
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______________________________________________________________________________________ Educate Tanzania spends over 90% of funds on its programs in Tanzania. We are a 100% volunteer-based organization with dedicated partners focused on doing the most good with what resources are available. You can be part of it. Please click donate on this website OR download the form, complete it and return to the…
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ETI and its partners have plans to open KARUCO next October and build opportunity in rural Karagwe. You can help make that happen. Amazonsmile Sign up for amazonsmile (it’s free and painless), and then claim “Educate Tanzania, Inc” (ETI) as your charity. When you do that, 5% of each qualified purchase through Amazonsmile will be…
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Give to the Max Day donation total = $7,735. Donations will be used to complete the water systems that will enable KARUCO to open in 2016. So what is it like to be an ETI Donor? Why do they give? Here is what they say: “I want what I can give to go to the best program I…
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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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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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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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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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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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