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The communities of Karagwe were surveyed by the University of Minnesota and KAD’s team and requested that ETI assist them in building a food processing plant. Their hope is to turn their tasty crops into value-added products that, when sold, increase incomes for KARUCO and area farmers. Increased incomes bring more resources for medicine and…
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While in Karagwe in January, 2024 I met with KARUCO staff and students who shared with me that they want to build a “MEL House“. Principal Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Ngambeki explained that the MEL House would be a business incubator hub that would 1) house MEL Program beneficiaries who need lodging in Karagwe and would…
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by Damian Luteli, FURSA Project Coordinator, ELCT/KAD, Karagwe I am very much honored to coordinate the FURSA Project executed at Kihanga Village in Karagwe. At first, I thought its outcomes would be realized after the Juice Processing Factory would be entirely built; but surprisingly, young people and community members (farmers) have already started showing their interests in this multi-service…
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Educate Tanzania, Inc. has used its logo since inception in 2010. The logo was created quite quickly to upload to the Nerdery’s Overnight Challenge competition and was receiving so well that we just kept it. It shows a female graduating which is the stepping stone to our goals of young men and women gaining from…
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ETI catalyzed several projects in 2023 and is grateful for partners and donors who make things happen.
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Process Raw Materials in Africa, Urges Top Environmentalist Few economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says Wanjira Mathai Fiona Harvey Environment Editor Thu 25 Apr 2024 Africa must take greater control in the industries it supplies with raw materials to lift its people from poverty and seize its…
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Educate Tanzania, Inc. has helped transform lives in Karagwe. Take a look at the track record. Be part of the story.
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THROWBACK – 13 YEARS. Reaction to ETI’s first “tweet”. It’s March of 2011 and the Nerdery’s Overnight Website Challenge produced ETI’s website complete with About Us, What We Do, How to Help and a Donation Page. In just 24 hours. Our stomachs were growling, our eyelids drooping and turbo caffeine was consumed in frequent intervals. But we…
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Did you hear ETI shouting from the rooftops? The long-awaited Groundbreaking and Blessing of the Rural Opportunity Center (ROC) Food Processing Plant took place on March 8, 2024. The story unfolds thanks to the transformational leadership of the Karagwe Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, her partners and colleagues. Hongera! DEDICATION & BLESSING OF THE RURAL…
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Here it is. The proposed MEL House. The MEL House is an extension of the existing MEL Program at KARUCO (Karagwe College of Agriculture in Tanzania) and is intended as housing and a hub for those who are starting new businesses through the Micro-Enterprise Loan (MEL) Program (described below). KARUCO Administrators, Dr. Emmanuel Ngambeki and…
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