Blog Posts
Note from ETI President/CEO: Jan B. Hansen This week’s blog is from Minnesota’s own Crosby-Ironton High School, S.A.L.T. (service adventure leadership team) advisor, Ms. Kristine Andersen. ETI thanks Ms. Andersen and students who are helping change lives half a world away. Asante sana! (L to R) Front: S.A.L.T. Advisor Kristine Andersen, Char Saley, Anna Louks,…
Read MoreThe ETI Advisory Board provides insight and counsel and shares the vision of ETI within their circles of influence. The meeting on March 29 was a big success as the board reviewed ETI’s most recent achievements, prepared for KARUCO’s opening in October 2017 and planned for Rural Opportunity Centers. The highlight? Meeting Sharon Davis and Bruce Engel of Sharon Davis…
Read MoreETI is blessed with support. Board members and officers of excellence, over 500 donors in the data base, events and volunteers that make things happen, and importantly – an advisory board that provides insight and counsel and shares relationships with ETI. The ETI Advisory Board will meet March 29 to review ETI’s most recent achievements,…
Read MoreETI Presents at the MCN Tech Conference on February 21st! Click here to register. The True Cost of Technology (7:30am – 8:45am) Jan B. Hansen, President/C.E.O., Educate Tanzania, Inc. and Eric Johnson, Director of Technology and Operations, GoKart Labs Nonprofit leaders today are faced with an unnecessarily complex and seemingly never-ending ecosystem of technology solutions.…
Read MoreOn September 25th 2015, 193 member countries of the UN adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years. For the goals to be reached, everyone needs to do their part: governments,…
Read MoreIt was predicted that Americans would spend 14.1 billion (with a “B”) on the 2017 Super Bowl. They did not disappoint. Millions of Americans prepared for the game and game parties to get hosts and party-goers alike through the game that ultimately ended up with another win for the Patriots. And on Monday – life…
Read MoreMeet the UMN Master of Development Practice team who will be on site in Karagwe in May/June 2017. They are the team of Dr. Chris Johnstone and three UMN students who will assess community needs as ETI helps build Opportunity Centers in Tanzania. The team will be assisted by Ms. Rachel Kakulima of Karagwe. From May…
Read MoreOpportunity in rural Karagwe is growing. ETI has partnered to build a university and is now planning Rural Opportunity Centers to provide water, nutrition, health and education to the people of Karagwe. Opportunities are emerging and hope is palpable. As a partner, ETI helped build Karagwe University College. With KARUCO opening, ETI is now planning Rural Opportunity…
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