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DAY 7 - "Our School Could Use Some Books" - 2008

January 9th 2008
Today was the day that I realized that the girls school had been functioning with no curriculum and no books. Bweranyange was the brainchild of Pastor Jackson and supported by Bishop Bagonza, who initiated opening of the school three years ago. Currently, 120 girls attended but did not have the supplies to learn the material and meet the standards outlined in the Tanzanian curriculum ... read more

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more

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Jan B. Hansen

Jan B Hansen

Raised in a close, Minnesota farm family who took travel adventures all over the U.S. and Canada, I was introduced to community and global causes. I maintained a global focus with my husband and as a professor who helped build learning centers around the world. I resigned my university position and am President/CEO of a Minnesota-based nonprofit building KARUCO-Karagwe University College- in Tanzania. Our partners too are globally minded and intent on bettering their lives and economic condition. This blog will help tell the story. **** Take me to the Educate Tanzania website:[url=http://w... full info

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