Why Tanzania?

Why Help?

Families in Tanzania with little cash income struggle to send their children to school 

Imagine living each day without knowing whether you'd have enough food to eat tomorrow. Imagine having to miss out on school because you have to work to help your family survive. Or the stigma associated with being disabled, or being a girl reaching puberty. 

Most families in Mtwara are subsistence farmers with little or no cash income and struggle to send their children to school. 

With typically 200 children in one classroom, poor teaching facilities and a lack of staff achieving an education to improve their future prospects is extremely difficult.

But for every £1 invested in early years education we can expect a return of £11 in future earning potential.

Your support makes a BIG difference.

You CAN have an impact.

Even the smallest amounts can be life changing.

To learn is to live - help EdUKaid change lives through education.

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Where We Work

EdUKaid has schools and projects in the remote region of Mtwara, Tanzania

Based in the coastal village of Mikindani, EdUKaid is committed to helping children in the poor, remote region of Mtwara in southern Tanzania.

Watch our video below to take a walk through Mikindani yourself

Mtwara

Most families in Mtwara are subsistence farmers with very little or no cash income. Many children have lost one or both parents due to the harsh reality of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases threatening the people in the region. Others have been abandoned by their parents and live within an extended family.

As one of the poorest regions in the country, but with a population of 1.3 million, educational achievement is extremely low with 43% of children dropping out in the first 4 years and only 30% of children enrolling at secondary school.

 

Mikindani

Home to our local team office and Community Centre, Mikindani is a remote coastal village in Mtwara with a population of around 16,000 people. It is steeped in history and has links with Dr David Livingstone but the area is really too far away from the national parks to attract tourists.

Many families live in mud thatched houses and their quality of life is severely impacted by poverty. For the people of Mikindani this translates into daily life that is a struggle to meet their most basic needs.

   

   

The challenges faced every day mean getting to school and getting an education are extremely difficult. But the need to do so is ever more important, as it would allow these children to break free from the cycle of poverty they are in.

 

     

The Country

Tanzania is a beautiful country with an ever growing population and a stretched education system

Tanzania, a country in eastern Africa, is known for its tourist attractions of vast wilderness, the Serengeti National Park and safari treks in search of the “big five” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino). Many visitors also come to climb Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, but few are aware of the struggles the country faces in terms of supporting its own people.

Population growth is rapid (about 3% pa) but the resources cannot keep up to support the country’s ever increasing needs. Its 56 million people make up an interesting melting pot of many different ethnic, linguistic and religious groups but poverty is the common factor amongst them all.

   

   

The education system is severely impacted and schools are overcrowded (up to 200 children in one class) and often cannot even meet basic needs, such as desks, classrooms or toilets. The situation is compounded by a critical shortage of teachers and those that remain being hugely demoralised.

Tanzania is at risk of failing its next generation.

   

   

   

For those living in poor rural areas the problem is far worse. Children living with a disability have a particularly tough life with only 5% currently in education. Girls also face additional barriers to accessing an education: negative attitudes towards gender and a lack of appropriate facilities mean that many girls miss out on an education.

   

   

But there is a passion and energy in the country - that was what attracted Tim Dench (founder of EdUKaid) on his original visit that captured his emotions and belief that there was a need to do something to help.

Together we can address these problems and change a child's life: provide education so they can be empowered to choose the direction of their own lives.

   

To learn is to live - help EdUKaid change lives through education.

Please donate now

   

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