The second group of hand washing stations has arrived. The 15 new stations will be installed next to the boy’s bathrooms. These will allow the
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The building is complete! The school is waiting on furniture and equipment (dining tables, kitchen appliances, etc.) to finish fitting out the interior. The grand
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Schools in Tanzania will reopen soon. Classes at Tloma Primary School are set to resume on 29 June. From the AfricaNews website: “President John Pombe
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While the month-long school closure helps prevent the spread of the Corona Virus, it exacerbates the effects of the recent food shortage. Last year Tanzania experienced
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As of March 17th, all Tanzanian schools have been closed for 30 days after a 46-year-old Tanzanian woman was diagnosed with the virus. The woman
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The November 2019 graduation was celebrated by students, family, and faculty. The ceremony saw over 80 students graduating from 7th grade, most of them passing
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Terms like Spring and Summer have little relevancy in Tloma. Instead, year-round, moderate weather is punctuated by two rainy seasons – one long (March through
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So many of the Tloma children, about 40 per cent, live in homes led by an unemployed, single mother, often because the father has abandoned
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Meet Jerry Murray, executive director of Msaada Architects. I met Jerry during my last visit to the school. He is working with Marjan Tieberink, who
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Thanks to the generous efforts of former visitors Dennis and Lauri Winge and their friends Mark and Karen Jackson, who made a donation to the
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