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First Program of Summer '08 gets started
The end of the first week of program one is coming to an end, and what an eventful week it has been. The 17 volunteers started their placements on Monday with eight different partner organizations. … more »
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First Program of Summer '08 gets started
arushaproject wrote 2 days ago: The end of the first week of program one is coming to an end, and what an eventful week it has been. … more »
When Hot, Think Cold
Bateslife wrote 1 month ago: “So today after traipsing around in the woods outside of Merrill Gym for my short term course … more »
UAACC
arushaproject wrote 10 months ago: The afternoon started off with 23 people in a dala dala, our dala dala. Volunteers and staff sat on … more »
Tekua School
arushaproject wrote 10 months ago: We arrived a little late today, the dala dalas were slow, and an entire classroom of students were w … more »
A Rainy Day at Nelito
arushaproject wrote 10 months ago: It’s raining, it has been for a couple days. The roads are slippery mud, sometimes deep, sometimes … more »
The Black Hole
arushaproject wrote 11 months ago: The barren landscape gave way to winds that stirred up dirt devils in fields beside our car. The dir … more »
Lelito
arushaproject wrote 11 months ago: A month ago, we gave a loan to Lelito, a non-profit organization located in our neighborhood and th … more »
For Strugglers and Dreamers
arushaproject wrote 11 months ago: In the thick of a tropical hillside forest rests a sacred waterfall. Set in a beautiful and lush g … more »
Planting at Tupendane
arushaproject wrote 11 months ago: Our second round of volunteers have arrived and jumped full swing into their work in different place … more »
4th of July
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arushaproject wrote 11 months ago: Yes, we still celebrated it, even half way across the world. We organized the festival in our backya … more »
Gardening
arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: Earlier this month, setting up the Arusha permaculture project was a bit challenging and took more t … more »
Aang Sarian
arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: Aang Sarian Yesterday we visited an incredible non-profit set in the Dodoma region, about a one hour … more »
African Nursery Schools
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arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: Earlier this week I visited Latoa’s Nursery school where Tammy and Aileen have been volunteering. … more »
Giving out the first loans
arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: Thursday and Friday marked the training and dispensation of our loans to 50 individuals and 4 NGOs t … more »
Maji ya Chai
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arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: Thursday, we visited Tupendane in Maji ya Chai (water of tea, appropriately named because of its bro … more »
WEMA
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arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: Open the big metal gates to a stark cement courtyard filled with two to six year old children. … more »
Tumaini
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arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, Richard, founder of Tumaini, came to Kwa Idi (our town) to tell us his story. The organiz … more »
Day 2: Children for Children's Future
arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: Our volunteers have jumped into their placements and are loving their work, rapidly learning surviva … more »
Settling In
arushaproject wrote 1 year ago: We (the staff) are fully settling into our new house located in Kwa Idd, just outside of the city c … more »
