Another offering of the Primary and Secondary Success Program (PASS) was launched on September 12th, 2016. 48 girls will spend the next 10 weeks in an academic enrichment program coordinated by TEMBO Trust in Longido, Tanzania. The program includes English lessons in the morning followed by lessons in math, geography, biology and civics. The girls are…
If you listened to the September 8 CBC “Out in the Open” programme with Piya Chattopadhyay, you heard about the challenges that menstruation poses for women in developing countries and here at home. In Tanzania, for many women, menstruation is a time of “shame”. Imagine that every time a woman has her period, she secludes…
There was great enthusiasm and positive energy at TEMBO’s Annual Meeting on August 31, 2016. Many new faces blended in with the group of loyal and dedicated volunteers and friends of TEMBO who came out to hear highlights of our past year. Arlene McKechnie provided a comprehensive overview beginning with the growth in our sponsorship program…