International Literacy Day – September 8
Read personal stories of women in our adult literacy classes in our September 2017 newsletter – released in support of International Literacy Day 2017.
TEMBO launches a new way of giving!
Give an OPPORTUNITY GIFT to celebrate an anniversary, birthday, a special day or just recognize someone special with a donation to TEMBO Canada and send a photo card to acknowledge your gift. You can make a difference by choosing one or more gifts in each of our program areas. When you buy a gift, you help us…
Be Bold for Change
TEMBO marks International Women’s Day 2017 with Be Bold for Change statements. A young mother attends a weekly literacy class under the hot sun, so that she might learn to write her name. A literacy teacher steps out of her role as a traditional Maasai woman and teaches a Maasai man to read. Read more…
TEMBO RECEIVES AWARD
On Education Day in Tanzania (February 3, 2016), TEMBO Trust is recognized for its outstanding contribution to the development of the education sector in Longido District. Mary TEMBO received the award from the District Education Officer on behalf of TEMBO Trust.
Congrats to TEMBO Girls
The results for the Form 2 national exam in Tanzania have just been released (January 2017) and TEMBO would like to congratulate Anna and Deborah for obtaining Division I, and Serea and Esupat for obtaining Division II. We first met these girls in PASS 2014 and, together, we celebrate their success.
LIL Supports #1 Student in Tanzania
For many months leading up to his exams, Munisi made use of the Longido District Learning Centre. After completing a day of teaching history at Longido Secondary School, he would walk across the road and set himself up for an evening of study in one of the quiet meeting rooms. Last November, he wrote a set…
PASS 2017 welcomes 48 girls from 10 primary schools in Longido District
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…
TEMBO Provides Menstrual Kits for Women and Girls in Remote Villages
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…
ANNUAL MEETING 2016 – POSITIVE ENERGY
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…
‘A Tremendous Difference’: Ottawa Citizen, August 29
TEMBO makes the news with article in the Ottawa Citizen by Mary Lu Beaupre, volunteer with TEMBO Canada. Read about our history, the work of TEMBO and the difference we are making in the lives of girls and women in northern Tanzania.