October 21, 2013 was an exciting day in Longido: it was the opening of the Orbomba Community Library! The District Commissioner was the guest speaker and he truly celebrated the event with over 400 kids! Three of our directors were there (Arlene, Maureen and Virginia) to join in the festivities. There were performances by kids of all ages…
On November 22, 2013 42 girls graduated from the first instalment of the Primary AND Secondary SUCCESS (PASS) program and indeed there was much to celebrate! The girls worked so hard during the 10 weeks of the program in both their English lessons as well as their subject-specific classes including math, geography, biology and civics.…
‘GO TO SCHOOL Supplies’ – For Tanzania At a time when students in Canada are starting back to school, PROJECT TEMBO is working to help adolescent girls go to secondary school. In Tanzania, only 32% of girls continue on from primary school to secondary school. For many reasons, these girls struggle to succeed. To…
The fourth TEMBO English Camp took place for 3 weeks in June/July. It is safe to say it was a rousing success! Forty-nine girls participated in this 3 week long program during their long school break. It is a “fun” program, with a very serious goal: to improve the English skills of our sponsored students…
TEMBO is very pleased to announce that Primary AND Secondary SUCCESS – a new pilot program to support girls’ education in northern Tanzania begins September 16th In Tanzania, only 32% of girls continue on from primary school to secondary school. For many reasons, these girls struggle to succeed. To address this, TEMBO is launching a…
Work is progressing well on the new library in Orbomba. Check out the latest photo from the site:
Project TEMBO wishes to thank everyone who contributed to our recent fundraisers. Thanks to everyone who donate to, worked at, and purchased from, TEMBO’s sale at the Great Glebe Garage sale. Despite the chilly weather more than $1300 was raised to support TEMBO! Also, once again this year, students in the Child and Youth Worker…
We have a roof! The construction is progressing well, and the roof was recently installed. Paulina Simayani, our Project Coordinator, is at the site p daily to be sure thw work is going as planned. Paulina reports that everyone is getting excited for the completion of the new Orbomba library!
The construction of our community library at Orbomba continues! The work is being carefully monitored by many members of the community: the District Engineer inspects regularly and is pleased with the quality of the construction; Victor Kibati, the head teacher at Orbomba School is on site every day and very happy about the idea of…
Calling friends of TEMBO…. TEMBO cordially invites you to join us for an informative update on our projects in Tanzania. Learn about the progress of our sponsored girls, the latest news on construction of the Orbomba Community Library, plans for the Longido District Learning Centre and much, much more! We hope you can join us…