Met the staff from the Plan Tanzania office today to hear about the new project. It supports women and youth in setting up small buinesses through savings and loan programs. We visited a poor area of Dar to attend a meeting where participants were paying back or arranging for loans. Amazing to see it in action and well worthy of support. As a result the participants will become valuable members of their community. On to Mwanza tomorrow.
Barry and Chris Finlay from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in January 2009 and have since raised enough money, in conjunction with Plan Canada, to provide access to clean water and classrooms for a community in Tanzania. They are now embarking on a project to help youth and women ages 15-24 in Tanzania to establish businesses. Read about their journey in their book, Kilimanjaro and Beyond. This Blog describes upcoming events and how you can help.
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