Projects funded in 2014

We have provided funds towards 3 projects organised by the Britain Tanzania Society.

Miungo Water project

1) £5300 to complete the Miungo water project in the Mtwara region.

collecting water now
collecting water now
Digging Trench for the pipeline at Miungo water project, funded by African Palms, selling palm crosses
Digging Trench for the pipeline

The project was completed in 2014.
The water project has been a big success! On a recent visit villagers told us how it had changed their lives. The headmaster of the local school told us how it had made a big difference to children’s education because children were now able to attend school instead of having to go and collect water.
In 2015 funds were provided to extend the pipeline to Chipinpinbi.

Local children at water point pipeline at Chipinpinbi project funded by African Palms selling palm crosses
Local children at one of the water points
carrying at water a much shorter distante point pipeline at Chipinpinbi project funded-by  African Palms-selling palm crosses
Carrying the water a much shorter distance!
another at water a much shorter distante point pipeline at Chipinpinbi project funded-by  African Palms-selling palm crosses
Another water point

Matongo Dispensary

2) £7000 towards the Matongo Dispensary project in the Mara Region.

Completed and water supply completed in 2014.

building work Matongo dispensary project in the Mara region, project funded by African Palms selling palm crosses
Building work for a dispensary
Borehole to provide water fo Matongo dispensary project in the Mara region, project funded by African Palms selling palm crosses
Borehole to provide water for dispensary

Completed and water supply completed in 2014.

FGM safehouse in the Mara region

3) £11,000 to complete the fundraising for the FGM safehouse in the Mara region.

FMG safehouse in the Mara region, project funded by African Palms, selling palm crosses
Safehouse near completion October 2014

The safe house was completed in 2014 in time for the cutting season’ and 134 girls were saved. A vocational training centre was given the African Palms name.”

Outside FMG safehouse in the Mara region, project funded by African Palms, selling palm crosses
Outside the safehouse
Inside the vocational training centre FMG safehouse in the Mara region, project funded by African Palms, selling palm crosses
Inside the vocational training centre

More projects:

Tree Project Rondo

Tanzania is an agricultural country, the success of the agricultural sector is dependant on seasonal rainfall. Increasingly drought has hit Tanzania meaning crops have failed time and time again. Also there has been flooding at times of the year when no rain was expected. Much of this can be put down to climate change. The […]

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Education Project

The drought in recent years, has led to many parents being unable to send their Children to school. In Tanzania it is usually the parents who have to buy books and equipment for schoolchildren. The failure of the harvest in recent years has led to them being unable to send their children to school. The […]

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Seed Project

Tanzania is an agricultural country, the success of the agricultural sector is dependant on seasonal rainfall. Increasingly drought has hit Tanzania meaning crops have failed time and time again. Also there has been flooding at times of the year when no rain was expected. Much of this can be put down to climate change. In […]

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January 2020

Flooding Masasi Area In January 2020 the Southern area of Tanzania. £1000 was sent to help with emergency relief.

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April 2020

Covid Training and Supplies. £6000 was provided for the training of volunteers and supplies. To try and prepare for Covid which was now sweeping the world Supplies included thermometers, masks, gloves and sanitiser. Volunteers were trained and sent village to village to try and prepare people. A further £5750 was provided in May to improve […]

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June 2020

Rondo Junior seminary donation £7000 Rondo seminary faced many problems including covid and flooding.  The Bishop of Masasi personally asked for help in getting the seminary up and running again, which was provided.

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Rondo Ngara Dispensary

Update - 2022 - A further £17,000.00 of funds were sent towards the end of 2021 to finish construction of  the project and to buy essential medical supplies to get the dispensary up and running. The project is now completed. It has been named after Alan and Shirley Talbot! The Rondo dispensary is a diocese […]

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Girl's Hostel Marika

Funding has been provided to construct a hostel at Marika secondary School. The Hostel will enable 80 students to be accommodated. It will improve the opportunities of many girls who would otherwise drop out of the education system early. It will be a safe environment which is important. The government will employ a matron to […]

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African Palms

The aim of African Palms is to give people living in a very poor part of Tanzania the possibility of earning some extra money. The people’s daily work is the planting of maize, millet and some ground nuts to feed themselves and their families.
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