Archive for the ‘Issue 17 April 2008’ Category

News of recent projects

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Progress on current projects

- Kisarika Headteacher’s house is nearly complete with only a few finishing touches, like hanging doors, needed.
- The Mrawi Dispensary is complete and only needs the last few bits of equipment to be fully functional.
- Foundations have been built for the Mrawi Primary School kitchen and dining hall and we have been able to send out the final funds for its completion.
- We have also been able to send out some initial funds for the classroom accommodation at Kisarika to house the form 5 centre. This will provide the first post ‘GCSE’ education in the area.
- We have received encouraging responses to our work to raise money for the Goat Project described in the last newsletter; I think everyone realises how crucial this is and this is where we are now focussing our efforts.
- The only bad news is that the rate of exchange has changed a great deal recently so our pounds do not go so far in Tanzania at the moment.

Projects funded in 2008

rononi-disp-nurse-home-sitesNurses House at Njari Dispensary - Full amount of money requested was sent and received Jan/Feb 2008 and 2 possible sites have been levelled in readiness. Tsh 12,243,619.5/- (Approximately £5502) The photograph shows one of the two possible sites identified at the dispensary.

A Busy Time for the Mother and Child Health (MCH) Project

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The few weeks around Easter this year was an exceptionally busy time for the very successful UNCODET/SKI team in Uru North. The MCH project is now approaching its final year and some important staff changes will take it to the finishing date in July 2009. (more…)

Report by Julie Devonald, A BTT Committee Member, who went to Tanzania in January 2008

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

This was my first visit to Tanzania, with my sister who is a Teaching Assistant in Lancashire. I was keen to visit projects sponsored by BTT on an informal basis and meet the people involved. My sister also hoped to investigate a possible link with a Primary School. (more…)