Sustainable School Farms

Tananian primary schools must have market gardens to contribute to enhancing the nutritional value of school meals. But how to do so without overloading the teaching staff and taking the students out of class? Read on to know more…

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A visiting teacher's perspective

“Students were not using the toilets at their schools. The major consequence of this was that students ended up dropping out of school - which seems like a crazy correlation to make, but in fact it is a case of correlation does mean causation. Not going to the loo caused widespread urinary tract infections (UTI) among the student population.  This meant being off school and needing medical care, very often medical care which could not be afforded.”

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Tomatoes against Poverty

Tomatoes can be a fantastic way to grow the household income, improve income security and overcome financial poverty. With training and careful mentoring and market linkages this can be achieved in a systainble way.

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Babati Day Girls' Toilets

The girls at Babati Day Secondary School are getting now toilets after suffering from terrible ones for years. The girls have been instrumental in the design and the community have played their part by providing rocks and bricks and digging the cess pit and the foundations.

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