Organizations that
work toward helping developing countries:
Tanzania Life Project www.tanzanialifeproject.net
Tanzania Life Project assists the poor communities of
Tanzania by arranging for life’s necessities for them and
with them. This includes providing relief from hunger,
assistance with farming, providing a source of clean water,
providing alternative sources for cooking such as solar
ovens, providing electrical service, repairing, upgrading,
or building schools, hospitals, or other community
facilities, support for startup of small businesses and
facilitating women’s empowerment training. We at Elimu
Africa thank Tanzania Life Project for supporting our
fundraising efforts and the development of our organization
as we awaited for our non-profit status.
Worldwide Helpers www.worldwidehelpers.org
Worldwide Helpers is a non-profit internet portal, which
connects people wishing to volunteer with projects
worldwide in need of manpower. Acting as a catalyst,
creating partnerships among volunteers and communities,
Worldwide Helpers will develop into a network of people
helping all over the world.
TunaHAKI Foundation www.tunahaki.org
TunaHAKI supports orphans and vulnerable children and gives
them the tools to become self-sustaining. The TunaHAKI
Centre in Moshi offers food, shelter, education, medical
care, clothing, vocational training, and instruction in
acrobatics, music, dance, and drama, and is dedicated to
providing secure futures for the AIDS orphans and
vulnerable children of Tanzania.
SAIDIA www.saidiavolunteer.org
SAIDIA is a registered not-for-profit organization, in
Mwanza, Tanzania, East Africa. Mwanza is situated on scenic
Lake Victoria and is on the doorstep of the western
corridor in the Serengeti. SAIDIA offers an unforgettably
inspirational volunteering experience. Volunteers will gain
insight into the vibrant culture of Tanzania, whilst making
a meaningful contribution to the community. Volunteering
will change your perspective on life and bring new value to
everyday norms.
ONE: The campaign to make poverty history
http://one.org
To view the UN millennium goals: www.un.org/millenniumgoals
Information on Tanzania:
Elimu Africa is focusing it's efforts Tanzania, East
Africa.
Click this link to view a map of
Tanzania.
The Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania, Washington,
DC, USA
http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org/
For information on Zanzibar and tourism:
http://www.zanzibar-holiday.com/brief_history.html
http://www.zanzibar.cc/aboutzanzibar.htm
http://zanzibar.net/index.php
http://law.shu.edu/administration/study_abroad/zanzibar/zanzibar.html
For translation from English to Swahili
and visa versa:
www.africanlanguages.com/swahili/
Tanzania National Website
www.tanzania.go.tz/
For local news in the Kilimanjaro region:
www.arushatimes.co.tz
For the time and weather in Tanzania:
www.timeanddate.com
To convert money to Tanzania Shillings:
www.concierge.com/tools/currency
Information on
education:
For a summary by UNESCO of education in developing
countries: www.unesco.org/education/gmr_download/chapter2.pdf
A review of Tanzanian education statistics from the
Education and Policy Data Center http://www.glp.net/resources/TanzaniaProfile.pdf
Information for
planning a trip to Tanzania:
For information on how to obtain your Visa to travel to
Tanzania:
http://www.tanzania.go.tz/visa.html
http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org/Forms/visa_form_04.pdf
For a complete guide to travel health in Tanzania and
recommendations for vaccines: wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationTanzania.aspx
All travelers should be responsible for informing
themselves on the health and safety risks of traveling
abroad and prepare properly for their trip:
- US Department of State Consular Information Sheet on Tanzania : http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1038.html
- Security Alerts and information for travel abroad:
- For general travel information and travel safety, Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the US Department of State’s web page: http://travel.state.gov/
- For information on traveling to Tanzania from the USA, go to this US Department of State’s link: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1038.html
- For all worldwide public announcements go to the US Department of State’s link: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
- Up-to-date information on safety and security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll-line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).