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Information on Tanzania:

Tanzania Poverty Monitoring Website: http://www.povertymonitoring.go.tz

Daily News-Online Edition: http://www.dailynews.co.tz

IPP Media: http://www.theworldpress.com/press/worldpress/tanzaniapress/ippmedia.htm

For local news in the Kilimanjaro region: www.arushatimes.co.tz

Tanzania Sports Website: http://www.tanzaniasports.com

Map of Tanzania: Here

The Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania, Washington, DC, USA: http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org

For translation from English to Swahili and visa versa: www.africanlanguages.com/swahili/

Tanzania National Website: www.tanzania.go.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:

  • 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).

Information on touring in Zanzibar:
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

To view the UN millennium goals: www.un.org/millenniumgoals

Organizations that work toward helping developing countries:

Britain Tanzania Society www.btsociety.org
The Britain Tanzania Society aims to increase mutual knowledge, understanding and respect between the peoples of Britain and Tanzania through the following activities:
  • Providing speakers and writers and running seminars in the UK on subjects relating to Tanzania
  • Welcoming visitors to the host country
  • Offering support and friendship to students
  • Raising funds to finance small-scale community based projects in rural Tanzania, through the Tanzania Development Trust
 
Computers 4 Africa  www.computers4africa.org.uk
Computers 4 Africa facilitates donations of refurbished used computers and equipment and ships to schools and communities in Africa.
 
LabAid Trust   www.labaid.org
LabAid aims to improve the teaching of science by providing schools and colleges in developing countries with equipment, free of charge, through recycling apparatus being discarded by science departments in the UK.

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.

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