Overview - School Projects

Almost every scholar and analyst of social problems around the world agrees - without an educated population, sustainable progress will never happen. Sadly, many governments in the developing world - particularly in sub-Saharan Africa - are not currently in a position to properly support the education of their people, even at the most basic level. As a consequence, many people in developing nations are attempting to jump into modern life without the skills and knowledge necessary to create a sustainable livelihood.

Tanzania is one country that currently has a particularly weak educational system. For those students who are lucky enough to have parents who can afford school costs for primary and secondary school, much of the material taught has little usefulness for either the current lifestyle or that of the future. There is a great deal of room for improvement and education in Tanzania is in a relatively rapid state of transition.

Terrawatu has taken a lead in this effort by entering into partnerships with several schools to create long-term relationships between Tanzanian schools, their counterparts in the United States, and individuals and organizations providing informational, technological, and financial support from around the world. Our hope is that all come to learn from each other, providing another way to create the bridge linking indigenous and modern worlds.