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Global Giving Challenge

Thank you to all those who helped our Global Giving Challenge. We have secured a permanent place on their website and won a £500 cash prize for raising the second highest amount. We raised £2,864 from credit card donations alone, and donations by cheque have yet to be cleared. Many, many thanks.

Thank you!

VEPK recently received an anonymous donation of £1,000 via CAF.   VEPK thanks all donors for their very generous support.
Katy Allen, VEPK Director

Latest Project News

The Whole School Development Programme is focusing on school management and on the teaching of infants. More...

Sponsorship News

Many thanks to all those who raise money for VEPK's work.

Would you like to do a sponsored climb of Mount Kilimanjaro or other fundraising activity or to help us with a donation?

VEPK supporters undertake all kinds of sponsorship activity and you can support them via their JustGiving pages.

Computer Centre

With the help of Guerba Travel, we have set up a village computer centre which provides useful educational software and access to the internet.

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The pre-primary seminar for teachers. Pupils in Tanzanian primary school classroom Rural primary school, Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

"Elimu ni uhai" - Education is life...

We are working to improve education in primary and pre-primary schools in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania by renovating and equipping schools, providing books and materials, providing in-service training and running an educational computer centre with internet access, a vocational training centre and a village crafts shop.

VEPK's project progress Newsletter 2009 is available now.

Photos from Village Education Project Kilimanjaro

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Tanzanian primary school children

We always welcome people to help with our fund-raising. Whether you are able to run a marathon and collect sponsorship, host a barbecue or other event, climb Mount Kilimanjaro, hold a plant sale, or whatever, we are most grateful for your support. We can assist with charity sponsor forms, leaflets and posters about our work.

If you feel you could help please contact us.

Tanzania Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Hon. Professor Jumanne Maghembe with Katy Allen and Dr Anne Samson.

Prof. Maghembe with Katy Allen and Anne Samson

Sue Lowe and local teachers discussing fabrics.

Sue Lowe and teachers discuss fabrics

The new craft shop and cafe

The new craft shop and cafe

Martine Stevens working with local teachers.

Martine Stevens and local teachers

Recent events and activities

  • Katy Allen recently met the Tanzanian Minister for Education, the Hon. Professor Jumanne Maghembe, to discuss Katy's paper 'What happened to our good English?', and was invited to join a committeee to research the most suitable teaching materials.
  • In August Katy presented another paper, 'Primary School Teachers and the Problems Faced with Teaching the English Language', to a conference in Dar es Salaam and this is being used by the international team-leader on a joint programme between UNICEF and the Ministry of Education.
  • Our programme of Whole School Development progresses with more training for head teachers and continuing support for teachers of pre-primary pupils. Bob Phillips has begun his assignment. Read more News about our work and activities developing primary education in rural Tanzania.
  • The Village Crafts Shop sells items made by students at Mshiri Vocational Training School and the Cafe provides welcome refreshment and relaxation for visitors.
  • Susan Lowe, Martine Stevens and Amanda Bennett returned to volunteer at the school in the last few months helping with product design and the craft course syllabus.

 

Our achievements

Support our work

Please explore our site, see the work that we do improving primary education in rural Tanzania, and see how VEPK is organized and the benefits that we produce for young people in Africa. If you feel able, please support our work with donations and sponsorship.

If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please contact us.