Village Crafts Shop

The Village Crafts Shop sells tailoring and craft and some of the carpentry items produced by the students of the Vocational Training School.

The shop has a café which also provides a meeting place for relaxation and refreshment.

Inside the Village Craft Shop

Relaxing in the shop café

Carpentry student decorates his spoon

Chagga house under construction

New shop and Chagga house being built

Read more on the Mshiri Vocational Training School.

At Marangu Mtoni, next to the new shop, we have built traditional thatched huts as used by the Chagga tribe. There are very few of these left and the Chagga traditions are being forgotten. This is not only a tourist income-generating venture but serves to educate the local children in the traditions of their ancestors.

If you would like to support our work developing vocational training in rural Tanzania, please visit our How You Can Help page.