PZ News and Events
“Max”-imize your Gift by Giving on November 20th!
As a Minnesota-based non-profit, some of our supporters may be surprised to NOT see Project Zawadi participating in this state’s big giving day today. So why not? Board member, Jim Hartmann, expressed things well when explaining why he chooses to donate directly to the charitable organization instead. “Why I WILL NOT be contributing to my…
Read MoreThe Chakula Challenge
UPDATE: CHALLENGE COMPLETED! In 2014, the Vocational Training Centre opened its doors to boarding students, providing a safe environment for students to pursue their studies. A kitchen, dining area, water collection system and food storage are urgently needed to provide clean, safe meals. Please consider a secondary gift towards the Chakula Challenge this year (Chakula…
Read MoreUniversal Children’s Day – November 20th
SAVE THE DATE – THURSDAY, NOV. 20 After a phenomenal response last year (over $40,000 raised in one day!) Project Zawadi is again embracing Universal Children’s Day as our annual giving event day. So mark your calendars for Thursday, November 20 and look for updates via mail, email and social media on how Project Zawadi will…
Read MoreWelcome to Innocent Mshana
Project Zawadi is pleased to welcome Innocent Mshana as the new Zinduka Vocational Training Centre director. Over the past three years, Project Zawadi has cooperated with our community partner, Zinduka, to promote and support the development of a local, high-quality vocational training center in Nyamuswa. The Zinduka VTC provides additional opportunities for training in the…
Read MoreMazera’s Road Trip to Tanga
Though Nyamuswa is right on the doorstep of the Serengeti, most PZ students will never have the means to visit this World Heritage Site or any of the other national park treasures of Tanzania. But PZ-sponsored student Mazera did have the opportunity to visit both the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater National Parks in January. In…
Read MoreZinduka Visits the Tanzanian National Assembly
Zinduka Chairwoman, Muse Mwisawa, spent last week participating in the Civil Societies’ Organizations National Exhibition at the National Assembly in Tanzania’s capitol city of Dodoma. Muse, pictured here with former prime minister Edward N. Lowassa, was representing the good works of Zinduka on a national stage. Hongera, sana (big congratulations) to Muse and the entire Zinduka…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday – Dotto and Kurwa
From the vaults of PZ for Throwback Thursday #TBT. Meet Dotto and Kurwa, twin brothers that began as sponsored students with Project Zawadi way back in 2002. Today, Dotto and Kurwa are both pursuing a high-level architectural drafting vocational program at the same school in Dar es Salaam and well on the road to successful…
Read MoreDistribution Day – Not Just for Students!
Sponsored students aren’t the only ones to receive needed school materials in anticipation of the new Tanzanian school year. Guardian Teachers also receive some teaching and learning materials like classroom editions of required textbooks, teacher’s guides, and chalk to enhance the learning environment in their classrooms. Guardian Teachers and Counselors (along with student families) are…
Read MoreBrian Singer’s Speech at Peace Corps and Africa – Honoring 50 Years
As part of Peace Corps 50th Anniversary celebrations, Project Zawadi’s founder and president, Brian Singer, spoke about “Bringing the World Back Home” at the Peace Corps and Africa conference in Madison, Wisconsin on March 26th. It was an exciting opportunity to share the good works of Project Zawadi with the returned Peace Corps community and…
Read MoreGoodmakers Films Produce a Film for Project Zawadi
Tilo Ponder and Cris Blyth visited Tanzania last summer and sought out an opportuity to give back to Tanzania by creating a film for a non-profit organization. Project Zawadi was fortunate to be the recipient of gratis film making services. The result is a compelling 6-minute film about the origins of Project Zawadi as recounted…
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