CORE Tanzania is working to give children in rural Tanzania the chance to get a quality education.
The Problem
Many rural schools in Tanzania are over-crowded, under-resourced, and poorly performing. Families can’t afford to send their children to higher-quality schools in town.
Our Response
Provide a new, high-quality local alternative that is within villagers’ means.
In keeping with the Swahili proverb, “Haba na haba hujaza kibaba“—Little by little fills the jar—we are beginning with one school in one rural community.
Our Impact
Helping to break the cycle of poverty by empowering children to improve their own lives.
Making Education Accessible
When this picture was taken, these two boys had never attended school.
Empowering Girls
Access to quality education can help to keep children, and especially girls, in school.
Promoting Sustainability
We believe that a clean and healthy environment is vital to a positive future for the children of Tanzania. We are committed to promoting environmental sustainability in how we build, in how we operate, and in what we teach.
Community Involvement
We recognize the importance of community buy-in and community support. Our founder grew up in the village of Bushasha, where we are building our first school. Because of this close connection with the local people, we can ensure that the community is involved every step of the way.
Bushasha Village demonstrated their strong support by donating the 15-acre plot of land where Twegashe Primary School is located. They have recently donated an additional 30 acres so the school has room to expand and to grow more food for student meals.
Accountability
We’re an all-volunteer organization, so donations go directly toward programming costs—cement to build the school, student desks, teacher salaries, breakfast for students…
TOTAL EXPENSES
New students to sponsor!
We’re looking for sponsors for the third-graders at Twegashe School. Share your love with a child in rural Tanzania.
Support our school.
We believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities.
Please join with us in helping to put that power into action.
Stay connected.
Join our email list to get periodic updates about our activities.
Help us plant trees.
The 15-acre Twegashe School site didn’t have a single tree when we started construction in 2019. Trees are under siege all over the village, as people gather firewood and cut trees to make charcoal or to fire kilns for brick-baking. Frequent burning of grass fields kills young trees and prevents new trees from taking hold.
To counter this trend and help do our part in the battle against climate change, we’re planting trees! You can join the effort by donating to our tree fund.
Raincoats for kids!
Help keep kids dry on their way to school during the rainy season by donating to the Twegashe Raincoat Fund.
Latest News
Twegashe Read-AloudDecember 13, 2022 - 2:23 pmWatch a video of Twegashe students reading a book about the first day of kindergarten. A donated curriculum is helping these students learn to read.
Welcome to CORE TanzaniaAugust 26, 2022 - 2:34 pmIf you’re a new visitor to CORE Tanzania, you may want to begin here to get an overview of our organization that includes an update on recent progress with our Twegashe Primary School project.
Teaching Reading in TanzaniaMarch 17, 2022 - 6:24 pmTeaching students in Tanzania to read in English is challenging. English is quite different in structure and pronunciation from Kiswahili and local languages, teaching programs don’t prepare teachers to teach in English, and students are learning to read with a very limited vocabulary. Twegashe students are succeeding despite these difficulties, but a new, donated reading curriculum will be a big help.
August 2021 UpdateAugust 10, 2021 - 6:47 amThere are many fun and exciting things happening at Twegashe School as we begin the second semester of our second year of operation. We have a new teacher, a new goat project, new cafeteria tables, new solar power at the teacher’s houses, new training for our teachers…And this is not new, but there are also lots and lots of smiles!
Twegashe Turns Two – A Picture StoryApril 23, 2021 - 7:33 pmThis presentation for an April 15 online gathering of CORE Tanzania friends and supporters showcases the latest developments at Twegashe School.
