Malala Yousafzai nominated for Nobel Peace Prize ahead of International Day of the Girl Child
By Amy Pitman (Originally published on Oct 9, 2013) International Relations Volunteer, Art In Tanzania The International Day of the…
Sponsored youth lands a great opportunity at AIT’s IT department
Art in Tanzania is primarily known for its volunteer work in which people from across the world assist in bettering the community in Tanzania. However, it also has another function: to give locals the opportunity to expand and develop their skills.
Simon Fredrick Simon, 19, is in charge of an internet café at the Dar es Salaam volunteer house. Every afternoon he also teaches IT classes to locals of various ages. His story might have been quite different had Art in Tanzania not given him a chance…
Young student benefits from sponsorship through Art In Tanzania
In a place where education is hard to come by, sponsorship can help give a young person an education and eventually a chance to a better life.
This is the story of 22 year-old Joseph Wilson, whose life changed when he got a sponsor. Originally from Mwanza, near Lake Victoria, Joseph moved to Dar es Salaam because his family couldn’t afford his education fees as he has two other brothers who were also depending on them…
Detroit Sober House is greatly helping drug addicts
Suleiman Mauly was a normal child, who liked playing football and was good in school. In school he felt bored and started to hang out with the “wrong” people and using drugs. After a while he became an addict. He says he ended up hurting himself and others more than he could ever imagine…
Art in Tanzania: UNICEF Children’s Agenda
Art in Tanzania is a non-governmental organization registered in Tanzania, Zanzibar, Finland and in Ethiopia as Art in Ethiopia. The organization started in 2001 supporting local artists who did not have the resources to develop their talent…
Volunteers and art in tanzania staff show great football skills
Volunteers and staff from Art In Tanzania will this evening flex their muscles when they meet for a football match at Kondo grounds of Bahari beach.
In the last encounters, the volunteers overpowered their hosts winning two of the three matches they have played…
Art In Tanzania organizes free HIV testing at Kunduchi public beach
Over 30 people from Kunduchi village in Dar es Salaam are now aware of their HIV status thanks to a free HIV counseling and testing exercise organized by Art In Tanzania last Thursday.
A total of 38 villagers most of them youthful men took the bold step after a team of AIT staff and volunteers conducted a HIV and AIDS sensitization campaign at the beach village..
Volunteer funding construction of a sanitation block at One school
Pupils from One school of Tegeta in Dar es Salaam are a happy lot following the completion of a modern sanitation block at the school.
The toilets were constructed with funds from a volunteer at Art In Tanzania who saw the need for the school to have clean sanitation facilities…
Stodying use of dry toilets with the help of volunteers
As the world marks the World Toilet Day today, November 19, many families in the world still do not have access to sanitation facilities.
According to UNICEF, 1.1 billion people around the world defecate in the open, contaminating their environments and water sources besides spreading diseases like diarrhea, which kills 2,000 children less than 5 years old every day.
Tanzania marks International day of the Girl child for the first time, October 11th 2012
For the first time ever, the world will today, Thursday October 11th 2012 mark the International day of the Girl child.
The day was declared by the United Nations general assembly on December 19th 2011 following intensive lobbying by non profit organizations that felt there was need to set aside a day when the world can recognize girls’ rights while still reflecting on the unique challenges they face around the world.