Everyone in Tanzania has the right to own land. But, without help, many of the country’s poorest farmers are unable to claim this right. With help from our supporters, Concern Worldwide is changing this.
Recently, I received a great story from my colleagues Hovokela and Edna. It is about a Tanzanian farmer named Christopher whose life has been transformed by Concern Worldwide.
My colleague Jaka Magoma recently climbed Kilimanjaro with a group of people who raised money for Concern Worldwide’s work in Tanzania. Here is Jaka’s moving account of his experiences.
In January, Concern Worldwide was awarded an EU grant for our work in Tanzania. This funding is specifically for our water and sanitation programme in the northwest of Tanzania.
It’s May 2011, and Dar es Salaam is wet. Almost every day so far, it’s been raining heavily and it’s lovely to sit in and watch the tropical storms. This is good to see – especially in a country where drought is increasingly common.
Concern Worldwide won first prize in the category of mobilisation, education and training in Tanzania at the 2010 Water Week. This year the programme is focusing on “Water in an urbanising world”.
Concern Worldwide is helping farmers in west Tanzania to greatly improve the profit from their harvests. The extra cash has enabled more children in the area to receive an education.
