Developed by:

Bany Noguera

Jesus Chavez

Antonio Islas

Lindsay Young

Tanzania is a country located in eastern Africa. Tanzania is slightly larger than twice the size of Cali-fornia. Tanzania has a tropical climate which means that most of the time is humid and warm. Also it has many beautiful beaches and forests. English and Swahili are two primary languages spoken there. Most of the people living in Tanzania are Muslims and Christians. Before this country became Tanzania it was two separate coun-tries. There was Zanzibar who was ones part of Britain and gained its independence in 1962. There was also Tanganyika who gained its independence in 1961 from Russia. In 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar united and that’s when Tanzania was created. Even though this country does not produce much it has a big variety of natu-ral resources. Some of its natural resources are cotton, coffee, tea, sugar, rice, corn and wheat. It also produces hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, and nickel.

Tanzania does not have a strong government. This is the reason why the country has many problems. Tanzania has a big problem in its human rights. Women do not get the same respect as man and most of the time they are raped by their husbands and do not report it. They also have a big problem in prostitution. The biggest problem in children is the child labor. Most of are under the age of 14. Also they really never get paid because they dint have the rights to claimed their money because they are under age.

The biggest problem in Tanzania is poverty. Most of the people are poor because they didn’t have a good education, so they don’t have the skills needed to get a good job. The poverty leads to hunger. As you can see all these three problems are linked. So in order to get rid of one we have to exterminate all three. With this project we will be helping two Millennium Develop-ment Goals. These are eradication of extreme poverty and hunger and achieving universal primary education.

Our project is build a community center that will teach children primary education. Also it will be open the people of Tanzania, we will have rehabilitation, therapy, health classes, and job training for adults. Our community center will have a garden and a water well that will also be open to everyone in Tanzania so that they can have good food and clean water. This project will hit many targets at the same time but we are hoping that it will help education, poverty, and hunger. We will focus on the future of this world which is children. The world might not change a person, but a person can change this world of the good.

1890 - Britain takes over Zanzibar as a protectorate.

1905-07 - Maji Maji Rebellion put down by German troops.

1961 - Tanganyika becomes independent with Julius Nyerere as prime minister.

1962 - Tanganyika becomes a republic with Nyerere as president.

1963 - Zanzibar becomes independent.

1964 - Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to become Tanzania, with Nyerere as president and the head of the Zan-zibar government and leader of the Afro-Shirazi Party, Abeid Amani Karume, as vice-president.

1977 - The Tanganyika African National Union and Zanzibar’s Afro-Shirazi Party merge to become the Party of the Revolution, which is proclaimed as the only legal party.

1978 - Ugandans temporarily occupy a piece of Tanzanian territory.

1985 - Nyerere retires and is replaced by the president of Zanzibar, Ali Mwinyi.

1992 - Constitution amended to allow multi-party politics.

1995 - Benjamin Mkapa chosen as president in Tanzania’s first multi-party election.

2001 - Governing Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), and main opposition in Zanzibar, CUF, agree to form joint committee to restore calm and to encourage return of refugees from Kenya.

2006 - The African Development Bank announces the cancellation of more than $640m of debt owed by Tanza-nia, saying it was impressed with Tanzania’s economic record and the level of accountability of public finance.

2008 - President dissolves his cabinet following a corruption scandal which forced the premier and two minis-ters to resign.

2009 - Opposition party in Zanzibar, the CUF, ends boycott of the island’s parliament ahead of upcoming elec-tions.

In Tanzania, Africa prostitution, FGM (female genital multilation), domestic violence, and rape are common among women. Most of these things go against the law, but the Government does little to in force those laws. They rarely in force these laws because women to are not important (equal to men). Child labor is also a big is-sue in tanzania. Under the law it is okay for a child to start working At the age of 14, but there are some children that start working at age five. When some one hires children of ages 5- 17 they are contribuing with the growing of child labor and this is against the law. most of the people working make less that a dollar a day.

ProstitutionThe law prohibits prostitution, but it is still common. Prostituted women were occasionally arrested, but the police did not keep official statistics on prostitution arrests. Women and young girls immigrating to urban areas are most at risk for prostitution.

FMGFemale Genital mutilation is common amongyoung girls. The law prohibits it, but some tribes and families practice it. People who do this to girls under age commit the offense of cruelty to children. The person commit-ting the crime will either be charged with $220 (300,000 shillings) or will spend up to 15 years in prison. 15% of women get FGM. 20 out of 130 counties practice it.

Tanzania is probably one of the oldest countries human fossil remains and pre-human hominids have been found dating back over two million years. More recently Tanzania has been believed to have been populated by hunter gatherer communities, probably Cushitic and Khoisan speaking people. About 2,000 years ago,Bantu-speaking people began to arrive from Western Africa in a series of migrations later Nilotic pastoralists ar-rived and continued to migrate all over the area through to the 18th century. Travelers and merchants from the Persian Gulf and Western India have visited the East African coast since early in the first millennium. Islam was practiced in the Swahili Coast as early as the 8th or 9th century. Claiming the coastal strip, Omani Sultan Seyyid moved his capital to Zanzibar city in 1840. During this time, Zanzibar became the center of the arab slave trade. Between 65% and 90% of the population of Arab Swahili Zanzibar was enslaved. In the late 19th century imperial Germany conquered the regions that are now Tanzania (minus Zanzibar)Rwanda,and Bu rundi and incorporated them in German East Africa. During World War I, an inva-sion attempt by British was threaten by German general Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck who then mounted a drawn out guerilla campaign against British. The post World War I accords in the league of nations charter desig-nated the area a British mandate,except for a small area on the northwest, which was ceded to Belgium and later became Rwanda and Burundi. British rule came to a end in 1961 after a relatively peaceful compared to independence. In 1954 Julius. Nyerere transformed an organization into the politically oriented Tanganyika. Main objective was to achieve national sovereignty for Tanganyika. The regime burned villages and forced people to relocate onto collective farms, which greatly disrupted agriculture output. Tanzania turned from a nation of struggle to a nation starving farmers. From the late 1970s, Tanzania’s economy took a turn for the worst. Tanzania also aligned with china, seeking Chinese aid. The Chinese where quick to comply, but with the conditions that all projects where completed by imported Chinese labor.

Minimum WageLowest minimum wage is about $50 per month most of these people work in hotel. The highest wage is about $260 per month these people work in the mineral sector mining, the poverty line is at $11 per month. Right s for UnionsUnions consist of more than 20 employees and are required to register with the law. A trade union and em-ployers must register within 6 months, not doing this is considered a crime.

Child Labor Under the law the minimum age for a child to start working is 14 years. These children may not do jobs that can harm them in health or attendance in school. Children under 18 may not work in mines, ships or facto-ries. Violators can be fined with $3,500(4,680,000). 27% of five to 17 year olds were engaged in child labor. Between the years 2007 and 2009, 2,000 children were rescued from child labor. The government established monitoring system to try to stop child labor.

Domestic ViolenceDomestic violence is widespread. The law prohibits it, but doesn’t prohibit spousal violence. Most of the time women tolerate this for some years before going into divorce. The government does little protect women.

Rape Around 80% of victims do not report the rape. Over the period of one year there where 7,325 reported rape cases, 2,969 prosecutions, 362 convictions, and 67 acquittals.The law requires imprisonment for persons who convicted any kind of rape (including spousal rape).

Equality for WomenWhile traditional gender roles favor men, the Tanzanian government is commited to protecting women. In addi-tion, there exist organizations that are dedicated to make peole undestand that men and women are equal.

Throughout the years Tanzania has tried to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger. In order to reach this goal they have increased the GDP per person employed, which means they are approximating the value of goods produced per person in the country. They also want to improve maternal health so the contraceptive prevalence rate has increased.

Goals StatisticsEradicate extreme poverty and hunger

-Growth rate of GDP per person employed.

-Emploment-to-population ratio

-Proportion of people living below national pov-erty line

33.4%

11.7%

16.6%

Achieve universal primary educa-tion

-Net enrollment ratio in primary education

-Proportion of pupils starting first grade who reach last grade of primary education

97.7%

56.7%

Promote gender equality and empower women

-Ratios of girls to boys in primary school

-Ratio to boys and girls in secondary school

-Ratio to boys and girls in tertiary education

101%

105%

68.0%

Reduce child mortality -Proportion of children vaccinated against mea-sles

85%

Improve maternal health -Proportion of births attended by a skilled health personnel

-Contraceptive prevalence rate

-Adolescent birth rate

5.2%

26.4%

34.29%

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

-HIV prevalence rate

-Number of malaria cases and incidences (cases per 100,000)

5.7%

27,030

Ensure environmental sustainability -Proportion of land area covered by forest

-Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source

36%

57% and 83%

Tanzania is one of the least developed countries. It is located in the southern part of Africa. It has a population of about 35 million and a per capita income of $ 255.97. One of Tanzania’s major concerns is soil degradation as a result of recent droughts. Tanzanias land is also affected by desertification. Tanzania lost 14.4% of its forest and woodland area between 1983 and 1993. Tanzania also has a tropical weather, mist of the time is humid. Also it has many beautiful beaches Tanzania is poor agricultural practices such as shifting cul-tivation, lack of crop rotation practices, lack of agricultural technology and land husbandry techniques exacerbate the problem. Tanzania has 19.19 cu mi of renewable water resources with 89% used for farming and 2% for industrial activity. About 99% of urban dwellers and 66% of the people living in rural areas have pure drinking water. The

nation’s cities produce about 1.8 million tons of solid waste per year. As of 2001, 33 of Tanzania’s mam-mal species were in danger of extinction, 30 bird species and 326 plant species are also endangered. The nation’s marine habitats are also threatened by a damage to its coral reefs caused by the fishing industry’s use of dyna-mite. Endangered species include the Uluguru bush-shrike, green sea turtle, hawksbill turtle, olive ridley turtle, and Zanzibar suni. Sixteen species of fish have become extinct. Pollution is a major problem in urban areas of Tanzania. Improper treatment and disposal of solid and liquid wastes are the major contributors to urban area pollution. The combined results of these problems are that both air and water have been contaminated with pollutants, which are detrimental to hu-man health.

Tanzania is located in Eastern Af-

rica it borders the Indian Ocean and

is between Kenya and Mozambique.

Tanzania has a distance of 945,087

km² and it is the worlds 31st largest

country. Its temperature varies from

tropical along coast to temperate in

highlands. Its land has plains along

coast, plateau in the center, and

highlands in north and south. Tan-

zania is home of Africa’s highest

mountain Kilimanjaro with 5,895

m. Tanzania’s natural resources are

hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron

ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones,

gold, natural gas, and nickel.

Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world. Their economy depends heavily on agri-cultural. Agriculture accounts for almost half of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs 80% of the work force. About 85 % of the country’s poor people live in rural areas and rely on

With research we have found that children attending school in Tanzania must pay for books, uniforms, and for enrollment fees for students beginning with first year of high school. This is a serious problem for the people of Tanzania because of poverty. A lot of the parents cant afford this and they’ll rather send their children to work. Poor nutrition, poor health, and other eco-nomic issues are the biggest obstacles students must overcome. There has been lack of resources for additional teachers, classrooms, and books. There are also reports of children not attending school because of poorly paid teachers demanding money from them in order to be enrolled. The children cant focus on school when they’re starving. Improving the education of the Tanzania people can really help the economy. If you improve their education they’ll know more about crops, material, and selling their goods.

Recently the government of tanzania stated the the food situation was stable. They also stated that national reserves had enough food incase of food crisis. They raised the food up to 25%. Thats really an issue because they barely have enough money for regular priced food. The gov-ernment has promised an agricultural revolution, but not much action has been taken. The people of tanzania must be educated with proper useful ways to grow and maintain their own drought-resistant crops. 5.6% of children under five are to short for their age. 21% of them are under-weight. Persistent hunger has led to an increase in the number of pupils dropping out of schools from 10% in 2008 to 45 % by July 2009. A shocking result in a country trying to work itself out of poverty through education. Just one of the districts in tanzania has 17,963 households that are food insecure and unable to purchase enough food to feed themselves.

agriculture as their main source of income and livelihood. 51% of the population is living under the poverty line. Only 49% of the people have access to safe water. Trying to lower poverty can also act upon other millennium development goals. For example hunger. If they have a better economy they will have better nutrition. Health care in tanzania is poor. 118 in 1000 children die before the age of five. Poverty again is a big cause of this. They don’t have enough money for any medicine and research is poor.

Not every one will be accepted in our school. Children will have the priority for a place in this school.Also the orphans, the children working, and the poorest will have priority for a place. As the years pass we will allow adults (older than 18) to enroll in our classes. We will teach k-12. As the years pass we will allowed the people with more money to enroll but we will charge them some amount of money for each class they take.

I know that getting people interested in our school will be hard. We decided that we will pass out journals with the country’s name and the name of our organization. We know that most of these people don’t know how to read or write so the journal will include a cartoon expressing our pur-pose in tanzania. We will go out to the streets and recruit all the orphans. We will get the home less out of the streets and have them all live in our dorms and eat in the cafeteria.

We will build our community center in Iramba. Iramba is in the Singida Region which is located in the center of tanzania. We choose this place because English is spoken there. Also because there are rural areas around this place. Most of the people living in this are don’t know have any education.In the center of our territory we will build a garden and a water well. The garden and the well will be open to the community. We allowed this because the people in tanzania don’t have clean water. In the first few years all of our teachers will be volunteers.

During the hours of 8am to 3pm we will teach the children k-12. All the children will learn the basic skills of writing reading and math. Most of the children we will teach normally work to help their families, when we take the children the families wont be happy because their children are not contributing to the economy. For this reason we will pay the children a dollar a day so they would go to school. During the class hors we will feed the children. In order to do this we will build a cafeteria. This cafeteria will be free to all the students.

In the evening the community center will be open to everyone. We will provide job training for adults in the area of farming. This training will allow them to know the best ways to grow things. Also we will provide rehabilitation and therapy for everyone. Most of the people in tanzania have experienced rape. Also we will have doctors and nurses, these doctors and nurses will all be volunteers. More than 75% of the people don’t have medical treatment.

We believe that the impact our project will have on this community is immense. We plan to get the people of Tanzania to help us build the school, this will create temporary jobs for the people helping. When we have finished building the school we will start teaching. The first generation we teach will be our teachers for the next generation. Therefore, they will have jobs and this can help with poverty a little. We will be teaching them useful information that will help them be successful. We will be providing job training, healthy living, basic education, and other information that will help them succeed in the community. Some people might not agree because of traditional or religious beliefs. We will also be providing sports for the children. The sports can help the children stay out of trouble after school and since soccer is one of the biggest sports in Africa they can seek future in the professional soccer. There’s a lot of starvation in Tanzania so we will be serving lunches for the children and for the work-ers. For the adults that want to study with us in the evening we will be providing child care for their children. Our main interest will be focused on the people with the most needs, orphans, street children, and child workers. Since child workers will be taken out of work to study we will have to pay them because their parents would not let them study because no one would be making money anymore. The impact that all this will have is that the people of Tanzania will be more educated. They can study and work at another time if they’d like. Other impacts include less poverty, and less hunger. When the people have graduated from our school they can implement their skills in helping out their community and seek job somewhere else to bring money to their family. The impact of the people leaving the community can have both a positive and negative impact. The positive impact is that they will seek for a job and be successful. The nega-tive impact is that if all the smart people leave the community no one will be able to help it succeed. People that stay in the community can start agricultural work. They can also pass their knowledge on to other people. This can be a big impact because with the knowledge spreading more and more people can have their own food

It will take years to finish this project and to get it the closest to perfection. But at the end it will all be worth it. Nothing is impossible when it comes to helping people. Building acommunity center where children can have regular classes (math, Reading, writing) and adults can have recreational classes.

In year 1:-Start planning the design of the buildings.-Look for the construction workers-Start excavation

In year 2:-Start building classrooms and cafeteria-Look for teachers and volunteers to help in cafeteria-Promote the Community Center

During these four years we are hoping that student will learn basic literature like reading, writing, and math. We hope that this doesn’t just stoop when we are no longer there, but the the people we teach will teach the future generations. Also the building with the water well will stay there so they can have clean water, and the garden so they can all grow food. Te goal to all this is to teach people in Tanzania more than what they know so they industrialize like the rest of this world is doing. When they have more knowledge they will be able to get more jobs which will get them out of poverty, and if they are no longet poor they will be able to buy and grow more food which will get ride of hunger.

In year 3:-Start the school -Start building water well-Building of the garden-Start training future teachers

In year 4: (classes in session) -Start the building of the dorms-Center opens to the community-Start health classes