Tanzania is a country of 46 million people located in East Africa.
In 2011, less than 60,000 young people graduated from high school in the entire country.
We aim to be a part of changing that.
Of the more than 150 people groups in Tanzania, nearly a quarter have no viable church.
Millions of people in villages throughout the country have yet to hear the Gospel.
We aim to be a part of changing that.
Hundreds of thousands of people in villages across Tanzania have little access to adequate medical care.
Over eleven percent of all children die before the age of five.
We aim to be a part of changing that.
Per capita income in Tanzania is less than a dollar a day making it impossible for most families to meet even the most basic of human needs.
The rural poor have little hope of ever escaping from poverty.
We aim to be a part of changing that.
AIDS is creating a tragedy of momentuous proportions all across Tanzania.
There are today more than 1,300,000 orphans, the vast majority of whom have no hope of ever going to school.
We aim to be a part of changing that.
If you want to learn more about one of the best agencies helping with education in Tanzania, take a look at the website of Haki Elimu (which means Right to Education in Swahili): HakiElimu
If you want to learn more about what the Tanzanian government has to say about education, poverty and access to medical care, visit their website: Tanzania Government
If you want to be challenged about how to serve, and more importantly how not to serve, spend 30 minutes listening to Oscar Muiru's address to 16,000 college students at Urbana 2009.


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