Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) We are starting our work in a deeper but adjoining village in Majengo ward called Soko. Part of our study includes research into FGM. Sadly, this is still widely practiced in the ward. It is our goal to educate the village members that this cultural practice needs to be abolished…
IT Training Project in Sierra Leone! Contact me if you want to help!! KiliTech is currently looking for someone to help launch an IT training project in Sierra Leone. This is not a paid position! The ideal candidate will have an active interest or experience working with NGOs in Africa, IT experience, the ability…
The village is SO excited!! See how you are helping!! Majengo ward has a population of about 14,000 people, all very poor. There are very few schools, the nearest hospital or clinic is about 50 kilometers away, very few cars or trucks, but they do have a few motorcycles! It’s the poorest ward in…
We are in the news!! I was Googling "East Kahe Ward, Tanzania, looking for statistics of the village, and this was third or fourth down in the search!! I knew the article ran in the Tanzanian newspaper but I did not know that it was available online! Very cool to have Google bringing…
Moving right along! Wow! Hard to believe it's been two and a half weeks since the gala! What an amazing time, I'm still pinching myself!! It's taken me this long to catch up on thank you cards, laundry, my birthday (age is relative), and get back to a routine! Even Tony helped me…
August is HOT and KiliTech is on Fire! After being away for 84 days I have had ALOT TO DO!! This first week here started when the airline lost my luggage which had all the gifts for Save My Talent and KiliTech for the schools and some gifts from friends to deliver to their grandson…
Declaration of Human Rights in Kiswahili At Moshi Institute of Technology we are working with Creative Visions to teach human rights to young people in Tanzania. One of the first steps was to translate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to Swahili! The kids are posting their own videos of their experiences with issues surrounding human…
September Village Update!! KILITECH WEEKY REPORT Dated: September 12, 2016 INTRODUCTION. This week’s main tasks have been village mapping, visiting villages where we plan and monitor the projects where by Nashon, Lydia and Ezra have been on the field for the tasks. We recently visited three villages out six found in East kahe…
Water to Soko School, "No FGM!" and Bees! This week has been wonderful for the East Kahe ward and KiliTech as they came together for the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) campaign. The event took place at Ghona Secondary school. It is the only secondary school in East Kahe Ward where all parents in the…
Boots on the ground! Today, we go to three villages, which I am looking forward to, and will take many photos. The East Kahe ward has six villages and I have been to two, Majengo and Soko. There are nine primary schools in the ward, covering 1st through 6th grades. Tomorrow I …