Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Tanzania Core Focus: Digital access, IT education, and job-ready skills for rural youth Presented by:AHEAD, Inc. | Rockville, Maryland, USAAHEAD-Tanzania | Maruku, Bukoba District PROJECT OVERVIEW Since 1981, AHEAD has supported education in rural Tanzania through scholarships, infrastructure, and essential learning resources. In 2023, we launched the AHEAD Computer…
Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO) Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO) The patients of the community of Maruku, Tanzania have a plethora of unmet health care needs. Chief among them is access to orthopedic surgery for joint restoration surgery. It’s estimated that less than 10% of the population of this entire region of Northern Tanzania, in…
AHEAD Inc. with Agriculture And Environmental Sustainability Project Cost Estimates Environment/Agriculture $20,000 Total $20,000 In 1991, AHEAD, Inc. achieved a major goal by bringing solar powered lights and refrigeration to the Rural Kishapu Village in Tanzania. The services of the Health Center were greatly improved and the nursed no longer had to use kersosene lamps or flashlights. In the…
Education within the Maruku COMMUNITY Project Cost Estimates Multi-use court $50,000 USD Maruku Secondary School Laptop Computer Campaign “We have proved beyond a doubt that the increase in computers within our IT program has significantly contributed to the growing number of students—especially girls—choosing Computer Studies,” says Mwalimu Farida Kamanyile, Headmistress of Maruku Secondary School.“Student absenteeism has dropped…
AHEAD Inc. – Dental Care Project Cost Estimates Construction/Renovation $15,000 Equipment $47,250 Student visits (2x year 875 students) $4,375 Total $66,625 Oral health is the missing link to a person’s overall health. Research has shown that poor oral health is linked to diabetes, heart attacks, stroke, lung disease, Alzheimer’s disease, etc. Even premature, low birth weight infants are…
Health within the Maruku Community Naeema had complications with a previous childbirth, so when she was in labor, she and her sister walked to the newly constructed health center. Along the way, her contractions became really severe, so she stooped on the side of the dirt road and delivered the baby right there. A gentleman…