The Kanga Project

A small charity working with women and girls in Tanzania, Africa

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welcome

the kanga project is a small kitchen table charity working in Africa. Presently our efforts are aimed at supporting the development efforts and goals of the community of Ilongero in Tanzania. We help bring about lasting changes with education and economic opportunities. We support women and girls in their fight against gender discrimination. We believe education is their best weapon.

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Latest News

The opening of a hostel for girls

Girls’ hostel opens, 1st February 2012

February 16, 2012 by kanga · Leave a Comment

"For me and Gloria, the head of Rural Women Development Association, there could not have been a more wonderful end to Wednesday 1st February, while we were actually conversing on Skype. A rather long email from one of our volunteers … read more »

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Yoga mat bags

January 29, 2012 by kanga · Leave a Comment

Early in June 2011, a few women asked if we could help them learn to sew using pedal powered machines and may be start businesses. We asked around to see who else would be interested and soon had 15 women, mostly young ones keen to … read more »

Maasai girl going to school

Monday’s wonderful news

December 14, 2011 by kanga · Leave a Comment

Tetra Laval International SA have chosen the kanga project to be their beneficiary charity this Christmas. Expensive Christmas cards have been replaced by a donation to us and an electronic card bearing a message of support for our … read more »

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Sponsoring in time for the new academic year

December 13, 2011 by kanga · 1 Comment

January is the start of a new year for students of classes I to IV at Secondary Schools in Tanzania. This new year we want to help more girls start and complete a secondary education and so we are adopting a new sponsorship system. … read more »

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Volunteers’ blog make up and updates

November 22, 2011 by kanga · Leave a Comment

Our volunteers have started updating the blog with their impressions and news of projects. We have plenty of both in the making so stay tuned in. But could not resist showing this picture today (not that one, although it's great, click … read more »

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Our volunteers are settling in nicely

October 18, 2011 by kanga · Leave a Comment

It would seem that the guys in Tanzania have not been following our orders of not feeding the volunteers (see previous post). Here are their first impressions sent by email. Nicole:"I will start with the house in Ilongero – it … read more »

Jess & Ben

Don’t let our volunteers suffer

October 4, 2011 by kanga · Leave a Comment

Jess and Ben's 13 mile run around Oxford recently has raised just over £2000 for our projects (cheeeeers!). Projects that they are going to be helping with, when they arrive in Ilongero on 10th October along with Nicole, an intrepid … read more »

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Suzanne has left some of our village leaders, gobsmacked

September 4, 2011 by kanga · Leave a Comment

A few months ago, Suzanne our latest volunteer told us about the spectacular nutritional claims of the Moringa tree and asked if she could introduce it to the community during her stay if they were not already aware of its immense … read more »

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Thanks Rebecca & Will

August 9, 2011 by kanga · Leave a Comment

Without breathing a word to us, Rebecca and Will set up a Just Giving page to raise money for us by climbing Mount Meru in Tanzania. They are keen to see more girls get an education. Well done guys for achieving your target of £200 … read more »

Blog from our volunteers on the ground

  • Tales from our past and current volunteers – For a real insight into volunteering in Tanzania with us.

We need your help to fund our latest project

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to do list

Set up a monthly S/O for the price of a bottle of wine
Put a link on my Facebook
Tell mum to connect through this site next time she goes shopping online.
Put up a poster at work and in the library
Set up a piggy box at work, for when Nigel swears
Give up sending paper birthday cards and send virtual ones from here instead.
Set up a charity link to my e-Bay account and earn the kanga project 10% commission

Raise Money and Have Fun


it's really easy to organize an event and make a massive impact to our community in Tanzania.

our recipe for success

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