2013 Calendars are Ready to Order!
Happy Holidays from Project Wezesha!! For our 3rd year running, we are providing an alternative gift-giving option for the holiday season! You can give the gift of education by contributing to our Scholarship Fund and we will send your our 2013 Project Wezesha calendars to give as gifts to your loved ones. Of course, you [...]
This is Their Story
This is her story. The story of most girls in the village. This is his story. The story of most boys in the village. Are you ready? There is no response more difficult to deliver than a ‘no’ to the request of a student for school support. Unfortunately, if I said ‘yes’ to every student [...]
Watoto Wanataka Kusema ‘Mambo’ to You!
Saidi is one of the newest students in our scholarship program. He just started secondary school in Mwandiga town this past January (2011). I recorded him last summer in a very informal little chat at his house. When you hear the voice in the background prompting him a bit, that’s Lucas – making my cryptic question about what [...]
Salt Lake City’s McGillis School Greets Mgaraganza Primary
A few days ago, I wandered through Mgaraganza village with Lucas and a couple of friends. Those of you who know her will laugh to hear that Rebecca (Becky) Burton is here in Kiganza, TZ living at GOSESO as I did three years ago! She worked with the Salt Lake Film Center and we collaborated [...]
Amahoro Secondary … Coming Soon!
My good buddy Carter Jensen has arrived in Kigoma! I thought it would be a long lonely road for me from this point on – after saying Kwaheri to my girls on July 5th, but now Carter – a good friend from SLC, UT – has arrived! On his first day in town, Carter had [...]
Watoto Wazuri Wanasoma
The children continue to blow my mind here. They are so excited to learn and therefore so delighted by the smallest of gifts … like pencils or pens. They take them shyly, with the right hand – left hand placed gently on their right elbow as a sign of respect and then turn and run [...]
Secondary School Scholarship Recipients
My days were winding down fast toward the end of my time in Kiganza and it suddenly seemed like there was so much to do before leaving (which is rarely really the case, but it’s amazing how much extra you can create for yourself when there’s a deadline – I’ve always worked better that way [...]
The mission of Project Wezesha is to increase educational opportunities for children in developing nations by building secondary schools in rural villages and providing educational scholarships to those in need.