By Dr. Aimee Bessire | Founder and Director
Africa Schoolhouse is excited to update you on our ongoing partnership with The Girls Foundation of Tanzania (TGFT) as we develop their new Girls Center in Arusha. Designed by Scattergood Design, the facility includes a girls' residence, an administrative office, housing for volunteers and the director, a library, classrooms, public restrooms, a guard house, and recreational fields. Currently, our team is focused on adding the finishing touches to the girls' residence, administrative building, and the director’s and volunteer houses. Progress is also advancing on the community library, classrooms, and public latrines. We hope to see girls moving to the compound in November!
We were thrilled to recently host three architecture interns: two from Ardhi University in Dar es Salaam and one from TGFT. These talented students gained hands-on experience in a range of construction tasks, including foundation work, building beams and trusses, wall finishing, stair formwork, floor settings, septic work, steel fixing, and window fitting. Pauline, the TGFT intern, is exploring the possibility of pursuing a career in architecture. The Africa Schoolhouse team loved seeing the interns enthusiasm and appreciated their contribution to the project as they developed their skills and gained practical insights.
None of this progress would be possible without the generous support of our donors. Thank you for being an essential part of this journey; together, we are building a brighter future for girls in Tanzania.
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