On May 20, the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam organized a pre-departure orientation for Tanzania’s 26 2019 Young African Leadership Initiative Mandela Washington Fellowship participants. During her welcoming remarks the U.S. Chargé d’affaires, Dr. Inmi Patterson, encouraged the fellows to be proactive and creative participants in the program, noting that the United States Government …
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The Regional English Language Office (RELO) of the U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam, Tanzania announces an open competition for grant proposals for the administration of the English Access Microscholarship Program (‘Access’), which provides English-language instruction to 13 to 20 year-old economically-disadvantaged students. The Access cooperative sub-agreement is expected to fund two years of after-school classes …
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U.S. Embassy Public Affair Officer, Marissa Maurer, and Director General of the Tanzania Library Services Board, Dr. Alli Mcharazo, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 23 to open a new American Corner in downtown Dar es Salaam. Watch this space for more details on this exciting new partnership!
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On September 16, 2016 representatives from Duke, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt universities, in partnership with EducationUSA, facilitated an education fair for students at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam. Over 150 students participated, along with their guidance counselors. The information session covered admission policies, the application process, campus life, and financial aid packages offered at …
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On September 15, U.S. Embassy staff and former YALI Mandela-Washington fellows participated in a U.N. Day of Democracy program organized by the Tanzanian Youth Alliance for more than 120 Tanzanian youth.
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In support of Secretary of State Kerry’s hosting of the global Our Ocean conference September 15-16 in Washington, D.C. (http://ourocean2016.org/#event), the U.S. Department of State’s Regional Environment Office for East Africa is holding a regional ocean-related photo and essay contest.
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On Monday June 20th, the U.S. Embassy’s Wildlife Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Shana Tischler facilitated a session on Wildlife Conservation with students from Kondo Secondary School. The presentation kicked off a week long program focused on environmental and wildlife conservation. The students engaged in a discussion on what has caused Tanzania to lose nearly 60% of its …
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U.S Ambassador to Tanzania Mark Childress with the participants of the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS), a weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. ALFS 2016 was held in Arusha, Tanzania from May 16-19, 2016 and …
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To commemorate World Malaria Day the Government of Tanzania in collaboration with Malaria Safe, a coalition of international and local private companies, held a 5 km “Malaria Safe Walk” on Saturday, April 23, to raise awareness about malaria treatment and prevention. Photo (left): USAID Director Daniel Moore offers remarks at the conclusion of a 5-kilometer …
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Joan Mayer of USAID hands out packets of improved seeds at an agricultural demonstration plot in Iringa where the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future, is working to improve food security and nutrition.
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USAID staff Janean Davis (far left) and Florida Henjewele (far right) with women in Iringa who are part of a USAID-supported land tenure project. The women have been issued certificates of land use rights that protect them from exploitation.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the prime investor in a collaboration with Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, the Elderly, and Children that funded the creation of the mHealth public private partnership. Along with investments of over 1 million USD from private companies, this partnership developed a text messaging …
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On March 2, representatives of the Government of Tanzania, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Vodafone Foundation, and other partners gathered in Sengerema to celebrate a pioneering new toll-free emergency line and ambulance taxi service that could help save at least 2,700 lives of pregnant mothers and babies in rural Tanzania each year. In …
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On March 2, 2016 at the Port of Dar es Salaam, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Virginia Blaser, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism Hon. Professor Jumanne Maghembe, and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Hamad Masauni inaugurated “Canine Detection Program Tanzania.” The event marked the culmination of an intensive training program for four Tanzanian police officers …
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February 22, 2016 – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Dr. Tom Frieden, shown here at a Bowser Filling Station with two Tanzanian water truck drivers, examines new pathways to improve chlorination in Dar es Salaam’s water supply by targeting bowsers (trucked water tanks). CDC has supported the Government of Tanzania’s efforts to …
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Two 2014 Mandela Washington Fellows, Rose Funja and Abella Bateyunga, just completed a four-week training program funded by a grant won through the annual Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund competition (AEIF). The project took place at COSTECH (Commission for Science and Technology) and involved 45 girls from 11 secondary schools who were trained on basic computer …
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Are you a member of the private sector, academia, or civil society interested in partnering with USAID to help adolescent girls in Tanzania stay in school and succeed? Then the #LetGirlsLearn Challenge Fund may be for you! A new USAID – US Agency for International Development announcement invites organizations and companies to work with us to …
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The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) conducted a Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance Assistance Team Phase II with the Tanzania Peoples Defense Force (TPDF) 501st Maintenance Battalion 31JUL2015-15AUG2015. The training focused on providing the TPDF with fundamentals to repair their High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) fleet with drivers training being a Point of Instruction …
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A group of 19 high school students will arrive in the United States this week to participate in the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program. The students will study in the U.S. for one academic year from August 2015 through June 2016. The YES Program was created in 2003 by the U.S. Department of State’s …
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On Monday, March 30, the Authorized Association Consortium (AAC) of Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) kicked off a 2-day Constitution and Strategic Plan Workshop at the Kurasini Training and Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam. At the opening of the workshop, Acting Wildlife Director Herman Kerario expressed gratitude to the United States Agency for International Development …
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On March 4, 2015, the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, Mark Childress, gave an interview to TBC presenter Agnes Tuniga. It was broadcast on the weekly program “International Sphere” that same night. The interview focused on wildlife issues, the importance of wildlife conservation in Tanzania and the need to improve anti-poaching efforts. The event was in …
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In commemoration of World Wildlife Day on March 3, 2015, U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam today launched a video that highlights the importance of wildlife conservation in Tanzania and the need to improve anti-poaching efforts and wildlife conservation. The video is available on YouTube at the following URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwSVt4tkb0Q , and on the U.S. Embassy’s Facebook …
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