Blog Posts

Running for Victory & 6 Ag Libraries to KARUCO

July 26, 2017

So much is happening around ETI. Preparations to open KARUCO on October 29, 2017 are well underway. With that, all the activity to get the last-minute items checked off the list. The accreditation agency (TUMA) asked KARUCO leaders to provide more books in Agriculture for the library. Books for Africa has the libraries and unlike…

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3.5 Months Until KARUCO Opens

July 16, 2017

3.5 months: Then #KARUCO opens. Karagwe University College will bring economic prosperity & gender equality to #Tanzania. #bepartofthestory

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ETI Partners – ELCT/KAD

July 9, 2017

Activity is high in Karagwe. A recent post shared the many achievements in the past two months. And what’s all the activity for? To bring social and economic prosperity to Tanzania through education. ELCT/KAD has a strong track record of educating both women and men in the ‘feeder’ schools it has built or sponsored. It…

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Hot News From KARUCO Coordinator!

June 19, 2017

Here are the most recent updates from Dr. Brighton Katabaro, Coordinator of KARUCO. It is so exciting to know that KARUCO will open on October 29, 2017. As you can see the KARUCO partners in Europe are participating at new levels and funding aspects of KARUCO that are necessary for opening and for function. These…

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Sharon Davis Design & ETI

June 15, 2017

ETI & Sharon Davis Design ETI Directors and Sharon Davis Design architects in New York continue discussions on the plan and design of Rural Opportunity Centers (ROCs) in Tanzania. The intended outcome? Hubs where KARUCO grads can apply the riches of their learning and where local farmers can develop businesses and improve farm practices. These…

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18,000 BOOKS ARRIVE

May 30, 2017

FROM DR BRIGHTON JUEL KATABARO Greetings from Karagwe! Thank you so much for the gift of books! Thank you for the gift of knowledge! Brighton ETI and Books for Africa teamed up to get 18,000 volumes to Karagwe for the KARUCO Library. The volumes arrived today and ETI could not be happier.

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Remember

May 28, 2017

Today we remember those who serve and sacrifice: “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” Arthur Ashe

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DONATE & Transform Lives

May 22, 2017
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TODAY: UMN Team to Karagwe

May 16, 2017

The UMN Master of Development Practice team Heads to Karagwe today. Dr. Chris Johnstone and two UMN students will assess community needs as ETI helps build Opportunity Centers in Tanzania. The team will be assisted by Ms. Edina Kabyazi of Karagwe. From May – July 2017, the team will conduct focus groups and participatory rural…

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Welcome Natalie Brenner

May 2, 2017

Karibu! Welcome Natalie Brenner who is ETI’s new consultant bookkeeper, having taken over for Lori Duzan who oversaw all bookkeeping for ETI since its inception in 2010. Many thanks to Lori for establishing a sound system and to Natalie for a near seamless transition. We look forward to working with you. A few bits about…

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