Our project to help small-scale farmers in Tanzania in the form of a mobile school has entered its third year of implementation. Whereas our activities have so far been largely limited to the Dodoma region in the heart of Tanzania, this year we plan to hold training courses across the country. From Lake Victoria in the west of the country to the Pacific coast in the east we...

Pumpkins are among the oldest cultivated plants in the world and are not only popular in our country. For the Sandawe in East Africa, they are an important staple food and are regularly on the menu of every family. Reason enough for VSF staff member John Laffa and the trainees of our project Mobile school for Sandawe agro-pastoralists to also plant pumpkins. Fortunately,...

Meshack Dionis is proud of his first rice harvest! Last year he took part in our ongoing training programme Mobile school for Sandawe agro-pastoralists. Thanks to heavy rainfalls in his region, Meshack has decided to grow rice. The young plants were provided to him by with Veterinarians without Borders.

"The rice is of very good quality!", tells us Meshack during...

The participants of our current project "Mobile school for Sandawe agro-pastoralists" are currently visiting an agricultural exhibition in Dodoma (Tanzania). Project Manager John Laffa is very satisfied with his students: "They are very motivated and open to new things. Whether animal farming, cultivation of grains or processing of agricultural products, they want to expand their...

Our current project Mobile school for Sandawe-agropastoralists is to the benefit of whole village communities, because the participants:

• pass on this knowledge to other villagers
• make an important contribution to the health of the community and their herds
• take care that the crops literally fall on fertile...

In addition to the professional know-how, VSF provides the participants with high-quality regional seeds and seedlings - the best precondition for a nourishing diet for humans and animals.

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In order to provide the best possible service to our participants from cultivation to harvest, 14 multi-day training modules will take place throughout the year. This way the participants can solve problems that might arise with the VSF trainers quickly and competently.

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With our training project Mobile school for Sandawe agro-pastoralists the lessons take place directly in the Sandawe villages. In groups of 20 people, the participants receive a practical education. They can appy all they have learned in the training immediately on their own fields.

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This year's donations for our campaign Vaccination for Africa support our project Mobile school for Sandawe agro-pastoralists. The aim of this project is to

• provide the Sandawe with basic agricultural knowledge
• give them new life perspectives
• ensure good care of their cattle and sheep

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