A farmer, a pre-school teacher and a secondary school teacher are sought to live and work for a year or two in the Meru District, Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania in East Africa.
Father Andrew Mutubusi is visiting Griffith from Tanzania to learn about local irrigation methods in the hope of supporting the peasant farmers in his community back home.
He also hopes to attract a farmer or agricultural engineer to work and exchange knowledge with Tanzanian farmers.
Father Andrew said that local schools for which he is responsible have no trained teachers.
“Perhaps the farmer has a wife schoolteacher?” he quipped.
“Of course you don’t have to be married to the farmer. A secondary teacher and a pre-school teacher will be put to good use mentoring local teachers thus assisting to sustainably build the capacity in two vital areas of education.”
As Palms Australia’s Executive Director, Roger O’Halloran notes: “Improving teachers ability to impart knowledge and skills is not only good for the teachers but ensures generations of children have improved opportunities. Palms supports this model because it is more sustainable than just sending someone to teach the kids for 12 months. ”
To find out more about these roles at an information session which will be held at 7pm on Thursday March 31 at Magellan Hall, 11 Warrambool St., Griffith.
The volunteers will be prepared and supported in their placement by Palms Australia which has over 60 years of experience preparing and assisting Australians to learn and pass on their skills in another culture.
Tanzania has a population of around 60 million people which is made up of more than 120 ethnic groups. Its economy is dominated by agriculture which employs over two thirds of its workforce. Extensive education programs have seen adult literacy rates grow to two thirds of the adult population but there is still much work to be done in this area.
If your professional background might be better suited to other overseas positions, check out the many assignments abroad that Palms is seeking to fill.
Further information and registration for this event is available by calling call Palms on 02 9560 5333 or 0422 472 567.
This article appeared in the Narrandera Argus, 24 March 2022.
