Monthly Archives: July 2019

The Hoja Teacher Training and Learning (TTL) Centre

The Hoja Teacher Training and Learning (TTL) Centre
Jess and Oswin outside the Hoja Teacher Training and Learning (TTL) Centre in 2017 The success of COCO’s Schools for Life programme has highlighted the need to spread such initiatives throughout Tanzania and the East African region. Whilst the exam results of members of the Schools for Life project have been impressive, these results do…
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How Can You Donate?

How Can You Donate?
If you would like to donate to make a real difference to the lives of communities in East Africa, there are a variety of different ways you can give. Some of the amazing initiatives your donations could support include sustainable agriculture, small loans and our Schools for Life programme. All of these are community-led projects…
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WAIGES Project

WAIGES Project
We have exciting updates on the success of the WAIGES (Women’s Agriculture and Income Generation Enterprise for Sustainability) Project in Kenya which aimed to educate women on sustainable agriculture to combat food insecurity and poverty. All the project aims were met which has had a huge impact on the individuals trained and the communities in…
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The Importance of Community-led Development Projects

The Importance of Community-led Development Projects
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” Community-led development projects empower locals to lift themselves out of poverty, by allowing members to create and achieve locally owned visions and goals, with the starting help of charities like COCO…
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