Tanzania

The Eleanor Foundation www.eleanorfoundation.co.uk

The Zanzibar Outreach Programme www.zopzanzibar.org

Guernsey based charity The Eleanor Foundation was set up by Allister Carey MBE in 2012 following the tragic death of his daughter Eleanor whilst cycling in London. She had been studying International Development and had a particular interest in water, sanitation and hygiene issues which consequently have become the main focus of the Foundation’s work in the Biharamulo and Chato Districts of rural NW Tanzania. In close collaboration with government the Eleanor Foundation has provided clean water to numerous village communities and upgraded sanitation facilities at numerous schools. With help from the Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission they have also built a health centre and maternity unit to serve the people living in Mutundu. In January 2022 Dr Nick and Claudine travelled out to Tanzania with the Eleanor Team and saw for themselves the excellent work that they do. As a result Guernsey Aid have since provided funding for a brand new shallow well in Nyampende Village, Chato District and we hope to continue working in partnership with the Foundation in the years ahead (see the Spring 2022 news update and 2022 Annual Report). At our funding meeting in March 2023 we continued our partnership with the Eleanor Foundation by providing funds for vital medical equipment to be installed in the new health centre they are building at Mwekako village in Chato District, NW Tanzania (see photo below left and feedback report in the Spring 2024 news update).

Dr Naufal and his team at the Zanzibar Outreach Programme were introduced to us by our colleagues at Impact UK and Nick was privileged to spend some time with them when he visited Stonetown, Zanzibar in November 2023 (see photos in the 2023 Annual Report). ZOP do a lot of impressive and varied work in both the main islands of Unguja and Pemba including the provision of mobile health clinics and a sustainable community water programme. In conjunction with Dr Naufal’s role as an ENT Consultant they also run an assessment project and an academy for children with profound deafness (see photo above right). Through Impact UK we were able to end 2023 by making a match funded contribution to their work.