Experience Tanzania in 2025!
We would like to invite you and your family to join us on a trip to Tanzania in late August or September. (final dates to be decided after we have established participants)
We’ve heard again and again from previous friends of Provision that a trip to see our projects, meet our partners and friends and add in some adventure in Tanzania was life changing!
The weather is perfect in Tanzania at that time, like a dry summer day in Vancouver. This period is the end of the dry season which means the foliage and grasses are less prevalent. This provides spectacular viewing for those wanting to add a safari to their trip.
Tanzania is a very safe country. The authentic African hospitality
feels very comfortable from the moment you arrive. Past groups that have traveled
to see our projects include families, multi-generation groups, business groups and
friend groups. We are confident that any one of these people would be more than
happy to share their experiences with you if you want more information.
A typical trip involves approximately two weeks, including international flights. There are many travel options available and can be discussed with our travel advisor. A sample itinerary could look like this:
1. Flight from Vancouver with a potential stopover in Dubai,
Istanbul or Paris for a day or two. The flight is long to Dar es Salaam so a stopover
is an excellent way to recover and combine your trip with another exotic
destination.
2. Dar Es Salaam; spend a day or two, resting ,acclimatizing and meeting with one of our project leaders.
3. Take a 1.5 hour flight to Ifakara in southern Tanzania and be picked up from the airfield and brought to a comfortable Tanzanian inn. We will arrange 3 days of site visits, potentially including an overnight in a rural village.
4. Finish your trip with a three or four day safari. Many of our projects
are located near Julius Nyerere national park, the largest national park in
Tanzania ,and Mikumi Game Reserve ,an amazing park with far less tourists; Our
long term relationship with Foxes Safari camps ensures a wonderful time. (If
you like you can conclude with a few days on the Indian Ocean, think Hawaii
unspoiled!)
We have established relationships with Judy Branner in Canada
and Jane Fox at Foxes Safari camps in Tanzania and they can coordinate and
arrange all the details of your trip.
PCF is so excited about this amazing opportunity.
Please reach out to Ken Morrison to discuss the trip.
kmorrison@provisioncharitable.org
or speak directly to our travel planner Judy Branner
Meno Bora Maisha Bora
Early in 2024 Kelly Antosh, our community oral health lead, approached the team at PCF with an idea for a children's book, written in Swahili, teaching children and families about oral hygiene.
Kelle's sister Heather,a talented artist and daycare owner wanted to find a way to help PCF's programs in Tanzania.Heather started creating, and Kelly began the challenging task of writing cultural and age-appropriate messaging for the book.Kelly was helped by our COO Said Msabaha and PCF Tanzania board member Dr.Deogratius Kilasara.
It was decided that the book should be launched in Luhombero. PCF already worked in this area and its remote location meant that people there had very little ,or no, previous oral health education.
The book came together beautifully and it was decided that four of our community dental workers, Ally, Richard, Beatrice, and Theresia would go teach the community of Luhombero ,then give the book to families. It was also decided that this project would be perfect for research as this group had little previous exposure and therefore could be assessed, with surveys, to see if the educational sessions and the book were successful in teaching families preventive oral health.
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