Chamwino Connect

“Just because I’m a Librarian doesn’t mean I know how to build a Library” said Cindy Strong laughing when Chamwino Connect founder Kedmon Mapana approached her back in 2009. Mapana was a doctoral student at Seattle Pacific University, at the time, and Cindy was his librarian. He continually persisted she build a library in his … More Words From Our Beloved Librarian

The 4th Annual Chamwino Connect Fundraiser was GRAND and we are SO thankful for the folks who came out to support us! It was a fun night playing Chamwino bingo, making mad dashes for last minute silent auction bids and enjoying the Tanzanian bites. We are thrilled to share that our donors helped raise over $19,000! We truly appreciate the … More What a Kubwa (Big) Night!

In July 2014, Chamwino Connect partnered with the World Reader program to help encourage the culture of reading and learning in the local school and greater community of Chamwino, Tanzania. Worldreader is a non-profit organization that delivers e-books to people in the developing world. To date, we have been able to purchase 75 e-readers for … More Gettin’ Crafty

  We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting our 4th Annual Fundraiser Bash on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017! Back by popular demand we will be playing Chamwino Bingo, but that is not all…. we are also bringing back the silent auction. The evening will be a thriller with prizes for the winners, delicious Tanzanian … More Save the Date for our 4th Annual Fundraiser on Dec 2nd!

We are excited to invite you to Chamwino Bingo, the 3rd Annual Chamwino Connect Fundraiser Bash, taking place from 6:30-9pm Saturday, Nov 5th at Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church (832 32nd Ave Seattle, WA 98122). You don’t want to miss Chamwino Bingo! It will be a night of fun playing plenty of bingo games, prizes for the winners, … More 3rd Annual Chamwino Connect Fundraiser Bash – Chamwino Bingo!

Students, get to your desk! Imagine going to elementary school and sitting on the concrete floor all day. Until this year, the majority of classrooms in the three Chamwino primary schools had no desks. The major shortage of desks has driven parents to advocate for a better learning environment for their children. In doing so, the community … More Desks for Schools

Below is a snippet from Maurice Mkhotya’s (WorldReader Project Manager) Annual Report on the e-reader program in the Chamwino Secondary School. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 The Worldreader Project was launched in July 2014 in Chamwino Secondary School in the School library. The main objective of the Project was to help building the reading culture of the … More WorldReader Annual Report