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Reneal Team Tanzania in Action [2023-07-14]

In my last blog post, the boxes for 2023 Phase 1 were just embarking on the long trip to Tanzania.  I’m happy to report that nine of the ten new computer labs have been installed already by Reneal Team Tanzania – and this in spite of the June school break!  Thanks to the efforts of Reneal Country David Nyangaka, the schools did their preparations well in advance of the start of installation work.  We are so grateful for the cooperation of school and government officials for these efforts!  And of course, a huge THANK YOU to Apto Solutions (www.aptosolutions.com) for the generous donation of laptops to make this work possible! 

2023 Phase 1 Underway [2023-05-12]

It’s been a huge flurry of activity these last few weeks.  Reneal Team Tanzania completed the last 2022 Phase 2 projects, installed a new computer lab at Irkisale Secondary School in Monduli District and expanding the existing lab at Namanga Secondary School in Longido.  And almost simultaneously, the boxes for 2023 Phase 1 were sent on their way to Tanzania!  Thanks so much to Apto Solutions for continuing to support the students in Tanzania with generous donations of computer equipment.  The latest shipment will be used to install new computer labs in ten additional government secondary schools!

A busy month [2023-04-08]

Another two computer labs are up and running!  Reneal Team Tanzania Robert Nyangaka and Juma Ramadhani traveled to Kondoa District in Dodoma Region for these installations.  We welcome Bicha and Bukulu Secondary Schools to the Reneal family!  In addition, the Team expanded the existing computer lab at Amani Abeid Karume Secondary School.  We are so excited to have more computers for the students now at this very active lab.  Thanks so much to Apto Solutions for making all of this work possible!

Reneal Team on the move [2023-03-06]

Since my last post, six new computer labs have been installed in Tanzania.  Thanks so much to Apto Solutions for the generous donation of hardware to make this work possible!  There are three more new labs yet to install, but Reneal Team Tanzania has been busy for the last few weeks making beginning-of-the-year school visits to do some software updates and check out the computer labs.  Once these visits are finished, the last three installations will be completed plus two existing labs expanded.

Happy New Year [2023-01-10]

Happy New Year from Reneal!  It’s been busy here at Reneal for the last few months.  Reneal Country Director David Nyangaka organized a conference for all school heads in Arusha Region that have Reneal labs at their schools.  Neal has been doing a pretty significant software update to add some additional educational content and to add new features to the System Management Dashboard.  And we just shipped out 27 boxes of computer equipment last Friday, bound for Tanzania schools, thanks to another generous donation from Apto Solutions!

Thanksgiving [2022-11-24]

Today is Thanksgiving here in the US, one of my favorite holidays.  It’s a day for reflecting on things for which we are grateful.  This year, our list for Reneal is very long.  Where to start?  Reneal Team Tanzania (David Nyangaka, Robert Nyangaka, Erick Mneney, Ashura Hamis, and Patrick Peter) have worked wonders this past year.  We appreciate our partners Habari Node and Arusha Node Marie for their long-time support.  These past two years have been extraordinary for Reneal, thanks to generous donations from Apto Solutions, Network the World, and CloseTheDivide.  And Reneal’s Board of Directors continues to guide Reneal with good advice and forethought.  We thank our individual donors as well.  Together We Can! 

Trip Countdown [2022-10-07]

Just like that, our time here in Tanzania is ending.  It’s amazing how quickly 6 weeks can pass!  But thanks to heroic efforts on the part of Reneal Team Tanzania (Country Director David Nyangaka and Technicians Robert Nyangaka, Erick Mneney, Ashura Hamis, and Patrick Mushi), Neal was able to complete the planned software updates on 57 Reneal servers.  We can’t thank our Team enough for their hard work and dedication!  And we have been so fortunate to meet with many Reneal supporters during our time here, as well as with exciting new potential partners.

Reneal Team Tanzania [2022-09-18]

It’s great to be back in Tanzania!  It is really a thrill to be working side-by-side with Reneal Team Tanzania again.  Since we were last here in early 2020, we have added two new Team members and watched the entire Team take over most of the key activities that Neal and I used to do.  In addition to our early partners at Habari Node and Arusha Node Marie, Reneal now works much more closely with national, regional, and district officials around Tanzania.  We are so honored to be a part of this joint effort to bring computers and technology to students and teachers in Tanzania!

Ready to go [2022-08-22]

For the first time in 2-1/2 years, Neal and I are preparing to head to Tanzania!  We are anxiously awaiting a reunion with Reneal Team Tanzania, with a full slate of work planned together in support of the schools there.  Our primary goal is doing a major server software update that will add new maintenance tools and educational resources, update programs and the operating system, and fix some bugs.  We will make some hardware fixes as well while we are there.  It will be a busy 6 weeks, but we are looking forward to having this long-planned update completed.

Off and Running in Phase 1 [2022-07-17]

I would never have guessed that I’d be reporting on FOUR new computer labs in less than a month since my last blog post!  Not only that, the recipient schools are far from our home base in Arusha: one in Dodoma Region and three in Manyara Region.  Welcome Ula, Nakwa, Bagara, and Komoto Secondary Schools to the Reneal family!  2022 Phase 1 is indeed off to a great start, with more new computer labs coming soon.

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