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Welcome to The Britain-Tanzania Society
The Society aims to increase mutual knowledge, understanding and respect between the peoples of Britain and Tanzania through the following activities:
• Providing speakers and writers and running seminars in the UK on subjects relating to Tanzania
• Welcoming visitors to the host country
• Offering support and friendship to students
• Raising funds to finance small-scale community based projects in rural Tanzania through our registered UK Charity, the Tanzania Development Trust
BTS has branches in the UK and in Tanzania. The Tanzanian branch, based in Dar es Salaam, has members with wide experience of the History, Government and Economy of the country. BTS (TZ) provides valuable advice on many of TDT’s projects.
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BTS was one of British Airways' partner projects in 2009 and was granted four free shipments of books and teaching materials for schools in Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro and of medical supplies and equipment for Dar es Salaam and Korogwe.
Former President of Tanzania (and current President of BTS), Ali Hassan Mwinyi, with the High Commissioner, Mwanaidi Sinare Majaar chatting to BTS Chair Ron Fennell and member Ann Marcus at the celebrations in Edinburgh University in November 2009 to celebrate the life of Mwalimu Nyerere, an alumnus of the University.
BTS was one of British Airways' partner projects in 2009 and was granted four free shipments of books and teaching materials for schools in Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro and of medical supplies and equipment for Dar es Salaam and Korogwe. |
