Out of Poverty in Tanzania
In 2008, with the support of many New Zealand Rotary Clubs, the Tanzanian Rotary Club of Mwika in partnership with RNZWCS Ltd determined with subsistence farmers on the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro to establish a Milk Factory to collect, pasteurise and distribute milk products.
Initially estimates were for 500 litres per day, but 10 years on has now reached 3,000 litres per day four days a week and with capacity to go to 5,000 by end of 2020. The number of farmers being supported by the project has reached 600.
The Kondiki Dairy Co-op is in need for a second reliable small truck (ute) to assist in collection and distribution of milk products. PDG Geoff Mathis (9930) has produced a website specifically to raise funds for the vehicle.
The website www.farmersinneedtanzania.org tells more of the story.