2022 has been our busiest year yet as we start making major investments in Education to provide more students with the opportunities they deserve. This year, we started on two of our biggest projects: taking on a new primary school partnership and transforming OSS into a residential campus.

India, who is pursuing a Clinical Medicine degree, spends her school breaks interning at our Rural Community Health Clinic. Through hands-on experience, India has gained a wide variety of practical skills.

Just about a year ago, we made the difficult decision to go into lockdown in order to ensure the safety of our community. During that time, our college kids came home and our senior staff remained at RVCV as we went into quarantine. As we reflect on those days spent together, we feel grateful for the unintended positives that resulted.

Life for January Tarmo and his mother, Elizabeth, would have been challenging in any country in any socio-economic condition.

School physicals are an important (and fun) part of my nursing responsibilities. This year at Gyetighi Primary school, I started the physical exams with the younger children in “Awali,” which is the Tanzanian equivalent of kindergarten.