Poverty Eradication Network Trust

At long last our webpage is being updated – come back soon to see what we have been up to in Tanzania!

With the help of local bus drivers and the Supervising Teacher of the library, Joram Mando, students and teachers now enjoy current newspapers every weekday. A variety or papers arrive each day highlighting current events as well as sports and entertainment from Tanzania and around the world.
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Poverty Eradication Network Trust
Welcomes You to Our Holiday Craft Sale

Dates: Friday, December 18 – Saturday, December 19
Times: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Friday and 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday
Place: 8924 – 40 1/2 Avenue North in New Hope, Minnesota Continue reading…

Japhet and his mother, Hilda Nzuzu, at the Standard Seven graduation ceremony at DCT Holy Trinity Primary School. Japhet has been one of PEN Trust’s scholarship students since Standard Two. Continue reading…

Imagine the joy of being a kid living in a rural village and having a library stocked with wonderful books in English and Kiswahili at your disposal… Continue reading…

Another great way to keep track of news from PEN Trust is through Facebook. PEN Trust has a “Cause” page where you can connect with others interested in PEN Trust activities as well as donate online through Network For Good. Facebook is a great way to find friends from all areas of your life – we have found some new friends as well. Spread the word! Continue reading…

Scholarship student, Inez, was thankful as she received a box of clothing from Mungwe. After a call to Minnesota friends of PEN Trust, twenty boxes of clothing were added to the St. John’s container. Many more boxes are waiting for shipping but that was all that could be added to this container. Continue reading…

Vice Chancellor Meshack watching as Mungwe breaks the seal on the St. John’s University of Tanzania forty foot container of books. Continue reading…