"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
― Nelson Mandela
― Nelson Mandela
Some people pollute rivers and springs, lakes and oceans with toxic chemicals, contaminants and harmful compounds, cut down trees and harm animals simply because they do not acknowledge the importance of nature to us: they do not know that clean water is essential to people’s health, maintenance of farms and for power supply, that trees produce oxygen and prevent global warming, and that animals provide us with food and protection. Some people suffer from poverty simply because they do not know how to direct their potentials and skills in the right direction and are subjected to discrimination and inequality. Tanzania has been suffering from these issues for a really long time, and the root cause of them is lack of proper education. High-quality education and teachers qualified not eliminate all social problems for the short term but it does help young women and men get the knowledge they need to avoid economic and social despair.
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Our history dates back to 2005, when two activists from Moshi, Ms. Corgepta Raphael Ndaskoy and Mr. Filbert Isdor Kiondo, decided to use education as a tool to battle wide-spread prostitution in Moshi. Because of harsh economic conditions, many girls were forced to drop out from schools and resort to extreme means of survival. In order to give financially and socially disadvantaged girls a chance to become valuable members of society, Corgepta and Filbert established a small college of tourism and hospitality, called Matumaini Mapya. They started with 15 girls, provided them with shelter, one- year-training, profound English language classes, and afterwards, helped them get employed. They did not require their recruits neither to have finished high school, nor to pay high tuition fees. They simply believed that people can achieve unspeakable things, when given proper attention and love.
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Matumaini Mapya College started gaining popularity really fast. Inspired by their success, Corgepta and Filbert felt like they could contribute much more to society. In 2011, they created the White Rose non-governmental organization and brought their activist activities to a whole new level.