Over the past 6 months, I have been working and volunteering at an American NGO known as the Red Sweater Project. The aim of the Red Sweater Project is to offer affordable education to rural Tanzanian youth who can't afford public schools. In Tanzania, although school at this point in time is essentially "free", things such as books, uniforms, boarding (most secondary schools are boarding schools), stationary, and other necessities are not and thus can make education unappealing, unaffordable, or impossible for many students.
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