Jiamini

By donating to Jiamini you contribute directly to our work in southern Tanzania, which includes providing text books, critical extracurricular tutoring, safe water and other resources to schools in need.

As a volunteer-run organization, our administrative overhead is minimal. We are committed to making 100% of all private donations go directly to the children and schools we work with.

Please let us know if your employer has a Gift Matching program. In many cases, your donation can be doubled. Please contact: Katie Hunt-Morr katie@jiamini.com

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Jiamini, Inc.
1192 Park Avenue #11C
New York, NY 10128

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Anifa Hamisi, class of 2012
Three boys go over their lesson with a shared book
Asmini Abdala, class of 2010
A student cleans the blackboard after his classmates have left
Students at Ndwika Secondary School
A student uses bottle caps to learn math
Rashidi heads off to fetch water
Rashidi in Form 2, class of 2011
Female student at Karume with her daftari (notebook)
Typical village house made with mud on a wooden frame and a grass roof
Kilakala Girls Secondary School
After interviewing 7 Jiamini students at Chidya Boys Secondary School, Brad replayed the video
A young student studies
Lunch at Chidya Boys consists of a bowl of beans, dried fish and ugali (corn flour paste)
Halima Salumu, class of 2012
Female student takes notes in class
The view from the Makonde Plateau
Kuruthumu Bakari, class of 2011
Mohamed Fikirini, class of 2011
Jen speaks with Mohamed Fikirini, Maneno Gerold and Mohamed Bakari during our visit to Chidya Boys
Shazila Salumu, class of 2013
Brad in the school kitchen at Ndwika Girls
Kilakala Girls Secondary School
Alfred and Joseph Magahema with Edgar John, class of 2012
Sophia, class of 2011
Preschoolers answer questions in class
Maneno Gerold, class of 2011
Girls at Karume Primary School
Brad and Jen talk to Beverly, a volunteer teacher at Ndwika Girls Secondary School
Girls in class
Brad and Kuruthumu Swalehe (class of 2011) watch her video interview
Hamza Hamisi with his guardian, class of 2013
Girls eating lunch at Ndwika Girls Secondary School
Zena Hassani, class of 2012
Math class
A student at Ndwika brings water to her dorm
Karume girls play a game with rocks after school
Preschoolers in class
Shani Juma Selemani, class of 2012
Students sit on the floor in overcrowded classrooms
Jen speaks to primary school students about their studies
Asunter Shamsi, class of 2012
Students use bottle caps to aid their math studies
Nurudini Ng'uku, class of 2013
Students use bottle caps to learn math
We visited Mohamed's grandmother at home in Newala. She was burying a pumpkin so it wouldn't be stolen
Students wash their dishes at Nachitulo Primary School
Kuruthumu Bakari in her dorm
Students show Jen what they are working on in class
Shazila Salumu, class of 2013, with her grandmother
Kids in class
Frank Kalaghe, class of 2013, with his grandmother
Shaweji Yusufu marks his new book
Students at Karume Primary School in Newala
Maneno Gerold, class of 2011
Two best friends in the preschool class walk home from Newala Primary School
School library at Chidya Boys Secondary School
Jen with Asmini and Asha on a visit to Mtwara Girls Secondary School
Karume Primary School students duck under the roof to get out of the rain
Typical village house made with mud on a wooden frame and grass roof
Jen visits with friend, Joseph Magahema
The Jiamini Class of 2013 with the Jiamini staff
Salima Adamu, class of 2012
Students in class at primary school
Neema, class of 2011
Reuters gave us some sleep masks. The kids liked them, but the concept didn't translate
Wahab Issae (former Regional Educational Officer) demonstrates a concentration test for students
The main hall at Mtwara Technical Secondary School
Asha Saidi, class of 2013, with her guardian
Girls clean lab equipment after chemistry class
Somoe Mohamedi, class of 2012
Brad and Form 5 girls after their Biology exam at Mtwara Girls Secondary School
Jen interviews Rashidi at Chidya Boys Secondary School
Guardians look on as the new Jiamini class is announced
Heri Mnyauka, class of 2012
Nominated students fill out the Jiamini application
Kuruthumu Bakari in her dorm at Ndwika Girls Secondary School
Jen Harding
The second class of Jiamini scholars
Asha Bakari, class of 2010