HSS School Store, Here to Stay
After an 8-week trial period, we’ve decided that the HSS “School Store” is here to stay! Well-stocked and student-run, the HSS School Store offers students the opportunity to purchase or rent a variety of items: soap, school supplies, sanitary pads, toothbrushes, uniforms, jewelry, juice, candy, radios, sports equipment, art supplies, music books, seeds for gardening, solar lamps, and so much more. “I bought seeds with... Read More
Let there be light.
It took a generous donation, a few energy audits, months of planning & preparing, and the nonstop work of four talented Tanzanian technicians over a four day stretch….but alas, it has arrived! Through our partnership with Solar Aid International, and a generous contribution from the Lipps Family, HOCET Secondary School is now totally powered by the sun: boys & girls dormitories, all teachers cottages, our kitchen, our bathrooms, our... Read More
Strategic Planning at HSS
It has been an important month for the HSS community. We’ve strengthened the dialogue among school stakeholders, asked the hard questions, reflected on challenges, and identified our greatest needs moving forward. Deanna Cherry, a non-profit consultant out of Los Angeles, CA, joined us in Tanzania for one month with her daughter, Haley, and facilitated strategic planning meetings with our students, our teachers, and HOCET’s Board of Directors... Read More
