• We are: a not for profit Canadian organization.
  • We provide funds: to purchase and plant fruit trees in school grounds in rural areas of Tanzania, and to manage the orchards and water supply.
  • We have:  a  direct, personal relationship with a group of trusted and multifaceted Tanzanians.
  • Together: we help elementary schoolchildren get a better education and earn money for their secondary schooling.


Planting fruit trees benefits the children

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  • Fruit tree stewardship teaches children how to be self reliant gardeners in a society with limited agricultural tradition.
  • Fruit trees feed hungry children.  Water management helps the whole village.
  • Excess produce sold will help fund secondary education.

Planting fruit tress also helps the environment by sequestering carbon. Because fruit trees grow more quickly in Tanzania they are more effective in capturing carbon.

Their first lesson in agriculture


In this video, the children at both Ikanga and Kidete Rural Primary Schools are being taught how to dig holes, mix loam and plant trees as part of their school lessons. As you will see the children are enthusiastic learners. The water cisterns, provided by SOAS & TanCan, not only supply water for the students but also for the fruit trees which they water with great care. Their appreciation and joy are obvious as they break out into song!
The two schools which we support thus far are near Iringa.

Extending a hand from one of the richest nations to one of the poorest

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