From Vision to Reality: Advancing Girls’ Education through Engineering and Partnership in Tanzania
Engineers Without Borders, together with Sveriges Ingenjörer, is pleased to invite you to a seminar with Ms Gloria Katabazi, Principal of Mavuno Girls Secondary School, and Mr Charles Bahati, Director of the Mavuno Project, on how engineering, education, and long-term collaboration can create life-changing opportunities.
The Mavuno Modal Girls’ Secondary School in northwestern Tanzania has gone from modest beginnings to becoming one of the top-performing schools in the country — currently ranked 53rd out of over 5,000 schools in national exams.
This success is the result of a powerful partnership between the local community, the NGO Mavuno, Engineers Without Borders Sweden (EWB-SWE), and Engineers Without Borders Germany. With a strong focus on sustainability, the new three-storey school building enables hundreds of vulnerable girls to access safe, high-quality secondary education.
Moderator – Torsten Kjellgren, Project Manager and Opinion Leader, Sveriges Ingenjörer
The Mavuno Project and 30 years of impact
Mr. Charles Bahati, Director of the Mavuno Project
How girls’ education creates a brighter future in Tanzania
Ms. Gloria Katabazi, Principal of Mavuno Modal Girls’ Secondary School
How we as engineers and partners can contribute to social impact
Ms. Marianne Grauers, Deputy Chairperson, Engineers Without Borders Sweden
Open discussion – Opportunity for questions
We will share insights into how education, infrastructure, and engineering solutions can help break the cycle of poverty, challenge gender norms, and empower the next generation of women leaders.
Registration: communication@ewb-swe.org
Note: The seminar will be in English. It will not be recorded or live-streamed.