1. THE WELL
PROJECT
A Tanzania Infrastructure
Project

2. Pre-conceived Notions
• Probably a poor
nation
• Mt. Kilimanjaro
was in Tanzania
and is the tallest
mountain in Africa.
• The people were
kind and sharing.

3. Tanzania: A Brief History
• Tanzania is a result of • In 1979 Tanzania was
unification between the forced into a war when the
mainland of Tanganyika, Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin
and the islands of Zanzibar. Dada sought more land and
Tanganyika and Zanzibar invaded Tanzania in hopes
united on April 26th, 1964 of seizing a larger Ugandan
forming the United Republic border. Although a young
of Tanzania. country, Tanzania countered
• Tanganyika formerly broke Amin and marched into
away from Great Britain's Ugandan territory, sending
control on December 9th, the dictator running; ending
1961 and recently his reign. And leaving
celebrated their 50th year Tanzania in a hefty debt.
of Independence.

4. Tanzania: People
• Home to more than 120 ethnic groups
• Mostly Christian population (62%)
• English is no longer the official language but is still
the most commonly used in higher courts.
Tanzania is one of the few countries where local
language has gained importance over former
imperialistic language ties.

5. Tanzania: Geography
• At 947,300 KM2 Tanzania is the world’s 31st
largest country.
• Various landscapes in tropical climate
• Gombe National Park is the famous site of Jane
Goodall’s studies.

6. Economics
• Agriculture is the main source of income for
Tanzania, making up 26.6% of the GDP
• The Per Capita GDP is $552
• Female Literacy rate: 67.0%
• Male Literacy: 79.9%

7. Project Overview
• With the help of the World Bank & Charity
Water we want to invest 500,000 USD into 100
sustainable well projects
• The wells will be geographically dispersed to
increase their impact on multiple communities
• Each well will be run by local leaders and
women in ‘Water Boards’ and overseen by
Charity: Water

8. Why Water?

9. Why Water?

10. Why Water?

11. Facts About Tanzania
Charity: Water has already implemented multiple wells projects through out
Tanzania. However with the addition of 100 new Wells we could reach a larger
portion of the population. Only 54% of the population of Tanzania has access to
clean water. That means about 21,160,000 people don’t have access to clean
water.

12. Benefits at-a-glance
Economic Benefit Human Capital
• 500,000 USD • Education rates rise
invested (especially for
• 6,000,000 USD women)
return for the • Health Risk is lower
communities • Life Expectancy
rises
• Better educated
populace = better
jobs and economy

13. Benefits at-a-glance
Political Stability Industry & Infrastructure
• Better educated • More water for crops
populace means a and agriculture.
better informed voter • Women get the
pool opportunity for
• Better leaders education.
• Women start to
participate in the
economy and
industry

14. Models
PPF CURVE
By allowing the
people more Agriculture
access to water Products
they will increase
their production
possibility for
agricultural Coffee
goods and move
forward in the GDP The Business Cycle
business cycle.
Time

15. Models
Loanable Funds Market
i As demand for loan-
Slf
able funds increases in
Tanzania for the Well
Projects the interest
rates will also increase.
Dlf2 This will cause the
demand for Tanzanian
currency to increase
Dlf ForX Market and cause their GDP
Qlf increase.
$/ S$
£
D$ Q$

16. Why Fund?
Tanzania is a country
in need and a good site
for The Well Project.
By using an
established NGO,
Charity Water, we will
ensure that the quality
of life for many
Tanzanians improves.

17. Citation
• Charity: Water. Web. 11 Dec. 2011.
http://www.charitywater.org/.>
• "Hipster Texture by ~itsmytimetoshine on
DeviantART." Itsmytimetoshine on DeviantART.
Web. 11 Dec. 2011.
<http://itsmytimetoshine.deviantart.com/art/Hipster
-texture-204341274>.
• "File:Dar Es Salaam before Dusk.jpg." Wikipedia,
the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 11 Dec. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dar_es_Salaam_
before_dusk.jpg>.

18. • "Tanzania." U.S. Department of State. Web. 08 Dec.
2011. <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2843.htm>.
• "Tanzania Economy." Tanzania Search Engine and
Directory including News,tourist,local and Travel
Information. Web. 07 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.tanserve.com/facts/index_files/economy.
htm>.
• "Tanzania Information on Economic Freedom | Facts,
Data, Analysis, Charts and More."Conservative Policy
Research and Analysis. Web. 10 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.heritage.org/index/country/Tanzania>.

19. Images
• Drop In the Bucket. Photograph. Web.
<http://endtheneglect.org/wp-
content/uploads/2011/08/Drop-in-the-bucket-
pic1.jpeg>.
• Map of Tanzania. Photograph. Tanzania Parks.
Web.
<http://www.tanzaniaparks.com/images/TZNP_
map.jpg>.
• "Press." Charity: Water. Web. 8 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.charitywater.org/media/press.php>
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