Nyanya Project

GOIG is a vocational crafts center located on the outskirts of Tanzania’s capital, Dar Es Salaam. TNP was introduced to GOIG by Diane White, Chief Strategist for the Buyer Linkages Program of the US African Development Foundation. GOIG (Getting Old is To Grow) was founded in 1999 by Grace Matemba, a widow with seven grandchildren, who wanted to help train women in craft production. GOIG makes beautiful sisal table mats, carpets, hammocks, tie-dyed fabrics and home accessories. More than 100 people are trained here, and Mary Mzeru, who directs GOIG, will help TNP to identify an initial 40 grandmothers of AIDS orphaned grandchildren in the area. These women will be trained and will receive ongoing revenue to help care for their grandchildren. TNP will help market the grandmothers’ crafts in Africa and America.