Chris,

Thanks for finding that information. Four of my kids are in Tanzania, and most are in the age range mentioned, so that info. will help me ask more specific questions in my letters.

The children in our program have been undergoing these vocational trainings: motor vehicle mechanics, cookery, electrical installation, masonry, metal works, plumbing, welding, and wiring. These are the common vocational trainings.

On income generating activities they do almost the same as vocational; except that the duration is normally short. The typical ones are: tailoring, carpentry, gardening, cookery and bakery.

The normal age for these skill trainings is from 12 to 15.

Here’s what the folks in the contact center shared with me.

Income-generating skills vary by community; each child development center will provide vocational training based on what is needed in the community, as well as what they are equipped to teach the children.

The age at which children start learning a vocation skill will also vary from center to center.

With that said, you may want specifically ask your children what they may be learning at their centers or what sort of vocational training is offered.

I’m also trying to find out the types of vocational training that are most common in Uganda and Tanzania. I’ll let you know what I learn.

Yes, your child will complete our program at that time, or within weeks of that date. You will be notified shortly after the child completes the program, typically within several weeks.

You can give a final monetary gift of $10 to $300, provided the child has not left the area in which he or she attended our program. If the child did leave the area, we could not accept the gift money, because we might not be able to deliver it to the child.