Village Africa’s funding has led to a lot of employment in the villages:
- Charity jobs
- Indirect jobs
- Income generating skills.
The charitable activities are now delivered by Village Africa’s partner in Tanzania, Vyaadahikana Village Africa Tanzania. All its staff are Tanzanian and permanent staff include ambulance drivers, village health workers, builders, carpenters and managers. It also uses temporary and casual project staff, including cooks, watchmen and porters. Its building team uses local materials wherever possible and this gives rise to much paid work, including brickmaking and thatching.
Many of the Africans working for Vyaadahikana Village Africa Tanzania full-time employ their own labour, including nannies, cooks and farmers, as well as using local craftsmen such as tailors, builders and carpenters.
Village Africa has taught knitting and crochet and now women sell their crafts at local markets. Villagers sell these and other crafts to overseas visitors. The other crafts include baskets, carvings, wooden spoons, winnowing trays, jewellery and needlework. Vyaadahikana Village Africa Tanzania orders school uniforms and sweaters made in the villages for Village Africa’s child sponsorship scheme.
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