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Tamani Foundation opens it’s doors to the new Academic Year 2023   9th January 2023 was the most beautiful day to see our tiny tots ( new students) of KG1 walk into our school smartly dressed. The rest of the students from KG2 to grade 7  started their new...

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November 2022

Every year, the students take part in dental and eye screening. We are very fortunate to have dedicated dentists, doctors and assistants who sacrifice their time every year to come and treat the students voluntarily. The camps ran very successfully with fewer students...

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September 2022

Every year, the students visit various locations for their field trip learning new skills and engaging in practical activities. On the 21st September 2022, each class visited different locations including Zanzibar Park, Jozani Forest, Zanzibar airport, recycling...

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Mikaeel Dewji’s Tamani Experience

On my journey from Stonetown to Matamwe, many thoughts went through my head. I wasanxious, curious and slightly reserved. During the journey, I took in the beautiful nature thatZanzibar has to offer and I was utterly astounded by the alluring greenery that took...

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Thank-you!

We received various donations and we feel so lucky! From human anatomy models to a new school projector, we thank you all! The students have been particularly enjoying the newly printed Kiswahili...

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Annual Sports day

Every year, Tamani hosts a Sports Day filled with great spirit, determination and excitement. This year it took place on 11th of August and it was the most wonderful day! All the students participated and looked vibrant in their team colours. Parents were also invited...

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Book Prizes!

After the midterm examinations, students who performed well in their examinations were awarded book prizes. We are trying to encourage the students to read more at home and they were delighted to receive different storybooks. They have already started reading and...

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Nurse Bettina’s Kind Donation

Nurse Bettina visited us from Denmark and generously donated two suitcases worth of medical supplies and resources. We were over the moon especially Nurse Rahma. Nurse Bettina also brought us a human anatomy model for our upper grade Science lessons. We really...

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June 2022

Every Monday , we have a ‘stars of the week’ assembly. Teachers from each class choose a student to be the star of the week for a variety of reasons e.g making progress in a subject, trying hard, arriving on time everyday, being polite. The students look forward to...

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My Tamani Experience – By Mr. Eric

One week ago, I came back home from a fantastic week in Zanzibar. The reason why I ended up in Zanzibar was due to a school project called Atlas. This project is about meeting students and teachers from other parts of the world and I was so lucky to find Tamani school...

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My Wonderful Experience at Tamani-By Zishan Somji

 My first glimpse of Matemwe village, as we crested a hill, was a mix of squalid mud huts and cement structures nestled amongst waving palm fronds and a backdrop of the bluest ocean. My first impression was reinforced the longer I stayed. A place of stark...

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My Wonderful Experience at Tamani – By Lubna

Tamani Foundation is a wonderful school with amazing teachers and a great headteacher. I feel very grateful to have been given an opportunity to volunteer at Tamani Foundation and I am extremely thankful to the founders of the organization. On the first day of...

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My Experience at Tamani Foundation – By Karin

Introduction By chance I met Fatima Somji, one of the founders of Tamani Foundation, at the airport. We exchanged a few words and she gave me her phone number. That was the beginning of something I wanted to do my whole life. From February, 7th 2022 to February 18th I...

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Award Day and Closure of school at Tamani Foundation School

“Recognition is the best motivator” Tamani Foundation School commemorated the Award Day ceremony at the assembly for primary classes, at the end of Term one. The top three position-holding students in each subject, students who exceeded performance in overall subjects...

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ASSOCIATION OF BROTHERHOOD SCHOOLS (ABS) EXAMINATIONS

In preparation for National Examination for the year 2021 for Grade Four (4) and Grade Six (6), a total of 42 students sat for ABS examinations between the dates of 2nd of August to 6th of August. Tamani School is competing with nine(9) other private schools for Grade...

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Heartwarming happiness <3

This experience turned out to be something I would have never expected. The beautiful beach was definitely breathtaking, but the kind welcome and love we were received with is what made the trip so touching. Zahra and Fehmida bent over backwards to make us feel...

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Tamani will never leave me

As I reminisce about my volunteering experience at the Tamani Foundation, I encounter an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. I have left Tamani, but Tamani will never leave me. It is difficult to identify what I loved the most. Was it the pristine, sapphire ocean, a...

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From Stina with LOVE

When I arrived to Tamani I was extremely nervous because I had such high expectations that I never thought anything could live up to. But Tamani proved me wrong. Already on the first day at Tamani the staff treated us great. They welcomed us very well, showed us...

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