<div>A message from Naramath Lucas Kariongi:
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<div>A message from RUCOSUO's Founder, Lukas Kariongi:
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<div>Hi Everyone,
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<div>My name is Naramath Lucas Kariongi. In 2013, My father, Lukas, started a non-profit organization called RUCOSUO, The Rural Community Support Organization, based in the remote community of Maasailand, Tanzania, East Africa. Our goal is to decrease poverty and increase the quality of life for the indigenous Maasai people through solar education and practical training and installation of <a href="https://wesharesolar.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeShareSolar Suitcases</a> . These will provide lighting and mobile cell phone charging to five (5) rural primary school classrooms!
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<div>We kindly invite you to support RUCOSUO in reaching its goal in providing critical classroom lighting in remote off-grid village schools in the Simanjiro district of Tanzania. It helps improve safety, student test scores, and the overall well-being among students and staff.
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<div>100% of funds go towards providing primary school classrooms with a <a href="https://wesharesolar.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeShare Solar Suitcase</a>, which includes lights, cell phone charging, and a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) lesson on the practical implementation of solar energy.
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<div>RUCOSUO has the support of <a href="https://wesharesolar.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeShareSolar</a>, and our Solar Trainers have years of experience installing and implementing WeShareSolar Suitcases in rural schools .
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<div>RUCOSUO's solar students become trainers. Lukas Kariongi has trained dozens of youth and equipped them to deliver top-notch training programs to rural school children, school teachers, and school administrative staff.
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<div>With every $1,500 USD we raise, we can light up another rural primary school and increase learning capacity among Maasai youth!
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<div>If we reach our goal of $7,500 USD, we can bring classroom lights to all 5 target primary schools in the Simanjiro District!
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<div>Help us reach the goal by donating and sharing with your friends and family.
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<div>Asante Sana! - (Thank you in Swahili)
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<li><a href="https://rucosuo.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>RUCOSUO Website</strong></a>
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<div>Habari,
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<div>Jina langu ni Naramath Lucas Kariongi. Mnamo mwaka 2013, baba yangu Lukas, alianzisha shirika lisilo la faida liitwalo RUCOSUO, (The Rural Community Support Organization) lenye makao yake Umasaini Mkoa wa Manyara Tanzania, Afrika Mashariki. Lengo letu ni kupunguza umaskini na kuongeza ubora wa maisha kwa Wamasai asilia kupitia elimu ya jua na mafunzo ya vitendo na usakinishaji wa Suti za WeShareSolar. Hizi zitatoa taa na malipo ya simu za rununu kwa shule za msingi kwaajili ya walimu.
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<div>Tunakualika kwa fadhili kuunga mkono RUCOSUO katika kufikia lengo lake la kutoa mwangaza muhimu wa madarasa katika shule za vijijini zilizo mbali na gridi ya taifa katika wilaya ya Simanjiro nchini Tanzania. Husaidia kuboresha usalama kwa wanafunzi, kupanda kwa matokeo ya wanafunzi kwenye mitiani ya ndani na ya Taifa, na ustawi wa jumla miongoni mwa wanafunzi na wafanyakazi.
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<div>Asilimia 100 ya fedha huenda kuwasha taa za solar katika madarasa ya msingi Sutikesi ya Sola ya WeShare, inayojumuisha taa, kuchaji simu za mkononi, na somo la STEM (Sayansi, Teknolojia, Uhandisi, Hisabati) kuhusu utekelezaji wa vitendo wa nishati ya jua.
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<div>RUCOSUO ina ushirikiano na WeShareSolar, na Wakufunzi wetu wa Sola wana uzoefu wa miaka mingi wa kusakinisha na kutekeleza Suti za WeShareSolar katika shule za mashambani.
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<div>Wanafunzi wa sola wa RUCOSUO wanakuwa wakufunzi. Lukas Kariongi ametoa mafunzo kwa vijana kadhaa na kuwawezesha kutoa programu za mafunzo ya hali ya juu kwa watoto wa shule za vijijini, walimu wa shule na wasimamizi wa shule.
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<div>Kwa kila $1,500 USD tunazochangisha, tunaweza kuwasha shule nyingine ya msingi ya vijijini na kuongeza uwezo wa kujifunza miongoni mwa vijana wa Kimasai!
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<div>Ikiwa tutafikia lengo letu la $7,500 USD, tunaweza kuleta taa za madarasa kwa shule zote 15 za msingii katika Wilaya ya Simanjiro!
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<div>Tusaidie kufikia lengo kwa kuchangia, kushiriki na marafiki, familia, pia kwa kuwajulisha watu wanao kuzunguka kuhusiana na malengo yetu na tunachokifanya.
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<div>Asante Sana!
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<div>Links:
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<div><a href="https://rucosuo.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>RUCOSUO Website</strong></a><strong> </strong>
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<div><a href="https://johnnyweiss-solar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RUCOSUOBrochure.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>RUCOSUO Info Page</strong></a><strong> </strong>
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<div>Naramath (center) instructing a class on solar cooking.
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<div>Lukas Kariongi (left) with Maasai Elders.
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<div>Naramath and her father, Lukas (far right) instructing RUCOSUO's trainees on WeShare Solar Suitcases.
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<div>RUCOSUO's WeShare Solar training program at a Simanjiro school.
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<div><em>This effort was assisted by Trevor Schwartz (U.S. Technical Assistant and Advisor to RUCOSUO), and Johnny Weiss (Co-Founder of Solar Energy International and Advisor to RUCOSUO). Johnny Weiss is listed as the beneficiary as he will transfer the funds directly to RUCOSUO's bank account in Tanzania, since GoFundMe does not currently support Tanzanian bank accounts. </em>
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Solarizing Classrooms in Tanzania!

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