It is mainly focused on improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene in the Chato and Biharamulo districts of North-West Tanzania, expanding into Uganda, and helping provide communities there with opportunities to lift themselves out of poverty.
The Foundation says: “Allister worked for many years in Guernsey as a stockbroker but now divides his time between gardening and planning and coordinating the projects carried out by the Eleanor Foundation.
“He has visited Tanzania many times since early 2014 and has established strong relationships with local government and communities in both Chato and Biharamulo Districts, where he is affectionately known as Babu.”
Pictured: The construction of the Mutundu Dispensary is one of many projects in Tanzania led by the Eleanor Foundation.
The Foundation has financed and installed more than 40 improved water sources which have benefitted 40,000 people. In one village, access to clean water allowed residents to save enough money in medical costs to fund the construction of a primary school.
The States’ Overseas Aid & Development Commission has supported the Eleanor Foundation. Funding from the Commission helped the Foundation to construct a combined dispensary, maternity unit and health centre in an isolated village of the Chato district, saving residents a 10-mile journey to access basic out-patient care.
The Commission also backed the Foundation to start an education programme for effective handwashing and solar disinfection across 30 schools which initially reached around 25,000 students and is now being expanded to reach tens of thousands more.
The Foundation allows Guernsey people to sponsor the education of specific children in Tanzania.
More information about the Eleanor Foundation is available HERE.
Credit: Images from the Eleanor Foundation.