NTC would like to thank our partner organization, United Planet, who provides logistical support on the ground in Tanzania and arranges our group trips to Tanzania.

Jackie Schon has painted several scenes from Kwala as a fundraiser for NTC. She also raised money at the Biltmore Bar and Grille in Newton to purchase art materials and paint a mural on one of the walls of Kwala Secondary School in July, 2009. Her work in Tanzania defines the principles upon which NTC was built — a truly collaborative effort between Newton citizens, Jackie, and the students of Kwala Secondary School. Please check back to this page to see more of Jackie’s art in the near future!

Amesbury for Africa is a non-profit organization that has quietly been changing lives in its partner village, Esabalu Kenya, for over 20 years. Founded by Dr. Mark Bean, who currently sits on NTC’s advisory board, Amesbury for Africa served as a great inspiration for the formation of NTC. The organization works under the same principles at NTC – those who are interested in getting involved bring their own set of interests to the table and can make a difference in a way that is meaningful to them. For more information on Amesbury for Africa, please visit their website here.

NTC has partnered with Mkuki na Nyoya Publishing Company in Tanzania to pilot an International Children’s Literacy Project, an initiative that offers children’s books written by Tanzanian authors at a “buy one, give one free” rate in the United States so that each child in Kwala will own his or her own book.

NTC has formed a partnership with Smallbean, Inc, an organization committed to collecting and reusing excess personal electronics to provide interested citizens in diverse places with the electronic tools to document the events of their lives and their communities. Smallbean will work with NTC and Kwala Secondary School to pilot the Citizen Archivist Project in February, 2010, teaching students and teachers at Kwala how to use personal electronics such as cameras, computers, and other digital recording equipment to document their daily lives and culture into a digital archive for their own use and for the use of classrooms, researchers, and universities in other parts of the world.

NTC has developed a relationship with the Arts & Mind Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at Boston College .  Ph.D. candidate, Caren Walker, will be initiating a developmental research program in Kwala assessing conceptual development across cultures. More information about this research program will be available in upcoming months. To learn more about the Arts & Mind Laboratory at Boston College please click here.