Powering Potential’s Founding Executive Director, Janice Lathen, attended the United Nations Women’s Guild – Manhattan Group holiday luncheon at the Porter House Restaurant in the Time Warner building on Dec. 10.
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The UN Women’s Guild is a group of dynamic, committed ladies from around the world, several of whom are PhDs.
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| After a thirty minute talk, Powering Potential held a Q&A session. It was well received. We are thankful for the opportunity to share our cause.
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Ambassador Manongi makes three cuts to the cake,
indicating love, freedom and unity.
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On December 7th, Powering Potential Founder Janice Lathen attended the NY-TZ Community Uhuru Independence Day Celebration in New York.
Among those attending: the Tanzanian Ambassador to the United Nations Tuvako Manongi, Deputy Ambassador Ramadhan Mwinyi and the Ambassador from Somalia along with his wife.
A presentation was given regarding the preservation of historical buildings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The audience also heard a brief talk from the Somalian Ambassador’s wife , who is from Zanzibar, about her experiences being in Tanzania on Independence Day. Guests enjoyed a fashion show, music, dancing, and a delicious buffet dinner.
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| Guests enjoying the menu and social aspects of the event. |
Powering Potential presented our Educating-Through-Technology program to the New York Tanzanian Community on Nov. 3. The audience had an opportunity to use a Raspberry Pi computer and the RACHEL educational content that is the hallmark of our program.
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| Janice Lathen during the presentation |
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| Mwalimu Nyerere Day dais |
Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a visionary leader of solid moral integrity. He served as the first president of Tanzania from 1964-1985, which earned him the title “Father of the Nation.” His influence reached multitudes during that time, including Nelson Mandela. He is known as a model of peace and unity, and was a dignified African presence on the world stage. A famous quote of Nyerere: “A country or a village or a community cannot be developed. It can only develop itself. If real development is to take place, the people have to be involved.”
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| Economic and Social Council Chamber |
Held in the Economic and Social Council Chamber, the prestigious event began with opening remarks by the Permanent Representative from the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations Ambassador Tuvako Manongi, and a keynote address from the UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson. Afterward, ambassadors from around the world paid their respects to a hero who set an example for leaders across the globe.
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| Book signing |
Dr;Lorri visited Wel wel secondary school on 25,July this year,as the only school among of six secondary schools which are in our project at Karatu district
Dr;Lorri is the Governmental officer who works in President office
Below are the photos of Dr; Lorri with Elibariki Magnus who is the Powering potential’s Karatu Representative
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| Elibariki narrating the RACHEL content to Dr. Lorri |
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| Dr. Lorri, searching material in RACHEL, and Mr. Mndeme, a teacher at Wel Wel Secondary School with Elibariki. |
On August 2, I joined Ambassador Maajar and her sister Dr. Eve Hawa Sinare for a weekend at their Shimbwe village home for the purpose of visiting Sia Secondary School which would like to receive the Powering Potential Educating-Through-Technology program. It had been raining and we needed to buy boots for the muddy trek to the school.
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| Ambassador Maajar at the market in Moshi buying the most fashionable boots she could find. |
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The future computer lab at Sia Secondary School in Shimbwe village. Left to right: Ambassador Maajar, Dr. Eve Hawa Sinare, Sia School headmaster, other school official.
Ambassador Maajar and I also met with officers of the Moshi Rotary Club to discuss a collaboration with the Livermore, CA Rotary Club for a Rotary International grant.
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| Left to right: Arthur Kiwia, Janice Lathen, Samuel Renju, Ambassador Maajar, Lucy Renju at the Honey Badger Lodge owned by the Renjus |
From Janice Lathen, Founding Executive Director:
We visited two Powering Potential schools, Florian and Welwel, and had a meeting at the District Commissioner’s office and the District Executive Director’s office. We also met, at Welwel Secondary School, with district officials, heads of schools, computer teachers, and Powering Potential program graduates and staff and spent the afternoon discussing the best way forward. It was an informative meeting for all involved.
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| Assembly at Florian Secondary School |
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| Janice, Rich, Albin, Elibariki and Happy Powering Potential office |
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| Meeting in Karatu District Executive Director’s Office |
At the invitation of V. Ena Haines, Janice Lathen joined her on June 11 for a UNESCO event in the Trusteeship Chamber at the United Nations. Ms. Haines is an active board member of Powering Potential and is the Director of Information Technology at Teachers College/Columbia University. Ms. Lathen is the Founding Executive Director of Powering Potential.
The event was part of the UN Secretary-General’s Global Initiative on Education and was titled: Moving from access to learning in the post-2015 dialogue: Why indicators matter and how we can use them well.
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| Janice Lathen in the Trusteeship Chamber |
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| V. Ena Haines and Janice Lathen |