5 reasons this Tanzanian village will change the world

I visited a very special village in Tanzania to capture the story of an inspirational girl called Evia who is campaigning for clean water. In this blog for the charity Restless Development, I show exactly what is so special about this village.

Students demanded better from their government

If you had no running water in your village, so you had to walk 1km at least once a day to collect it, what would you do? Well, the students of Malanzinga decided to write a letter to their government asking for clean water. Their headteacher explains just how determined the students are to solve this problem in the community.

“The students here are strong – they have something in them that will make change come. It’s more powerful when young people come together to solve a problem because they come from different backgrounds and can share their ideas. My biggest dream is that one day I will see my students have a different standard of life. I expect them to take the knowledge they have and improve their lives.”  – Dennis Myovela, Deputy Headmaster Mlowa  Secondary  School.

President Obama says so

What does President Obama have to do with this rural village in Tanzania? Well thanks to school student Eva’s inspiring letter she wrote to him, he found out all about Malanzinga and challenged global leaders to do more to achieve a better world.  

Check out his response to her letter in his inspiring  United Nations Summit speech.