Show HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years

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What happened

Ten years ago I was 19 and traveling through East Africa, and I spent a summer in Ibumila, a village in the Njombe highlands of Tanzania.

There's no school in the village.

Key facts

  • Ten years ago I was 19 and traveling through East Africa, and I spent a summer in Ibumila, a village in the Njombe highlands of Tanzania.
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:39:47 UTC.

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