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

Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by lukehandcool on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:12PM (#50007652)

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing. I do want to point out that the only overhead for my project is the bank fees. That is it.

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Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by dyauspitr on Thursday October 08, 2026 @03:28PM (#50010812)

I love what you’re doing by the way! Here is an unsolicited idea. What a lot of people in India do now is they do micro loans. This is where you provide about $1000 for people that want to start a business (like buy an auto rickshaw) or go to school. It’s massively beneficial and a bit more sustainable from the provider’s (your) perspective and you can help an order of magnitude more people. Maybe something to consider. That being said this works in India because it is a very very cheap place to live in. Africa on the other hand from what I know is both poor and expensive at the same time.

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Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by codeforafrica on Thursday October 08, 2026 @03:55PM (#50011190)

Africa on the other hand from what I know is both poor and expensive at the same time

How did you get that impression? I can't conform that at all. Rent in rural areas and outside of city centers is very low. If they rent at all. Local tribes live on land that they own or get assigned to by the government and at least don't have to pay for. The rest is food and other necessities.

The issue with micro-loans is that you need infrastructure to track/enforce the re-payments. I don't see how it can be done without significant local support and it may even have some legal implications.

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Re:Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's educati... by codeforafrica on Thursday October 08, 2026 @07:44PM (#50014022)

confirm not conform.

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