Who are Romane Canevet and Juliette Le Berre?
Romane, 20, is from Ploneour-Lanvern and Juliette, 18, from Tréogat. They are two students, the first in BTS orthoprosthetist in Berck-sur-Mer (62), and the second in BTS Negotiation and digitalization of customer relations (NDRC) at Likès in Quimper. Driven by a common desire to engage in solidarity action, they created the association “Les Bigoudènes en Tanzania”.
What is this project?
This project, which is part of our student commitment, aims to offer support and smiles to the children of Tanzania.
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This humanitarian project will take them from April 3 to 20, 2025 to Usa River, a town near Arusha in Tanzania, to work in a nursery school welcoming children aged 3 to 5 years old. Their main objective is to actively participate in their education and well-being through fun, educational and sporting activities. “Every morning, we will lead playtime and contribute to lessons, while in the afternoon, we will devote our energy to creative activities in local orphanages,” explains the pair. Romane and Juliette add: “This trip aims to make a modest contribution to a country facing significant educational challenges. In Tanzania, while the average primary school enrollment rate reaches 70%, it falls to 40% in rural areas, highlighting the glaring disparities that children face.”
-How to support them?
The students are looking for financial donations, but also toys, school supplies and sports equipment, clothing up to 6 years old, hygiene products, sports equipment… Romane and Juliette will be present on Saturday January 25, 2025 at Center E. Leclerc in Pont-l'Abbé to receive donations. “We also have the ability to provide tax receipts to allow donations to be deducted from taxes. Donations are partly tax-free at 66%. Every gesture counts to support our projects in Tanzania. Thank you for your generosity! », They indicate. The latter also launched an online prize pool on Leetchi.
