Toledo Sister Cities International’s Tanga Sister City Committee was awarded a grant from the City of Toledo’s 2022 Youth Engagement, Development and Mentoring Program for a pilot drone program. The Toledo-Tanga Sister City virtual exchange project opened avenues for students in Toledo and Tanga (Tanzania) to increase their technological skills and share cultural experiences. Virtual classes offered by the Drone Academy in Tanzania, provided opportunities to learn, engineering and entrepreneurship. Drone technology was introduced in cooperative learning environment that fostered creativity and ingenuity. The project afforded Toledo and Tanga students an opportunity to share learning styles, discuss technological endeavors and promote emotional well being. Toledo-Tanga Committee is steered by a group of citizens interested in promoting and cultivating international relations with the city of Tanga, Tanzania.
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