Tanga Heritage Centre

Tanga Heritage Centre

The Tanga Heritage Centre, popularly known as "Urithi" (Swahili for Heritage) is a not-for-profit Non-governmental organization based in Tanga, Tanzania. It was founded in 1999 with the mission to preserve and promote the city's heritage. Its area of work also covers the surrounding Tanga Region.

It has so far restored the Usambara Court House, Old Tanga Secondary School, a graveyard and a clock tower.

References

* [http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/21032005/Features/magazine210320052.html/ Restoring old Tanga]

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/urithitanga/ Urithi homepage]


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