Located in Manyoni, Tanzania, VTC Mechanic School is a three year program teaching mechanical troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance to young adults eager to learn a trade in a primarily agrarian landscape.

Like the rest of the world, the electronic component within vehicles in Tanzania is increasing, a skill that is lacking at VTC. Zuragon and Kvaser teamed up to provide a laptop vehicle diagnostic system consisting of ViCANdo software and a Kvaser Memorator Pro 2xHS v2 interface. With it the students will learn to diagnose issues by installing a Memorator in a vehicle and capturing drive data for post-analysis by ViCANdo. Initially the data will be off-loaded by SD card with the expectation  that Tanzania’s 3G network can be used for remote vehicle diagnostics in the future.

The students come from impoverished backgrounds, hoping to learn a trade that will improve their income and lives, as electronics skills are highly valued by future employers.

Over the past ten years Mike Doseck has worked in Tanzania to bring X-ray, power generation, modern bee-keeping and dental clinics. For more information on how to contribute to the Tanzania VTC Mechanic School, contact Mike at the link below.