For the current project, the promotion of girls on site is of central importance.

Women and girls in Tanzania currently do not yet enjoy sufficient rights and freedoms for a self-determined life. School education is often only granted to them as basic education. From the time of pregnancy onwards, they are denied schooling.

Many girls have to take care of their families at an early age and are therefore unable to take advantage of further schooling. Abortion is forbidden by law. In addition, FGM (female genital mutilation) is still practised in Tanzania.

It is essential that women and girls are provided with education and a space where they are neither persecuted nor judged. Therefore, the implementation of the building project should primarily enable projects that support women and girls on site. 

In addition, the cooperation is intended to create an awareness of the current inequality in society, also among German students. It is important that the proportion of female students participating in the project is at least 50%. The topic of equal rights and peaceful coexistence will be dealt with and discussed in depth in the course of the project.

Engineers shape the physical environment. Through their decisions, nature is permanently changed, social spaces are created and shaped, and thus the culture and social structure of a country are expressed. Therefore, engineers have a great responsibility, especially because of their strong influence on society and the future of society. 

Many prospective engineers are not aware of this responsibility and awareness of the environment - both from a social and ecological point of view. Moreover, with the current challenges of global population growth and climate change, we need significantly more people who are interested in helping to shape their environment and develop an awareness of this. 

The "Simply Building" project therefore takes the approach of combining education with engineering. Through building projects in which pupils and students are involved, young people experience what it is like to actively participate in shaping. Through practical work and projects, it is possible to make tomorrow's generation aware of the need for sustainable and technically feasible solutions in engineering. In this project, for example, the students are to learn the sustainable use of concrete as a building material. 

Promoting the education of women is also particularly important here. In Germany, interest in technical professions is increasing among women. Acceptance in the profession is increasing, even if it is not yet complete and everywhere. 

In other countries, especially African countries, many girls do not even receive a sufficient basic education. This is where we can start and show girls through involvement in student projects that it is worth fighting for a good education, especially in technical disciplines.

In the age of globalisation, international peaceful cooperation on a social and political level is of paramount importance. Understanding other cultures and religions, ways of life and living conditions is necessary for a peaceful international future. Tolerance should be assumed, but is often not present to a sufficient degree. 

Through cooperation between the Technical University of Munich and other universities, in the current project with the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, cooperation at the educational level is being sought.

Through cultural exchange between students and Tanzanian citizens, the aim is also to build long-term and sustainable bridges between people from these very different countries.