The tireless involvement of this group brought new relevance to the partnership. For example, in early 1995 it organized an educational seminar on the subject of Partnerships with Schools in Developing Nations. The Institute of Missionary Medicine and Dr. Bernd Koehler deserve special gratitude for their invaluable role in reviving the partnership idea on the Mwanza end. During his frequent trips to Mwanza during his postings in Africa, Dr. Koehler emphasized Wuerzburg's interest in developing a genuine partnership. In summer 1994 at the invitation of the city, Mr. Mayunga, the city manager, and several advisors visited Wuerzburg.
Correspondence continues between several schools in the two cities.
The visit of Councilwoman Stolz and her family to Mwanza in summer 1995 was a further catalyst in the relationship, and furnished the opportunity of bringing printed and video materials, as well as increasing the exchange of letters between schools. In 1997 Councilwoman Stolz returned to Mwanza with a teachers' group for personal meetings at local schools. These fact-finding visits to Mwanza made it very clear that the schools in particular were severely lacking in the most basic materials, both classroom furnishings and teaching materials. It was therefore important that the thirtieth anniversary of the sister city partnership be the occasion of more than a citizens' trip to Tanzania and of a series of cultural events designed to focus the attention of Wuerzburgers on their third-oldest sister city. It needed, as well, to provide the impetus for various fundraising drives for practical assistance to Mwanza.