Our Projects: Tanzania
A KINDERGARTEN IN KILIMANJARO
Tuseme Children Empowerment Trust (TUCET)Moshi, Tanzania
GO's partner organization Tuseme Children Empowerment Trust (TUCET) provides a home, education and secures the rights of orphans and vulnerable children in Tanzania. Thanks to a previous grant from GO, TUCET established a kindergarten in Moshi for 120 students aged 4 to 7 years old. With young girls comprising 54% of the student body and a number of children living with AIDS enrolled, the kindergarten is a role model school.
With your support, salaries and adequate materials for the two schoolteachers will be secured, clothing and shoes will be provided to the poorest students, and those children suffering from malnutrition will have sufficient porridge.
TUCET is in the early stages of establishing a pharmacy in the same building as the kindergarten. With seed-funding from GO, the pharmacy will be able to provide students with first aid care and benefit the greater community because families will be able to seek treatment close to home rather than traveling to the distant hospital. The revenue generated from the pharmacy will help support the kindergarten ensuring its doors will stay open for orphans and families who cannot afford the minimal school fees.
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Meet TUCET Founder and Director Dominic Balama as he introduces you to two of the children at the kindergarten.
Step into the classroom as the kindergartners practice their vowels and consonants!
WHY TANZANIA
Home to Kilimanjaro Mountain, Tanzania is a visitor's paradise with Africa's "Big 5" animals roaming the national parks and the stunning beaches in nearby Zanzibar. Though the country has been stable under its democratic government, there is great disparity of wealth and unjust distribution of resources. According to UN statistics, 89% of the population lives on less than $1.25 a day, and it is estimated that AIDS has orphaned about 1,300,000 children. The government has taken steps to provide free education, but there are hidden costs, like mandatory uniforms and transportation to distant schools, that often bar children from attending school. Although the literacy rate hovers around 75%, only 5% of girls and 7% of boys attend secondary school.
Tanzania is GO Campaign's birthplace. GO was conceived in 2005 when Scott Fifer, Founder and Executive Director, went to Tanzania to volunteer at an orphanage in Kilimanjaro. His experiences with the children and the desire to transform their lives fueled him to launch GO Campaign, and he still visits Tanzania at least once or twice a year. Since GO's inception, Scott - now fluent in Kiswahili - has visited and advised many community-based organizations in Tanzania and can attest to the kindness and perseverance of the local leaders eager to help orphans and vulnerable children.
