Who We Are

Welcome to Orphans Africa!

In school

Orphans Africa (OA) is a 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt charitable organization that began in 2007 with the coming together of three ordinary people with an extraordinary vision: to build peace between nations by providing assistance to those who are most vulnerable.

Together we traveled to Tanzania where the AIDS epidemic has left victims of all ages. Two and a half million children have been orphaned. Widows have lost their husbands and desire opportunities to support themselves and their children. Working hand-in-hand with grassroots non-governmental organizations in Tanzania, OA provides the orphans with education and basic necessities, and provides the widows with the training and opportunities they need to become self-sufficient. We believe that by educating children and helping widows to become self-sustaining, we are bringing hope, not only to today, but to the future.

Orphans Africa also coordinates a volunteer program in which international visitors can work closely with orphans and widows while living with a host family in Tanzania.

Read our Mission Statement.

Check out our 2009 Financial Report.