Ric Mattson and his team had great success at Orphans Africa’s 2017 summer fundraiser, Battle of the Superheroes at Zog’s on Fox Island, WA. Leaders from Fox Island and Gig Harbor battled against each other in various silly games, like smashing eggs on their heads, rolling cookies down their faces, and dancing their hats and gloves […]
You have done amazing work! We received reports from Africa recently that the students are enjoying the many improvements and services at school. We must remember that the orphans have lived in extreme poverty – mud houses with dirt floors and thatched roofs, carrying buckets of water from a stream to home, no lighting except […]
On September 28th, Rafael Menini from the Orphans Africa Mountain Biking Team based in Brazil will represent Orphans Africa as he races across the Himalayas with more than 70 other riders. The 13th Hero MTB Himalaya race is known as “one of the toughest across the globe”. The riders will be racing over a nine […]
The Presidents Office of The United Republic of Tanzania awarded Orphans Africa’s Marilynn Primary School with a “Certificate of Commendation” for being the “most improved Primary School in the year of 2016”. The Presidents Office has commended the entire school community in its effort to facilitate a quality education. Along with Orphans Africa, they believe […]
Saturday, June 3rd, a team of volunteers participated with OA in the Seattle Survivor Mud Run! The funds our team members raised, while getting muddy, will help support our orphan students in Tanzania to have fresh opportunities. You can see from our most recent article (click here) how supporting OA can change lives. The Seattle Survivor Mud Run […]
We just received this message from the headmaster of the Mwaji Secondary School. “I want to thank you again for the issue of water you provided for the Mwaji ss. This thing has helped students very much especially for those dwelling in the dormitory. The case of diarrhea for students has dropped very greatly. I […]
ABC’s The Tanzanian Way As the goals for Orphans Africa are achieved through hard work by the people in Tanzania and through the generosity of others, exciting developments are on the horizon! As we are all aware, early education for young children is vitally important to insure their success as students. Providing young children with […]
We met Isaiah, Doudi, Angel, Zawadi, Yohana, Happy, and others at our nursery schools. The list of orphan children with a “hard life” of extreme poverty go on and on. How do we get it to stop? The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation debunks myths about poverty and makes recommendations. The first thing to do […]
by Sarah Leach When the girls first moved into the dormitory at Mwaji Secondary School, they agreed to temporarily provide their own food until OA could establish a school food program. . . While establishing a school food program may sound simple, it is actually a complex problem with potentially disabling solutions. To simply feed […]
by Ethan Swanson It was a simpler, happier time for Joefrey and his family. Whenever he and his two older siblings weren’t in school they were coming home to parents who loved them; they were playing games, laughing, and helping with chores. But Joefrey’s happy childhood disintegrated when, at the age of eleven, both his […]