04 Nov
  • By Stephanie Miller
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OA MOUNTAIN BIKING TEAM

Orphans Africa’s Mountain Biking Team is leading in victories for OA. Brazil resident and OA Board Member, Pablo Rodriguez directs the OA MTB Team. It is his goal to raise funds and awareness for OA by competing in various mountain biking races around the globe and through selling OA MTB merchandise. Pablo and his team have been taking home […]

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28 Sep
  • By Stephanie Miller
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MARILYNN PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL: OA’S FIRST SELF SUSTAINING PROJECT

Then (2007) The OA founders first visited the Marilynn Primary and Nursery School in 2007 (shown above). The school had no more funds to continue construction or development. The above pictures show the poor status of the school’s facilities for learning. There were three unfinished classrooms where we taught. All 120 students and staff shared […]

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08 Jun
  • By Stephanie Miller
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MARILYNN PRIMARY SCHOOL AWARDED

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 […]

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01 May
  • By Stephanie Miller
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ABC’S THE TANZANIAN WAY

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 […]

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01 May
  • By Stephanie Miller
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HEAR OUR STORIES: MANY ORPHANS

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 […]

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01 Nov
  • By Carl Gann
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Leslie’s Story

I had the extreme opportunity to teach and deliver 147 reusable feminine hygiene kits to the young women of Bujela, Tanzania. The kits were constructed by hand by volunteers from both Days For Girls and Orphans Africa. Each draw-string bag contained 2 cloth moisture-barrier shields, 10 cloth pads, 2 Ziploc bags, underwear, washcloth, and soap. The girls were very […]

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