Orphans Foundation Fund has been operating since 2002. We work according to the international development adage think globally, act locally. While our donor base is global, we are a locally run Tanzanian NGO, working directly at the grass roots. We think that works best because we not only speak the language, we know the country's culture. After all, it is our own.
Recent News
A Day for Happiness
The additions to the Orphans Foundation Fund Njiro property are looking great. With each passing day the construction gets closer to completion. Today we watched the brick layer finishing up to where the roof will be built. We also met with the metal workers about the design of the new gate and security bars. One of the youngest helpers on the site was Happiness, she is an exceptionally bright girl who was selected to enter Form 1 (1st year of High school) because her grades were so good! But her father left the family and she needs to support her mother at least until she can raise enough to pay the $250 tuition for her first year of High school. We are looking for a sponsor for Happiness, if you’re touched by her situation and would like to help please contact us.
New Njiro fence complete
The first phase of the construction is done with the completion of the new fence around the Orphans Foundation Fund property in Njiro. The next step, which needs an additional $3,500, is to complete the new Guard house. Here is the drawing for the Guard house to be built on the Orphans Foundation Fund Njiro property. Guard House
From Childhood to Adulthood
Our recent graduates of the Orphans Foundation Fund / CORAID Street Children Project have moved from simply being apprentices to appling their new skills in the workplace. They have realized that learning and hardwork applied to the free market, is like switching on a light to the world of a bright future! Happy Yohana is working as a cook at Charity Hotel, one of Arusha’s finest. And the sparks are flying from Prosper Valerian’s welding stick as he wields his weapon of economic empowerment as a contract welder.
A Special Visit from Dr. Diane O’Rouke
This week we had a special visitor to Orphans Foundation Fund, Dr. Diane O’Rourke. Dr. O’Rouke is a teacher at Victoria University in Wellington New Zealand. She heard of the good work that Orphans Foundation Fund was doing in Tanzania and wanted to see how she too could get involved. We visited Jane’s Orphans Center, the O.F.F./CORDAID Arusha Street Children Project, and the Lengast Village projects that we are running. Dr. O’Rouke contributed to the house rent for Violet (Above on the right) and several other of the graduates of the O.F.F./CORDAID Arusha Street Children Project to help them get well established. She is very pleased with our work and will surely continue to be a great partner.
New Construction on the Njiro Property
We have been busy working on the Njiro property to further the development of the land with a new fence, gate entrance, a guard house and storage building to keep the building materials safe. Dr. Lace generously contributed for the construction, but additional funds are needed to complete this phase of the work. There is more open property right next to ours that the government is interested in donating, this would be great to maximize the potential of the land!
Arusha Municipal supports the Street Children program
The Arusha Municipal, through community development Department, donated to the Orphans Foundation Fund CORDAID street children program. The $343 is a donation to help those former street children who have completed the program and have graduated with vocational training in December of 2009. These funds will go to establish the young adults in housing and get a head start for the first few months in their new jobs.
Mt. Meru Hospital’s new Computer
This past Friday Orphans Foundation Fund presented a new HP computer to Mt. Meru Hospital as part of the program to further empower their medical technology. The new computer will allow the doctors in the hospital to access the latest information regarding the treatments for various diseases, information to advice patients on nutritional wellness to prevent illness, and a quick way in which to consult other physicians abroad while working collaboratively.
Water Pump is installed and Working well!
The water pump has just been installed and is now operating in the Zaire ward water and sanitation project thanks to IDRF. Orphans Foundation Fund has worked during these past weeks with the engineers from Water Solutions. We are waiting for the water report to know the exact composition and quantity of the water, but the community wasted no time in partaking of the sweet fresh water from the well. This is a well that will give new life, health, and happiness to the people here in Mererani Tanzania.
Mt. Meru Hospital Dental Department Drill donation
Have you ever had a cavity? Then you know the tremendous relief felt after getting it taken care of by a skilled dentist. Orphans Foundation Fund has given a costly drill to the dental department of the Mt. Meru Hospital here in Arusha Tanzania. Now more people can come to receive the relief of dental care. Whether the gift is great or small we try to make steps towards empowering the community and helping those in need. How about donating this Christmas to Orphans Foundation Fund to make a difference in the lives of those in need here in Tanzania?
Zaire Ward yields an Abundance of Water
The new Zaire ward water and sanitation project, run by Orphans Foundation Fund and funded by the International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), is moving ahead with great success! The team from Water Solutions has successfully drilled a bore hole and have found plenty of fresh water. The community is thrilled with this generous gift from IDRF and send many heartfelt thanks to the donors.
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Dr. James Lace has formed a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation to accept donations in the US. You can now donate securly online using your credit/debit card, or directly from you checking or savings account.
Meet the Children
The little window of a world that we are creating here in Tanzania is becoming a beautiful thing with unity of purpose for the children of Tanzania. Money from loving people such as yourself, an ever growing vision of the future, and government leaders who support us with all that they can.
