Start the year by doing something good for someone else and God will do something for you
Tumaini Fund USA has promoted DONATE A BIKE campaign in each of the last several years. We have delivered over 80 bicycles to the Kagera Region of Tanzania and distributed them to the most needy orphans registered with the Fund.
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“Since I was given a bicycle, I get home early enough to work in our field before nightfall.”
“I now am able to transport our crops to market on my bike.”
“Now I travel the distance in one hour on my bike and I arrive rested and eager to complete my studies.”
“With my bike I can transport and sell clean water to people in my village.”
“I used to arrive at school late and tired because it took me over five hours to walk to school.”
In Tanzania, your gift of a bicycle will not only bring joy; it will transform a life! Walking many miles to and from school consumes valuable time. A bike allows more time for work and school studies! A $100 donation will enable us to purchase and deliver a bicycle to a needy orphan.
200,000 AIDS orphans struggle each day to survive.
We work to keep AIDS widows and their children together and we support small families made up of orphan siblings. The Tumaini Fund supplies necessities for life such as food, blankets, mosquito nets and grain. We also rebuild derelict shelters and houses, strengthening families and communities so they can take care of their children.
Providing Education
Education is essential for the future of these children and without it they will never be able to break the cycle of poverty. Although elementary education is free in Tanzania, students are required to buy their own school uniform, paper, books and pencils. As the average annual income per family is only $95, most children simply can’t afford the required items. The Tumaini Fund supplies those in need with school supplies as well as two sets of clothes to orphan students. Currently the Tumaini Fund provides the means of education to 15,000 deserving children. Only the top 10% of children finishing elementary school are eligible for Secondary School and the Tumaini Fund provides the annual fees and school supplies for all orphans in Kagera who achieve this level; 8,200 students in 2011.
Protecting From Disease
To better protect orphans from diseases like malaria, our program provides mosquito nets. The Tumaini Fund also drills fresh water wells to provide small villages and families with clean water. It is our goal not to only strengthen orphan families but also the communities in which they are living.