Author: Tumaini News Editor

Exciting News on March 15, 2021

In 2019 the Tanzanian government decreed that all charities must become Non-Governmental Organizations in order to operate in Tanzania. There were months of learning all the government-imposed layers of governance following July 28, 2020 when Tumaini was registered as an NGO, with the new name “Tumaini Orphan Support Organisation” (TOSO). [Yes, the word was registered with the English spelling for org.]

All Tumaini’s work in Kagera is now carried out under the name of TOSO. We are so proud of the 5 area coordinators (4 of whom were former Tumaini students) who carry on with office work, registering orphans, working in the field with support workers, supervising building of wells, homes and schools, as well as organizing the distribution of school notebooks (Daftari), which is just a small part of all that they do to improve the lives of 50,000 orphans.

TOSO financials will be audited by the government every 3 months. As well, each wire transfer of funds must be accompanied by an official Funding Agreement which the Tanzanian Government Office must stamp with approval before the funds can be withdrawn from the Guernsey, Scotland, USA, or Canadian bank accounts held by TOSO in Tanzania. This is a safeguard that we didn’t have before to ensure the safety of our donated funds.

Isaac, who is the TOSO Chief Program Director and one of the area coordinators, has just completed a new website for TOSO.  We would like to suggest that you bookmark this new website so that you will be able to see the latest Tumaini news from Kagera.

The Tanzanian website, which went live this weekend, can be found at:
www.toso.or.tz

Thank you to everyone who made contributions to Tumaini Fund Canada for the purchase of Daftari (sets of required school notebooks). Your support is very much appreciated and will make a world of difference to the students who are now able to attend school. Education is the key to a better future for these very appreciative orphans.

Click on each of the 3 groups of photos to see what your support is doing.

Statistics received in March 2020 for the areas served by the 6 Tumaini offices in Kagera show the following numbers of students supported by Tumaini:

20,773  in Primary School               11,602 in Secondary School                                        282  in Advanced Studies                 181  in Normal Colleges                                           130  in  University                              202  in Tailoring & Carpentry

Students who have graduated from training courses such as Community Development are coming back to work with Tumaini to help others realize a better life.

A huge thank you to all donors for making possible the support of the orphans and desperately poor in Kagera, Tanzania.

 

If you have people on your gift list, who would appreciate being able to make a difference in the life of an orphan, please look at the gift suggestions in the attached poster. The monetary donations will be sent to Kagera and the item(s) purchased there, which in turn will help the local economy.

2019 Christmas gift ideas to help the orphans

You can also donate to Tumaini’s Christmas Campaign on Canada Helps website / Donate / Search for Tumaini Fund Canada / click on Learn more.

Canadians personally donate funds for Education, Housing, Wells, Solar Lamps, Goats, Bicycles, Sewing Machines. Many also make the personal gift of Child Sponsorship, which is $100 per year to support a child.

This past year Rotary Club of Nanaimo Oceanside donated $1,000 towards a fresh water well. Lantzille Rotary donated $1,000 for fabric for school uniforms. BC Retired Teachers Association, RR Smith Memorial Foundation donated $1,000 for Daftari school books. An innovative and generous donation comes from 50% of the rental of a float cabin on the west coast of Vancouver Island, with the tax receipt issued to the renters.

All funds are wire transferred to Kagera to be spent as designated by donors and the TFC board of directors. The latest wire in July 2019 of $12,500 was designated to child sponsorship, Daftari school books, and education. We’re delighted that this brings our total wired donations, since 2013, to $183,200.

With the huge and urgent need to provide all school girls with a Personal Care Kit, these are given priority, and mostly hand carried from Canada to Guernsey and then onward by visitors to Kagera. To date 914 kits have been sent from Canada.

TUMAINI FUND CANADA ANNUAL REPORT SEPTEMBER 2019

 

So many hardworking students will be denied post secondary education if funds cannot be raised. Those who are educated are an asset to their Tanzanian communities and pay back by helping others. Please consider this urgent need. 100% of donations made to Tumaini Fund Canada are transferred to Kagera. Please help if you can as every little bit is a big help!

DAFTARI NOTEBOOKS 

A MUST for students to attend SECONDARY SCHOOL

The Tanzania government has replaced Secondary School fees with other essential needs. Now Tumaini students MUST have a set of 10 exercise books called Daftari Notebooks.

Tumaini Fund Canada has recently sent some funds, but much more is needed.

Can you help a child stay in school?  With approximately 7,000 Secondary School students in 2020 – it’s a challenging task to fund!  These thousands of students from very poor families, mostly subsistence farmers earning about $110 annually, know that education will lift themselves and their families out of poverty – They desperately want to attend school.

Without our help, students will be refused entry to school for lack of notebooks.  A devastating situation for these anxious and eager students. In one school of 600 students, 110 are orphans supported by Tumaini.

Each set of 10 Daftari Notebooks cost $15    CAN YOU PLEASE HELP

Donate on line – See Donate & Help page for e-transfer info

or mail to    Tumaini Fund Canada                                                                                 2341 Balsam Crescent, Nanoose Bay, BC  V9P 9G2

 

In January 2019 without Tumaini’s help, over 3,900 students in Kagera, Tanzania will be refused entry to school for lack of notebooks. The required set of 10 Daftari Notebooks costs $15 Canadian and will give a child a chance at a brighter future and a way out of poverty. Please read more about this urgent need by clicking on this link. Help students attend school with a gift of required notebooks