Dear
members, well-wishers, supporters and all of you
who care enough to make the world a better
place,
RE; Education Scheme
for the needy
Lack
of food, substandard housing, and inability to attend school are just a few of
the challenges that many people face every day.
Many
live in poverty and know the despair that accompanies such conditions. Loss of
hope can be seen in children who at middle school or even younger say ‘it won’t
matter anyway, I’m not going to finish school’ It’s heartbreaking to think they’ve
already given up on themselves.
People
come to UPENDO FOUNDATION for help every day. And we are able
to provide that help thanks to your support.
They
come for food, for clothing, for warmth, for help for their families, and for
education.
I
broke my heart to see the children at Mzumbe Primary School desperate to
continue with studies were unable to get the required needs for school and we
failed to secure the funds to support them.
Because
of donor’s generosity, we were able to pay school fees and other school needs
for children in Nyehunge Secondary School (Mwanza). Atleast they could then be
able to focus on school work.
Your
loyal, faithful support kept us operating since 2011.
But
the needs continue. My prayer and wish list begins with enough food, water, and
money for all those at a disadvantage, and for each child to have an
opportunity for a good education, and jobs for the unemployed.
Recently
a donor wrote, ‘It’s good to know there are people like your foundation
volunteers with the courage to make a difference’
Yes,
we are blessed with generous volunteers. But without generous donors who
care about the less fortunate, none of it can happen! Only when you help us
with donations and support can GOD’s mandate to love the poor be lived in
Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Dar-es-salaam, Morogoro and Arusha to mention a few.
We
wish to inform you that UPENDO FOUNDATION has launched an Education scheme
which targets to offer scholarships to more than 100 students during 2013/2014
and it’s seeking Tshs. 3,000,000 (Three million) and in achieving it we kindly
ask you to be part of it and invest in shaping these children’s future lives.
You
don’t have to be a saint to give, any donation will be generously appreciated
not only by us at UPENDO FOUNDATION but most important the thousands of
children facing challenges in their pursuit for education.
In
this scheme also you can secure an opportunity to sponsor these children under
your name. that is whenever you donate Tshs. 15,000 a file will be opened under
your name and in it there will be a name of a single child who for every
donation you make afterwards, 50% of it will be accredited to that particular
child and he/she will recognize you as his/her sponsor for his/her education
and you will be able to make a follow-up of the recipient whenever you wish to
do so. The scheme will be in a grading system from Grade A to Grade D with
Grade A providing sponsorship that will include school fees, academic fees
(NECTA, mock), school uniforms and pocket money; Grade B will include school
fees, academic fees and school uniforms; Grade C will include school fees and
academic fees; and Grade D will include only school fees. Depending on your
donations, your recipient will be moving from one grade to the other.
With
many schools re-opening in July, we kindly ask you to please send your
donations this month and above all we humbly ask you to support this course
throughout its existence.
What
greater gift can we provide to the elders and families than the basic
necessities you and I take for granted? What greater gift for the children than
opportunity…. The opportunity to learn skills for all their lives long!
Please
help me and all of us at UPENDO FOUNDATION to do GOD’s work. It can’t happen
without you!
NB: UNLESS
someone like you cares so much, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
In
GOD’s love for Tanzanian children,
Arnold
G. Tarimo
Chairman
UPENDO
FOUNDATION
