AID FOR 100 ORPHAN CHILDREN IN TABORA, TANZANIA

Introduction
I got the idea of raise money on the Global-Giving platform to improve the well-being, protection, and future opportunities of children facing extreme poverty, neglect, and social risks. The idea aims to provide access to basic needs including nutritious food, school materials, healthcare support, and Psychological care. To strengthen child protection through community awareness and caregiver training. By promoting education, health, and safety, empowers children to regain hope and resilience.

Project goal on GlobalGiving

My goal is to raise USD 25,000 on the GlobalGiving platform through fundraising advocacy, email posting, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and gifts within 12 months.

Objectives

1.  Providing school needs such as uniforms, shoes, backpacks, exercise books, rulers, pencils, and bicycles for poor children, paying health insurance for children at risk in school.
2.  Building the capacity of students, parents, and teachers on guidance and counseling to address emotional and social challenges and to encourage parental involvement in their children's education through training sessions.
3.  Strengthening school children clubs to empower vulnerable children to become active participants in their own education & development.

Results

•  I have succeed to raise $1,450 in three past years.
•  I have succeed to providing uniforms and exercise books to 30 vulnerable children.
•  I have succeed to providing pends to 30 girls from primary and secondary schools.
•  I have succeed to providing underwear to 18 boys from primary and secondary schools.

Project long-term impacts

Improve access to basic needs and safety for 200 vulnerable children by providing them with nutritious food, basic health care, school supplies, and safe living conditions. To increase school attendance and continued learning for 200 vulnerable children by staying in school, and doing better through the provision of uniforms, learning materials, psychological support, and parental involvement. Strengthening children's emotional well-being and psychological resilience and self-confidence.

Challenges

•  Lack of monthly donations.
•  Lack of friends and donors from USA and UK help me to raise money
•  Lack of volunteers from the USA and UK to raise money for our project or organization.
•  Lack of staff from the USA or UK to help spread the message to donors
•  The challenge of not reaching our goal of raising $25,000 within 12 months

Lesson learned

•  Most GlobalGiving donors are from USA and UK; they feel more emotionally connected to their local projects; that why the projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America may receive fewer spontaneous donations. 
•  Some corporate matching campaigns prioritize US/UK-based nonprofits.
•  Organizations in East Africa often having fewer resources for online campaigns, social media, and donor engagement compared with US/UK partners.
•  Competitive pressures: Projects from large, well-known NGOs or those with strong marketing tend to attract more donors. But a smaller East African community-led initiatives can be overshadowed without significant promotional support.

Opportunities

•  The opportunity of being on the Global-Giving platform that helps us meet friends, project leaders, volunteers, donors, Companies and organizations that may help us raise funds.
•  The opportunity of using social media helps us to meet with deferent donors
•  The opportunity of participating in deferent events of fundraising.
•  The opportunity of being in the Pathway to Global-Giving group where we may meet with project leaders, Partners, and organizations that may give us advise and support help us to raise funds.