Coffee Beans of Hope: Brewing Change for the poor

Subject: Exciting Progress Update on WOW Café

Dear Donors and Supporters,

We are thrilled to share some exciting updates about WOW Café and the incredible progress we’ve made, thanks to your unwavering support.  WOW Café has expanded its operations to both the ground floor and upper floor, significantly increasing our sales. Additionally, we’ve introduced food delivery services to offices and taxis, further boosting our revenue. These developments have brought us closer to profitability, a milestone we are confident we’ll reach very soon. Once the café becomes profitable, it will begin funding our NGO’s impactful programs, including the Sponsor-A-Child initiative, EmpowerED program, entrepreneurship and self-sustainability courses, the WASH program, and much more.

WOW Café is more than just a restaurant; it’s a hub for transformation. It provides jobs, skills training, and improves food security for the entire community. Before WOW Café and the Feathers of Hope chicken farm, families in this neighborhood lacked easy access to essential foods like chicken. Now, nutritious meals are more accessible to everyone, fostering better health and well-being.  Our next big step toward profitability is extending our operating hours into the evening, a move we anticipate will double our sales. We are also actively seeking a baker to help us expand our offerings. Along with this, we aim to train individuals in the skill of baking, equipping them with a valuable new job skill and creating opportunities for improved livelihoods. In Arusha, bakers are rare due to the lack of ovens and limited electricity in many neighborhoods. To make this initiative a reality, we need to purchase an oven, which costs upwards of $600 USD.

Having a bakery in this community would not only enhance our revenue to support our charity but also improve the quality of life for thousands of people. Thanks to your continued support, this progress is possible. Because of you, children in poverty now have access to better nutrition, and the community is growing stronger and more unified, working together to help everyone thrive. Your belief in our vision inspires us every day and brings us hope that one day our charity will sustain itself, relying less on donations. Thank you for being a part of this transformative journey and helping us make this vision a reality.

With heartfelt gratitude,

• Enjoy our December Newsletter (PDF)
  

Dear Supporters,

Thank you so much for investing in our project, WOW Café—a café with a cause. As you may remember, WOW stands for Wakefulness Orphans and Widows. This endeavor is designed not only to generate funds for our charity but also to become a hub where impoverished families can come together and support one another here in Mororoni Tanzania.

We are thrilled to report that we are making significant strides, all thanks to your continued support. As you know, new businesses typically don't turn a profit in their first two or three years. However, your generous donations have allowed us to set up, hire staff, and provide jobs, improving food security and nutrition for the community, families, children, and schools we serve.  We currently have two cooks, an assistant manager, and a waitress, all local Tanzanians.

Enclosed is our June and July newsletters, highlighting how WOW Café has become a home for these multidimensionally impoverished children. It’s a place where they can learn, eat, grow, and simply enjoy being children. We've also hosted school functions, further strengthening our ties within the community.

While we haven't yet reached profitability, we are confident that it won’t be long before we begin breaking even, as we welcome more customers each day. In the meantime, we continue to focus on our projects, ensuring that we serve children who might otherwise be overlooked. Our ultimate goal is to transform into a soup kitchen, starting once a month and eventually expanding to once a week, to support the poorest families with children in our community. We are not far from realizing this dream, as we are already feeding 10 families and providing them with chicken and vegetables—delicacies they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford.

Thank you once again for your unwavering support, without which we wouldn't be able to continue making such a meaningful impact. As we move forward, your continued generosity will be crucial in helping us reach even more children and families in need. Every contribution brings us closer to our goal of creating a brighter future for those we serve. We hope you'll consider partnering with us again as we work towards these shared goals.  Together, we are making a meaningful difference.

Warm regards,

Mrs. Paula Chomba

• WOW June Newsletter (PDF)
  
• WOW July Newsletter (PDF)