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THIS IS MY VILLAGE
PRESENTERBarry Childs, Founder
Tanzania
2010 POPULATION: 41.9 million
• Life expectancy: < 50 years (Source: UNDP)
• GDP per capita: $1,200; Tanzania ranks 199 out of 225 countries (Source: CIA)
• Population below int’l poverty line of US$1.25 per day: 88% (Source: UNDP)
• Estimated population living with HIV/AIDS: 1,400,000 (Source: UNAIDS)
• Students continuing to secondary education: < 20% (Source: UNICEF)
National Situation
• Average Income $0.70/day
• Very little infrastructure
• Minimal support services
• Orphaned children > 30%
• Village Culture:
CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN
Where We Work: RUNGWE VILLAGES
Tanzanian VillagersCANNOT SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS ALONE
How We Help:CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION• Empower and enable villages
to provide support services
• Empower and enable families to increase household income
Critical Components:• Most Vulnerable Children Committees (MVCCs):
Orphaned and vulnerable children need psychological, social and legal support. We form volunteer villagers into committees and give them extensive training on identifying vulnerable children, defining their needs and providing support on an individual basis.
• Income Generating Cooperatives (CO-OPs): Adults who care for vulnerable children often lack the income to provide for their increased family. We organize these families into income generating cooperatives, providing seed capital, technical training and at least two years of follow up support.
AFRICA BRIDGE: Our mission is to listen to Tanzanian children and empower their communities to protect, support and care for orphaned and vulnerable children through integrated sustainable development
MVCC
Co-Ops
Basic Health Access
Education Access
Access to EDUCATION
Access to
HEALTHCARE
HIV/AIDS
PREVENTION
Complementary Programs
Children Create The Vision• Community engagement
• Village master plan
• Most Vulnerable Children Committee (MVCC)
• Animal and agricultural cooperatives
• Microfinance
• Ongoing feedback and program evaluation
2010 RESEARCH STUDY RESULTS:Not in Co-op
Co-op Member (5 yrs)
Daily meals 1
3
Animal protein in diet 3x per year
3x per week
Sleeping arrangements grass mat, dirt bed,
sheets, blanket
Housing mud brick, grass roof
cement brink, tin roof
School attendance 50%
99%
Health insurance 0%
70%
Shoes 40%
100%
Africa Bridge Works!
Case Study: Ngumbulu Village• Very remote and
mountainous region• Economy based in forestry
and some agriculture• 2008 (YR1): Pig co-op
started with 20 sows• 2010 (YR3): Pig co-op
grown to 50+ sows, providing for 100% of families fostering orphans
• Solved piglet marketing challenges through interconnection with MVCC
CASE STUDY: Idweli Village • In 2005, small business co-ops
were started for families caring for most vulnerable children
• Co-ops expanded and now over 75 guardians are caring for vulnerable children
• In 2010, the village self-initiated a new maize milling co-op.
CASE STUDY: Meet Alici• Alici lives in Idweli Village
and cares for six most vulnerable children
• In 2005, Alici joined the potato co-op in and became a successful potato farmer.
• By 2010, Alici started five more businesses:
- breakfast stand- tailoring- cell phone cards sales- small pharmacy- charcoal sales
CASE STUDY: Meet Granny Witness
Granny Witness and her grown daughter care for nine most vulnerable children
• In 2005, Granny Witness joined a pig co-op
• By 2010, Granny Witness⁻ built a new concrete house
with a tin roof⁻ built a small pub and two
retail shops⁻ helped get all of her children
into school, including one into private boarding school
AFRICA BRIDGE ADDRESSES THEWhole Child, Whole Family, Whole Village
Income Generation
+
Economically Viable
Host Families
Improved Environme
nt+
Infrastructure
Education for All
Children
Improved Healthcare & Access
Community Developme
nt+
Care System for Children
5 Years
Sustainable programs foster self-relianceand independence
Questions & Comments
• Mpombo Ward includes five villages and a total population of 9,000 residents
• Number of vulnerable children: > 50%
• Average income: $0.70/day
• No running water, no medical services, some electricity, dirt roads
• Very limited social services, legal services, or support for orphaned children Become a stakeholder in the future
of a village and its children
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
Villages Helping Villages
• Build capacity
• Increase family incomes
• Enhance and provide access to healthcare
• Improve infrastructure
• Improve education and literacy
• Empower women
Your investment catalyzes a sustainable
system of care for orphaned and
vulnerable children
HOW TO CATALYZE CHANGE:
Make a Social Investment
• Donate one dollar per day: $1 = 4 quarters or 10 dimes or 20 nickels
• Join together with 49 others in your community who agree to donate $1/day
• Sustain your support for five years
• Transform the lives of children, families, and an entire village in Tanzania
• 50 people x $1/day x 5 years = $91,250
HOW DO I START INVESTING? Pocket Change Makes Change
CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS:Create a living legacy that will last many lifetimes
THIS IS MY VILLAGE
LET YOUR LIFE BE CHANGED: Children are our greatest teachers and tour guides
WITH GRATITUDE