Overview of Activities and Future Plans

The following is the outline of a document we hope to complete in the near future providing further details on Hope's activities and out future plans from immediate needs to our long-term vision for the organisation.


I – INTRODUCTION

“To give hope to those who have none” To create a caring Christian environment to ensure the long term future of our children and the community.”

Hope Foundation is a faith based charity which provides care for 28 orphaned or disadvantaged children, a pre school education for 45 3-6 year olds and an outreach programme for up to 120 people who are sick or suffering from HIV/AIDS.

Hope Foundation began in 2002 when Pastor Mrina and his wife began the orphanage, taking in 5 children between the ages of 3 – 10, since then the orphanage has grown and they now care for 28 orphaned or disadvantaged children between the ages of 3 - 18.

The Hope Foundation also began to run an outreach programme for widows of HIV/AIDS and those sick or suffering with other illnesses. When starting the outreach programme no one was aware of how to take care of HIV/AIDS sufferers. The Hope Foundation, though conferences and community outreach programs aims to help those suffering from HIV/AIDS and to raise awareness of the issue in the wider community.

Hope also is involved in the establishment and running of the two schools in the village. A pre-school for under sixes catering for 60 local children and a growing English medium primary school for 90 children between the ages of 6 and 9. Hope is aided in this project by an Australian charity with offices in Arusha.

II - OVERVIEW THE HOPE FOUNDATION

(a) Orphanage

a. Description

• 28 children between the ages of 5 and 14.

• A number of adolescents/ young adults Hope is helping to establish in life
• 2 dorms (boys and girls)
• cooking area
• Dining hall
• Toilet

b. Current ‘Income’
• Chicken project
• Pig breeding
• Small vegetable garden
• Stone quarrying


(B) Schools
a. Pre-School
• 60 children (4-6 years old)
• 2 teachers, 2 volunteers
• Currently housed in rented building close to the orphanage.

b. Primary School
• 60 children (6-9 years old)
• 3 classes (Kindergarten 1 and 2, Standard 1)
• 4 teachers, 1 director (Lilian Sabuni)
• 2 classrooms, 1 converted office, toilets, sports grounds
• All students currently sponsored by Australian donors through Immara.

(C) Community Outreach Programmes

a. Home Visits
• Elderly and sick people (house bound) in the community.
• Up to 90 people in the area are visited by members of Hope.
• Hope provides medical, material support as resources allow.
• Hope provides pastoral and emotional support and counseling.

b. Self-Sufficiency Programmes
• 20 needy families in the wider locality (widows, grandparents caring for children etc.)
• Aims at providing a sustainable future for these people by setting up small projects capable of generating future income e.g. pig-breeding, chicken breeding, cows etc.

c. ‘Hope Day’
• Monthly activity day for local needy children.
• Provides continual charitable aid such as school materials, books, uniforms, medication, clinic visits.
• Also emotional and pastoral care, prayers, singing, games and playing with other children.



d. Community Education Programmes
• Mixture of conferences and talks/lectures recent examples include the Women’s Conference (9th -13th of November 2009) and the upcoming Youth Conference (19th of December 2009). Visits by doctors from nearby hospitals to talk to the local community about the risks and means of treating HIV/AIDS.
• Topics include HIV/AIDS and wider health related issues in addition to broader development issues e.g. sustainable farming and small business management.

III – FUTURE PLANS

(A) SHORT TERM (Immediate Need)

a. Improving the infrastructure of the orphanage.

• Installing Electricity (2, 500,000 Tsh)
• Purchase of an Industrial Cooker (900,000 Tsh)
• Purchase of Furniture for new dining room (500, 000 Tsh)

b. Ongoing support for Children

• Food, clothing, school supplies etc (50,000 Tsh/child/month)


(B) MEDIUM TERM (6-12 month)

a. Expanding Orphanage

• New Building (Guest House). Land and labour provided, material costs to be confirmed (TBC)

b. Increase Livestock for Orphanage

• Increase the livestock from the current single (pregnant) cow to a futher 2 or 3 in order to provide milk and other dairy products for the children to increase nutrients and minerals in their diet (important for development)

c. Construction of a new classroom in the Primary School

• The current S1 class will become a new S2 class and will require a new classroom (13, 000, 000 Tsh)
• Currently in discussions with Imarra regarding possible funding.


d. Sponsorship for 30 new children in the Primary School.
• 30 6-year-olds, currently in the pre-school will be moving to the primary school in the New Year and will require sponsorship (estimated 550,000 Tsh/pupil/year. Covers all costs including school materials, uniform, food, teacher salaries etc.)


(C) LONG TERM

a. New Compound

• 2 and a ½ acres (15, 000, 000 Tsh)
• Ideal location and topography (a good sized site of flat land suitable for building is rare in the area)
• Currently available from a local farmer
• Will include;
o A larger orphanage for up to 70 (older) children in addition to the current facilities for 30 (younger) children .
o A Staff house for permanent and visiting staff (volunteers)
o A vocational training school to enable the young people to learn a trade and transition out of the program.
o A pre-school building designed to replace the current, rented accommodation.
o Will run a QT program from the vocational school in order to provide adult educational facilities to the local community and generate income for the Foundation.

b. Ongoing Sponsorship for Children

• Every year 30 new children enter the primary school and will require sponsorship (currently estimated at 550,000 Tsh/pupil/year)

c. Ongoing extension of primary school

• Current facilities only allow the school to teach up to Standard 1 (7-8 years old). As the current children grow older, the school will require a new class room and teacher in order to continue the children’s education up to standard 7. (13,000,000 Tsh/year for 6 years).