Two years ago, the International School of Florence
(ISF) established a philanthropic project to aide students in Moshi, one of the
poorest regions in Tanzania.
The Tanzania Project comprises over 60 middle and high school students in the
African country. The main objective is to help students by providing academic
opportunities so that they can become successful citizens of the world.
The project holds many fund-raising events, such as
biweekly bake sales, a wine tasting for school parents, faculty and staff,
raffles and auctions. The project also accepts cash donations. In the 2008/2009
school year, ISF students raised over 17,000 euro, which was augmented by a
private donation of 30,000 euro.
The project spent the privately donated 30,000 euro on
higher education for 22 African scholars. They were carefully selected from a
group of students who have limited finances but are academically capable of pursuing
higher education.
With the other 17,000 euro, the project installed 10
new ceilings in classrooms at the Majengo Primary
School; built a kindergarten
playground; and supplied books, pens, rulers, stationary and other basic tools
that the school lacks. Because the majority of students who attend the primary
school cannot afford food on a daily basis, the project purchased daily
lunches, an annual 7-euro fee per student for the 155 lunches served during the
academic year. The remaining funds built a hostel in the nearby town, which
will be completed in October. In short, every cent of the money raised by ISF
students is spent directly in Tanzania.
The Tanzania Project gladly accepts donations in any
form, such as cash, donations of services or items that can be raffled or
auctioned, or a location for hosting an event.
Please contact Jana Krainova at j.krainova@isfitaly.org or Mike
Samuda at m.samuda@isfitaly.org. Your
assistance and generosity are greatly appreciated by the ISF community and
students in Tanzania.
