Project Child expands with addition of advocates

By:  Tim Neet, Project Child Director

For the first 20 years of our school in Karansi, Tanzania, we focused our attention on bringing education to under-resourced children and their families, plus developing a curriculum of creative problem solving that is transforming the educational processes.  Siha Leadership School is truly helping transform education throughout the district and all of Tanzania!

 Our intake of new students will always welcome the poorest of the poor, but as economic transformation occurs in the village, we are experiencing an increased financial sufficiency with medium-income families. It is our desire to serve a cross-section of the entire village while developing pathways for financial sustainability for SLS. 

 We also see the product of our work migrating beyond our SLS student graduates to include a critical thinking curriculum and instructional philosophy bringing benefit throughout the Siha District, eventually to include a STEM secondary school where the future leaders of Tanzania will one day learn.

 This presents an exciting new opportunity for even more Tanzanian children and U.S. families to walk together through life as “family” by becoming a Project Child Advocate!

 All students will be provided an international friend or family serving the role of advocate, petitioning on the child’s behalf before the Father and praying for their personal, educational and spiritual development.  To pray effectively for one another, advocates and students need to know and understand about each other and the culture in which they live.  These relationships are nurtured through letters, emails, Zoom calls and even home visits resulting in mutual benefit for all involved.  

The monthly gifts from Project Child help cover several critical gaps in funding of the school.  For example, the parental fees do not fully cover the overall incremental cost of a new student especially as we need to invest in training, equipping and mentoring our teachers and staff.  Not to mention the costs involved with doubling the size of the school and our goal to coach and mentoring some of the public school teachers. It is our prayer that each participant in Project Child will not only contribute and advocate for their child, but also for the SLS school and village as well.

 Advocates have the opportunity to support SLS and its ministry through a $49 per month contribution via our UboraTZ/SHEFO partnership.

Thank you for welcoming one more precious child of God into your hearts by becoming an advocate!

Visit:  https://uboratz.org/the-kids or for more information, contact timneet@uboratz.org