EDUCATION
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Outdoor kitchen for Robanda Secondary School – $19,000
The building for the outdoor kitchen is complete, but it still needs electricity, plumbing, bathroom fittings, and a water tank, not to mention tiles, paint, and windows to make it a proper facility.
SOIT SAMBU SECONDARY TEACHERS’ HOUSING - $99,000
For many, a beloved teacher is one of the most influential people in their life. Teachers inspire and nurture lifelong passions and give students the educational foundation that will open doors for a lifetime. In rural Tanzania, education is transformative for both students and the communities they live in, and without hardworking teachers, it’s simply not possible.
But at Soit Sambu Secondary School, 25 teachers and 7 staff members are sharing already-cramped housing intended for 9. Teachers are forced to share single rooms, communal living spaces have been turned into bedrooms out of necessity, and privacy is nonexistent. We can now start to alleviate the overcrowded teacher housing situation with TWO new teachers' houses, thanks to the many supporters who donated to this project.
3 classrooms, a computer room and administrative office at Robanda Primary School – $57,000 Funded by Brian McDonald
6 classrooms at Sukenya Primary - $68,000 Partially funded by the Drollinger Family Charitable Foundation
SPECIAL MEMORIAL PROJECT - Christopher Halloran
School at Orkuyene
Chris Halloran was an investment banker turned professional photographer, and a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Dodge School of Film at Chapman University. Chris believed in education for all, and that belief, combined with his deep and abiding love for Africa, led to the concept of the Christopher Halloran School. Focus on Tanzanian Communities has partnered with a circle of Chris’s friends and family, led by his sister Catherine, to build the Christopher Halloran School in Orkuyene, Tanzania, just outside the Serengeti near the border of Kenya. The school now provides classrooms, housing for teachers, a well and water supply, sanitary latrines for students and teachers, an office for teachers, a kitchen, and a dining hall that serves the school as well as the greater community. The school continues to grow and so do the needs of the students and teachers. An 80-person dormitory for girls is under construction, and fundraising efforts for a boy’s dormitory are now underway.
Chris passed away from a rare form of melanoma in 2015, but his legacy will live on via this school. We hope you will join us in honoring Chris and his love of life, education, and Tanzania.
Cost of the boys dormitory and furnishings is $110,000. For online donations, please note in the “Comments” section that your gift is for the Christopher Halloran fund.
Click here to see a list of friends and family who generously donated in Chris' memory.