trilogy this is my village presented by: barry childs & rebecca channer
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• Life expectancy: < 50 years (UNDP)
• GDP per capita: $1200; ranks 199 out of 225 countries (CIA)
• Population below international poverty line of US$1.25 per day: 88% (UNDP)
• Estimated HIV infection rate: 9% (UNICEF)
• Students continuing to secondary education: <20% (UNICEF)
National Situation
• Average Income $0.70
• No Infrastructure
• Minimal Support Services
• > 30% Orphaned Children• Village Culture Cares For
All Children
Rungwe Village Realities
A Sustainable Solution Enable:
Families to Increase Their Income
Villages to Provide Support Services
MVCC
Co-Ops
Basic Health Access
Primary Education Access
• Core Mission• MVCC• Co-Ops
• Complimentary Program
• Health Access• Education Access
Africa Bridge Program
Children Create The Vision• Community Engagement• Village Master Plan• Most Vulnerable
Children’s Committee • Animal & Agriculture
Cooperatives• Microfinance• Ongoing Feedback &
Program Management
Results 2010 Research Study:• 16 villages actively engaged • 16 Most Vulnerable Children’s committees formed, provisioned
and operating• 27 host family income generating cooperatives in operation
• Surveyed co-op members report having sufficient food, clothing, shelter, education, and healthcare
• 75% of cooperative members are girls & women• 3,557 orphans and vulnerable children receive psychological,
social, paralegal & material interventions• >4,000 school scholarships• 13 classrooms completed• 1 health clinic built• 20,000 trees planted
Africa Bridge Works!
Idweli Village Case Study• In 2005, two co-ops
started for families caring for 13% of vulnerable children
• Co-ops have expanded; over 50% of MVC cared for by families with increasing living standard
• Alici has recently started 6th business
Co-Op Case Study• Caring for three
orphans• Member of cow co-
operative; recently received cow, training, and ongoing support
• Family incomes increase 3 to 10 times by end of 2nd year
Addresses Whole Problem, Whole Child, Whole Village
Income Generation -Economically Viable Host
Families
Improved Environment
& Infrastructure
Education for All Children
Improved Healthcare &
Access
Community Development - Care System for Children 5
Years
Sustainable programs foster self-reliance and
independence
• Invest in a village and create a living legacy
• Join virtually with children & their villages in Tanzania– The children will
be your tour guides
How Can You Participate?
Invest in Safi and her village.
Invest in Safi and her village.
This is My Village!
Invest in Ndege and his village.
Invest in Ndege and his village.
• $25 per month gives 12 orphans a basic education
• $50 per month builds a roof on a health clinic (~$600)
• $100 per month provides HIV/AIDS peer education training
• $500 per month funds an income generating co-op (~$6000)
• Build an entire community by strengthening the village economy, education, healthcare and social welfare institutions
• $2,000 per month in 1st & 2nd years
• $1,000 per month in 3rd year • $500 per month in 4th & 5th years
Become a stakeholder in the future of a village and its children
This Is My Village!
• Capacity building• Increased income• Enhanced healthcare• Better infrastructure• Greater education &
literacy• Empowerment of
women• Sustenance of orphans &
caretakers• Sustainable communities
Social Return on Investment
Your investment goes a long way with Africa Bridge to improve quality of life for
children and villagers
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