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Supporting Tanzania’s Philanthropy

Students during the Pandemic By Sandra Vaughan
Grand Circle
Foundation Project
Manager, East Africa
An update—and a word of thanks

daily school supplies—all
of which make a world
of different to students. Le : Sandra shares
In Tanzania, the an update on the five
government requires schools we support
students to have basic in Tanzania.
items in order to attend
school, but does not fund
them. Children are sent
home from school if they
do not have a pencil.
In 2019, before the
world stopped traveling,
O.A.T. travelers gifted
$77,374 to support these
communities. In 2020, 140
travelers donated $22,692
hile Grand Circle Foundation
supports hundreds of communities as part of the $50,993 donated by Grand With the help of our
W throughout the world, Tanzania has Circle Foundation to support the schools. We travelers, students
always held a special place in the hearts of continued to deliver maps, pencils, and paper; like these have
O.A.T. travelers. The people from the Tarangire supported 35 scholarships; issued water filters; continued to receive
Maasai boma villages have welcomed us for provided every 7th grader a solar light so they school supplies
more than twenty years. Like all families could do their homework at night; and more. throughout the
around the world, Maasai villagers share Our most recent goal was to raise $50,000, pandemic.
the same dream that our children be happy, and Grand Circle Foundation pledged to
healthy, and hopeful. For many in these small match all donations up to $50,000. We invited
rural villages, the key to a better future is our travelers to join us. Within 48 hours,
through the education of boys and girls. we raised nearly $24,000—and our current
total, including matching funds from the
Many of you have visited one of the five Maasai Foundation, is $124,240. If you are interested
bomas in Tarangire and met Chief Lobulo, a in learning more
school leader, or me, the Foundation’s project Thank you to every one of you who generously about Grand Circle
manager. You brought pencils, pens and contributed. You’re helping thousands of Foundation, please
pads and/or made donations for clean water students and their families realize their visit our website.
and sanitation, solar lights, scholarships, dreams of a brighter future.
classrooms, menstruation necessities, and Learn More

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