THIS IS MY VILLAGE Trilogy at Redmond Ridge

PRESENTERSBarry Childs, FounderRebecca Channer, CEO

Tanzania

2010 POPULATION: 41.9 million

• Life expectancy: < 50 years (Source: UNDP)

• GDP per capita: $1,200; Tanzania ranks 199 out of 225 countries (Source: CIA)

• Population below int’l poverty line of US$1.25 per day: 88% (Source: UNDP)

• Estimated population living with HIV/AIDS: 1,400,000 (Source: UNAIDS)

• Students continuing to secondary education: < 20% (Source: UNICEF)

National Situation

• Average Income $0.70/day

• Very little infrastructure

• Minimal support services

• Orphaned children > 30%

• Village Culture:

CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN

Where We Work: RUNGWE VILLAGES

Tanzanian VillagersCANNOT SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS ALONE

How We Help:CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION• Empower and enable villages

to provide support services

• Empower and enable families to increase household income

Critical Components:• Most Vulnerable Children Committees (MVCCs):

Orphaned and vulnerable children need psychological, social and legal support. We form volunteer villagers into committees and give them extensive training on identifying vulnerable children, defining their needs and providing support on an individual basis.

• Income Generating Cooperatives (CO-OPs): Adults who care for vulnerable children often lack the income to provide for their increased family. We organize these families into income generating cooperatives, providing seed capital, technical training and at least two years of follow up support.

AFRICA BRIDGE: Our mission is to listen to Tanzanian children and empower their communities to protect, support and care for orphaned and vulnerable children through integrated sustainable development

MVCC

Co-Ops

Basic Health Access

Education Access

Access to EDUCATION

Access to

HEALTHCARE

HIV/AIDS

PREVENTION

Complementary Programs

Children Create The Vision• Community engagement

• Village master plan

• Most Vulnerable Children Committees

• Animal and agricultural cooperatives

• Microfinance

• Ongoing feedback and program evaluation

2010 RESEARCH STUDY RESULTS:

• 16 villages actively engaged • 16 MVCCs formed, provisioned and operating• 27 income generating co-ops are in operation

Co-op members were surveyed and report having sufficient food, clothing, shelter, education, and healthcare!

• 75% of co-op members are girls and women• 3,557 orphans and vulnerable children receive psychological,

social, paralegal and material interventions• 4,000+ school scholarships• 13 classrooms completed• 1 health clinic built• 20,000 trees planted

Africa Bridge Works!

Case Study: Ntandabala Co-op

• Samuel cares for three orphaned children

• Samuel joined the Ntandabala cow co-op in 2008; he received training, a quality cow and support

• Samuel’s household income tripled by 2010

Case Study: Idweli Village • In 2005, two co-ops

started for families caring for most vulnerable children

• Co-ops have expanded; 75 guardians are caring for vulnerable children

• Alici quickly became a successful potato farmer; by 2010 she had started five more businesses

AFRICA BRIDGE ADDRESSES THEWhole Child, Whole Family, Whole Village

Income Generation

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Economically Viable

Host Families

Improved Environme

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Infrastructure

Education for All

Children

Improved Healthcare & Access

Community Developme

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Care System for Children

5 Years

Sustainable programs foster self-relianceand independence

Questions & Comments

• Mpombo Ward includes five villages and a total population of 9,000 residents

• Number of vulnerable children: > 50%

• Average income: $0.70/day

• No running water, no medical services, some electricity, dirt roads

• Very limited social services, legal services, or support for orphaned children Become a stakeholder in the future

of a village and its children

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

Villages Helping Villages

• Build capacity

• Increase family incomes

• Enhance and provide access to healthcare

• Improve infrastructure

• Improve education and literacy

• Empower women

Your investment catalyzes a sustainable

system of care for orphaned and

vulnerable children

HOW TO CATALYZE CHANGE:

Make a Social Investment

• Donate one dollar per day: $1 = 4 quarters or 10 dimes or 20 nickels

• Join together with 49 others in your community who agree to donate $1/day

• Sustain your support for five years

• Transform the lives of children, families, and an entire village in Tanzania

• 50 people x $1/day x 5 years = $91,250

HOW DO I START INVESTING? Pocket Change Makes Change

CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS:Create a living legacy that will last many lifetimes

THIS IS MY VILLAGE

LET YOUR LIFE BE CHANGED: Children are our greatest teachers and tour guides

WITH GRATITUDE