Presentation Fransalian Organization for Social Transformation, Education and Renewal Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, Fransalians

Summary FOSTER -St. Francis de Sales Children’s Home -St. Francis de Sales Mission School -Fransalian Furaha Project for the Blind (Simba Clay) Presentation of the future plans –S–S–S–St. Francis de Sales Girls Home –S–S–S–St. Francis de Sales Secondary School

Introduction Where is S.F.S. Children’s Home situated? Where is S.F.S. Children’s Home situated? TANZANIA

Introduction Tabora Tabora –Junction of railways –700 to 1000 children live on the streets 50% orphans 50% orphans 30% abandoned 30% abandoned 20% run away 20% run away

Introduction Introduction Main causes of becoming homeless –Parents died of AIDS –Children are not accepted by new husband –Ran away due to poor living conditions

Introduction Consequences and risks Consequences and risks –Few children attend school –Development of Tabora endangered –Easy target for criminal activities

Introduction Foundation of S.F.S. Children’ Home Foundation of S.F.S. Children’ Home –Openend in August 2002 –Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (Fransalians) –Only project of its kind in Tabora Region

Our Mission 1. Children’s Rehabilitation Centre 1. Children’s Rehabilitation Centre –Capacity of 34 children –Boys between 6 and 16 years old –Currently 34 children are residented

Our Mission They get all the basic needs They get all the basic needs –B–Bed –C–Clothes –F–Food –M–Medical Care

Our Mission They get public and private tuition They get public and private tuition –Public –Public tuition in the school –Private –Private tuition by our teachers

Our Mission They get a structured life They get a structured life Take Take care of their properties The The importance of hygiene

Our Mission They get responsibility They get responsibility Atask for everyone A responsability responsability for each

Our Mission Besides the Academic formation Besides the Academic formation We help them with Skill development We help them with Skill development

Training in Traditional and modern dances Training in Traditional and modern dances Our Mission

Training in Music Training in Music

Our Mission Training in Acrobatics Training in Acrobatics

Our Mission Training in Sports and Arts Training in Sports and Arts

Our Mission Recreation and Relaxation for mental growth Recreation and Relaxation for mental growth

Our Mission Growing up with the Nature Growing up with the Nature

Our Mission We help them to further their studies We help them to further their studies five in Secondary School and two study in the Vocational School five in Secondary School and two study in the Vocational School

Our Mission 2. Drop-In Centre 2. Drop-In Centre –They are too young to attend school –Everyday 35 children –From the Lepers’ colony

Our Mission Drop-In Centre Drop-In Centre Orphan and stree children daily welcome in our home –They get tuition –They get food –They get a bath –They get medical help

Our Mission 3. The Village Sponsoring Programme 3. The Village Sponsoring Programme –120 children supported to go to school –3 Villages of Tabora –Igambilio, Itaga and Ipuli

Our Mission We help orphan children of the local schools We help orphan children of the local schools Itaga: Itaga: 40 children Ipuli: Ipuli: 20 children Igambilio: Igambilio: 60 children

Our Mission We register all needy children We register all needy children –Orphans –Orphans whose parents died of AIDS –Sick –Sick or criple parents –Single –Single parent children without the means

Our Mission We verify their situation We verify their situation –After –After that, we provide them with: school school uniforms, notebooks, notebooks, pens, pencils Food Food and medicine

Our Mission 4. Awareness making and Self-development programme 4. Awareness making and Self-development programme –We arrange anti HIV/AIDS seminars –We advocate child rights specially focusing on the female children –We promote the role and duties of a child in its family and in society

Our Mission St. Francis Mission School St. Francis Mission School A dream becomes reality A dream becomes reality –a primary school for the poor and the needy poor and the needy –Began on 2006 with 300 kids and 20 staff kids and 20 staff -Today there are over 450 -children

Our Mission St. Francis de Sales Mission School The Motto of the School "Love, Knowledge, Service” The Motto of the School "Love, Knowledge, Service”

St. Francis de Sales Mission School A School with a Mission

St. Francis de Sales Mission School A School with Quality

St. Francis de Sales Mission School A School with a Vision

St. Francis de Sales Mission School Children of Pre primary and Primary School Children of Pre primary and Primary School

St. Francis de Sales Mission School Children of Pre- primary and Primary School Children of Pre- primary and Primary School

St. Francis de Sales Mission School Children of Pre-primary and Primary School Children of Pre-primary and Primary School

Still to Go..... Description of the problem Description of the problem –We need to build more class rooms Staff quarters are needed rooms Staff quarters are needed

SFS Girls’ Home To provide a safe living environment for orphans and underprivileged girls. To meet these girls’ most basic needs of shelter, food, clothing, and health care.

SFS Girls’ Home To stimulate the intellectual development of orphan girls. To provide council and assist the girls with emotional support.

SFS Girls’ Home Five dormitories with 100 orphan girls and 5 staff members Five dormitories with 100 orphan girls and 5 staff members Refectory, Kitchen, Toilets and Bathrooms Refectory, Kitchen, Toilets and Bathrooms Total expenses estimated 85,000 Euros Total expenses estimated 85,000 Euros

SFS Secondary School Why? Why? –Many children are sent to big cities, hunderds of kilometers away from Tabora –Many children do not return to Tabora later because of the poor situation in Tabora –More than 1000 children, every year, in Tabora alone can not attend secondary school because of lack schools

SFS Secondary School Tabora will be assisted greatly again Tabora will be assisted greatly again –More people will be employed –It will help more unprivilaged children to value education –It will attract other children of Tanzania to attend this school

SFS Secondary School What? What? –A secondary school with a sports ground –With a capacity of 600 children –Two dormitories (for boys and girls) With a capacity of 150 children each –Two staff quarters and an administrative block

SFS Secondary School Foundation stone to be laid: February 2009 School begins: January 2011

Thank You! We like to thank you for your interest and support We like to thank you for your interest and support FOSTER Fransalian Organization for Social Transoformation, Education and Renewal