Helping to End Global Poverty in Tanzania

This June I’m going to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro and volunteer in Tanzania. The volunteer project will be a group effort to build a chicken coop and fish pond for a school in a village with very limited financial resources.

Why a chicken coop and why build it over a pond? It's a sustainable approach to improving health of both nearby crops and the chicken eggs/fish, which are in turn sold to help the school earn its own income and support itself. The pond/coop design will also be used to demonstrate innovative, sustainable farming practices to other Babati community members.

Roadmonkey expedition members like me raise tax-deductible contributions to fund the work I'll be doing in this remote Tanzanian village, Babati, southwest of Mt. Kilimanjaro. These donations are securely held by Roadmonkey's non-profit partner on this expedition, a registered British charity called Livingstone Tanzania Trust. The money I raise goes toward buying the materials for our project.

Please consider making a contribution to my volunteer project in Babati, Tanzania. Any donation amount is welcome. You can do it online, securely, in three minutes by following the five simple steps below. Your contribution will help more primary school children remain in the classroom. Donations are 100-percent tax deductible and you will receive a letter from Omprakash confirming your donation.

Please also send a link to this post to those who may be interested in contributing to this project.

Thank you!!!!

HOW TO DONATE: 5 Easy Steps
1. Go to this Livingstone Tanzania Trust web page, which explains the volunteer project: www.livingstonetanzaniatrust.com/index.php?page=roadmonkey2010

2. On that page, click the orange donation link (https://omprakash.org/DonationForm?go=DonationForm&p=12) at the bottom of the page. DO NOT click the “donate now” button; it’s for UK donors only.

3. You're now on the Omprakash donation page; Omprakash is a registered 501(c)(3). Fill in the donation amount and billing information. Payments are accepted via credit card and transactions will securely processed through an encrypted connection.

4. At the bottom of the page is an optional "Notes" field -- please insert my name in this section for tracking purposes, as each trip participate has an individual fundraising goal. [You could insert something like, “Donation for Heather's June 2010 trip with Roadmonkey.”]

5. That's it! Please email ashley@omprakash.org to receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation.

Omprakash Foundation is a public, non-profit and tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of the United States tax code. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

About Livingstone Tanzania Trust
Livingstone Tanzania Trust is a growing charity that works with an impoverished rural community, working to improve education and general quality of life. Livingstone Tanzania Trust is a registered UK charity (registration No. 1119512) – to ensure all U.S. donations are tax deductible, a U.S. non-profit partner, Omprakash (a 501(c)(3) organization under the IRS tax code) will be accepting donations on the trust’s behalf. Omprakash essentially holds the donations in a legal, transparent way that allows American donors to receive a tax deduction.