Mission Statement: The mission of Elimu Africa is to help support disadvantaged students in Africa by facilitating their pursuit of education, which is vital to combating the cycle of poverty, disease and abuse.
We are a small grassroots organization founded by a group of volunteers from the US, who have been touched by the beauty and the hardships of the people of Africa. We are currently focusing our efforts in Tanzania, East Africa. In Tanzania, school is not free and many families live on only $1.00-$2.00 a day and cannot afford to send their children to school. Our main objective is to help support educational opportunities for disadvantaged people so they can have access to education. The word “Elimu” means education in Swahili, the beautiful, rhythmic language of Tanzania. We have developed supportive relationships with educational institutions and schools in Tanzania which serve students with the highest level of need. We are very fortunate to have these relationships with compassionate and experienced educators in Tanzania who help us carry out our mission. Many Elimu Africa board members have made the trip to Tanzania and fallen in love with these very joyful and gracious people as well as the beauty of the landscape. At the same time, we have empathized with the many challenges they face in their lives due to lack of education and the ensuing poverty.
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We are excited to begin work with our new project, the Cheju Wisdom Center, located in beautiful Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa. To learn more about it, go to Current Events.
Dick McMorrow, Elimu Africa board member and co-founder has developed an inspiring video featuring the people of Africa and the students at SCEC.
To view the video showing the students at Second Chance Education Center (SCEC) click here.
After her trip to Tanzania in 2005, Kristy Blick, Elimu Africa chair and co-founder wrote a song called “Miss Africa” in honor of the beautiful girls and women of Africa. The song was produced and recorded by several of Kristy’s talented friends from Minnesota. The purpose of the song is to inspire the women and girls of Africa to stand up and feel proud of who they are and to pursue education and success in their lives. Kristy also hopes to raise overall awareness of the issue of gender equity in Africa.
To listen to “Miss Africa” and to order a copy of the CD, click here
Elimu Africa is a registered United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.