Giving Day 2019

Today’s the day!  Join the Giving Day movement by coming together to support the mission of Africa Bridge.  There is no better time than now to step up and help children in Tanzania with a donation.

You can also shop online at amazonsmile.com.  Please select Africa Bridge as your charity of choice.  Next, you login to your Amazon account and begin shopping as you normally would knowing that every time you make a purchase through Amazon, you are empowering rural Tanzanian communities to protect, support and care for vulnerable children – at no cost to you!

You can also sign up for the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program at fredmeyer.com.  You can enroll by searching with the Africa Bridge account number, WT928 or by using our name “Africa Bridge.”

Enjoy Giving Day!  Thank you so very much!

 

Gala Live Auction Items

Join us at our annual fundraiser A Toast To Tanzania on Saturday, October 6, 2018. We are excited to host our event at the Multnomah Athletic Club from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Hear from Africa Bridge Founder and Purpose Prize Winner Barry Childs on his recent travels to Tanzania and program highlights. This year’s theme is “Brighter Futures For All”. With your help Africa Bridge can provide brighter futures for people in rural villages, providing opportunities for most vulnerable children and their guardians, village committees, and farming co-ops. Click hereto purchase tickets and be a part of the change.

Purchase Tickets 

Bid on amazing live auction items with the help of our personable auctioneer Michael Faith! Our packages this year are sure to excite! Raise your paddle high in the sky to bid on a week’s vacation to a luxurious villa for the stars in Mexico! Casa China Blanca, is an upscale, modern villa overlooking Banderas Bay.  Bid on a week’s stay in the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii. Spend your days on the beautiful beaches, and your nights at eating at luaus! Bid on a local package with world-class Oregon experiences that are fun for everyone. Bid on once in a life time Africa Bridge Travel Tour to Tanzania guided by our Founder Barry Childs. Visit the villages, meet the guardians, and play with the children; witness Africa Bridge’s impact first hand! These are just a few of the packages we are offering this year!  See all our exciting auction packages listed below!

 

Live Auction Packages

 

 

 

Cows Enhance Extracurricular Learning

                       Bugoba Secondary School students and headmistress feeding cows grass. 

 

There are eight schools in the Kisondela Ward that have cows onsite that students and faculty look after. This is our Cows For Kids program, in which Africa Bridge staff and partner agencies teach the children how to properly take care of the cows.

Children in the schools take great ownership of these cows; scheduling who will take care of them on weekends, feeding them, ect. Not only are the children learning about the responsibilities of taking care of an animal, they are learning life skills outside of the classroom setting that are teaching them time management, the importance of reliability, and how to raise cows.

Last week, Africa Bridge staff conducted follow-up vaccinations on all of the cows located at Kisondela Ward schools. Each school was taught deworming techniques and treatments for the cows, and encouraged to vaccinate every three months. The schools are also expecting to provide annual vaccination for diseases like anthrax, blackleg disease, and lumpy skin disease which starts from September to November each year. Empowerment Workers – community members trained to assist Africa Bridge in working with vulnerable children – and livestock officers will work collaboratively to ensure all schools are continuing to provide all required vaccines for their cows.