Tamu Orphans Support Fund

They are required to go to school (fully supported by TOSF) and receive health care as required or needed at a local clinic and hospital. TOSF works closely with the local health care providers and pays for any services which supported children need. After seven years we want to share with our friends and acquaintances the accomplishments even a small group of supporters can affect. We hope that this page will encourage you to follow our progress and join us in improving the lives of Tamu children and their village one child at a time; one family at a time. So much is needed but if each of us contributes only a small amount, we can make a difference. Our support group over the past seven years has grown from nine to over 300. Our accomplishments include:

- Tamu now has a new source of fresh water. A new well was successfully drilled and supplies fresh water to any villager who is in need. The well is equipped with an electric and a manual pump and is monitored for water quality on a regular basis.

- One of the main foster homes was recently wired for electrical service. Children staying in the foster homes throughout the village now are able to gather in the evening after dinner and study together under the supervision of supportive adults. Refrigeration permits the storage of perishables freeing up time for foster parents to devote to working with the children on other needs.

-One of our earliest supported children just entered College and receives a partial scholarship for tuition based upon his outstanding academic achievement in high school.

- A new fence provides security from outside predators for our gardens and chickens