Tanzania Initiative of the Rotary Club of Windsor 1918

een sponsor and sponsored child.
• To improve the social determinants of health of individuals and communities.
• To make foster care within extended families a feasible alternative to orphanages.
• To assist in the strengthening of communities.
• To promote self sufficiency and self reliance.
• To empower through facilitation not direction. Objectives
• Find long term education sponsors for eligible students identified by SASCO.
• Develop a relationship between the sponsor and their sponsor children through the exchange of email, scrapbooks, phone calls, letters and the sharing of report cards.
• Work with SASCO and local government agencies towards making foster care within extended families a feasible alternative to orphanages through sustainable agriculture and income-generating projects.
• Assist the caregivers of sponsored students in the provision of consistent care and nourishment so that their complex needs are met and they can be successful at school.
• Assist vulnerable communities achieve their goals for effecting positive change in their physical and social environments.
• Fund raise to support the endeavors of the TZ Initiative. Our Story: It all began with "What's going to happen to Mary's Girls?"

In the summer of 2009, Julie Caron participated in a volunteer abroad program in the rural village of Boma Ng’ombe Tanzania, East Africa. She was placed in a small foster-home run by one of the most inspirational women she had ever met - Mary Massawe - a single mother of two girls and care-giver to 8 other orphaned or neglected girls she had taken into her home to feed, educate and love. Inspired by Mary’s passion and commitment to improving the lives of children living in precarious circumstances, Julie returned to Canada motivated to help Mary in her efforts. Less than two months after returning home, Julie received some very sad and shocking news from Tanzania. Mary had passed away from spinal meningitis as a complication of AIDS. Determined to keep Mary’s spirit alive Julie communicated with Timothy and Joyce, Mary’s siblings and together they took up Mary’s cause. Fundraising efforts were formalized through the creation of partner organizations, CWEF Tanzania in Canada and the Saidia Agriculture and Social Care Organization (SASCO) in Tanzania. Philosophy
Committed to finding long-term education sponsors for vulnerable children as identified by SASCO and local government agencies. Sponsorship provided until child has reached a self-designated end point in their educational careers. Children to remain in their home environment usually living with extended family or community members, but when warranted boarding school placements arranged. Children funded to attend high quality, English medium schools with proven track record of success. No religious affiliation. Provide the means for children to reach their full potential and achieve their dreams with the hope that our impact in their lives will inspire them to give back to their communities and initiate larger-scale, positive societal changes. Important to foster a connection between sponsor and sponsored child because it keeps sponsors engaged; committed and invested and provides the child with a positive role model, motivation to do well, and reinforces that someone cares about their education and is monitoring their progress. Outcomes
The benefits of education sponsorship are already visible. Our sponsored children are demonstrating improved academic performance, self-confidence, discipline and motivation. They are assuming positions of leadership in their schools and becoming agents of positive change in their communities. Education sponsorship has allowed some to escape the extreme hardships poverty, underage employment and forced marriage. PROJECTS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHI
In order for children to be able to study and perform well at school their basic needs like food and nutrition, clothing, shelter, and their physical and emotional well-being have to be fulfilled. Since the mandate of CWEF was limited to education, a partnership with the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) was established in order to be able to support initiatives outside of education such as projects focusing on clean water and sanitation, income generation, athletic and academic enrichment, and sustainable agriculture. These non-education projects were supported through the Tanzania Project of the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) as well as the Rotary Club of Toronto Skyline thereby fulfilling our entire mission of empowering vulnerable children and communities in Tanzania. Projects aimed at improving the social determinants of health have included:
The SASCO Community Learning and Resource Centre (2018)
Mosquito Nets and Solar Lamps (2016)
Kippera Water Project Phases 1 and 2 (2013, 2016)
HIV/Aids Education Seminars (2015)
Days for Girls Distribution (2015, 2016, 2018)
Majengo Kia Water Project (2015)
Isangha Water Collection Project (2014)
SASCO Van Income Generation Project (2014)
Athletic and Academic Competitions (2013-2015)
Sustainable Agriculture (2012-2017)
Bajaj Income Generation Project (2012, 2014)
Clean Water and Sanitation Seminars (2012)

CONSOLIDATION - THE TANZANIA INITIATIVE
When a structural reconfiguration of the CWEF was initiated early in 2018, CWEF Tanzania thought it timely to consolidate all initiatives under one organization - Rotary. Consequently, In March 2018, CWEF TZ ceased to exist. Education sponsors and supporters are to be assured that the education sponsorship program remains the same. The only difference being that the name of the charitable institution issuing receipts, and to which you will make your donations, will be the Rotary Club of Windsor Foundation Fund.