Organization: FRIENDS OF MEALI INTERNATIONAL INC
Mission: FRIENDS OF MEALI INTERNATIONAL INC'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR TANZANIAN CHILDREN TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE HIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR GREATER LIFE OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ENHANCE CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AMERICAN AND TANZANIAN CHILDREN.
Activities: CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOPE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND BOYS, A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF ARUSHA, TANZANIA THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE SCHOOL OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2020 WITH 25 KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR ALL THREE OF THE RURAL PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS; MAJOR CAMPUS RENOVATIONS AND A SECURITY PERSON AT THE MEALI PRIMARY SCHOOL; A SECURITY FENCE AROUND THE LOSIRWA PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE COMPLETION OF THE STUDENT CENTER AT THE OLDEANI PRIMARY SCHOOL.
LUNCH AND SCHOLARSHIP AID TO STUDENTS IN AND GRADUATES FROM ALL THREE OF THE RURAL PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS: MEALI, LOSIRWA AND ODEANI. A TOTAL OF 1,800 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN (PRE-K TO 7) AND OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS HAVE SUBSIDIZED HIGHER EDUCATION FOR 425 OF THEM. TWO GRADUATES ARE NOW IN UNIVERSITY; ONE IS STUDYING MEDICINE AND THE OTHER STUDYING SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHING. TWO GRADUATES ARE IN ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL AND SIX ARE JUST BEGINNING STUDIES AT OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Education