WHO WE ARE
Kilimanjaro Childlight Foundation (KCF) is a non-governmental organization working to improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable children in Tanzania. We assist children who live in poverty and are unable to receive proper education and health services. KCF’s community outreach projects strive to improve the lives of Tanzania’s children by providing them with proper clothing, nourishment, education and medical care. We also work to improve the living conditions of vulnerable children by renovating local schools, orphanages, and houses to ensure they live happy, healthy, and productive lives.
KCF was founded in 2014, and was originally called the Kilimanjaro Community Support Foundation (KCSF). Due to the Tanzania registration act of 5/5/2015 we officially changed our name to the Kilimanjaro Childlight Foundation. We are officially licensed and recognized as a Non-Governmental Organization by the United Republic of Tanzania our registration number is 00NGO/00007950.
Our mission is to provide a brighter future to disadvantaged and vulnerable children.
Our vision is for all children to have a bright and hopeful future.
FRANK GEORGE
PRINCIPAL FOUNDEROUR TEAM
ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Provide quality primary education to vulnerable children and ensure they have adequate resources.
- Promote the welfare of children by assisting vulnerable families and establishing incoming generating activities.
- Improve living and learning environments by renovating and rebuilding schools, orphanages, and community buildings.
- Promote health education and improve access to healthcare for disadvantaged children.
PROJECTS
1. Community Outreach
Our community outreach project aim to offer care and support to families living in extreme poverty. We assist the families of some of the most vulnerable children in Tanzania. We tackle food insecurity and poverty by providing food, clothes and other necessities where needed. We aim to empower families by promoting and establishing income generating activities to ensure their basic needs can be met.
2. Education
Every child deserves an education, yet not every child gets that opportunity. Our education projects give children who come from poor families the chance to go to school and learn. Many vulnerable children are unable to attend school due to extreme poverty so we provide them with school supplies and uniforms to ensure they receive a primary level education. We also aim to improve the quality of education and ensure schools have adequate resources
3. Health
Our health projects aim to improve the health of vulnerable children in Tanzania. We assist vulnerable families by providing healthcare to their children and contributing to their medical bills. We aim to promote health education and awareness to improve health and hygiene standards and prevent water borne diseases, malnutrition, malaria and HIV/AIDS.
4. Community Volunteering
We work with international and local volunteers to improve the lives of vulnerable children in Tanzania. Our Future Light volunteering projects aim to rebuild, repair and renovate houses, toilets, schools and community buildings providing a better learning and living environment for Tanzania’s children. Volunteers also assist with community outreach, improving education and health and hygiene awareness.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
At KCF, we understand that certain “charitable” organizations in our area have earned a bad reputation for the misuse of funds. That is why we firmly believe in full transparency, making sure every dollar we receive is effectively utilized in the best interest of the children and communities we are helping, while providing our donors and volunteers with up-to-date information on how donations are spent, and the positive impacts they are having.
