CHILD-SCHOOL-SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM (CSS)

Sponsoring a child in Terrawatu’s CSS program changes a child's education for the better. Through the payment of school fees, private tuition, and buying uniforms and books, child sponsorship enables a child to attend school and prepare effectively for examinations. Education is one path to success. When a child is sponsored a whole community is helped.

Imagine the effect if just one child goes on to become a professional or skilled person as a direct consequence of sponsorship. The one child, once an adult, will have a beneficial influence on his/her own family, and as a result, so will the extended family, and eventually the immediate local community in which that family resides. This is a mushroom effect. It is an extremely powerful way of achieving social change.

This was how Terrawatu’s Child-School-Sponsorship (CSS) Program flourished.

We worked directly in Tanzania with teachers at Natema and Olchoki Primary School to identify promising female students at either the Standard 5 or 6 level (Grade 5 or 6).

Sponsors made a 7-year committment to the program. This long-term commitment was important for the goal of having more girls in Tanzania COMPLETE secondary school. Increasing the education level of women decreases family size, creating families that are relatively more financially secure.

This program is currently coming to an end. We thank all of those involved, especially the sponsors themselves who are honoring their 7-year committment to the program.

For those still interested in supporting the education of Tanzanian children we invite and encourage you to support Terrawatu's other school projects. Your investment can encompass everything from building a classroom, providing school supplies, promoting environmental education and linking global classrooms. For further information please see our other programs or feel free to contact us at info@terrawatu.org.