Hello Friends and Family,

It's adventure time for the Fitzgeralds!! ... We are very excited to be heading to Africa to help build a dormatory for girls. We are hoping that you will consider donating to this cause and helping us to reach our goal to raise $4000. The details of the project are listed below. We understand that you receive requests ALL THE TIME .. so no pressure, but this is a great cause and we will be personally involved with some hands on work... so please consider and any amount will help! Thanks so much !!
John and Micaela




We are partnering with Awet Secondary School in Karatu, Tanzania to improve the quality of education Tanzania. We are raising money for a new girls dormitory. We need to raise $50,000.

Awet Secondary School is in Kimbia Ya Simba (Camp of Lions) in Karatu District. Many families want to send their children to Awet because it has the best test scores in Karatu District. For this reason it has 649 students (373 girls).

Awet needs a new girls' domritory because 8 students are currently sharing a room.

It is important that female secondary school students stay in dormitories. If girls stay at home they are under pressure to do household chores - cooking, fetching water, childcare etc. - at the neglect of their studies. If they live away from home in Kimbia Ya Simba they are at risk of harrassment by local men and boys. Dormitories, like the one for which I'm raising money, are very important!

Please help us reach our goal!