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BACKGROUND
Lying between Kenya and Mozambique and bordering the Indian Ocean in East Africa, Tanzania is a country crippled by poverty and widespread HIV/AIDS. Many children are orphaned or must care for ailing parents.
The goal of Orphans and Social Development Organisation (OSDO) – founded in July 2005 as a registered charity by Mr Francis Mwilafi – is to improve living standards in rural areas, focusing on children, especially orphans, and their education.
The Youth Off The Streets Overseas Relief Fund supports an orphanage managed by OSDO in Iringa. We plan to expand the orphanage’s capacity and increase funding for education and are investigating methods for pumping clean water into the local hospital.
Exciting new high school project commences!
In Kilolo region in Tanzania, there is only one high school providing an education for young people from 83 villages.Through a local well established charity, Orphans and Social Development Organisation (OSDO) Youth Off The Streets Overseas Relief Fund is supporting the building of another high school, to be called St James Kilolo High School. Initial enrolments will start at 100 students, and when completed, the high school will cater for a maximum of 900 boys and girls.The first stage of construction, out of a total of five stages, will be land clearing, foundations, four classrooms and a toilet block, at a total cost of approx.$45,000-. The next stage is the building of a library, hostel accomodation (one for girls and one for boys) and administration block, at a cost of about $89,000-. The first students will be orphans cared for by OSDO, then fee paying students will attend.
Land clearing has already started, and local labour is working hard to collect rocks and make bricks for the foundations.
We are proud to be associated with this outstanding project, which will give many more young people the opportunity for a high school education; increasing their opportunities for a brighter future.
 
Country Facts
 Tanzania Map
CAPITAL: Dodoma (official); Dar es Salaam (administrative)
LOCATION: Tanzania is a country on the east coast of Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south. To the east it borders the Indian Ocean.
AREA: 945,087 sq km
CLIMATE: Coastal Tanzania's rainy season falls from from March to May . Between June and September rainfall is sparse and temperatures are around 28°C.
POPULATION: 37.8 million (estimate)
RELIGION: 45% Christian, 40% Muslim, 15% indigenous beliefs
LANGUAGE: Swahili and English
NATURAL RESOURCES AND INDUSTRY: Tanzania is mountainous in the north-east, where Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, is situated. To the north and west are the Great Lakes of Lake Victoria (Africa's largest lake) and Lake Tanganyika (Africa's deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish). Central Tanzania comprises a large plateau, with plains and arable land. The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the island of Zanzibar lying just offshore.
The economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, which provides 85% of exports, and employs 90% of the workforce. Topography and climatic conditions limit cultivated crops to only 4% of the land area. Industry is mainly limited to processing agricultural products and light consumer goods
CURRENCY: Tanzanian shilling
CURRENT ISSUES: Coming Soon.
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