Excel Education Foundation

Excel Education Foundation (EEF) provides impoverished children with a pathway to public education by connecting them with sponsors form all over the world. We are always welcoming new volunteers and provide various volunteer opportunities for those who come to Tanzania to help support these children who cannot afford the cost of basic education. We believe that every child deserves a dream, and that education is the fuel for that dream. Our vision is for every child to have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential and participate in, and contribute to, all aspects of life. Our mission is to establish and sustain programs which support education to orphans and vulnerable children and impoverished families through establishing Fund and Income Generating Activities by networking and collaborating with local and international volunteers, development partners, Civil Society Organisations and Local Government. The Excel Education Foundation was founded in November 2013 by Sara Mponzi and Fatuma Kimaro, two local volunteer co-ordinators from Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. While visiting a nearby school on a volunteering project, Sara and Fatuma met Rose, a nine-year-old student at Shirimatunda Primary School. Her tattered uniform and mismatching shoes led them to speak with the headmaster of the school, who provided them with a list of students in a similar situation financially. They quickly realized that this was a real issue and were inspired to work to provide every child in the area, regardless of background with an equal opportunity in life. EEF began with just twelve primary school students, providing them with a school uniform and supplies, and paying their school fees. Since then, the organization has expanded, and now provides up to 70 children in Moshi in 10 schools with a pathway to public education, both primary and secondary and healthcare. We believe every child deserves a dream and education is the fuel to this dream.