Our Projects in Madagascar Are in Great Need (Graphic Photo Warning)

Our Projects in Madagascar Are in Great Need (Graphic Photo Warning)

On October 7th, Operation Bootstrap Africa received an email from our contact person in Madagascar. He had informed us that five of our student in Madagascar had died, and that there hadn't been rain there in over a year. The photos he sent broke our hearts...

We knew we had to do something. The day after finding out, October 8th, we started planning a Lunch Program to be implemented at all 5 of our schools in Madagascar. We immediately sent the troubling news to the board of Directors, informing them that we planned to implement a lunch program as soon as possible.

On October 21st, we contacted our Board of Directors with the final plans for the lunch program. We held an emergency vote, and the board unanimously voted to approve.

The next day, the funds were sent to Madagascar. The supplies were purchased, and sent to the school.

The children have been fed. These are the first meals they have eaten in months. With your support this lunch program can go on throughout the drought, and ensure that the students are being fed at least once a day. 

Thank you.

 

World Food Day!

Today is World Food Day!

The children at Olchoki Primary School were leaving school early because meals were not provided for them. Their test scores were low, and morale even lower. Now that the children at Olchoki fill their bellies at lunch, they stay in school all day, laugh, and play. Take a look at the video to watch their journey.

For a mere 14 cents a day, you could feed a hungry student in need. That $52.00 a year could change a child’s life forever.

 

 

Congratulations Nursing Students!

Congratulations Nursing Students!

Tanzania has gained 11 new nurses! Here are this year's graduates from the ALMC School of Nursing. Your support has made this special day possible for them. Thank you to all of our donors for your continued support of the Nursing School!

Brand New School of Nursing Video

OBA has collaborated with a professional film maker to create a video highlighting the Arusha Lutheran Medical Center School of Nursing. In Tanzania, nurses are in short supply. Including doctors, nurses, midwives, and health aides, there are only 5 providers in Tanzania for every 10,000 people. In 2015, Operation Bootstrap Africa partnered with ALMC to start a nursing school which helps to fill some of this need. The ALMC School of Nursing provides 1, 2, and 3 year training programs for students pursuing degrees or certification in the fields of midwifery, community health, and nursing. OBA provides a scholarship fund for the ALMC School of Nursing which subsidizes the cost of tuition for all students, and creates greater access to healthcare education. Nurses trained here are bringing heart and hope to their country, and paving the way for women in the workplace. Click on the video above to learn more about this incredible program.