In January of this year, we were able to travel to Tanzania with some of our amazing donors. Along with us, was a professional photographer who documented the schools we visited, and really captured the beauty of the students in our programs. Enjoy the photos and email us if you would like to see more!
This photo is from an edition of the Dignity circa 1997! It looked a little different back then. We love to look back on our past and see how things have grown since then. If you would like a copy of the Spring 2020 edition of the Dignity, email admin@opportunitybuildsafrica.org your home address. We will get a copy to you ASAP!
We want to thank everyone who has sent a letter to our students in Tanzania. Letters are usually hand delivered to your students by OBA staff, but this year we are not able to enter Africa due to travel restrictions. COVID-19 has made it very difficult to send letters internationally, but we did successfully send the letters sent to us throughout the year.
If you have communication to send to your student and would like it delivered right away, feel free to email a copy to info@opportunitybuildsafrica.org. We will make sure to send your message to the headmaster of your student’s school, and email you their reply!
Wishing health and blessings on all of you.
-The OBA Team
Operation Bootstrap Africa wishes you a Happy Independence Day! In Tanzania, this public holiday is always celebrated on December 9th. It celebrates the end of British rule in Tanganyika in 1961. It is Tanzania’s National Day, a day when the Tanzanian people mark their independence with speeches, parades and flags.
Unfortunately, Operation Bootstrap will not be able to travel to Tanzania this year due to travel restrictions caused by COVID-19. We are going to be sending a package to Tanzania, and would love for you to send mail to our students! A lot of us have been cooped up inside with a lot of extra time on our hands, and writing a letter is a good way to fill that time! Our students love to read about us, and see pictures of our families. If you would like to write a letter to a student, please send your mail to the address posted below. We will ship all of the letters to the school directly. The girls are expected to come back to school soon, and it would be lovely for them all to have mail from the US waiting for them! If you would like a name to address your mail to, contact us at info@opportunitybuildsafrica.org
Address mail to:
5701 Kentucky Ave N
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55428
Thank you for supporting our African brothers and sisters!
Join us at the 20th annual Lakes Area Walk next Saturday, October 6th! The walk begins at 11am at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria, MN (registration begins at 10:30am). All are welcome!
This year we are raising funds to provide textbooks for students at the MaaSAE girls school in Tanzania. Up to 5 students share a single textbook. With your help we can give every student the tools they need to learn!