Art Building Children’s Dreams (UK), ABCDreams (UK)

At ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams (UK), we enable Tanzanian children to realize their dreams. Art Building Children’s Dreams (UK) is a small UK charity helping children in one village in northern Tanzania realize their dreams. The artworks that we help them create are sold at community events in the UK. The funds received are used in the village to support the children’s education and well being.

Our sister charitable organisation in Canada assists the children of another village, also in Northern Tanzania. Search ABCDreams Canada to see the extensive work they do in support of their children.

All the funds that we raise, plus your donations, help to support the orphans and otherwise vulnerable children. Donated funds help to support students’ tuition, school uniforms and hygiene products for the girls. We also raise funds from different sources for school infrastructure projects where these become necessary.

We now assist children mainly but not exclusively in secondary schools. Primary costs, including school uniforms and school lunch programmes, at approximately £30 annually per pupil, are more manageable for challenged families than secondary school costs, which amount to £60 or just over per student per year.

Education in Tanzania

Disproportionately large school populations affect most government schools in Tanzania. The current median age in Tanzania is just under 18 years! The government, therefore, struggles to provide adequate schooling, both in terms of classrooms and teachers. In one of our local schools, the pupil-teacher ratio is 1 to 70, often rising to 1 to 100! 2022-23 was a terrible year for test results nationwide due to the after-effects of the pandemic, of course.

Our Pledge

At ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams (UK), we enable Tanzanian children to realize their dreams. And, like your local supermarket, we drive down costs and maximise revenue for the children of our adopted villages of Lyamungo Sinde, Lyamungo Kati and Lyamungo Sere in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. Karibuni sana (You are all welcome)!

A Past School Uniform Project, Primary Level

Sponsorship

In the past, we supplied school uniforms at the primary level to all pupils but would like now to concentrate on secondary students. This cost can be as much as £45 per student, including shoes. Our (virtual) doors are open for those of you who would like to sponsor a child through their secondary education. Normally, about a third of students come from challenged families, many also as orphans living with grandparents. This cost becomes particularly acute when there is more than 1 attending!

At ABCDreams (UK) we are enabling Tanzanian children to realize their dreams. You can help. There is still time to donate if you so wish until 30th June, when the school year ends. Your donations will also help keep girls in school with our Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) project. See here for details.
Thank you. You may donate directly here or contact us for help here.