Tanzania Ministry

Susan Carpenter

Affiliate

Tanzania Ministry

In Tanzania, 10-15% of the children never attend school; families who lack food cannot pay school fees. Also, they cannot pay for medical care; nor, sometimes, a roof over their heads. In this setting, in 2014, Ms. Susan Carpenter became the director of a wonderful pre-primary school. Whenever the school day was set to start, the children arrived an hour earlier!

When Susan left Tanzania in 2019, several of the most destitute families were unable to continue their children in school. So, with God’s help, she and her colleague, Mr. Sebastian Marwa, began a school sponsorship program. Today 20 students are sponsored through this ministry. Sebastian mentors students and families daily. Susan and Sebastian speak via telephone weekly, making decisions together. Susan has also been able to visit these students in Tanzania.

Ms. Jane Oberman visited Susan’s pre-primary school in Tanzania years ago. Later, the ministry happily became affiliated with The Oberman Foundation.

Today our students have graduated in these fields: engineering, auto mechanics, tailoring, and electricity. All of these youth are working now. Others study to become a lab technician, nurse, barber, and carpenter. Our younger children are enjoying primary or secondary school.

We also try to provide wholesome services: medical, food, counseling, spiritual life, and small business training. We have built three simple homes for families without. We provide field work opportunities for advanced students, and we help them to find jobs when they graduate. And gladly, we can sometimes bring the community together to celebrate!

Every gift and prayer from our beloved American friends is deeply appreciated! 100% of these funds go directly to our Tanzanian community for their schooling and basic needs. And we are always inspired by the steadfast dedication and effort of our beloved students.

One student, Grace, expresses it this way: “I feel deeply grateful ad honored to have the opportunity to study as a lab technician…Knowing that what I am studying will help doctors diagnose diseases and treat patients gives my studies great meaning and purpose… I promise to study hard, use my education wisely, and give back to my community in a meaningful way. Your generosity and support have changed my life…May God bless you abundantly for your love, generosity, and belief in me.”

Make a Donation

There are three ways to make a donation:

  1. Via a personal check by postal mail. Make it out to The Oberman Foundation. On the lower left line, write "Tanzania ministry."  Send it to Susan at her mailing address above.
  2. Via PayPal online. Use Susan Carpenter's name, email address or phone number to identify her.
  3. Via Venmo online. Use Susan Carpenter's name, phone number or user name @Susan-Carpenter-87 to identify her.

Thank you for your kind participation! No gift is too small and every gift will open good doors for our students.