Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania Preserving the Past and Ensuring the Future Through Education

IEFT is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States, Tax ID #20-4408954.

IEFT is a registered non-governmental organization in the United Republic of Tanzania, NGO #01NGO/0638.

The Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT) is a non-profit community-collaborative organization that provides quality, affordable secondary education to under-served children in rural Tanzania. IEFT empowers children to positively transform their own lives, improve their communities and break the cycle of extreme poverty, while working to preserve their culture and traditions. IEFT uses a community-based approach with buy-in from families and the village.

Through the development of Orkeeswa Secondary School in the Monduli District of northern Tanzania, IEFT provides secondary education to children who have no hope of continuing their education past primary school. The opportunity to receive further education is the key to escaping extreme poverty for students and their families.

IEFT Beginnings:

Water for Orkeeswa:

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Look for IEFT events in your area this Fall. Times and dates TBA

October 2010:

Seattle, WA

Laguna Beach,CA

Fresno, CA

New York, NY

Boston, MA

Washington D.C.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT IEFT?

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July 2010: Engineers Without Borders returns to Orkeeswa to oversee construction of solar-energy system and second water tank

June 2010: IEFT begins its search for a third class of Orkeeswa students

April 2010: On April 14th, IEFT celebrates Orkeeswa's second anniversary

March 2010: Second Annual "A Night for African Education" in Chicago is a huge success

January 2010: Orkeeswa begins its second school year with 80 students

December 2009: IEFT raises $300,000 in 2009 for Orkeeswa Secondary School

October 2009: Engineers Without Borders finishes construction of Orkeeswa's 60,000-liter water tank

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"It really is a great school because it provides education to children who do not have parents and do not have the money to pay for school fees at other secondary schools in the area."

- Noisho'oki Meleta, Parent