You can read more about our goals in the Newsletter section of this website.

 I just wanted to give you a quick bird’s eye view of things at this point in time.  We have reached a point of maturity in our organization, as we begin our 7^th year of operation in late 2011.

 We have turned the corner in many ways.  We have stabilized our operating plans over this time, and continue to grow at a swift pace!  In addition to our home office here in Osseo, Minnesota, our board approved the opening of our branch office in Dodoma, Tanzania in mid 2007, (this is known as an NGO – Non-Governmental Organization in Tanzania).  The poor villages we support, surround this central Tanzania city.  We have 3 wonderful people from that area working on our behalf, operating out of this office.  Our growth has already forced us to double the size of our initial office of about 120 square feet, to about 265 feet.  Three years ago, we purchased a used 1995 Mitsubishi Pajero SUV type vehicle, which our people now use to get from village to village.  Once a year – every September – we go to Dodoma and spend time there, and the surrounding village area, reviewing what has been accomplished in the past year, and developing plans for what we will be doing in the next 12 month period.  The plans are then brought to our annual board meeting in late October where they are discussed and modified for final board approval, along with a budget for the coming year.

 We are at a pace now, where we have 2 fund drives each year, to support program needs.   We were certified in early 2008 by the Charities Review Council after meeting all 16 different accountability standards for credible non-profits on a continuing basis.  We have just been recertified in 2011 for meeting all 27 of their updated list of accountability standards.  You can find out more about this by clicking on their seal just below.