Zion and Peace Homes
The largest projects the Olive Branch operates are our Zion and Peace Homes. In both homes, we care for over 65 children. Through our village outreach programs and Tanzanian Social Welfare, more children are constantly being placed with us. The reasons why children are placed with our homes vary; however, the most common include:
By providing children with a safe, loving environment, we are helping them reach their potential. The Olive Branch for Children is committed to ensuring the children and youth within our care receive the educational opportunities that will allow them to pursue their academic goals through to the post-secondary and/or technical college level. Moreover, we believe it is vital to prepare the children and youth at the Zion and Peace Homes for successful professional careers. Thus school fees, university fees, technical college fees, school transport, uniforms, stationery, and text-books are the biggest and most important annual expenses for The Olive Branch for Children. Securing regular funding for the education of our children and youth will not only help the most vulnerable gain a formidable voice within their communities, Tanzania and abroad, but will work towards closing the income gap between rural and urban populations.
- Girls who are in danger of being sold into early-childhood marriage
- Children with unfit or deceased parents, with no surviving family prepared to look after them
- Children achieving high academic standards who are unable to access the education deserved
- Children with long-term health needs including HIV, heart conditions, hearing impairment, etc.
By providing children with a safe, loving environment, we are helping them reach their potential. The Olive Branch for Children is committed to ensuring the children and youth within our care receive the educational opportunities that will allow them to pursue their academic goals through to the post-secondary and/or technical college level. Moreover, we believe it is vital to prepare the children and youth at the Zion and Peace Homes for successful professional careers. Thus school fees, university fees, technical college fees, school transport, uniforms, stationery, and text-books are the biggest and most important annual expenses for The Olive Branch for Children. Securing regular funding for the education of our children and youth will not only help the most vulnerable gain a formidable voice within their communities, Tanzania and abroad, but will work towards closing the income gap between rural and urban populations.
What makes our children's homes different?
TOBFC PROVIDES OVER 80 EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS PER ANNUM.
TOBFC ALSO SUPPORTS MORE THAN 30 CHILDREN WHO LIVE WITH THEIR SURVIVING FAMILIES,
ENABLING THEM TO ACCESS EDUCATION AND BETTER NUTRITION
TOBFC extends the support it gives to Zion and Peace Home children and youths to their surviving families and communities; including, but not limited to, constructing and repairing houses for surviving family members, paying medical costs for surviving family members and connecting our portfolio of programs to their home communities.
- We invest in high quality education
- We provide our youth with internship opportunities and connect them to the businesses in Mbeya for future employment opportunities
- We ensure our youth engage in post-secondary and/or technical college training
- We prioritize a loving, happy family environment
- We prioritize nurturing the relationships of our youth with their surviving family
- All youth in our care volunteer with the Olive Branch in their own communities
- All the essential staff of our homes are Tanzanian
- None of the operating costs of our homes are predicated on “voluntourism”
TOBFC PROVIDES OVER 80 EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS PER ANNUM.
TOBFC ALSO SUPPORTS MORE THAN 30 CHILDREN WHO LIVE WITH THEIR SURVIVING FAMILIES,
ENABLING THEM TO ACCESS EDUCATION AND BETTER NUTRITION
TOBFC extends the support it gives to Zion and Peace Home children and youths to their surviving families and communities; including, but not limited to, constructing and repairing houses for surviving family members, paying medical costs for surviving family members and connecting our portfolio of programs to their home communities.