The Strength of a People. The Power of Community

The Project

The story of Karatu Story Lodge & Children’s Home began in 2005, when two Dutch doctors were invited to a seminar in Tanzania.

Joris & Marise, moved by the experience, decided to organize other seminars and, more so, to help the community.

Hence, they started searching for a venue that could accommodate doctors and seminars.

Marise went back to Tanzania and started looking for land, she visited many villages and she remained impressed by the great number of children in the streets, without parents and with no one to take care of them.

The desire and the need to be fully self-sustainable led to the idea of “two hills, one goal”. The lodge would host doctors and tourists, using the profits to support the expenses of the children’s home.

In 2006, Joris and Marise created the Karatu Story Children’s Home Foundation in the Netherlands, seeking financial backers for the purchase of the land and the construction of the lodge. Today, the Foundation is still working hard to collect donations for school fees and invest in the sustainable farm of the Children’s Home, so they are more self supporting for their food.

Source

There are many different ways to support the people in this region or to make them happy.

Create

Paint, build or craft together with the children and help us turn the school into a brighter, more welcoming place to learn.

Teaching

Share your knowledge in the classroom and help the teachers with lessons, games and new teaching materials for the children.

Giving Time

Visit a family, play with the children or help on the farm: a few hours of your time can bring real joy to the community.

Love Life & Make a Difference

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