Monday 22nd March was World Water day. Sadly in Tanzania we were honouring 21 days mourning as we had just lost our President and so we headed out to Karatu on Weds. What a day. What a project. Did you know 800 million people still cannot access basic clean water? Did you know globally 4/5… Read more »
There’s a new kid on the block! Or rather, a new buck of a superior specimen who has just arrived and forms the centre of a new goat project in Jabulani Village. After several challenges due to Covid-19 and the lockdown, the community group was finally able to be established, and a two-year-old buck, since… Read more »
Since its completion in 2016, the water reservoir at Tigawasa Village has been giving positive impacts to the life of over 900 villagers and more than 200 students of Tigawasa school. Prior to the construction of the reservoir, the villagers had to queue up for two to three hours, sometimes since as early as 3:00… Read more »
The Australian bushfire crisis placed unprecedented demands on populations in areas of Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Communities on the front lines of affected areas had to contend with loss of life and property, repeated evacuations from their homes for several days at a time on multiple occasions, disruptions to essential… Read more »
Every day, we come across stories that tear our hearts out or make us sad—and some stories ignite such a passion within us, we are driven to find a way to help. My passion was ignited when a pride of 17 lions went on a killing spree in the Maasai village of Tarangire, Tanzania, killing… Read more »
In recognition of World Water Day for 2021, we reflect on the value of water, the benefits that boreholes bring, and all that Grand Circle Foundation has contributed to water needs in rural Zimbabwe. Water is life. We need it for numerous daily tasks, and for many, we can turn a faucet on and off… Read more »
2020 introduced new challenges and changes in daily living for all of us in the US, but can you imagine dealing with these challenges in Tanzania? If you’ve visited Tanzania with OAT, chances are you may have met Sandra Vaughan, who’s been the GCF project manager in East Africa for over 10 years. Despite a… Read more »
Grand Circle Foundation’s efforts to support women’s cooperatives worldwide A Message from Harriet Lewis Here in America, we sometimes take for granted the ability we have to make the choices that shape our future. In some cultures, women especially are prevented by tradition or circumstance from pursuing their dreams. As I reflect upon the meaning… Read more »
Investing in girls’ education benefits everyone—it strengthens economies and contributes to stable societies. Girls who receive education are less likely to marry young and are more likely to lift themselves and their families out of poverty; yet, globally, there are still nearly 130 million girls between the ages of 6 and 17 that are not… Read more »
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