04/01/2026
When we traveled to Tanzania in October to visit and work on our projects, we learned that new government regulations now require all orphanages to have separate toilets for boys and girls, as well as kitchens that are detached from living quarters. Many of the orphanages we support have been doing the best they can with limited resources—often sharing a single bathroom and cooking over a wood-burning fire pit. We knew we had to help.
Familia Ndani ya Familia Orphanage (“Family Within Family”), Hope Orphanage, and Jubilance Orphanage have an urgent need for upgraded kitchens and bathrooms. Collectively, these facilities serve nearly 100 children.
The estimated cost to construct two bathrooms and one kitchen at each orphanage is $10,000, for a total project goal of $30,000. While ambitious, this goal is achievable through a matching grant from the Kevin Myers Family Foundation. With this support, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar, reducing the required fundraising amount to $15,000. Contributions of any size will directly support essential supplies, including sanitation and cleaning materials. Donations may be made in honor or memory of an individual, with acknowledgments listed on our website.
In 2019, the Can You Give A Crap? campaign successfully funded toilet construction at NASA Nursery School. This year, we are again offering naming opportunities for bathroom stalls. A $500 donation allows donors to select a name to be displayed above a stall door.
Funds raised will also support Sara’s Kitchen, our program to build a kitchen with an attached dining hall at each orphanage—creating a safe, healthy place for meals and community.
We hope you can GIVE A CRAP and help us help children who have so very little. https://www.scottslegacy.com/can-you-give-a-crap
Asante Sana (Thank you very much).
