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Review for Compassion Tanzania, Helena, MT, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

Compassion Tanzania is an organization with a simple purpose; to save the lives of some of the poorest people on Earth with clean drinking water and basic hygiene and sanitation education. They accomplish this by raising funds here at home, then partnering with the individual villages in Tanzania to see the wells drilled, fenced, maintained, and free for anyone to use along with providing basic education about water borne illness, carried by most of the ground water sources in the area, and easily preventable disease pathways that spread germs and illness among the people and kill many each year. Compassion Tanzania does this work with great integrity to assure that every dollar given and every dollar raised by volunteers goes directly to accomplish this work. No money is spent on administrative fees, or salaries, or travel expenses, or for any other purpose not related to getting clean water out of the ground and teaching people how to maximize the benefits of having a safe water source. I have personally worked with Compassion Tanzania for over two years now both in raising the funds and travelling to Tanzania to see a well drilled and help teach a basic hygiene and sanitation course. They are a wonderful and fun group of people to work with and are absolutely focused on seeing their goals accomplished.

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

The people served by Compassion Tanzania are truly among the poorest in the world. They have so little it is difficult to describe or even imagine. Many people, especially children, die each year in these areas from diseases which, in our culture, are easily preventable. The needs in Tanzania are great and many, but the villages with access to clean water just a basic education about disease prevention see an almost immediate increase in overall health.

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

Increase the scope of fundraising to include more areas and more avenues of finance.

Would you volunteer for this group again?

Definitely

For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?

A lot

Did the organization use your time wisely?

Quite well

Would you recommend this group to a friend?

Definitely

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2011

Role:  Volunteer & I have helped with fundraiser concerts, attended board meetings, and travelled to Tanzania to put in a well, inspect existing wells, and help teach and distribute the basic hygiene course.