Uhuru Watoto Project
The Uhuru Watoro Project is a 501 (c) (3) organization based in Dade City, Florida, USA. Their mission is to share God`s love by providing education, clothing, food and shelter for girls in the Dodoma region of Tanzania. They were founded on June 1, 2015 by Jill Finnerty Ricardo, Fr. Emmanuel Ndechihiro and Fr. Edwin Palka. As of 2019, they have 30 girls attending school at St. Clara's Catholic School in Mlali, Tanzania as well as four boys who attend the Boy's Seminary in Bihawana. They have received the support and blessings of the Archbishop of Dodoma, the Most Reverend Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. and the Bishop of St. Petersburg, Most Reverend Gregory Parkes. The organization is made up entirely of volunteers and donors. Kiefer Jewelers proudly sponsors a student per year which covers tuition, room & board, uniforms, books and supplies.
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