Hi! My name is Florence, and I’m writing to you from Iringa, Tanzania, where I proudly serve as the Project Coordinator for the Children’s Farm Project, a beautiful initiative designed to awaken the love of farming among children.

Growing up, farming was treated as punishment. I still remember being sent to weed school gardens or clean animal barns whenever I misbehaved. Back then, I hated farming, and so did many of my classmates. It was seen as a "low-level job," something people were told to do only if they failed at everything else.

But today, I know better. Farming is one of the most important careers in the world. It feeds nations. It builds futures. I just wish someone had told me that as a child. Maybe we’d have hundreds more passionate farmers today, maybe we would have more food in our empty tummies. That’s why I’m committed to helping children see agriculture differently, to see it with pride and excitement.

ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S FARM

Thanks to the generous support of donors from Europe, the USA, and Tanzania, we proudly completed the Children’s Farm in 2024. In just our first year, over 700 children visited the facility, learning how to plant, grow, harvest crops, and care for animals. It’s been incredibly moving to watch young minds light up with curiosity and confidence as they connect with the land.

To make the program more accessible, we now have a school bus transporting children from nearby schools. But while the vision is strong, our biggest challenge is sustainability, how do we keep this dream alive and growing?

That’s where this campaign comes in. By building a chicken farm, we can generate steady income through daily egg sales, helping to fund farm visits for children and keep the program running independently.

And this is just the beginning.

WHY WE’RE BUILDING A CHICKEN FARM

To keep the Children’s Farm running independently, we’ve launched a new initiative: building a chicken farm to raise egg layers and chicks. This farm will provide:

The construction of our first chicken house (for raising chicks) is already 80% complete, but we need your help to finish it, and then build the next unit for keeping egg layers ready to start laying eggs.

THE CHICKEN HOUSE PROJECT PHASE 01: HOW YOUR DONATION WILL HELP

Your generous support will go directly toward completing construction and launching our income-generating chicken farm, which will help sustain the Children’s Farm for years to come.

Specifically, your donation will help us:

We are fully committed to transparency and impact. You’ll receive regular updates with photos, videos, and stories directly from the farm, because you're not just donating, you're becoming part of this journey to raise a generation of young African farmers.

THE IMPACT: A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR CHILDREN

This is more than just a chicken house. It’s a long-term solution to keep the Children’s Farm alive and thriving. Your support will help us:

Together, we can give children the tools, and the wings to build better futures.

REWARD TIERS: Thank You for Being Part of This Journey.

$20 - $49: "Feather Friend"

A heartfelt thank-you email with a photo of one of our chicks and a virtual high-five from the Children’s farm team.

$50 – $99: "Eggcellent Supporter"

You’ll receive a personalized thank-you video from the Children’s Farm team.

$100 –$249: "Chicken Champion"

A digital certificate recognizing you as an official supporter of the Chicken Farm Project.

$250 – $999: "Future Farmer Sponsor"

Your name will be added to our “Wall of Gratitude” at the Children’s Farm + any of the rewards above.

$1000 – $4999: "Golden Egg Donor"

A printed thank-you card with a drawing from one of the children, and a handmade Tanzanian craft mailed to you (where possible), + any of the above reward. OR Naming rights for a section of the chicken house.

$5000+ – "Founding Farmer"

Your name (or organization’s name) will appear on a commemorative plaque at the chicken house + a spotlight thank-you on our platforms/a handmade Tanzanian craft + any of the above rewards.

JOIN US TODAY

Every donation, no matter the size, brings us closer to a future where farming is a dream, not a punishment. Help us finish the chicken house. Help us sustain the Children's Farm. Help us shape the next generation of proud Tanzanian farmers.

Thank you for believing in this dream.

Florence

Project Coordinator, Children’s Farm Project