Provide funding for the Stella Maris school

My name is Deirdre Manley, and I am fundraising for the Stella Maris Lodge, a nonprofit hotel in Kilimanjaro dedicated to funding the Stella Maris School for orphaned and vulnerable children.

The Lodge and the adjacent Stella Maris English-Medium Primary School were built by the people of the Mailisita in partnership with the Mailisita Foundation - a US-based orphan relief organization.

The income from the lodge goes exclusively to paying the teachers and buying food for the Children, repairs to the school and maintenance. The COVID pandemic largely decimated Global travel - the sole source of income for the school and lodges operation. This will help restore school funding levels, supplies, furniture, computers etc.

In October, a group of 14 women, men, and I will go to Kilimanjaro and stay in the lodge itself (10 will climb Mt Kilimanjaro - Africa s highest peak, along with staff from the Hotel). We will meet the children in the school and hope to be able to provide them with some much-needed supplies. If you can spare any donation, no matter how big or small. I will be flying there to hand over any funds raised directly to the lodge.

I really appreciate any help you can provide.