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Hi! We’re Eduardo and Noelle Cedeno, and this winter we will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, to raise funds and awareness for a place close to our hearts: Neema Village, located in Arusha, Tanzania.
Neema Village is a Christ-centered rescue center for abandoned, orphaned, and at-risk babies. Neema provides love, shelter, nourishment, and medical care to the most vulnerable children. But Neema’s mission doesn’t stop there. It lifts up entire families and transforms communities through a wide range of powerful programs.
Here’s just a glimpse into the work Neema Village is doing:
• MAP (Mothers Against Poverty): Offers single mothers and women in crisis safe housing, business training, mentorship, and startup support to help them achieve economic independence.
• Rehabilitative Daycare: Neema offers a daytime program for children with disabilities, where they receive therapy and nurturing care. This gives mothers a safe, supportive place for their children while they go to work.
• Save the Mothers Program: A life-saving birthing seminar that trains women in safe delivery practices. In regions where maternal mortality is heartbreakingly high, this program is literally saving lives.
• Girls Informed for Tomorrow (GIFT): An empowerment initiative that provides teenage girls with education on reproductive health, gender-based violence, self-worth, and future planning—equipping the next generation of women to thrive.
• Soccer Outreach Program: Using the universal language of sport, Neema unites the local community through weekly soccer clinics, fostering community, discipline, and respect.
Why We’re Climbing:
Our goal is to raise $25,000—funds that will go directly to Neema Village to support these transformational programs. Every dollar you give helps provide:
• Infant formula, diapers, and medical care
• Business grants and housing for single mothers
• Physical and Occupational Therapy for children with special needs
• Training and resources for safe childbirth
• Empowerment seminars for girls
• Mentorship through sports
100% of your donation will go straight to Neema
How You Can Help:
1. *Donate* whatever you can—every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference.
2. *Share* this fundraiser with your friends and family!
3. *Support us* with your prayers and encouragement as we prepare, travel, and climb.
Please reach out to either of us if you have any questions or would like more information!
With deep gratitude,
Eduardo & Noelle Cedeno
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for Neema Village
2 Corinthians 3:4-5
"Such is the confidence we have toward God through Christ. Not that we are adequate in ourselves so as to consider anything as having come from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God."
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Noelle Cedeno
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Cypress, TX
Neema Village Tanzania, Inc.
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