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Shields for Girls: Give a Rural Girl Her Ride to School
A girl in Tabora walks 15km to school every day and arrives too exhausted to learn.…
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SDG 5 · Gender Equality
SDG 4 · Quality Education
She does not need
a miracle.
She needs wheels.
Every morning before sunrise, Fatuma is already walking. Seven kilometres on unpaved roads, through isolated stretches, in heat that drains her before she reaches the classroom. She is not struggling because she lacks ability. She is struggling because no one has given her a bicycle.
“Before I received my bicycle, I missed school two or three days every week because I was too tired to walk. My teacher thought I was lazy. Now I arrive before anyone else. Last term I was third in my class.” Amina (name changed) · CODEWA Beneficiary, Tabora 2023
😴 Exhaustion
She arrives too tired to learn. Teachers read exhaustion as laziness. Grades fall.
⚠️ Danger
Long isolated walks expose girls to harassment and assault on documented roads.
🧮 The Calculation
Parents weigh the risk and cost until they pull her out. Not because she failed — because the walk was too long.
100%
Retention Rate
40%
Attendance Increase
<€30
Per Year of School
💡 One bicycle lasts 5 to 7 years. The cost per year of education retained is less than €30 per girl — the most cost-efficient investment CODEWA makes.
Your Gift Gets Her to School
Amount
Gift Name
What It Does
€25
The Safety Helmet
A certified helmet for a girl already cycling — protecting the journey she is already making.
€50
The Repair Kit
A full bicycle repair toolkit for one school cluster — keeping bikes running all year.
€95
Half a Shield
Half the cost of one bicycle. Pair with another donor and together you give one girl her ride.
€155
The Full Shield Best Gift
One complete bicycle delivered to one girl in rural Tabora. She rides to school on Monday.
€465
The Class of Three
Three bicycles — sisters, cousins, or neighbours riding to school together.
€1,550
The Village Fleet
10 bicycles for one school cluster — enough to transform attendance across a whole neighbourhood.
Any
Your Own Gift
Every euro shortens the walk and changes the calculation.
Registered NGO · Reg. No. 00NGO/R1/00579 ·
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Plant a Fruit Tree, Feed the Future
Plant a Mango, Orange, or Avocado tree in a Tanzanian school. Feed students for decades, restore…
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SDG 13 · Climate Action
SDG 15 · Life on Land
Someone planted the tree
I eat from.
Now it is my turn.
In many schools across Tabora, the landscape is bare, the soil is dry, and the students are hungry. We believe the solution to deforestation and malnutrition lies in the same seed. The Fruit & Future Campaign plants high-yield Mango, Orange, and Avocado trees — cared for by student Climate Guardians who achieve a 90% survival rate.
“When others ask why we plant trees we might not be here to harvest, we tell them that our focus is protecting the environment. Even if someone else eats the fruit after we graduate, we find peace knowing they are enjoying a tree that we planted.” Juma & Paschal, Climate Guardians, Tabora
🌍 For the Earth
Restores soil fertility and creates green micro-climates in arid school grounds.
🍋 For the Child
Fresh, nutritious fruit that feeds students for decades to come.
💛 A Living Legacy
Dedicate your tree to a loved one — their name lives on in every fruit it bears.
🌱 Student-Led
Our Climate Guardians plant, water, and maintain every tree themselves.
1,500+
Trees Planted
90%
Survival Rate
12
Climate Clubs
What Your Donation Plants
Amount
Gift Name
What It Plants
€5
Plant One Tree
One fruit sapling — Mango, Orange, or Avocado — with compost to start it. Dedicate it in someone’s name.
€25
The Mini-Orchard Best Gift
5 fruit trees — enough to start a small grove for a whole class.
€50
The Climate Club Sponsor
10 trees AND watering cans and tools for the student caretakers.
€75
The School Garden Starter
A full garden kit — seeds, soil, irrigation tools, and a composting guide for one school.
€100
The Legacy Grove
20 trees — a major contribution to one school’s long-term food security.
€250
The Club Leadership Programme
Fully funds one new Climate Guardian Club — training, materials, and first-year mentorship.
Any
Your Own Gift
Every euro plants something — a tree, a skill, a belief that the earth is worth protecting.
Registered NGO · Reg. No. 00NGO/R1/00579 ·
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