Jun 21, 2025 | Projects - past
Thanks to an incredibly generous $10,000 donation, a new cohort of women received training at the Vocational Center for People with Albinism. This is the first class of women with albinism since 2022. They began their training in early March, and over the next three...
May 21, 2025 | Projects - past
Thanks to generous donors, in January 2024 Next STEP Tanzania was able to sponsor 11 Tanzanian students in need, and in January 2025 Next STEP Tanzania was able to sponsor 18 Tanzanian students in need. We have also sponsored 2 undergraduate students. Many of these...
Apr 21, 2025 | Projects - past
Thanks to generous donors, especially Tangible Grace Fellowship and the Lutheran Deaconess Conference, the first cohort of men with albinism started at the vocational center in February 2024. After three months of learning how to make clothing, batik cloth, snacks,...
Mar 21, 2025 | Projects - past
In July 2024, the Funke family returned to Tanzania to check in on past projects, hear the dreams of Tanzanian leaders for future projects, encourage and bring supplies for current missionaries, and attend the wedding of their friend Omary. Additionally Eric Funke...
Mar 21, 2025 | Projects - past
Originally the Right to Live With Albinism program, primarily funded by the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission, began in Shinyanga in 2017 and served young women with albinism. This 3-4 month training program taught women how to make clothes, batik cloth, mats,...
