Our goal is to not only help people in their most critical times of need, but also teach them to sustain themselves in the future. Provision of goats, drought resistant seed, and farming equipment are among the initiatives that we are focused on to help the people of Tanzania accomplish this. 

One of the focused area of attention is with the Hadza people, or Hadzabe, who are an ethnic group in central Tanzania. The Hadzabe number just under 1000, and some 300-400 Hadzabe live as hunter-gatherers, much as their ancestors have for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.  They are the last functioning hunter-gatherers in Africa.

Modern Times have not been kind to the Hadzabe. Due to the encroachment by the outside world, as well as seven years of famine in East Africa, the game and vegetation they have historically relied on as a food source have all but disappeared. Several years ago, the Hadzabe were literally dying of starvation without much hope of assistance. They were subsisting on monkey dung as their only means of survival. FFCC and Outreach Africa discovered the Hadzabe's plight and quickly moved to supply the tribe with a temporary food supply using Kids Against Hunger Meals, as well as provide them with millet seed and the skills necessary to successfully produce their own growing food supply.

FFCC and Outreach Africa continue to support the Hadzabe tribe by teaching them to install irrigation systems to make farming drought-proof and raise goats for a reliable source of disease-resistant milk and meat.  We are also looking to introduce things like sunflower seed oil presses as another potential farming aid.  

If you would like more information about the Hadzabe people and how you might join us in our efforts to help them, please contact Andy Thweatt at athweatt@sksoil.com or Phil Harris (philffcc@san.rr.com).  Donations to support these ongoing projects can be made directly on this website or by contacting Phil Harris.

Hadzabe Tribe & Gunda School Goats	Drought Resistant Seed	Farming Equipment
Toggenburg goats are noted for their high milk production. The goats provide milk, butter, and protein.  As the drought conditions continue in this part of Tanzania, goats are critical to the survival of the Hadzabe people and help teach the students at the Gunda Secondary School how to raise livestock so that they can have a skill to support their families when they complete their studies. How can you help? $140.00 will purchase a Toggenburg Swiss Dairy goat and the necessary vaccinations and supplies to start raising this life-sustaining livestock.	Because water is so scarce in this part of Tanzania, FFCC along with Outreach Africa has introduced a drought resistant millet seed grown and harvested in Iowa. FFCC has purchased and shipped this seed from the US and are teaching the Hadzabe people how to plant, harvest, and replant millet for a sustainable food source. How can you help? $100 will provide a year's supply of seed/food for 20 families.	FFCC is in the process of understanding and investigating the different farming needs that would help the Hadzabe Tribe in their farming efforts. The FFCC team will be going to Tanzania again in January 2010 to further work on this initiative and discuss next steps with the Hadzabe leaders. How can you help? If you have experience in farming or have farming experience in 3rd world countries, please contact FFCC.

Volunteer right here in San Diego to raise funds for these incredibly worthwhile causes and/or explore Travel opportunities with FFCC to get a hands-on experience in changing the lives of a whole generation. Donate toward the purchase of building and farming materials, school supplies, and lumber for desks or towards other critical needs associated with upkeep and expansion of the Gunda Secondary School. Thank you for your help!