• How your money helps

    It costs less than £1 a day to send a child to secondary school for a whole year whilst also meeting all their food, uniform, book and basic medical costs.

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  • A new school hall!

    One of our main areas of focus is to support and expand educational opportunities for disabled children, including improvements to learning facilities.

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Making a better future for the children of Tanzania

Friends of the Children of Tanzania was established in 2007 in the UK to provide education, social and medical care and support to orphans, vulnerable and disabled children and their carers, in the Lake Victoria region of North West Tanzania in East Africa.

Our aim is to improve the health, education and quality of life of disadvantaged children to help them reach their full potential.

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News & events

Life Transforming support for children with disabling conditions

9th December 2011 12:41 PM

FoCT’s main focus is supporting kids with disabilities, or kids with injuries/conditions that will develop into permanent disabilities if left untreated. We support the treatment of kids with a wide range of conditions, such as cleft lip, osteomylitus, club foot, limb dislocations etc.

Patients receiving treatment from £11k raised from ‘Swinging in the Fall’

2nd December 2011 9:14 AM

As a result of our biggest fundraiser to date, these children are having vital operations funded by FoCT in the coming months. Our money covers the cost of the operation and hospital charges, travelling expenses to and from the hospital, food, board and lodging for both the patient and their carer.

Swinging in the Fall

25th November 2011 9:16 AM

On 10th November, Any Swing Goes and special guests lit up the dark cellars of the 100 club once again. The evening was a fantastic success with a sell-out crowd of over 300 enjoying an evening of swing music, amazing solo performances and a charity auction hosted by Adrian Mills raising a record £11k.

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