Tanzania: Safe Initiative to Protect Young Women

Join with LPGM as we help fund our partner's Safe Initiative in Tanzania. Here, young Maasai women find refuge so they can pursue their dreams of an education. Make a gift to break cycles of abuse, forced child marriage, illiteracy, infant and maternal mortality, and poverty. And, thanks to an anonymous couple, your gift today* will be doubled! 

*Gifts made by year-end totaling up to $2,500 will be matched! 

Meet Linda, Who Escaped a Horrible Fate...

Linda is from a family of six children in Tanzania. Her parents were planning to force her into early marriage, but she made the difficult decision to run away. 

Linda was introduced to the Safe Initiative, partners with LPGM, which provided her a safe house to stay while she finished secondary school. 

Her national exam results show that Linda is among the best and brightest of Tanzania's students, and she was selected for the clinical medicine program at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center in Moshi. Linda just began classes this month.

Because our partners in Tanzania were able to provide her safe housing during school breaks, Linda avoided the certain fate of becoming a child bride and instead will someday become a doctor! 

“This intelligent girl's potential could have been completely lost but instead, she will go on to provide for her community's healthcare needs,” shared Esuvat, the co-founder of the program, who herself escaped becoming a child bride when she was young. In the photo above, Linda (right, in white) expresses her gratitude to Esuvat (left). 

Your support on Give to the Max Day will provide our partners in Tanzania with funds to help shelter, feed, provide financial support for tuition and encourage young women like Linda, so they can pursue an education and follow their dreams.