FIRST Global Challenge: Team Tanzania

Hi, my name is Grace, and I am a member of FIRST Tech Challenge Team #18826, Elevated Creations, in Manhasset, New York. We are fundraising for Team Tanzania for their participation in this year's FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition. We are the official non-technical support partner for Team Tanzania, as designated by FIRST Global, the competition organizer.

FIRST Global Challenge is an Olympic-style international robotics competition created by Mr. Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST LEGO League. The competition takes place in a different country each year. FIRST Global invites each nation to send a team to build and program a robot to compete. Teams work together to complete tasks in a game themed around one of the most significant challenges facing our planet in an effort to foster understanding and cooperation among the world's youth as they use their abilities to solve the world's problems. This year's theme is Carbon Capture, and the competition will take place in Geneva from October 13th-16th.

Team Tanzania is a group of high school students in Tanzania who are passionate about science and engineering and want to open up their opportunities to explore these fields through the FIRST Global Challenge. Their team, and their coach, Ms.Mkufu Tindi, have done a lot of work promoting girls and women in STEM in Tanzania.

Many costs go into this competition, which is why Team Tanzania needs your help! The money donated will be spent on parts for the robot, food for the team and traveling expenses that will occur when Team Tanzania travels to Geneva, Switzerland, for the official competition. Because Tanzania is not among the countries GoFundMe operates in, your donation will not be transferred to Team Tanzania directly. Instead, the funds will be transferred to the personal checking account of one of our coaches at the end of the fundraising. Then, it will be wired to Team Tanzania through the money transfer services of the bank. We will take care of all the banking fees and GoFundMe transaction fees, so every penny of your donation goes to Team Tanzania.