International Brothers & Sisters House fundraiser

G’day friends and family!

Each year I usually do a charity bike ride to raise money for The International Brothers and Sisters House (IBSH). This year, however, with a new job and our 4th kid filling our plates, I find myself time poor and have opted to do a call out to my generous colleagues, friends and family.

For those of you who don’t know, IBSH is a charity near and dear to my heart - I founded it back in 2015 and with the help of a dedicated board we have managed to help some incredible people over the last 7 years. This call out is specifically about our charity’s current program in Tanzania, Africa, which is where all donations from this campaign will go. Through this program we fully finance the education and healthcare of 48 underprivileged kids across 22 different Tanzanian families. School technically is not free in Tanzania, as the school fees, supplies, meals, transportation, and/or housing can pose a huge economic challenge to families living on only a dollar or two per day. For primary school kids this amounts to $175-250 per year; for high school kids that board it can cost ~$500 per year; and for kids in university approximately $1,000-2,000 USD/year. Sometimes struggling households end up paying for school costs at the expense of buying food. Other times they might pull their kids out of school completely. Our level of support aims to help these families and allow these kids to strive for the bright futures they deserve.

In addition to funding the education and healthcare of these kids, IBSH also supports the families by providing some food subsidies, housing, and microfinancing small businesses.

Any donation you can make towards IBSH is greatly appreciated and goes directly to the kids and families we support!

Thank you in advance,

Josh Porteous

For more information about IBSH you can visit http://ibsh.com.au

(Pics below of some of the families and kids we sponsor)

A handful of the kids we sponsor thanks to the generosity of all our donors

Emmanuel, one of the kids we sponsored who just finished his college degree in Wildlife Management, and is thrilled to start his new job as an ecosystem assistant in Ngorongoro Crater Conservation in the coming months.