We collected and sent 452 bicycles to Kenya and Botswana to help students get to school. Our “Wheels of Wonder” bicycle donation drive was carried out with Bay Area Kiwanis and Key Clubs. The recipients were trained on how to do basic repairs such as replacing chains and repairing punctures, and given the tools and materials.

Students at three California schools collected 500 pounds of LEGOs. School-sized sets of the LEGOs were sent to TGUP-supported schools in Mexico, Nicaragua, Haiti, Malawi, and South Africa. The children love them because they are fun, and the teachers love them because they promote the students' creativity and fine motor skills.

We worked with Key Club International and UNICEF to help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus from the world by providing three vaccinations costing $1.80 to pregnant women in multiple countries. More than 3,600 mothers and babies received the series of 3 vaccinations that prevented tetanus, thanks to this project.

This holiday season, donors funded 22 Argan Trees and 6 Solar Libraries. The Argan Trees produce nuts that are turned into Argan Oil which provides income to the local community. The Solar Libraries (a solar light and 16 books) were donated to girls who attend the Mara Girls Leadership School and live in traditional mud homes.

TGUP Partner: OliveSeed

Working with our partner Eco-Soap Bank, 5,000 bars of soap were delivered to TGUP's sewing center in Nyeri, Kenya, and 4,000 were sent to the sewing center in Dang, Nepal. The soap will be included with TGUP's Save a Girl kits.

TGUP Partners:
Eco-Soap Bank
and
Kiini Sustainable Initiative (KISI)

In 2021, donors funded 8 Argan trees (Morocco), 5 beehives (Kenya), 4 emergency food packages (Indonesia and Kenya), and 1 solar library (Tanzania). These were given by people here in the US to help those in developing world countries have a better life.

A dentist in California donated 324 tubes of toothpaste, 84 toothbrushes, and 75 tubes of denture adhesive. These supplies were hand carried to Kenya and donated to the students at Ngungu School in Kirinyaga. Students had been sharing toothbrushes with siblings. Supplies were also donated here in the US to the Salvation Army.

TGUP Partner: Kiini Sustainable Initiative (KISI)

AYSO donated 400 soccer shirts, plus shorts, socks, cleats, sports bags, shin guards, and more than 50 soccer balls. They were distributed to teams of school children who needed sports clothing or equipment. They went to soccer teams in Nairobi’s Kibera Slums, children in a remote part of Tanzania, and to children in Appalachia.

During TGUP's visit to Africa in September, circumstances arose that required immediate attention. Donations were made on the spot and included medical assistance to an orphanage in Uganda, first aid kits in Kenya, school supplies for a special needs school, and food supplements to those in need.

Thanks to a generous donation of AYSO soccer clothing and equipment, almost 150 underserved children in Appalachia, 64 in Kenya, and 54 at a needy school in the Kabalagala slum in Uganda, were given soccer uniforms and practice equipment. In addition, 20 balls were given to 10 schools in Uganda and Kenya.

Many schools in Africa and Asia were closed for the holidays until mid-January so not as many Save a Girl kits were distributed as typically are. Even with schools being closed, 1,848 kits were donated to girls, along with the accompanying education, in 3 countries (Kenya: 1,396, Cameroon: 152, and Tanzania: 300).

TGUP Partner: Multiple partners

Now that the holiday season is over, TGUP's sewing centers are back in business. A total of 2,842 kits were distributed in Kenya and Uganda in February at two Secondary Schools and fourteeen Primary Schools. Many more kits were funded and will be distributed in March.

TGUP Partner: Multiple partners

In March, a total of 1,211 Save a Girl kits were donated, free of charge, to girls in 11 different schools in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. All of these kits were made locally in TGUP sponsored sewing centers. Education on the kit use and care, along with self defense and health, is also provided during each distribution of kits.

TGUP Partner: Multiple partners