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Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Happy Labor Day Weekend! We hope you are all well. Fun fact: in Tanzania, "Worker's Day" is on May 1st every year.
Brand New School of Nursing Video
OBA has collaborated with a professional film maker to create a video highlighting the Arusha Lutheran Medical Center School of Nursing. In Tanzania, nurses are in short supply. Including doctors, nurses, midwives, and health aides, there are only 5 providers in...
Enjoy These Photos!
In January of this year, we were able to travel to Tanzania with some of our amazing donors. Along with us, was a professional photographer who documented the schools we visited, and really captured the beauty of the students in our programs. Enjoy the photos and...
Back in the Day
This photo is from an edition of the Dignity circa 1997! It looked a little different back then. We love to look back on our past and see how things have grown since then. If you would like a copy of the Spring 2020 edition of the Dignity, email...
4 out of 4 Stars on Charity Navigator!
OBA is proud to have been recognized as a 4-star organization by Charity Navigator for 8 consecutive years! This status is rewarded for meeting the highest standards of financial health, transparency, and accountability. This puts us in the top 10% of all nonprofit...
Your Letters Have Arrived in Tanzania!
We want to thank everyone who has sent a letter to our students in Tanzania. Letters are usually hand delivered to your students by OBA staff, but this year we are not able to enter Africa due to travel restrictions. COVID-19 has made it very difficult to send letters...
Happy 4th of July!
Operation Bootstrap Africa wishes you a Happy Independence Day! In Tanzania, this public holiday is always celebrated on December 9th. It celebrates the end of British rule in Tanganyika in 1961. It is Tanzania's National Day, a day when the Tanzanian people...
Write A Letter To A Student!
Unfortunately, Operation Bootstrap will not be able to travel to Tanzania this year due to travel restrictions caused by COVID-19. We are going to be sending a package to Tanzania, and would love for you to send mail to our students! A lot of us have been cooped up...
COVID-19 Video Update
We have been working hard at OBA to give relief to our African brothers and sisters during this pandemic. Executive Director Jason Bergmann wants to give you a quick update on the efforts made in Africa, and the supplies sent thanks to our amazing donors. Thank you...