A once-in-a-lifetime dream!

This spring 43 members of the Brooklyn Free School community are planning an extraordinary expedition to the village of Kwala in Tanzania. We will collaborate with visual artist, Erik Parker, to create murals on the walls of Kwala’s school. Each traveler will bring along a bag of much-needed school supplies, medical supplies and books. Short excursions from the home-base to Mikumi National Park, the city of Dar-Es-Salaam, and Zanzibar will enrich our Tanzanian experience. Filmmaker, Anja Matthes, will join us to document this process of making art, being of service, exploring, and building bridges between cultures.

A dream come true!

In order for us to make this dream a reality we need to raise $86,000. The dedicated participants have already raised over $25,000 in pledges and donations! In order for us to raise the remaining $60,000, we need your help.

For a $50 donation you will receive a post card from a BFS student, sent from Tanzania.

For a $100 donation you will receive a copy of our documentary, as well as a postcard.

For a $500 donation or more you will be invited to a Tanzanian dinner hosted by the BFS community members who went to Tanzania. (If you cannot attend this dinner you will receive a copy of the documentary film about our trip, a Tanzanian cookbook, and a post card mailed from Tanzania.)

These are just a few small ways of saying thank you. Give to the BFS Trip to Tanzania today as generously as you can. Your tax-deductible donation will be helping not just one but two communities experience a dream come true!

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