Patricia

CHARACTER101 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on improving children’s education and welfare in Arusha, Tanzania. It supports orphans, children with special needs, and unwed mothers, working with Shalom Centre Orphanage and Safe Home for Children with Disabilities. Its programs combine practical assistance with an emphasis on character, including citizenship, caring, fairness, trustworthiness, respect, and responsibility.

At Shalom Centre, CHARACTER101 provides scholarships and educational supplies, contributes to the food budget, and organizes its annual “Christmas in a Backpack” initiative. Backpacks include age-appropriate clothing and essential items, and the organization also arranges school-shoe shopping. Its feeding program helps provide nutritious meals, with the website reporting approximately 160,000 meals each year and 60 scholarships awarded annually.

For Safe Home, the nonprofit helps fund building rent and staff salaries and supplies wheelchairs, walkers, therapy tools, and games for children with disabilities. CHARACTER101 also works with local businesses to obtain items such as bedding, toiletries, computers, and bicycles. The organization invites supporters to donate and help meet children’s essential needs.