$25,135 raised by 115 donors
50% complete
$50,000 Goal
THE TASCA PROJECT'S FINAL PUSH
Over the past four years, The InteRoots Initiative and the community of Kasasa, Uganda have worked closely to bring the community's vision of the Tat Sat Community Academy (TaSCA) to life. This initiative has seen great success in its initial stages with the construction and commencement of activities for the following entities:
- An accredited secondary school with over 300 students and counting enrolled and boarded to date;
- An active credit union serving students and the wider Kasasa/Kyotera region;
- A community-owned maize mill with revenue supporting the school, local farmers, and other activities;
- An Institute of Indigenous Culture and Performing Arts with programming and training integrated into the school's standard curriculum and taught by elders:
- A health clinic (soon to be completed) that will serve students and the community-at-large, as well as provide educational opportunities for students interested in medicine.
Together, these entities create an ecosystem of services designed to be self-sustaining after start-up costs are met. Already, the project has proven to be financially efficient, socially relevant, and accountable. If you are interested in a more in-depth overview, take a look at this report we released earlier this year! Now, TaSCA is stabilizing and testing its systems - it is poised to take the step into self-sufficiency next year. We need your help on this final push!
We are grateful for the support of so many supporters through Colorado Gives Day and other platforms over these past few years. Will you join us in the final push to see TaSCA take root? Donations given through Colorado Gives Day will directly support crucial needs such as academic materials, food and medical care for students, teacher salaries, and many more operational necessities that will be self-funded in the years to come.
Join us on TaSCA's final push!
InteRoots is a U.S. based initiative that partners with projects and funders both domestically and internationally. We work with communities – on their own terms – as they develop and implement sustainable solutions for self-identified needs.
Our Story
InteRoots was founded by our Chair, Ronald Kibirige, and our Executive Director, M. Scott Frank. Ronald and Scott’s friendship was sparked in 2008 when they led a musical collaboration between students from Stanford University and children of the Peace Africa Children’s Ensemble, a nonprofit from Uganda. The music was an inspiration, highlighting the innate human ability to connect and communicate beyond barriers of language and history. But the experience also provoked a larger discussion regarding the barriers between us, especially those implicit in our partnerships despite the best of intentions. Over the next decade, the conversation developed, ultimately focusing on how nonprofit work could evolve to address inequity and better serve communities. In 2018, Ronald and Scott founded The InteRoots Initiative to put this conversation into action.
Testimonials
"What is special about this project is that it is not only about the western system of education Uganda is following, but it is also about nurturing the children in their traditions and making them aware of who they are, who they can become and also to know that not all solutions are in western ideologies, but also in the local community" - Mustafa Beine, Community Board member
"When our kids study lower secondary school and cannot go any further due to high tuition rates it pains me. Through TASCA, our kids will have an opportunity for technical training and/or talent development, they can also pursue personal projects through the support of the SACCO."- Uweera Mariam, Community Board member
"The ideal outcomes of the project is to offer affordable, quality and unique knowledge to our community through an improved education system unlike the current ones. I see this project as a center for communal interaction - and inclusive and respectful way of community innovativeness, and unity for progress."- Nabuzze Julimina, Community Board member
Organization name
The InteRoots Initiative
other names
IRI
2018
Tax id (EIN)
83-1986105
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education, International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations, Youth Development
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
67 N Logan Street Unit D2Denver County, CO, US