The Run for Tendaba Village hopes to increase access to schools for children in Africa. School lunches cost $0.02/day per student, and yet this small cost is a limiting factor in sending children to school. The goal is to pay for one year of lunches.

BACKGROUND

In 2009, thanks to David White, I had the pleasure of visiting Tendaba Village with Dr. Buba Misawa of Washington and Jefferson College. Dr. Misawa highlighted for me the simplicity of giving back to a community - he donates countless hours to educate his students on the realities of the ground in The Gambia and post-colonial Western Africa. In a community such as Tendaba Village, a little bit of money and effort can go a long way. Parents are required to pay for school uniforms and school lunches for their children, but most are too poor to afford that.

 

THE REASON

School lunches cost roughly $0.02/day and yet THIS IS A LIMITING FACTOR FOR SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. The Run for Tendaba aims to raise enough money to pay for school lunches for a year for the entire village's school-aged children. Additionally, I hope that if enough funds are raised, we can supply a new set of uniforms for the children. The uniforms you see in the picture are the same uniforms donated in 2007 by students visiting from Washington and Jefferson college.

 

During my trip, I learned that the cost of doing nothing is too great. With a $20 to $100 donation, you could help buy 1000 or as much as 5000 school lunches - or enough money to pay for 3-15 children's school lunches for a year.

 

THE RUN

The fundraiser will include friends and family running in the 2009 New Haven Road Race in order to raise funds for the village. Participants will be running either the 5K or 20K, and will be directing their own friends and family to this page to centralize the donation efforts. Dr. Misawa has agreed to deliver the funds to Tendaba and therefore 100% of the funds will be going to children - 0% overhead (other than the small percentage held by this site ~5.6%).

 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments or concerns regarding this fundraising effort. My contact information is below. Once again, your donations make a significant difference in helping give children growing up in extreme poverty afford school. I thank you all who read this, and thank you in advance for passing this on to friends and family.

 

Best Regards,

 

Doug Hausladen

Run for Tendaba Village, The Gambia

203.676.8330

douglas.hausladen@aya.yale.edu

PO Box 206979

New Haven, CT 06520



 

List of Participants in this Year's Run :

5K - Abbi Roth

5K - Adriana Blakaj

5K - Diana Bercury

5K - Rebecca Schrier (injured reserve?)

5K - Jonathan Romanyshyn

5K - Laura Gardner

20K - Jane Dennett

20K - Doug Hausladen

20K - Andrew Barthel

Please contact me if you are choosing to help with this run at the New Haven Road Race this year, and I will gladly add your name to the list!

Run for Tendaba Village, The Gambia donors.

  • $50.00

    Jane

    October 21st, 2009

    "Better late than never! I'll run anywhere with you for a good cause, Doug."

  • $50.00

    Nigrelli

    September 17th, 2009

    "Tendaba is an amazing place and with this comes amazing needs. Please help."

  • $50.00

    Rachel & Dave

    September 10th, 2009

    "I can't believe you made it all the way."

  • $20.00

    Kristy Ouderkirk

    September 6th, 2009

    "Good Luck Doug! Catch ya at the finish line!"

  • $50.00

    The Reids

    September 6th, 2009

    "See Jane Run! Hear Dour Wheeze! Wheeze Doug Wheeze! Now run like the wind! Good luck and love from the Reids."

  • $25.00

    Jay Ackley, Liz Dolfi

    September 5th, 2009

    "Beasley's birthday"

  • $150.00

    Jack

    September 5th, 2009

    "I'd rather pay to watch you swim the harbor! But this works..."

  • $25.00

    Justin Elicker

    September 4th, 2009

    "Go team!"

  • $25.00

    Aunt Janet & Uncle Peter

    September 4th, 2009

    "Go Laura Go!"

  • $25.00

    david beasley

    September 4th, 2009

    "Doug: this is wonderfully conceived and beautifully executed. Andy: i can't believe you run for fun. good work, good luck..."

  • $10.00

    Diana

    September 3rd, 2009

    "Unemployed student donation...for a worthy cause! "

  • $20.00

    Kat Park

    September 3rd, 2009

    "Run for me in Korea!"

  • $15.00

    Katie T

    September 2nd, 2009

    "go, dougy, go!"

  • $20.00

    Gerbs

    September 2nd, 2009

    "Awesome!"

  • $25.00

    Robert L Seilheimer

    August 30th, 2009

    "Good luck!"

  • $20.00

    Desiree Vargas

    August 27th, 2009

    "Thanks for your support...here's mine :)"

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    Rita Bill

    August 26th, 2009

    "GO DOUG!"

  • $20.00

    Marcelo K Huh

    August 19th, 2009

    "Go get 'em tiger"

  • $10.00

    Aileen Axtmayer

    August 18th, 2009

    "Sorry it couldn't be more-- best of luck with the fundraising and run for this great cause! Go Dougieee"

  • $20.00

    An anonymous donor

    August 18th, 2009

    "Keep on running! Keep up the good work Doug and everyone else running! - Mike and Dina Secchiaroli "

  • $20.00

    Diana McCarthy-Bercury

    August 14th, 2009

    "Last to the finish line... that will be me. Good luck to all the runners!"

  • $20.00

    Constance M. Heintz

    August 12th, 2009

    "Go for the 20K. "

  • $20.00

    Mary Brossart

    August 11th, 2009

    "Go Doug!"

  • $25.00

    barbara hausladen

    August 8th, 2009

    "Go Doug!"

  • $25.00

    Arnold S Kang

    August 7th, 2009

    "good cause dougie. "

  • $20.00

    Alastair McNeish Hamilton

    August 6th, 2009

    "not sure about this doug character but i am in favor of kids going to school and eating lunch."

  • $35.00

    Michael G Neiss

    August 6th, 2009

    "is Duke going to be running as well?"

  • $50.00

    david white

    August 5th, 2009

    "Tendaba is a very special place and the children will actually get all the money that is raised unlike most charities> dougy you are a good man!"

  • $20.00

    Casey C Street

    August 4th, 2009

    "Good work Doug."

  • $20.00

    An anonymous donor

    August 3rd, 2009

    "Congrats - keep on running - Joy Demarchis"

  • $100.00

    Jeffrey Kerekes

    August 3rd, 2009

    "Thanks to Doug Hausladen for spreading the word."

  • $25.00

    Christopher Bartley

    August 1st, 2009

    "Good Luck!"

  • $15.00

    abigail roth

    July 31st, 2009

    "It's super you are doing this Doug!"

  • $25.00

    James E. Travers

    July 24th, 2009

    "run on Doung !!!"

FUNDRAISER PROGRESS

73%

GOAL: $2,500

Raised: $1,837.00
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  • Jack gave $150

    September 5th, 2009

    "I'd rather pay to watch you swim the harbor! But this works..."

  • Jeffrey Kerekes gave $100

    August 3rd, 2009

    "Thanks to Doug Hausladen for spreading the word."

  • Rachel & Dave gave $50

    September 10th, 2009

    "I can't believe you made it all the way."

  • Nigrelli gave $50

    September 17th, 2009

    "Tendaba is an amazing place and with this comes amazing needs. Please help."

  • Jane gave $50

    October 21st, 2009

    "Better late than never! I'll run anywhere with you for a good cause, Doug."

  • Nigrelli gave $50

    September 17th, 2009

    "Tendaba is an amazing place and with this comes amazing needs. Please help."

  • Rachel & Dave gave $50

    September 10th, 2009

    "I can't believe you made it all the way."

  • Kristy Ouderkirk gave $20

    September 6th, 2009

    "Good Luck Doug! Catch ya at the finish line!"