Inaugural 2016 kilitech gala

 

 

Please join us at the 2016 KiliTech gala in Glendale, Colorado! For more information visit hand.bid/kilitechgala

Kilimanjaro Technology Foundation (KiliTech) is hosting their its first fundraising gala on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Infinity Park Event Center in Glendale, Colorado, very near to Denver. This dazzling evening will highlight and focus on community awareness, the importance of philanthropy, and the active projects in Tanzania sponsored by Kilimanjaro Technology Foundation. We are anticipating over 200 supporters — like you! — to join us for a fun evening of giving and celebration.!

Background: The Kilimanjaro Technology Foundation (KiliTech) is a Colorado- registered

501(c)(3) founded in 2015. In our first year, we have provided vocation training to over seventy men and women, teaching them useful and sustainable vocations including: sewing and tailoring, cooking and decorating, beekeeping and honey/beeswax production harvesting, and woodworking and small workshops. In all cases, we have provided them with necessary materials and tools for their employment and small businesses.

In addition, we built a community hall — , the only one of its kind in the area with electricity and clean water –, where the communities can gather safely with electricity and clean water to learn and host social events. At the last event, we hosted over three hundred people from surrounding villages! We have have also constructed a pipeline running over half a mile providing clean water to over 100one-hundred pre-school students.

Our mission is to We create a safe environments where children and adults can study, work hard, work together, and grow. Our motto is “Tunakua,” which is Swahili for “We are growing!” We focus on promoting gender equality, building better schools and facilities, so that all children can receive clean water, food, and education. We do so by donating, we donate resources, like computers and school supplies, while we and we work to bring power and internet services. We also provide financial and social services b,y hiring professionals from the nearest city to come lead the rural communities for in education workshops. We take a holistic approach, always engaging the community, so as to so we truly teach them the skills they want and need!

KiliTech asks seeks your support of our first annual gala through an in-kind donation. All goods and services donated for the event will be featured in both our silent auction and live auction events. With your help, we hope to raise over $50,000 for the foundation! Thanks in advance for helping us to get there!