The idea for this fund began roughly two years ago during a conversation between Johnson Lykes and Grace Moyd, Executive Director of TGP. With TGP having recently merged with The Lunch Project, the thought was to support the newly acquired program and to maintain a tight focus. In past volunteer experiences Fund Founder, Johnson, had learned and witnessed firsthand the importance that a school-provided meal can have on student attendance. This coupled with enhanced student engagement and performance in the classroom, it became clear that supporting Thrive’s mission in Tanzania was a goal we collectively wanted to pursue.

Johnson has traveled to Tanzania twice with Thrive Global Project, the 2018 Kilimanjaro Hike, and 2022 Vision Trip with his mother. On these trips, Johnson got to know many of the individuals who work tirelessly to build the educational system, and the students who truly are the focus of TGP’s mission, and wanted to find a way to make this important work more sustainable.

Goals, objectives and parameters of the Tanzanian Impact Fund:

Each donation made to the fund will go directly to the support of feeding students in Tanzanian schools, empowering the hands who prepare school meals each day, as well as building out the region’s educational infrastructure. Your support will be the driving force behind bringing true change to a community whose brightest achievements are yet to be realized. The promise is that we will update you on the uses of the fund’s donations and show you the tangible change that your support is generating.

The fund will be held by Thrive Global Project, a non-governmental organization (NGO); therefore, making all donations towards this fund tax-deductible. The fund will be directed by a steering committee including members of the Lykes Family, and the hope is that we will utilize the free markets in a risk-conscious manner in order to maximize the size and thereby impact of the fund. By supporting this initiative, you are directly impacting the 6 schools and a growing number of schools in Tanzania that TGP works with.

Your donations will provide a direct boost to the Tanzanian operations sustainability to move the needle for Thrive Global Project’s mission and vision globally which directly supports the fueling of food for the students that receive it, and future development and educational infrastructure.

Through this fund, you will support TGP to provide:

We invite you to join us by donating to the Tanzania Impact Fund to help TGP impact thousands of students!