Tír na nÓg provides children in Tanzania with loving homes, quality education, and pathways to sustainable futures.
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Your donation directly impacts the lives of orphaned children in Tanzania, providing care, education, and hope.
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Build a direct relationship with a child and witness their journey from hardship to hope and achievement.
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Give your time, skills, or passion to make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable children.
Who We Are
Our Mission
Our mission is to uplift the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children, offering them a brighter future through education, guidance, healthcare, and love. Every child has the potential to become a leader of tomorrow, and by investing in their wellbeing today we are helping to shape stronger communities for the future.
Our work extends beyond caring for children. Through education, scholarships, healthcare initiatives, sustainable agriculture, ICT development, community infrastructure, and local employment, we are committed to building self-sustaining communities that can prosper for generations to come.
We welcome partnerships with individuals, businesses, and organisations who share our vision of creating opportunities, strengthening communities, and building a brighter future for Tanzania’s children.
Since 2006
Our Story
In 2006, Irish teacher and humanitarian Louise Quill travelled to Tanzania, where she witnessed first-hand the challenges facing many vulnerable children. Meeting children who had been orphaned, abandoned, or unable to access education inspired a vision that would change countless lives.
Determined to create a brighter future for these children, Louise founded the Tír na nÓg Children’s Foundation. What began as a dream to provide a safe and loving home quickly grew into a wider mission of education, healthcare, community development, and sustainable change.
Over the years, Tír na nÓg has expanded its impact beyond individual children to support entire communities through education, sustainable farming, ICT development, healthcare programmes, and employment opportunities.
Today, the Foundation continues to grow, guided by the same vision that inspired its creation: to transform lives through compassion, opportunity, and education, changing one child’s life at a time.
What We Do
Our Pillars
Four pillars guide everything we do.
Home
In the Kilimanjaro region alone, an estimated 90,000 children have been orphaned. Working closely with social welfare services, child protection teams, and local authorities, we provide a safe and nurturing home for children with nowhere else to turn, and support family tracing and reunification where it is safe and appropriate.
Education
Education is the passport out of poverty. Our Kao La Amani Pre and Primary School educates up to 400 children aged 3 to 13, with two hot meals a day and a school bus service, while our Scholarship Programme supports students through secondary school, college, and university.
Health
Every child has the right not only to survive but to thrive. We provide nutritious meals, medical treatment, vaccinations, and ongoing health monitoring, support children with disabilities with life-changing surgeries and mobility aids, and run a Dental Outreach Programme from our on-site clinic in partnership with 3Dental.
Agriculture & Sustainability
Our farms produce maize, sunflowers, vegetables, and fruit that feed the children in our care, while hundreds of planted trees, beekeeping, boreholes, and water filtration systems protect the environment, create employment, and teach children practical skills in sustainable food production.
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Join our movement for change
Real change happens when people decide to be part of it. By supporting Tír na nÓg, you help provide homes, education, healthcare, and sustainable livelihoods for children and families who need them most.
Whether you fundraise, sponsor a child, volunteer your skills, or set up a regular gift, every contribution helps build something lasting. Together, we can give Tanzania’s children the future they deserve.
News & Updates
See what Tír na nÓg are up to
February Newsletter
Greetings from Tír na nÓg, Our dental clinic here in Kilimanjaro is now complete!
Kerry Person of The Year
On October 19th, the Kerry Association in Dublin hosted their 70th Oíche Chiarraí.
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