Sama Tata
Foundation
The Sama Tata Foundation is a non-profit currently seeking its 501c3 status, with the mission to assist victims of child begging, child slaves, and Female Genital Mutilation through humanitarian aid, political advocacy, and eventually through services. We also want to work on proactive initiatives to assist impoverished families and fostered children to make sure that they never become vulnerable to childhood slavery, begging and the practice of Female Genital Mutilation.
On October 14, 2013, President Danielle Swisher gave a presentation entitled "The Silent Ones: Childhood, Poverty, Slavery and its Link to Economic Growth in the US and Abroad" which demonstrated the links between the trends of childhood poverty and slavery in the US with child begging cases around the world, in addition to the international human trafficking industry which affects the United States, particularly in states like Florida.
We have a very dedicated team of volunteers in Dakar, Senegal, led by Mr. Babacar Diop, who works closely with the Talibes, local schools and hospitals to find out more about the issues and needs of the Talibes and the daara system, distribute humanitarian aid and encourage community support of efforts to improve the lives of Talibes and other beggar children like them in the area.
The Sama Tata Foundation is a non-profit currently seeking its 501c3 status, with the mission to assist victims of child begging, child slaves, and Female Genital Mutilation through humanitarian aid, political advocacy, and eventually through services. We also want to work on proactive initiatives to assist impoverished families and fostered children to make sure that they never become vulnerable to childhood slavery, begging and the practice of Female Genital Mutilation.
SUPPORT THE CHILDREN
The Booster.com Fundraising Campaign
We have just launched our first official fundraising campaign on Booster.com which is a Customink.com company. The purpose of this t-shirt campaign is to help raise start-up funds for our offices in Senegal, Greece, Bangladesh, Florida and also for our main headquarters in the US (TBA), for obtaining our 501c3 status, and some money to launch fundraisers for larger projects such as the safe house/school in Dakar, Senegal. For more information or to purchase your t-shirt designed by us today, please click on the project details which will take you directly to our booster.com website.
Our work would not be possible without your kind donations of humanitarian aid goods and funds. In order to find out how you can donate to our causes, please follow the link above.
The Sama Tata Foundation offers several ways you can get involved: volunteer, intern, attend events or donate. Please visit our Get Involved page to find out more!
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To assist victims of child begging around the world
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To assist victims of child slavery around the world
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To assist victims of Female Genital Mutilation around the world
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Assistance to child beggars, child slaves and FGM victims through humanitarian aid, privately or jointly-owned fascilities and social service programs, political advocacy and education programs
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Do preemptive measures to prevent acts of child begging, child slavory and FGM in the future by providing aid and services to impoverished families, children and women, promote political and social changes through advocacy and campaigns, and educate and train the academics and leaders of the future to be more aware and willing to resolve these issues in the future through research and other educational programs.
