# CHILDREN OF CHOBA

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1138096
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Sept. 16, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1138096


## Contact

- **Address:** 20 Horseshoe Walk, Bath
- **Postcode:** BA2 6DE
- **Phone:** 01225 972637
- **Email:** info101@childrenofchoba.org.uk
- **Website:** www.childrenofchoba.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF CHOBA AND NEARBY VILLAGES BY CONSTRUCTING, RUNNING AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF TEACHING AND FACILITIES AT CHOBA ENGLISH MEDIUM PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOLS. (CHOBA IS A HAMLET OF BOZA VILLAGE, PANGANI DISTRICT, TANGA REGION, TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA)2. THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN RURAL TANZANIA, PARTICULARLY CHOBA, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT.

**Activities:** 1. Subsidising running costs of Choba Primary and Nursery School, an independent (of the government) Tanzanian school for 350 children that was initially built by Children of Choba. Parents now pay fees that cover 84% of running costs, including salaries, porridge and maintaining school buildings.2. Sponsoring fees and boarding costs of selected Choba graduates at secondary school and college.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** TANZANIA
- Tanzania





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **VALERIE ANITA MCGIVERN** | Chair |  |
| ABRAHAM ISAACK TEMU |  | Sept. 30, 2013 |
| Jemma Jane Bartholomew |  | July 6, 2015 |
| Stephen Walker |  | Oct. 14, 2013 |




