African S.M.I.L.E. is a Lutheran humanitarian relief organization that provides a helping hand to the economically and socially disadvantaged region of Singida in the East African country of Tanzania. Because of an ongoing drought, the health issues wrought by AIDS, malaria, chronic hunger, and the lack of educational and employment opportunities, the economy in the Singida region is stagnant. African S.M.I.L.E. partners with grassroots efforts in the Singida region to help alleviate these plagues.

Since 2002, through partnerships with other organizations and individuals in the region, African S.M.I.L.E. has been involved with many projects, including: building a secondary school, a dental clinic, a church, and living quarters for the hospital’s physicians.

In the effort to help local communities move towards self-sufficiency:

CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE

• Expanding The Secondary School
• Building An Isolation Medical Ward On The
  Iambi Hospital Campus (Main Hospital Serving The Northeastern Section Of The Singida Region)
• Building Dormitories For The Nursing School
• Funding Micro-Enterprise Projects
  Such As Basket Weaving

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African S.M.I.L.E. does not hide from its spiritual roots. We believe in spreading the word of Christ and educating others in the principles of Christianity. African S.M.I.L.E. is building a chapel on the Iambi Hospital Campus that will double as an educational facility and meeting place for hospital personnel.

Your church can help support
our Christian families in Africa by including information about the African S.M.I.L.E program in your church bulletin:

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