Lion of Judah Ministries, Inc.

Our goal is to offer an extremely high quality education, in a Christian context, to the children of poor Tanzanian pastors and other disadvantaged children. We believe these students, as they move into the workforce, will have a positive effect on the overall life in the nation of Tanzania, including business, government, education, health care, religion, and all other areas of national life.

We offer grade levels Awali (kindergarten) through Form 6. At all grade levels we use the Tanzanian national curricula, taught in English. We employ only highly qualified teachers. Our libraries, laboratories, classrooms and other facilities are maintained and operated at the highest levels.

Our target groups are the children of poor pastors and church workers, as well as orphans and other disadvantaged children. We give these students priority in admissions, providing scholarships for them up to the ratio we are able to find support for them -- usually about 50% of the total enrollment.

While we admit students from all tribal groups and religious faiths, the Bible is taught as a subject alongside other subject matter. Teachers and staff are required to be practicing Christians, and all students are expected to live respecting and observing Christian values and to participate in the worship life of the school community.

The Lion of Judah Ministries is a totally volunteer organization. We have no paid staff. In addition all our administrative expenses are paid by donations specifically designated for those purposes. This means that 100% of every contribution received goes directly to the work of the school.

Founded in 2001, The Lion of Judah Academy has become one of the most respected educational institutions in the nation of Tanzania.

We have an outstanding board of Trustees and strong, innovative administrators. Our staff is stable and committed

Our reputation of honesty -- including the administration of the national exams -- is unsurpassed.

We work hard to provide high quality educational resources to all students. Finances are always a challenge, however. We have nearly 850 students in fourteen grade levels. Over half of those students are boarding students. Since the majority of our students are unable to pay the costs associated with their education, we are constantly challenged with the tasks associated with feeding and housing the students, paying salaries to the staff, and providing the other necessities for the operation of the school.

In order to achieve financial viability we:
-- require every student family, no matter how poor, to make some contribution to the school...often in the form of in kind contributions
-- admit many students who are able to pay full tuition and school fees...since we are a not for profit school, a portion of their fees help support students unable to pay
-- employ a student sponsorship program which raises funds in the U.S., Germany and other countries
-- receive contributions for the support and development of the school
-- look to the support and help of God who, for whose service and glory the school has been established

From our beginnings in 2001, with 12 students in a borrowed classroom with a part-time teacher, The Lion of Judah Academy has grown to nearly 850 students in 14 grades on a 60 acre campus. But we take no credit for this, because God has done it all!

We started as a school very few parents wanted their children to attend. We are now a school with more than twice as many applications as we can accommodate, an outstanding reputation of academic performance and integrity.

For the immediate future we are focused on:

completing the development of the physical facilities of the school, including:
-- a dining hall for our secondary school students
-- housing for all our teachers
-- classrooms for a second stream of primary grades

Beyond those physical facilities, we must:

-- developing a second stream for the primary grades

strengthening the financial foundation of the school

strengthening the foundation of leadership, support and vision that will enable to school to continue to continue maintain its values of Christian faithfulness, service to the Church, and integrity.