1. 1986-00-00 —
   The founding of the Ruaha Secondary School in southwestern rural Tanzania near Iringa, about 500 km from Dar-es-salaam. The school was operated under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly. [The Mona Project (information on the Iringa School no longer available on this web site), One Country]
   • By 1988 the school had 300 pupils and taught classes in English, geography, Swahili, history, chemistry, agriculture, physics, political science, mathematics, biology, and religion – Christian, Bahá'i, and Islamic studies were covered by representatives of other religions –all part of the Ministry-determined curriculum. Each student participated in service projects. [BW14p96; History of the Bahá'í Faith in Tanzania]
   • In 2001 the school received a grant to build a girls dormitory. [BWNS145]
   • The Mona Foundation provided funding for the building of a boys' dormitory with the capacity of 120 beds. [History of the Bahá'í Faith in Tanzania]
2. 1999-00-00 —
   Mona Foundation was founded in 1999. The Foundation supports grassroots educational initiatives that provide education to all children, increase opportunities for women and girls, and emphasize service to the community. The goal is to alleviate global poverty and support community led transformation such that no child ever goes to bed hungry, is lost to preventable diseases, or is deprived of the gift of education for lack of resources. The core belief is that the keys to alleviating poverty are universal education, gender equality, and community building.
   • The headquarters is located in Washington, DC with chapters in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and San Diego. There is a sister organization in Vancouver, Canada. [Website]
   • See Borgen Magazine for the Mona Foundation 20 years on.

     The following are the results of the foundation's work with partner organizations in 2020.

     • 2,286,575 students enrolled (in-class and online)
     • 3,145 teachers trained
     • 23,494 parents trained
     • 568 known service projects
     • 833 schools served
     • 3,246 known communities served (by schools or service projects)
     • 864,705 individuals impacted by the Mona Foundation outreach programs

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