Operation Bootstrap Africa (OBA) partners with Africans to strengthen their future through education, healthcare, agriculture, and other long-term development projects. We are a qualified 501(c)3 grassroots organization that supports a broad range of projects for some of the world’s poorest in Tanzania, Madagascar and Kenya. Founded in 1965 Operation Bootstrap Africa (OBA) has been serving Africans for over 55 years. The organization is rooted in a “bootstrap” philosophy of helping people help themselves. Truly no person can pick themselves up by their own bootstraps–it is a physical impossibility. OBA strives to create opportunities and empower people to advance their own lives and communities through improved access to education, healthcare, sustainable agriculture, and more. We partner with local communities and use local resources to help people meet their needs, according to their priorities.