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Children of Upendo home eating lunch

Hosting an Eat Rice meal

Share your table. Change their world

Welcome

Hosting an Eat Rice meal is a simple way to bring people together and raise funds for Upendo Foundation’s food and education initiatives in Tanzania.

Invite friends, family, colleagues or your community to share a rice-based meal, then encourage guests to make a donation to support the children at Upendo.

"I had the pleasure of hosting a group of my friends for a rice night. It was all very easy going and such a feel good gathering. It is nice to have the chance to do something for these beautiful kids across the other side of the world like we would for our own kids"

Lia, 2023 Eat Rice host

Guide to hosting 

A simple step-by-step guide to planning your Eat Rice meal.

DInner service 2023 at Upendo home

Recipe pack

Rice-based meal ideas, from simple and affordable options to something a little more special.

Dinner plate of rice and beans and greens

Host invitation

Personalise your meal by including an Eat Rice invitation. PDF with form fields or Word document you can edit and PDF yourself.

Children of Upendo home eating lunch

Children's drawings

Upendo children have created drawings you can print and use as placements or turn into thank you cards or any other creative ideas.

Lion on the Serengeti drawing

Some talking points, interesting facts about Upendo and Tanzania to share with your guests

Food served at the Upendo home

Our fundraising focus this year

Funds raised through Eat Rice will support Upendo’s food, education and care initiatives for the children in Tanzania.

Upendo has moved onto its land in Siha and has begun creating a more secure and sustainable future for the children, including farming work to support long-term food security.

The next priority is to build a secure boundary fence around the property. This will help protect the children, safeguard the home and support the farming work already underway.

Thank you for helping create a safer and stronger future for the children of Upendo.

When? Host any meal, any day in October
How would you like to take part?

© 2026 Upendo Foundation Australia

All gifts of $2 or more are tax deductible within Australia.

hello@upendo.org.au

+61 458 312 533

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