Brick by Brick for Tanzania!, Inc. grew out of an initiative by Trinity Lutheran Church in West Bend, WI (part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America - ELCA).  Trinity was contacted by members of the Sura Parish in the Meru Diocese of K.K.K.T. (ELCT) to pray for, plan, help fund, and build a small school in Tanzania.  It was noted that in the Sura Parish, two convergent trends regularly occurred which severely hampered the progress of the educational process in that region and hence the organic self-renewal of the community.  These trends were defined to be the lack of academic readiness of incoming primary school students, and the early exodus of the majority of secondary school-aged children. 

Because this effort so adroitly addressed the needs of the Tanzanian children, it was seen as a model that could be replicated in other efforts across Tanzania with similarly successful results.  Rolled out as a completely independent NPO in October 2007, the goal is to continue with small projects of this nature with shared efforts between US communities and Tanzanian communities. 

The Board of Directors unites a diverse set of talents and abilities to the organization and includes:

• Lori Beck (Secretary)
• Karen Berg (President)
• Pr. Terry Berg
• Russ Broussard
• Susan Cowsill
• Julie Dehring
• Mercedes Loomans
• Greg Rinn (Treasurer)

The Executive Director is John Kenworthy who is responsible for presenting the Brick by Brick model to donor organizations and individuals.