Projects and impact

We partner with schools based in rural Tanzanian communities that need support to improve the education provided

 
 
 

Key Programmes

Our projects have gone from supporting 1,500 to 25,918+ children in under 4 years. This is how:

 
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Let Us Learn: Renovate & build new classrooms

Impact to date: 23 new classrooms built and 27 renovated educating over 2250+ students at a time, increasing access to secondary education and making safe classrooms for primary school students.

 
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Water Is Life: Install clean water

Impact to date: 56 rain water tanks installed. Increased access to clean water by up to 800% in 6 schools for drinking, cleaning and cooking.

 
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Being Well: Handwashing facilities and education

Impact to date: Constructed 11 hand washing stations with 138 taps and implemented a hand washing education programme for over 5,000 students.

 
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Girl Empowerment: Menstruation support for girls

Impact to date: Built 60 private, sanitary toilets for over 2500 girls at 7 schools. Provided reusable sanitary products and education for 353+ girls.

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 Our support and impact in each school

We are empowering over 5,843 children right now in 13 rural Tanzanian communities.

Learn more about these schools and communities below.

 Mshikamano Primary School

Mshikamano Government Primary School has over 420 students and is extremely rural and poorly resourced as the government has very few funds to support it. We have partnered with this school since 2019.

Our impact here so far:

  • 8 classrooms renovated

  • 10 girls toilets constructed

  • 6 x 5,000 litre water tanks installed

  • Reusable menstruation products and education given to 68 girls

  • Construction of hand washing facilities (14 taps) and hygiene education programme implemented

  • New kitchen and dining room constructed

  • Constructed 1 classroom for the nursery students

Still to do:

  • Renovate the boys toilet block (8 toilets).

  • Establishment of school gardening and feeding project

 Maweni Primary School

Maweni Government Primary School has over 433 students. It is extremely remote and had no access to water when we first visited, with the nearest source more than 2 hours away by vehicle. We have partnered with this project since 2019.

Our impact here:

  • 12 x 5,000 litre water tanks installed

  • Reusable menstruation products and education given to 50 girls

  • Construction of hand washing facilities (14 taps) and hygiene education programme implemented

  • Renovated 10 classrooms. Built 2 new classrooms.

  • Constructed an inclusive toilet with disabled access

  • Renovation of 10 boys’ toilets

 Maji Moto Primary School

Maji Moto Government Primary School is extremely rural and poorly resourced for the 412 students there. We have partnered with this project since 2019 because the Government has very few funds to support it.

Our impact here:

  • Reusable menstruation products and education given to 73 girls

  • Construction of hand washing facilities (14 taps) and hygiene education programme implemented

  • Construct a girls friendly toilet block (9 toilets), 1 accessible toilet, 2 boys toilet and urinal.

Still to do:

  • Renovate 9 remaining classrooms

  • Construction of 10 boys’ toilets

  • Construction of a school kitchen

  • Establishment of a school gardening and feeding programme

 Marurani Primary School

When we first saw this school we were shocked at the conditions the 406 children were learning in. Marurani faces a number of challenges supporting children and making education more accessible. The school did not have enough classrooms, no girls toilets or water access.

Our impact here:

  • Construction of hand washing facilities and hygiene education implemented

  • 10 girls toilets constructed

  • Reusable menstruation products and education given to 82 girls

  • Construction of 4 new classrooms

  • Renovated 9 existing classrooms

  • 8 rain water harvesting tanks installed

Still to do:

  • Construction of 10 boys’ toilets

  • Construction of a school kitchen

  • Establishment of a school gardening and feeding programme

Mzimuni Primary School

Mzimuni Primary School is one of the Arusha district primary schools and is surrounded by a Maasai community. The school has 629 pupils but does not have sufficient infrastructure to support effective learning for all students.

Our impact so far:

  • 8 x 5,000 litre water tanks installed

  • Reusable menstruation products and education given to 80 girls

Still to do:

  • Construct 10 safe girls friendly toilets

  • Construct 10 new classrooms

  • Renovate existing 9 classrooms

  • Construction of school kitchen

  • Establishment of school gardening and feeding programme

CHETI Primary School

CHETI Primary is a school for disadvantaged children that provides excellent education in the top 5% of Tanzania, giving these students a chance of escaping poverty. This is a low fee paying school but has a very large sponsorship programme for disadvantaged children.

Our impact here:

  • Construction of 15 classrooms and housing for boarding students

  • 8 girls toilets constructed

  • 9 rain water harvesting tanks installed

  • Hand washing facilities and education implemented

  • Solar light installed and homework solar lamps given to poor students

CHETI Secondary School

CHETI Secondary School is a to allow a continuation of education for CHETI Primary students. Many of the students here are sponsored and receiving a high quality education.

Our impact here:

  • 6 classrooms constructed

  • 14 girls toilets constructed

  • 13 rain water harvesting tanks installed

  • Hand washing facilities and education implemented

  • Textbooks, 4 computers and educational supplies provided

Oldenderet Primary School

Oldenderet’s Primary School has 358 students that are very eager to learn despite the conditions they have to learn in.

Our impact here:

  • Handwashing station with 10 taps constructed

  • Handwashing education programme implemented for all students

  • Construct 10 safe girls friendly toilets

  • Implement a menstruation hygiene management programme and provide sanitary towels for menstruating girls

Still to do:

  • Construct 2 new classrooms and renovate 9 classrooms

  • Install 12 x 5,000 litres rain water harvesting tanks

  • Build a kitchen to cook school lunches

  • Construction of a school kitchen

 

Manyire Primary School

Our impact here:

  • Handwashing station with 10 taps constructed

  • Handwashing education programme implemented for all students

  • Constructed 12 girls toilets, 1 disabled friendly toilet, 2 boys toilets plus a urinal.

Still to do:

  • Implement a menstruation hygiene management programme and provide sanitary towels for menstruating girls

  • Construct 4 new classrooms

  • Renovate 6 existing classrooms

  • Construction of school kitchen

  • Establishment of school gardening and feeding programme

Muungano Primary School

Muungano Primary School has over 510 students and is situated in a very poor and rural community.

Our impact here:

  • Handwashing station with 14 taps constructed

  • Handwashing education programme implemented for all students

Still to do:

  • Construct 10 safe girls friendly toilets

  • Implement a menstruation hygiene management programme and provide sanitary towels for menstruating girls

  • Installing 15x5000 water tanks 

  • Construction of a school kitchen

  • Establishment of school gardening and feeding programme

Umoja Primary School

Umoja is a very dedicated community but their local school is very dilapidated and dangerous for the 471 students enrolled there.

Our impact here:

  • Handwashing station with 10 taps constructed

  • Handwashing education programme implemented for all students

  • Implemented a school gardening project and feeding programme

Still to do:

  • Construct 10 safe girls friendly toilets

  • Implement a menstruation hygiene management programme and provide sanitary towels for menstruating girls

  • Construct boys’ and disabled friendly toilets

Bambay Primary School

Bambay Primary School is a rural community in Tanzania that has 423 students and a very dedicated community.

Our impact here:

  • A kitchen and store room constructed

 

Haraa Primary School

308 students and a dedicated community that we’ve partnered with to support support projects at this school.

Our impact here:

  • 6 toilets constructed

 Help us support these schools

 We are excited to work with these schools for the next few years to improve education, health and work towards freeing children from a continuous poverty cycle. We can’t wait to update you every step of the way! 

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