Tanzania

Learn from community leaders in rural northwestern Tanzania, as they tackle issues around health, climate change, and education.

Tanzania

Karagwe, located in rural northwestern Tanzania, has a pleasant climate and rich culture. With this beauty also comes a complex history that includes colonization and extreme poverty. Many community leaders and community-based organizations are doing the work to bring sustainability to the forefront- including workshops on regenerative farming practices, solar power, and community health.





Key Themes

  • Sustainable Development
  • Public Health
  • Community Empowerment
  • Sustainability
  • Agriculture
  • Regenerative Farming

Experiences

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Projects

Find out more about our current and past community-based, collaborative projects.

 

MEET OUR PARTNERS

Maji Safi

Maji Safi Group (MSG) is a Tanzanian nonprofit organization that partners with communities to improve public health and create sustainable development. Since 2012, MSG has worked hand-in-hand with local communities to tackle challenges in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Menstrual Hygiene Health (MHH), and Climate Resilience.

What sets MSG apart is its people-centered approach. At the heart of this work are its Community Health Educators (CHEs) – a dedicated team of mostly women from local communities. They act as ambassadors, educators, and changemakers, helping to raise awareness, drive behavior change, and build strong, self-reliant communities.



FADECO

The Family Alliance for Development and Co-operation (FADECO) is a local organization dedicated to stimulating rural development in Tanzania by facilitating access to information, learning resources, and communication technologies. They strive to uplift communities by fostering resilience, enabling them to tackle social, economic, and environmental challenges. Their aim is to enhance the quality of life for all, creating empowered and sustainable communities ready to thrive in the face of adversity. Their slogan is: working for sustainable rural development of the grassroots communities.

MAVUNO

MAVUNO Non-Governmental Organization that was established by community members in 1993 for the purpose of improving their livelihood through using modern techniques of farming and care for the environment. The organization was registered in the United Republic of Tanzania in 1999. Today, its offices are 4 km from the small town of Omurushaka in Karagwe district, Kagera Region. MAVUNO Programs have been implemented in Karagwe and Kyerwa. MAVUNO has been implementing 6 main programs in 13 villages.

OffGridBox

OffGridBox’s mission is to do well by doing good, fighting climate change and poverty by providing clean power and clean water to all parts of the world. OffGridBox approaches this both in engineering and project design, supplying its top-of-the-line technology and providing management, operations and maintenance services under long term (10-20 year) project contracts, ensuring impact through the entire lifespan of its products.

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