Our Partnership with Empower Tanzania

Tanzania has a young population. Half of its 54 million citizens are children. It is estimated that up to 71% of children in Tanzania suffer two or more instances of severe deprivations of basic needs. These challenges are complex and interrelated, and include poverty, poor health, neglect and abuse.  The challenges that vulnerable children and adolescents face in Tanzania is complex. Risks include poverty, poor health, neglect and abuse. There is an urgent need to support vulnerable children and families so that they have access to adequate nutrition and education.

We’re partnering with Empower Tanzania so that 50 vulnerable children in Same Town gain academic and nutritional resources through the Same Learning Center. Students meet at the learning center after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays to improve their English and Swahili reading skills so they can excel in school. On Saturdays, students also receive additional tutoring and nutritious meals, and participate in daily life skills instruction such as animal husbandry, games, gardening, and social skills.  Each child receives a school uniform, shoes, notebooks, pens, and hygiene materials (soap, oil, toothpaste, and menstrual pads for girls).