We are a dedicated Tanzania organization run by passionate youth that empowers children, especially girls, in rural Tanzania to access quality education to break the cycle of poverty. We partner with very rural communities in Arusha, Tanzania where there is often no electricity, no clean drinking water, and no public transport and most households are living in extreme poverty.
About Ndoto in Action
We partner with very rural communities in Arusha, Tanzania where there is often no electricity, no clean drinking water, no public transport and most households are living in extreme poverty.
We support schools by focusing on four essential programme areas:
Let Us Learn: Learning environment
Classrooms & teaching resources are essential for any school. In Tanzania the recommended classroom size is 45 students, but many schools have classes of 100-140 students with not enough desks for everyone.
Water Is Life: Clean water
In rural Arusha there is no access to fresh drinking water meaning students are thirsty, miss classes to collect water for their school or are left to consume unsafe water.
Being Well: Health & sanitation
A huge reason for missing school is due to sickness from poor sanitation & hygiene facilities and lack of education.
Think Period: Education for girls
Girls can miss school up to 3-4 days a month because they don’t have facilities or products to use during their period.
- Tanzania is the 34th poorest country in the World
- We have visited class sizes of 144 in one standard classroom because there is such high demand, which makes education quality low
- Girls are often stigmatized during menstruation and do not attend school
- 5 students often have to share 1 textbook
- If a child doesn’t pass their exams at the end of Primary School first time, they will not be able to attend Secondary School
Clarence Tindwa
Lise Marie Bruun
Hussein Salim
Diana Alex
Lilian Kiwale
Joshua Shora
