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Tanzania

Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa and home to the famous Mount Kilimanjaro. Although Tanzania has experienced relatively high economic growth over the last decade, many rural communities continue to struggles with high poverty rates, chronic malnutrition and poor access to basic services such as clean water.

The impact of your support in Tanzania

Tanzania

Population: 64 million

Program snapshot: A+ Successor Program

Caritas Australia is working with Diocese of Mbulu Development Department (DMDD) to support marginalised rural communities in northern Tanzania.
In the villages where our partner works in, the majority of families do not have access to clean water and often have to walk long distances to collect water. This project helps communities improve their access to water and sanitation, enhance maternal health and boost income so that families can thrive.

Greater access to clean drinking water supply and sanitation services.

Improved classroom facilities so children and teachers can have an optimal learning experience.

Support for maternal and child health clinics, so that mothers can give birth safely.

Maria reading with three of her children

Families can enhance their income so they can pay for their children’s food and education.

Oliva's story

Oliva, a twenty-two-year-old woman living in Tanzania with her  husband, two young sons and an adopted niece and nephew, didn’t have the opportunity to go to school growing up - and was embarrassed that she couldn’t read, write or count.

Around 25 percent of Tanzanian girls and women over 15 years cannot read or write, with many families unable to afford school fees or uniforms. Now, as an adult, Oliva runs a kiosk and works as a farm labourer - but her business was losing money because she couldn’t add up. 

Then Oliva enrolled in Caritas Australia-supported literacy and numeracy classes. She also set up a classroom at home to teach her neighbours, for free, because they were too shy to attend larger classes. 

Oliva has now graduated, as have some of her students. Attendance at her classes is growing, her kiosk is thriving and she can help her children with their homework. She aims to become a pastor and run for leadership in the next local election.  

I am proud to be a teacher who helps others to achieve their dream.

Oliva

Oliva's story

Watch the story of Oliva, a 22-year-old woman living in Tanzania, who didn’t have the opportunity to go to school as a child and was struggling to run her business as an adult due to her inability to read, write or count.