SAVE FAMILY TANZANIA CHARITY

Save Family Tanzania Charity date as back as August, 2011 when Rehema Mwabwalwa, a young but visionary graduate professional from Mzumbe University and Stratford Business School moved out ahead of her peers to become pioneer in saving the lives of less fortunate families in Tanzania. To achieve this goal of nobility, she found no better vehicle than voluntarily integrating the careers, personal talents and commitment of other graduate professionals to reinstate family as the basic unit of life. By this way, Save Family Tanzania Charity came into being. The Charity gained its full registration on the thirteenth day of March, 2012 in accordance to the NGO Act No. 24 of 2012. The seed sown by this strong woman of goodwill has now grown into a huge tree, as our logo manifests itself—the tree whose branches have spread to touch the lives of many people; highly nutritious fruits it produces are beneficial to many; and under its shade many have found relief during life journey. The charity’s journey to support families is yet far from end, though.

Our Vision 

To become a stable, sustainable community in the fight against HIV/AIDS, in responding to development needs of children, orphans, disabled people, widows, the poor and women in Tanzania, and in conserving the environment.

Our Mission

To be committed to mobilizing resources, building and managing a permanent endowment fund and providing grants and capacity building to the disadvantaged groups in Tanzania in order to improve the quality of life and fight against HIV/AIDS.

We Hope

To reinstate family as the basic unit of life

Who we are

Save Family Tanzania Charity is a non-governmental organization with registration number 00NGO/00005269. Headed by female director, the charity plays the role of a dedicated matron to many families.

Where we work

Our activities are centred on Morogoro Municipal with our office housed in Tushikamane Buildings, along Kilakala Road.

General Objectives

• To reinstate the lives of the poor families by designing income generating activities and providing education support for sustainable living.
• Establishing and maintain environmental and conservation groups to enhance the protection of environmental and conservation groups to enhance the protection of environment against global warming.
• Strengthening capacity building and empowerment of women and youth on various areas of entrepreneurial activities.

Our Core Values

Commitment to the spirit and objectives of the charity, honesty, determination, accountability, transparency, and to continually work hard.

What We Do

• Children protection and Empowerment
• Poverty alleviation and family support
• Entrepreneurial education and Empowerment
• Psychological guidance and counselling
• Capacity building of women and youth through IGA’s
• Participatory Research and Consultancy
• Environmental Conservation, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Social Events, Sports, Arts and Cultural activities

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HOPE STREET CHILDREN PROJECT

Save Family Tanzania Charity is an implementing partner of World Vision Tanzania-Morogoro Cluster’s Hope Street Children Project. The goal of the project is to contribute to the improvement of the wellbeing of street children. So far, Save Family Tanzania Charity has reached nearly 200 children and their respective families in Kilakala, Kichangani, Tungi, Bigwa, Mbuyuni and Uwanja wa Taifa wards.

Part of the project’s endeavor is to improve accessibility to social services for street children in Morogoro Municipality. The second half of it is to ensure that communities and families do create protective environment for vulnerable children. The apex of such an effort is reunion of street children with their families.

This is why the project’s approach towards these children is quite a holistic as child’s life is dealt with at many different angles. For one thing, while children are given scholastic materials to meet short term shortages; their parents are economically empowered to generate sustainable income.

Along with material support, psychological concerns and physical well-being never left unattended.  At this juncture, a wide array of techniques such as recreational activities, sports, street mobile tours, music and drama are strategically used to lure children’s attention. The result is that psychological guidance and entertainment are twinned—and, a combination so winning.

The project also, whenever possible, ensures that children play a pivotal role in all activities aimed at improving their well-being. “Where is child law? Realize and protect our rights.” Statements as these are examples of messages carried around by children in Morogoro Municipal when fight for their rights.

One of the most fascinating yet effective tools in voicing out children concerns have been the Children Parliament—a unique Assembly of children by children for addressing children issues such as their protection, rights, care and laws in systematic, democratic fashion. 

Members of Children Parliament led by their Speaker in yellow-stripped gown

Considering the fact that Street Children is societal problem; grassroots leaders, parents and guardians are similarly involved.

Families of those children identified as street-oriented, receive training on various income generating activities. Successful end of such training is the dawn of Community Producer Groups. Run independently by its own committee, UPENDO GROUP is the benchmark of such a participatory effort. Members of this group have skillfully mastered the nuances and ways of making batiks; cooking of dried foods and packaging; as well as chicken rearing. Since the project is still living an implementing phase, confidently, most of its impact will be progressively updated in the page of “success stories”—here, in the same site of ours.
Children supported by Save Family Tanzania Charity through Hope Street Children Project have gone through the confinement of schools and children centres to involve the public on issues pertaining to child law and rights through various social activities that include entertainment.

Along with provision of scholastic materials, Save Family Tanzania Charity never left children’s psychological concerns and physical well-being unattended.
CHILD VOICE THROUGH STREET DANCE AND DRAMA

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At graveside of one of ANC's freedom fighters at Mazimbu Cemetery. The Street Mobile Tour takes children to visit many tourist destinations while receiving psychological counseling on board.

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