Pamoja Community Initiative works to break the cycle of poverty by connecting schools, youth, families and communities in Tanzania’s most underserved areas.
Many approaches tackle one problem at a time. We work across the whole of a child’s world instead: schools become centres of excellence, young people lead change, parents champion their children’s learning, and children get the academic, emotional and social support they need.
To transform the lives of children in Tanzania’s poorest communities by building ecosystems where schools thrive, youth lead, families engage, and every child is protected, educated and able to reach their full potential.
A Tanzania where every child, whatever their birthplace or family income, has quality education, a protective community and a path to prosperity, driven by youth leadership and communities working together.
From our base in Dar es Salaam we work in high-density, low-income areas where children face several barriers at once: weak schools, family poverty, few opportunities for young people, and surroundings that often work against learning and child protection.