Tanzania
Morogoro experiences high levels or rural poverty; from our baseline survey, we know that 19% of households we’re working within Morogoro have 4 or more children aged under 17 to support, around a third live in earth-floored, grass-roofed homes, and 81% live on less than $2.50 / day (PPP).
Our five year programme in Morogoro aims to help 2,500 families learn how to save the little money they have, invest in small businesses and generate profits so that they can support their children, improve their homes and afford essentials such as nutritious food and healthcare.
The Programme
Savings Group member in Tanga, Tanzania.
Five Talents has been operating microfinance programmes in Tanzania since 2007. Through our partnership with the Anglican Church of Tanzania we provide financial infrastructure to areas which commercial banks cannot reach, allowing our members to pool their savings into community funds which can then be loaned out to help establish or grow small businesses.
In line with our policy to focus on replicating our savings-led programmes, we moved to a ‘post-funding partnership’ with the Mama Bahati Foundation in Iringa in 2017 and launched a new savings groups programme in Morogoro, working in partnership with the Diocese and the Organisation for Matumaini Communities. In 2020 we expanded our programme in Tanzania in partnership with the Mothers’ Union.
Success Stories
We come across powerful stories on a near daily basis, and whilst trends and big picture statistics are important, we also want to show you how your donations make a difference on an individual level.
Read all about Ojo, one of our earliest clients in Morogoro, Tanzania.
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