Tanzania

At Kalema Primary School in Tanzania, one in six pupils has a disability.

Soap-making changed Upendo’s life in Tanzania. Through Fida’s work, women gain livelihood opportunities, education, and hope for their entire community.

Tanzanian Lucy found her own path and built a thriving business. Fida and the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania’s Tunandoto programme is transforming women’s lives all across Tanzania.

Tanzania still has a long way to go to achieve equality and human rights for all. Fida and the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania (FPCT) have made significant progress in improving the rights of children with disabilities. The partnership has brought them from the corners of their homes to school.

In early summer 2022, Fida’s Country Office in Tanzania received tip-offs from two local employees and one beneficiary regarding the possible misuse of funds in Fida’s development cooperation activities in Zanzibar. The suspicion was directed at one local employee of the Country Programme.

More than half of Tanzania’s population is under the age of 20. The children of big cities are a large group unreached by the gospel. Nevertheless, activities aimed at children have not been considered important in local churches. Teacher training is limited to a few seminars, and there is a shortage of both materials and teachers.