Tanzania Development Trust
 

Completed Projects

AANG SERIAN

TDT has been associated with this project for some years (funding of buildings for educational purposes) in support of a programme of education for Maasai peop..

AMANI CENTRE

This Centre provides basic education and healthcare services to intellectually disabled children of both sexes in Morogoro rural and neighbouring areas. Parent..

ARUSHA 'SLUM' WARD Community Toilets

These funds were used to provide 2 Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines with shower units in a slum area of Arusha. The project is managed by the Arusha Rota..

BAGAMOYO CHILDREN CARERS ASSOCIATION

BACCA – Bagamoyo’s Children Carers Association was founded in August 2005 by local community members with assistance from international donors and ..

BASHANET HOSPITAL

Bashanet Hospital is run jointly by the RC Church and the Health Department of Manyara Region and serves a remote highland area between Dodoma and Arusha, on ..

BUIGIRI ADULT CENTRE

COMPLETED NOW! ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HAS BEEN DONE AND THE WATER PUMP INSTALLED. Some years ago TDT funded a wind pump to supply water from a bore hole f..

BUIGIRI BLIND SCHOOL

Playground construction and in 2002 Classroom renovation, provision of weaving machine and materials

BWEMYAMUNI, near Kisima

This excellent project was completed to time and budget in late 2010. Two new wells were constructed and as a result there is an excellent supply of clean and ..

BWIBUKA

Provision of maize mill to support women's group and allow income generation. Based at the church, the mill would be open to all members of the community. Part..

CHANGARAWE

Village Maize Mill

CHEJU MARINE

This is an exciting project to which TDT has contributed with a partner NGO in the USA, Elimu Africa to address the shortage of secondary education on Zanzibar..

CHUNO PRIMARY SCHOOL

Following a visit to the school in June 2004, by Committee members Ron and Liz Fennell, £3000 was allocated to assist with the construction of two cla..

CHUNYA GROUP

HCF funded rehabilitation of 4 Primary Schools. Stage 2 in 2005.Stage 3 funds were again kindly provided in 2006 by the Hilden Charitable Fund as part of an o..

DOGODOGO Children's Centre

Dogodogo means "the very young ones". This Centre which has a broad range of international and Tanzanian support is based in Dar es Salaam and works ..

DONGE PRIMARY SCHOOL

<p>At the request of the BTS(T) Chapter. and following several visits by the BTS(T) Project Officer, TDT made a grant of £3,000 for textbooks to sc..

DUGA OLD PEOPLE'S HOME

THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND, and support from a member and a grant from TDT, this project has now been completed. Duga Nyumba wa Wazee (N..

EINOTI COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL

This community based school has been in existence for 9 years and currently has 520 pupils. TDT allocated funds to cover the shortfall required for building..

EMUSOI

The Emusoi Centre provides a home for 85 Maasai girls in a pre-secondary program and also supports close to 600 Maasai girls in boarding schools. Emusoi is a M..

FADECO

FADECO (Family Alliance for Development and Cooperation) is a Tanzanian NGO focussed on the development and transfer of low cost technology appropriate to p..

FOREVER ANGELS

ForEver Angels is a small well managed orphanage in Mwanza. These funds were provided by a BTS member to assist with purchase of equipment to improve the back ..

FRIENDS OF RUAHA

This funding covered two separate projects, one for the provision of teacher's manuals with a particular focus on environmental issues, and the other for the p..

GT BORER BEETLE

Grant towards eradication

HADASSA MONTESSORI NURSERY SCHOOL

This nursery was started by Esther William in Jan 08 with 36 children aged between 3 & 6. She is now assisted by her husband, Enos, & a very dedicated..

HEGONGO

Rehabilitation of classrooms, roofs and in 2001, laboratory and in 2003 for latrines. Additional donation from member in 2004 for renovation of accommodation ..

HURUMIA WATOTO CENTRE

The Hurumia Watoto Centre in Mwanza (called after its founder Mama Hurumia) is a remarkable co-operative run by widows, HIV positive and disabled women. In p..

HURUMIA WATOTO GROUP MAIZE MILL

TDT HAS PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THIS MAIZE MILL. This excellent NGO was founded in 2006 (and registered with Mwanza City Council which has provided accreditation) p..

IFWAGI Community Secondary School

In September 2011, TDT made a grant of £5000 towards this housing project. We hope this will help to attract and retain teachers, which is not easy in..

IGOMA SECONDARY SCHOOL

Igoma is a state secondary school, 14km from Mwanza city. There are 845 pupils of whom 347 are girls. The school opened in 2006 with only 80 pupils and has hen..

IMELI PRIMARY SCHOOL

After the Hilden Charitable Fund had indicated that it was prepared to help primary education projects, TDT proposed Imeli School, Nzega (Tabora Region), spons..

IRENTE CHILDREN'S HOME

This remarkable institution combines a home for infants and young children whose mothers have died (often in childbirth) with a pre-nursing college where youn..

IRENTE SCHOOL for the BLIND

Following a visit by BTS member, and previously committee members Liz and Ron Fennell, TDT made a grant of &pound;1000 for two braillers The school cate..

IRINGO Primary School, Musoma

Joint project with the Overseas Musomians to rehabilitate this large primary school of 1,100 pupils. Further contribution in 2006.

ISINGU'U VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY

This is a £6,800 project which commenced in the previous year. The project is managed by SUNARE, in conjunction with the Institute of Human Settlement St..

JIFUNZENI IN SOCIAL SERVICES PROMOTION (JSSP).

This is a social service organisation which has set up an F.E. and Adult Education Institute for young people (including AIDS orphans) who cannot gain access t..

KABALE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Renew Electrical wiring and in 2003 contribution to construction of laboratory. 2004 Construction of 2nd laboratory. Funds raised by Mbwana Alliy and collea..

KABANGA DISPENSARY

TDT's grant of £3354 was used for the installation of water pipes and distribution of water within the Health Centre as water has already reached the co..

KAHAMA

Very well organised and supported application to build a computer aworkshop for youth who have failed to gain entrance to secondary schools- 63 % of Primary sc..

KALALO VILLAGE

Water Project and 1989

KASHAI PRIMARY SCHOOL

This school has 1180 pupils and was in immediate need of improved toilet facilities. TDT provided the funds for a new toilet block with considerable improve..

KATANDALA

TDT aids religious groups when they provide services for the whole community. Katandala is a Vocational Training Centre run by the RC Diocese in Sumbawanga to..

KATUMBA ll

This co-ed school has 560 pupils, and a high proportion of disabled children - physically and mentally disabled, and blind children. TDT has assisted this scho..

KIBIRIZI

The project is being supported by Edinburgh Global Projects, a student run, volunteer group from Edinburgh University. TDT provide £1000 towards the buil..

KIBONGO YOUTH GROUP, MVUTI

Agricultural self-help project, providing tools, wheel-barrows, seed fertiliser and storage sheds.

KIDOGOZERO

At the request of BTS(TZ), TDT made a contribution of £3500 towards resurfacing the road to Kidogozero undertaken by TASF an agency which receives Wo..

KIDOGOZERO

Water pumping and solar project The water supply scheme at Kidogozero village (Coast Region), one of TDT's 'flagship' projects, suffered a severe set-back in 2..

KIDOGOZERO

Dispensary and 1983, 1984, 86,87

KIEMBESAMAKI TEACHERS' CENTRE

TDT made a grant of around £1000 to the Teachers' Centre in January 2012 to buy a photocopier and LCD projector. Application on behalf of the Zanzibar..

KIKUKWE

Bee keeping was exclusively a male activity before the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A group of widows backed by the Kikukwe Community Development Initiative decided to t..

KIKUKWE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

We have previously supported KCDI with the provision of bee keeping equipment to assist Aids widows to produce honey. This year we spent an additional £5..

KIKUKWE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE- MANGO TREES

KCDI's plan is to give 4 young Mango trees to each of 125 carers of 375 orphans as an income generating project. The grafted plants will come from Sokoine Univ..

KIKUKWE Kikukwe Community Development Initiative Dispensary

TDT has allocated a substantial amount to this project over recent years, and agreed to make this additional contribution to make finishing touches to the buil..

KILILANGI YOUTH GROUP, KILOSA

Agricultural self-help project, providing tools, wheel-barrows, seed fertiliser and storage sheds.

KISIWA

EdUKAid, a Wiltshire based charity, run by a BTS member, requested support for the work they do in Mtwara to improve the standard and provision of education in..

KISIWANDUI

Kisiwandui is an excellent and very large state primary school educating 1600 pupils in two shifts. It also has two units for blind and mentally challenged pup..

KITUNGARA

Village bridge

KIVIDEA

Outstanding youth project with HQ in Kigoma, providing voctional training at 13 centres in and around Kigoma. This new application is for the rehabilitation of..

KIVIDEA KINDERGARTEN

GOOD NEWS! HABARI NJEMA! SEAFORD ROTARY CLUB HAS ADOPTED THIS PROJECT and PROVIDED THE NECESSARY FUNDS, WITH GREAT HELP FROM A MEMBER WHO CONTRIBUTED £5..

KIWOHEDE ILULA CENTRE FOR GIRLS

KKIWOHEDE (Kiota Women's Health and Development Organisation) provide vocational training to young girls to help them make the most of their opportunities a..

Kwimba Womens Development (KWIMBAWODE)

This project has been successfully completed and the new toilets are of great benefit to all the girls at the school.

LAKE TANGANYIKA PRIMARY SCHOOL

This Primary School in the Centre of Kigoma shares a campus with another Primary School that is scheduled to become a Secondary School. In the front page pictu..

LAKE VICTORIA DISABILITY CENTRE

TDT in 2005 supported this well run vocational training centre for the disabled in Musoma with funds for the acquisition of sewing machines and for the constru..

LANGIRO

In 2011,Croydon Rotary Club, St Edmund's Church, Riddlesdown and the Hilden Charitable Fund helped Langiro to equip the school with textbooks and carry out mos..

LIHAMI VILLAGE STUDY HALL.

This is a project to develop an after school learning centre for secondary pupils in secondary schools in the ward. The Street Study Hall and Library at Lihami..

LIVESTOCK TRAINING

The Institute operates under the Ministry of Livestock Development. It requested £2164 for the construction of a sheep and goat shelter, purchase of live..

LUCY'S HOPE CENTRE, TUKUYU

TDT provided funds to help finance buildings to provide a centre for the support of the families of HIV/AIDS victims, specifically to provide nursery school..

LUHIMBA VILLAGE

Maize mill and Oxen project, also 81, 87

LUKOBE

Village water supply, also funded in 1981,82, 93

LUSHOTO GROUP

This project was one of two major programmes funded by the Hilden Charitable Fund to renovate clusters of 4 primary schools in an area. TDT worked with the ..

MABOHA CLINIC

TDT supported a request from Cranbrook School in Kent who have over the last 20 years visited the Tabora Region bi-annually to help with projects chosen by loc..

MAGIMA VILLAGE

At the request of a member of the Scottish Group of BTS, TOT provided £2000 to support the activities of a community based in Magima village in Ruvuma..

MAISHA MAPYA

Funds for this project were raised by Anna Davidson cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats for the purchase of kitchen equipment for a new classroom used for..

MAJENGO CLINIC

This is a project to harvest rainwater from the roof of a new dispensary built at Majengo which will provide ongoing supplies of water for an extended period o..

MAJI YA CHAI

Maji Ya Chai is a community near Arusha which is receiving help from Arusha Rotary. It is a very poor community of about 25,000 including lepers and street ch..

MAJI YA CHAI DAIRY

Funds were made available for this established Women's Cooperative dairy project, supported by Rotary in Arusha, for the rehabilitation of a cow dip to protect..

MALAIKA KIDS

This is an orphan village project being constructed near Dar, eventually planned to accommodate 320 children in "family houses" of ten children looke..

MANDAWA

Funds were provided (thanks to the generosity of a BTS member) for the supply of books, sports equipment and other educational material to this well run school..

MANG'ULA VILLAGE ORPHANGE AND DISABLED CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Mang'ula Sustainable Development Society's project for completion of a kindergarten for orphans and other disadvantaged children from the surrounding village..

MANGO TREE, KYELA

A Memorial Fund was established to commemorate the contribution of the late Professor Royston Jones OBE, a former Chairman of TDT, and his work in Africa Th..

MARA VILLAGE MAIZE MILL PROJECT

In phase 1 of this project, diesel powered maize mills were installed in two villages south-east of Musoma near the Serengeti National Park. Diesel is inevitab..

MASASI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

and 94 and in 2004 for beds, mattresses and roof repairs

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

General appeal for country

MESERANI

Funds were provided for the construction of a classroom for Tanzania Development Education and Medicine (Tan DEM) as part of a successful project being led by ..

MIGOMBANI

The BTS Chair visited this large primary school just outside Zanzibar town. It is in very considerable need of refurbishment. A first priority was to improve t..

MIJINI KIYUU PRIMARY SCHOOL

Mijini Kiyuu is a village with a population of 2600 adults in the north of Pemba, depending on fishing, agriculture, seaweed harvesting etc. The nearest Primar..

MJI WA HURUMA

Following a visit to this home for destitute people by committee members Ron and Liz Fennell in mid 2005, TDT was able to make funds available to this very ..

MKATA MASHARIKI POULTRY PROJECT

GOOD NEWS! TDT HAS PROVIDED FUNDS TO START THIS PROJECT. Application from Dar based NGO Tanzania Marginalised Areas Community Services Foundation (TMACSF) regi..

MKOMAINDO HOSPITAL

Grant for spare parts etc. and 84, 86,87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95,96, 01, 02

MKOMBOZI Income Generating Group

This is a well-managed (mostly)women's group in Dar es Salaam involved in embroidery, many of whom are physically disadvantaged due to polio, or the mothers of..

MSINDO VILLAGE

Education Project, Fish Farm and Citrus plantation also funded in 1980, 1984, 87

MTWARA HOSPITAL

At the request of the Redditch One World Link, which has a special relationship with Mtwara, TOT provided a grant for Mtwara Hospital of £500 to cove..

MTWARA REGIONAL LIBRARY

Mtwara Regional Library serves a local community of 92,000 citizens and a further 1.2 million in the region... The library is seriously under-equipped. TDT fun..

MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Request from John Morshead, for a digital projector and two laptop computers to facilitate teaching. " I am an Australian Missionary, with the Church Mi..

MUKENDO PRIMARY SCHOOL

This is part of the rehabilitation of two schools in Musoma, Mukendo (former Aga Khan School) and Iringo (former Guru Nanak School), for which £10,000..

MUSOMA HOSP

Supply of medical equipment to start a Resuscitation Centre at the Musoma Hospital. This has now been equipped with 8 beds, 6 Oxygen Concentrators and suction ..

MUSOMA HOSPITAL Dental Unit

The dental unit at the hospital has been refurbished with new windows, doors, roof, plumbing. New equipment/instruments and materials have been supplied. Most ..

MWAKAVUTA

TDT has been pleased to assist Tanzania Rural Revival (TRR) led by BTS member Tony Janes in TRR's latest project to build a girls' dormitory and washrooms at t..

MWANDIGA

Project submitted by Promotion and Women’s Development Association for renovation of girls’ toilets at this school. The toilets were so poor that g..

NAMANDITI VOCATIONAL PROJECT FOR DEAF CHILDREN

The Project to train 20 deaf boys and 30 deaf girls in tailoring and HEPO has two deaf women who will tutor the pupils in sign language.The pupils are primary ..

NAMANYERE HOSPITAL

Assistance was requested to fund the drilling of two boreholes for the provision of water to Namanyere Hospital and St Bakhita Nursing School run by the Cathol..

NG'AMBWA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Construction of 3 classrooms for nursery classes at existing Primary School, Good application with full documentation – boq received; requested drawings..

NGULA

Ngula Community Secondary School is located in the south-eastern part of Lake Victoria in the Kwimba district of Mwanza region, Tanzania, about 60kms from Mwan..

NGULUMA SECONDARY

This school is supported by a BTS member and support group located in Somerset, and much has been achieved over the years. TDT was pleased to be able to mak..

NKONKWA

TDT has previously supported the building of a house for a nurse and dispensary in this very remote village, virtually only accessible by boat, which has been ..

NKONKWA CLINIC

TDT made a grant of £6750 to this remote Dispensary reachable only boat from Kigoma. Previously we had provided a grant to build the Dispensary. This new..

NKOWE TRADE SCHOOL

Grant. Also funded 1979, 80,81,82, 84, 86,87,88,90, 91, 92, 95

NUSURU YATIMA

Nusuru Yatima (NY) orphanage was started in 1994 when Mama Khadija Khalfan took in her grandson, her children having died from AIDS. Four other AIDS orphans qu..

NUWA WOMEN'S PIG PROJECT

NUWA is an excellent women's organisation near Njombe in Tanzania's southern highlands. The goal of the project is to improve the financial circumstances of th..

NYOTASTAR

Application granted for furniture for Christian centre caring for orphans. The grant has been used to buy desks, chairs, cupboards and blackboards for the nurs..

NYUMBA ya HURUMA, MUSOMA

This is a home for socially destitute people run by Father Biseko and a group of sisters outside Musoma. TDT had previously supported this home , and were plea..

OMURUSHENYE PRIMARY SCHOOL

This project is to restore an old 1974 classroom which is in very bad condition and to bring back into use so that it can be used for teaching. Omurushenye is ..

OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA

Production of materials and 2001

PUULU PRIMARY SCHOOL, MBINGA

TDT has supported this primary school with funds for the rebuilding of classrooms. Significant progress has been achieved with a great deal of local effort...

READ

Last year we funded the excellent NGO, READ INTERNATIONAL, to restore a school library in Lindi region. This year we are funding one more library ‘restor..

RECOSO SUSTAINABLE TREE NURSERY

Our grant was to enable the Rukwa Environmental Conservation Society (RECOSO) to establish a tree nursery to provide income for rural communities and at the ..

REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Provision of Ultrasound equipment and in 2001 coupling gel. The scanner was heavily used and after a visit in 2002 it was recommended that a new scanner sh..

RIDERS for HEALTH

This scheme was introduced to Tanzania after being successfully piloted elsewhere in Africa provides a trained paramedic motor-cycle rider with an all terrain ..

RUGAMBWA State Boarding High School for Girls

CLAIRE DALEY DID IT! Claire is a Maths teacher at Rugambwa’s partner school, Sydenham High in South London. She decided to undertake a fund-raising climb..

RURAL WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

The RWDA mission is to improve the lot of rural women through education and income generating projects. They sought funds for the establishment of a chicken re..

SAMARITAN Independent Boarding High School for Girls

Three laboratories have now been copmpleted at this school for high achieving girls, enabling them to take the full range of Science 'A' levels. TDT is very gr..

SEGEREA TREE NURSERY

Development of tree nursery by a women's co-operative near Dar es Salaam, growing trees and plant seedlings for a local market.

SHASHUI

TDT undertook to fund the £12,000 required for Phase 3 of the Shashui water Project, Phases 1 and 2 having been financed by Community Projects Africa. Th..

SHIMBWE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Funds were provided to build a kitchen at this school, replacing the existing wooden hut. The project was developed by BTS members and Tanzanians living in ..

SINAI VILLAGE

Water Project, also funded in 77 and 78

SONGEA

Ox Training Centre

SONGEA LIBRARY

Request from excellent Librarian, Lawrence Kadege now at Songea, for support for establishing children's library. Excellent progress has been made on acquirin..

SONGWE

Mbozi District project

ST BAKHITA'S NURSING SCHOOL SUMBAWANGA

Funds were allocated for the purchase of training books in the UK for the St Bakhita Nursing School at Sumbawanga, and freighted out thanks to assistance from ..

SUGUTI IRRIGATION PROJECT

and 90, 91, 92 and renovation in 2003

SUNSEED Domestic Energy Programme

The improved fuel efficient stoves promoted by Sunseed Tanzania Trust save between 40-50% of the firewood used with the traditional cooking method, representi..

TENGERU MARKET

TDT provided funds for latrines and wash basins as part of a major project to provide some 300 women of Tengeru with a hygienic facility for the marketing o..

TFSR on behalf of SIDO

This project aims to improve the socioeconomic standing of members of 90 existing artisan groups in the Iringa and Ruvuma regions, through the provision of qu..

TRAIN DISASTER

In order to respond to the tragedy of the Dodoma rail disaster in 2002, TDT contributed £2000 to the President's fund and £1000 each to 3 h..

TUKAE

Tukae operates in the Eastern Usambaras aiming to reduce poverty through health care and education assistance. They requested assistance with the funding of..

TUMAINI WOMEN'S GROUP

Request for support for group of 15 young people to set them up in project to grow and market vegetables. This is a good small-scale project by a group that de..

TUMBILI

Regional Grain Store

TWIGA PRIMARY

TDT was alerted to the urgent need for a security fence around this large school in Dar es Salaam since it is adjacent to a railway line and also other industr..

ULEMBWE FOLK DEVELOPMENT COLLEGE, NJOMBE

Ulembwe is a Rural folk development College near the southern town of Njombe, providing vocational training in carpentry and joinery, tailoring, masonry constr..

UMBWE PARISH

Regular donations transmitted by TDT for a private donor

UMOJA CENTRE

Application by F.E. Centre in Njiro, poor part of Arusha city.Umoja offers free F.E. courses in English and I.T. to about 80 students (inc. 37 girls). Aim is t..

UNIVERSITY

Provision of Books, 86, 87, 88, 90,91,94

UPENDO LEPROSY CENTRE

This is a cheerful and well run home for leprosy victims and their families which is constantly short of resources. TDT provided £400 to assist with the ..

UWAVIKA

This project is managed by Deaf Aid Africa with support from the Woodford Foundation. On the ground in Tanzania at Chona Village, UWAVIKA is building a vocatio..

VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS

TDT is beginning an exploratory partnership with Voluntary Service Overseas. TDT is contributing £1500 to VSO’s work. The VSO volunteer, Claire Da..

WIDOWS & ORPHANS

This project was put forward by BTS members living in Mwanza to provide assistance with urgent buildings improvement at a day care centre dedicated to addre..

ZAKIA MEGHIG SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHATO

We have received a generous offer of £3275 from another Trust and TDT has £3277 so that this project can now proceed. The project is to build a dor..