Empowering communities across Tanzania
Supporting poor families, orphans, disabled children, youth, and women through education sponsorship, clean water, solar energy, health, and environmental programs.
Registered NGO OONGO/R/2425 — see how we're accountable
Tupendane Foundation & Initiatives (TUFOI) is a local NGO in Tanzania dedicated to uplifting underprivileged communities. We support children, youth, women, and families through education sponsorships, clean water projects, health and environmental programs, and empowerment initiatives. Guided by our name "Tupendane" — meaning "let's love one another" — we work to bring hope, opportunity, and sustainable change.
Our Mission, Vision & Values
Mission
To support students from poor families and community by paying for them school fees, build hospitals, create water sources, protect environment,… Read more →
Vision
We envision on healthy, economically stable community with children who acquire better education and livelihood.
Core Values
TUFOI is committed to acting with integrity in our work and our relationships. We seek to uphold our Values in all that we do and ask our community… Read more →
Our Programs
Our Impact
Every figure below is taken from our independently audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
116
Pupils sponsored through school in 2025
515
Students and staff with clean water and solar power at Bethlehem Star School
1000
Indigenous medicinal tree seedlings distributed in Mukuru Village in 2025
7
Partner organisations funding our work in 2025
Source: TUFOI Audited Financial Statements, year ended 31 December 2025. Read the full report
Our Focus Areas
From the Communities We Serve
Hybrid Learning Transforms Education at Bethlehem Star School
A hybrid learning project has strengthened literacy and digital skills for 540 pupils through new learning materials, a modern computer laboratory, and teacher training.
Read This StoryTransparency & Trust
TUFOI is a registered Tanzanian NGO. Here's how we're accountable to donors, partners, and the communities we serve.
Get Involved
Whether you give, volunteer, sponsor a child, or partner with us — your support reaches real communities across Tanzania.
News & Stories
Discover inspiring updates from our projects, success stories, and community impact across Tanzania.
Our Partner & Sponsors
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