We are dedicated to igniting the potential that exists in each child in the village of Sakila, Tanzania. Join us.

what we do

Tumaini Tanzania is a cross-continental community of friends working to provides educational scholarships for over 75 bright young students in the area around Sakila, Tanzania. These children come from impoverished backgrounds, and without our support, wouldn't be able to attend school at all. We have a long-standing, intimate relationships with this community and feel honored to be able to support them.

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A Weary World Rejoices
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Recapping Our Tenth Annual Trip
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Ten Years of Visits to Sakila
Ten Years of Visits to Sakila

Ten Years!! This year marks the tenth annual visit to Sakila since I moved from Tanzania in 2007.  As I prepare for next week’s trip, I do so with immense gratitude for, and in tremendous awe of, the relationships that have formed over the last decade. Tumaini Tanzania began because friends in the United States and East Africa sincerely cared about and cared for each other.  It has been a privilege to watch that partnership deepen and expand over the past ten years as the power and promise of genuine relationships continues to drive our mission.

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Abundant Gratitude, Sincere Relationships
Abundant Gratitude, Sincere Relationships

Dear Tumaini Family,

Many sentiments filled each day of the visit I made to Tanzania last month in the wake of my friend Mbwambo’s death, but the most profound and enduring one was abundant gratitude. I was grateful to Mbwambo for all that he had dedicated to Tumaini Tanzania over the last decade of his life, grateful to his family for inviting me to share in their mourning, and grateful to the local community for allowing us to further his legacy through our collaborative support of the students and schools for which he cared so deeply. More than anything, I was grateful for the sweet reminder of what this organization has always been about and what continues to drive it forward: sincere relationships…

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Honoring our dear friend, Amini Goodluck Mbwambo
Honoring our dear friend, Amini Goodluck Mbwambo

Dear Tumaini community, I am very sad to share that Amini Goodluck Mbwambo, a dear friend and cherished member of Tumaini Tanzania, has passed away. Mbwambo became very sick about a month ago. After experiencing chest pains, he went to a hospital in a nearby town, where he was admitted to the ICU. He died the next day at the age of 31. Mbwambo helped to start Tumaini Tanzania in 2007…

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Meet BarakaELY

Tumaini Tanzania is a non-profit organization dedicated to the students, schools, and community of Sakila, a village in Tanzania. This video profiles Barakaely, one of Tumaini Tanzania's student leaders. Barakaely's story shows how an investment in these students through Tumaini Tanzania not only helps to lift these students out of poverty, but also empowers them to ignite hope in their own community.

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