Tanzania
In partnership with rural communities, we are working to fill Tanzania with blooming gardens and are supporting families as they create food security and stable incomes. Through our agriculture programs, families and individuals are receiving the materials they need to start their gardens as well as the education needed for them to thrive.
Elsewhere, program participants are receiving livestock, which can be used to diversify both their income and diet. These programs help move families out of poverty while fighting against the threats of climate change and food insecurity.
Our reach in Tanzania also extends to Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, which is home to thousands of refugees from various African countries. Here, our vegetable farming program provides training on vegetable production, nutrition and marketing techniques of farm products. Through this program, refugees are not only learning how to grow their own vegetables, but they are also becoming strong leaders in their communities.
With our community partners we are growing gardens and developing new opportunities for a better life.
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From Crisis to Cultivation: Aimerance’s Journey to Hope and Empowerment
After fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Aimerance Bosco found hope and stability through the Wezesha Project, transforming from a struggling mother into a thriving farmer who now nourishes her family and empowers others in her community. From Displacement to Determination: Aimerance’s Path to Empowerment Aimerance Bosco spends her days caring for her four children, tending to her …
Maria Bahati’s Journey of Gender Transformation and Family Empowerment
Maria Bahati, a young refugee in Tanzania’s Nyarugusu Camp, transformed her family’s future through CWS’s WEZESHA Project—overcoming gender barriers, gaining farming skills, and inspiring her husband and community to embrace gender equality. Her journey highlights how empowerment and collaboration can lead to lasting change. Breaking Barriers: Maria’s First Steps Toward Empowerment Forced to flee her home at a young age, …
From Gardener to Entrepreneur: Seluwa Said’s Journey to Success
After fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Seluwa Said and her family faced extreme hardship in Tanzania’s Nyarugusu Refugee Camp—until joining the CWS Sustainable Vegetable Farming Project, which empowered her to grow nutritious food, start a business and build a more secure future. From Struggle to Survival in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, …