Educational Outreach

Support informal education opportunities: Our educational outreach initiatives are locally led, culturally grounded, and designed to meet people where they are.

what we support

Learning That Makes a Difference

TEMBO believes in the power of education and its ability to transform communities.

Our partners – TEMBO Tanzania and Learning in Longido – understand the community’s needs and collaborate with locals to create impactful educational programs. They are dedicated to fostering lasting change and empowering individuals for a brighter future.

Projects we Support

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SARA and JUMA Classes

Empowering Young Minds

For many students, the path to education is not easy. Sara’s story is one of courage and determination — when her family doubted the value of girls’ education, she found strength through her friends and the lessons she learned at school.

Developed by our partners in Tanzania, the Sara and Juma Program, adapted from the Sara Communication Initiative for sub-Saharan Africa, brings essential life skills to adolescents in Longido.

Led by TEMBO Tanzania’s Community Facilitators, weekly sessions in local primary schools cover topics such as:

Puberty, health, and hygiene
The importance of education
HIV/AIDS awareness
Gender equality and ending female genital mutilation

Through music, dance, and drama, students engage with these topics in ways that are relevant to their lives, helping them build self-esteem and make informed choices.

Adult Literacy

Learning Beneath the Acacia Tree

Each week, 15–20 women gather in one of four remote Maasai villages — often beneath the shade of an acacia tree — to learn to read, write, and build practical life skills.

For many participants, these classes mark their first experience with formal learning. Taught in Swahili, lessons combine literacy with topics such as maternal health, nutrition, and the value of girls’ education. Interactive teaching methods create an environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and empowering.

After three years, each group celebrates the progress with a colourful graduation ceremony. Graduates proudly share how they can now write their names, count in Swahili, and communicate confidently with health professionals.

Education creates ripples of change that extend across generations.

Help TEMBO continue its mission to empower learners of all ages.