News – Tujenge

We have begun supporting an increasing number of families and children excluded from education and healthcare, for example, by providing health insura

Visual arts classes

As part of the “Inclusion Lab” project, we have started visual arts and crafts classes at Mwambao special needs class in Bagamoyo. The classes foc

Dance and music classes

Starting in August 2025, as part of the“Inclusion Lab” project, we have established dance, music, and movement classes at Mwambao special needs cl

Start of project “Inclusion Lab”

We have long envisioned tapping into Bagamoyo’s talented artist community to support programming for people with diverse abilities, raise awareness,

Support for Mwambao special needs class

Since early 2023, with support from private donations from teachers, parents, and friends in Canada and Germany, we have been assisting the special ne

Health insurance program

We’re happy to have started a health insurance program. We have been seeing more families of diversely abled children, some with severe and complex

Supporting kids with complex disabilities

We jump in to support where it’s needed most urgently. In the past months, especially Salma and Rehema and their families needed extra support, and

School transport for Mariam

Everyone has the right to education and community inclusion, and we are dedicated to supporting children and teenagers like Mariam in achieving this.

A wheelchair for Faudhia

We try to be flexible by helping out when and where needed the most. Faudhia needed a wheelchair – and is excited to have just come back home to Bag

School meals for Mwambao students

The school meal at Mwambao School is oftentimes the only full meal students will receive throughout the day. When funding for school meals at Mwambao

Renovation & rebuilding of Mwambao bathrooms

We finally finished the (re)building and renovation of Mwambao bathrooms! A major concern at Mwambao had been the poor-quality condition and lack of a

Donation of materials

Caritas, Elena and Lisa, with limited support by Myla, have been busy organizing materials for donation for the Mwambao special needs class. We were a

**We support individual children and teenagers and would like for people to get an insight into their life situation. However, we aim to foster a connection, not to evoke pity or reinforce stereotypes about poverty and disability. We prioritize respecting consent, especially for those who may face cognitive challenges to express such. Therefore, we decided against using photos of the children and youngsters and seek to develop a visual concept that uses illustration, drawing and painting instead. We edited the names to respect the children’s privacy. We aim to collaborate with visual artists to creatively represent the people we work with, their everyday stories, and surroundings.