On March 8th, TCF celebrated International Women’s Day by giving thanks to all the incredible women who make our work possible! A special gathering was held for the Rift Valley Women’s Group (RVWG) Mamas at their brand-new workspace located in Oldeani.

With access to increasing loans and foundational business support through our Rifty Economic Advancement Program (REAP), average incomes in the Oldeani community have more than doubled. Over the last month, we’ve seen the tangible results of this as loan repayments from community members have increased by 4%.

Learn about our five-year strategic plan!

We’ve got big plans for the next five years!

Our Microfinance Program takes on a new strategy and new name. Meet our Rifty Economic Advancement Program!

Back in 2018, we formed a beekeeping team comprised of 13 female and 17 male REAP members that trained with us in the art of sustainable honey harvesting. Maintaining beehives is no simple task. Our 30 keepers learned how to clean, bait and colonize hives as well as practiced making honey filtering systems and harvesting beeswax for candles and creams.

Paulina Joseph, thirty years old with two young boys, is a seasonal coffee-picker in the Oldeani community who earns just $1.50 a day. 

Over the past year, we have made countless strides in our work to help a community of 10,000 envision a brighter future. As we begin to look back at 2019, here are just a few of the milestones we have to celebrate.

“What does a typical day in Tanzania look like?” is probably the question I am asked most. 

TCF became determined to create economic opportunities that would help all residents of the Oldeani Ward break the cycle of poverty.

Sewing machine in front of her, Magreth’s products are a labor of love, stitched with care and quiet determination. 

2018 was another unforgettable year for the Tanzanian Children’s Fund (TCF). 

We first met Martina Onna a decade ago. One of our first Microfinance clients, Martina was a single mother of five children, living in a mud hut, doing all she could to make ends meet. 

Hearing Mama Wini describe her present reminded us that life wasn’t always so sweet for the John family. 

As 2017 comes to a close, it is amazing to see just how far we have come in building brighter futures for our community of 10,000.

Meet the Mamas of the Rift Valley Women’s Group

On July 15th, we celebrated our 620 fabulous microfinance clients at TCF’s Annual Microfinance Day! 

For the past 12 years, TCF has been working in an impoverished area of northern Tanzania called Oldeani. For generations, local families have depended on subsistence farming and seasonal day labor at the three surrounding coffee plantations.