Project TEMBO

Project TEMBO TEMBO is the Tanzania Education and Micro-Business Opportunity More women are becoming literate and starting businesses to support their families.

Project TEMBO provides educational opportunities for girls and economic empowerment for women through micro-finance loans or micro-business opportunities. We have been doing this work in villages in northern Tanzania – part of the Longido district - for more than 17 years. With longevity in the region, our educational support programs have resulted in improved outcomes for both girls and women. Mo

re girls are graduating secondary school with marks which will allow them to continue on to vocational training or university. In Canada, Project TEMBO and its volunteers raise awareness and raise funds, and in Tanzania, TEMBO Trust and Learning in Longido (LIL) carries out programming. Educating and empowering girls and women is our focus.

Tembo works with our partners in Tanzania to give local women and girls what they need to thrive.
05/22/2026

Tembo works with our partners in Tanzania to give local women and girls what they need to thrive.

We wanted to share a huge thank you to all who walked in or supported Every Step Counts.Thanks to the support of 22 part...
05/22/2026

We wanted to share a huge thank you to all who walked in or supported Every Step Counts.

Thanks to the support of 22 participants, TEMBO raised $10,538 during the Challenge. These funds will support the TEMBO's critical mission of education, literacy and financial independence in Northern Tanzania.

“From the beginning, my ambition was to be a leader — to lead my village, to lead my country.” Today, Sara is in college...
05/13/2026

“From the beginning, my ambition was to be a leader — to lead my village, to lead my country.”

Today, Sara is in college studying Local Government Leadership. As a young Maasai girl, Sara faced many challenges in pursuing her education. Her mother became a widow when Sara was still a child, and the men in their boma opposed her schooling.

Yet, despite these hardships, Sara and her mother persevered. And what issue does Sara hope to tackle in the future?

"All schools must have enough teachers, enough resources, and the Maasai must send their children to school.”

Today is the final day of the 2026 TEMBO Challenge. As our incredible participants finish their challenge, we are joinin...
05/11/2026

Today is the final day of the 2026 TEMBO Challenge. As our incredible participants finish their challenge, we are joining the Maasai women on their daily journey.

Our walk begins on the foothills of Mount Longido, as a small group of women walks to get water. On the way there, the load is light. But on the return, a single jerry can filled with water can weigh over 20 kilograms. Many women carry two, and complete this walk daily.

Later, we meet other Maasai women at the market. They are packing up their goods. Before leaving, they buy what their families need, and then, once again, they carry the weight on their shoulders for an hour or more.

Every day, these women carry the weight of water, the weight of food, and the weight of responsibility.

To donate to our 2026 TEMBO Challenge participants as they walk to raise money for women, girls and education in Tanzania, visit: https://tembo-challenge-2026.raiselysite.com.

Day 8 of our TEMBO Challenge brings us to the Saturday morning market, where those with small businesses are preparing f...
05/09/2026

Day 8 of our TEMBO Challenge brings us to the Saturday morning market, where those with small businesses are preparing for market day.

The women in TEMBO’s outreach program have been learning how to start a business and how to save. For many, it begins at the market, having bought a few goods for sale. It is a small start. But slowly it grows, creating a small profit—enough to buy additional goods, and school supplis.

Today, we walk with Nalarami and Ngolopoi, two women from the program. We walk for over an hour, and when we finally arrive, the women carefully lay out their goods, arranging them so customers can
see.

At the end of the day, they will walk home again, carrying what remains, and food for their families. They are building something of their own: an income, financial independence, and new possibilities for their children.

To donate to our 2026 TEMBO Challenge participants as they walk to raise money for women, girls and education in Tanzania, visit: https://tembo-challenge-2026.raiselysite.com.

On the 7th day of our 2026 TEMBO Challenge, we are walking with a graduate of TEMBO’s sponsorship program, Naisoi—25 yea...
05/08/2026

On the 7th day of our 2026 TEMBO Challenge, we are walking with a graduate of TEMBO’s sponsorship program, Naisoi—25 years old, and the mother of a 10-month-old daughter.

Just two weeks ago, Naisoi began working as a bookkeeper at the Longido Clinic. As we walk to work, she tells us about her new job: “I studied accounting in college. I learned about payroll, payments, and billing. Now, I am doing all of these things in my job.”

When Naisoi was just a girl, she completed a similar walk every day, on her way to school. Some things, like her ambition, her character and her strength, have not changed over the years.

But today, she carries more. Today, she has an education. Today, she is a mother. Today, she has meaningful work. And step by step, she is building a future for herself and her family.

To donate to our 2026 TEMBO Challenge participants as they walk to raise money for women, girls and education in Tanzania, visit: https://tembo-challenge-2026.raiselysite.com

We are halfway through the TEMBO Challenge now, and today, we are heading to Orbomba, a rural community just outside Lon...
05/06/2026

We are halfway through the TEMBO Challenge now, and today, we are heading to Orbomba, a rural community just outside Longido.

We walk along a narrow road, moving away from the mountain. The air feels heavy. At first, the rain comes softly—a light, welcome drizzle. But by the time we reach the school, the rain is pounding against the tin roof.

Inside, Christina, TEMBO’s community facilitator, continues her life skills lesson, her voice rising above the rain. The children sit 3 or 4 to a row, jumping to answers questions when they can. When the bell rings, the rain has not stopped.

The journey home is long, and the rain makes an already long journey harder. But for many people in Longido, walking is the only way to get from one place to another. So people walk, no matter the weather.

To donate to our 2026 TEMBO Challenge participants as they walk to raise money for women, girls and education in Tanzania, visit: https://tembo-challenge-2026.raiselysite.com.

On Day 3 of the TEMBO Challenge, we join Sinande on her journey to attend sewing lessons at the Longido District Learnin...
05/04/2026

On Day 3 of the TEMBO Challenge, we join Sinande on her journey to attend sewing lessons at the Longido District Learning Centre.

She sets out alone, walking for an hour across open grassland. By 9:00 a.m., she reaches the primary school, where two other women from Ranch are waiting. Together, they continue on foot for another two hours. They are determined to finish the program. Learning to sew could mean a small but steady income—money to support their children and build greater independence.

Three hours after setting out, they arrive at the Learning Centre. They sit down quickly, eager to make the most of every moment on the machines before they must complete the same 8 kilometre trek home.

Step by step, she is building a different future for herself and for her children.

To donate to our 2026 TEMBO Challenge participants as they walk to raise money for women, girls and education in Tanzania, visit: https://tembo-challenge-2026.raiselysite.com.

Today, we are kicking off the TEMBO Challenge with the first of many stories from Longido, Tanzania, where we will walk...
05/02/2026

Today, we are kicking off the TEMBO Challenge with the first of many stories from Longido, Tanzania, where we will walk with the women and girls to the market, to the tailoring program, to school and more. Today, our walk begins at a remote primary school.

At 3 p.m., the bell rings, and 26 students gather to begin the walk to the Longido District Learning Centre. Some run ahead. Others walk arm in arm. After 2 kilometres, four songs, and countless pebbles kicked along the path, we arrive.

Inside the Learning Centre, everything shifts. The children settle at small tables. Some read quietly, tracing words with their fingers. Others turn to math books, and a few gather around puzzles, concentrating deeply.

They have come for one simple reason: “We want to read.”

To donate, visit: https://tembo-challenge-2026.raiselysite.com.

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