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Karibu Sana to WEEDO Tanzania!

We are very happy to welcome you to our website and tell you a bit about our NGO and the work we do.WEEDO – Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development Organization is an NGO based in Kigamboni, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania which supports girls and young women on their way to a self-reliant future. Learn more about our NGO, the girls, and Tanzania. And if we succeed in attracting your interest you can consider volunteering your time, donating your money, or just stopping by for a visit. Karibu Sana!

who we are

Why we do what we do

In Tanzania, girls from poor backgrounds live exceptionally tough lives. On leaving school families cannot afford further education. There there are very few earning opportunities for girls with no work skills.

Without the ability to contribute financially to the family, or provide for their own very modest needs, these girls are incredibly vulnerable.

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Embark on the adventure of a lifetime! Share your experience with us and help us make the world a better place.

Want to help?

Help us to build a world where every woman has to opportunity to be the best she can be.

What we do

How we help

WEEDO was founded, and is run by young women who come from the same place as the girls they work with. In consequence the WEEDO programme programme provides the most practical training and skills that the girls can use the moment they graduate.

Safe and Supported

The first priority is to ensure that the girls are fed and sleep somewhere safe.

Practical Education & Skills

The girls arriving at WEEDO have range of academic abilities but they share a lack of opportunity to receive further education and training.

Finances & Business Skills

Understanding money is a learned skill and it is so much harder to make good financial decisions when you’ve had no experience of money.

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OUR SUCCESS STORY

WEEDO is focused on making an impact in the lives of girls and young women from mid-teens to early twenties. All of the available health and socio-economic data indicates that this is the most critical time in the lives of young women. They are at their most vulnerable to financial and sexual exploitation – indicated high by rates of early marriage, teenage pregnancy, HIV and sexual domestic abuse. The girls at WEEDO each have their own stories which reflect many of the issues highlight in the data. WEEDO is determined to meet the girls where they are and assist them in improving their lives.

our supporters

Thank you to our supporters!

We are very grateful for the generosity of the individuals, groups, businesses, foundations and friends that partner with us in the fight against childhood hunger. Together, we’re making a difference in the lives of the many food-insecure children throughout New York.