Project TEMBO

TEMBO gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Gloria Bayliss Foundation in supporting this year’s TEMBO English Camp. TEC provides English language support and academic support to TEMBO-sponsored students during their school break. With that support, the girls will return to school with the tools to succeed.

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

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.