I WANT TO BE FOUNDATION’S PROGRAMS
“Every child deserves not just to survive, but to thrive—not just to dream, but to become.”
Our Programs
At the I Want to Be Foundation; we believe in transformative change that begins with Tanzania’s most valuable resource: its children. Our holistic approach addresses the interconnected challenges facing vulnerable youth through six carefully designed initiatives that foster safety, health, education, leadership, community support, and advocacy.
Each program represents a crucial piece in our comprehensive vision for child wellbeing in Tanzania. With your partnership, we can turn these visions into reality, creating lasting impact for generations to come.
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Nyumba ya Tumaini Child Haven Program
Focus: Safe housing, emotional healing, family reintegration
This program transforms orphanages into nurturing, family-style homes that prioritize trauma-informed care and emotional wellbeing. Through housing renovations, caregiver training, foster networks, and community safe spaces, it will reduce orphanage overcrowding by 85% in target regions while strengthening family reunification and long-term child protection systems.
2. Kesho Bora – Educational Initiative
Focus: Infrastructure, teacher capacity, access to quality education
A comprehensive school transformation program addressing infrastructure gaps and teacher training. It will renovate 20 schools with solar-powered facilities, train 400 educators annually, provide scholarships, and establish libraries and computer labs. The goal is to increase school enrollment by 45% and significantly improve learning outcomes.
3. Afya Bora, Maisha Bora – Children’s Wellness Program
Focus: Physical and mental health for rural children
A holistic health intervention targeting 15,000 children in 50 villages. The program delivers mobile health services, school nutrition gardens (“Rainbow Meals”), mental health support, preventive education, and community water purification systems—recognizing health as the foundation for educational and life success.
4. Amka – Youth Leadership Academy
Focus: Leadership development and youth empowerment
Designed to equip 1,000 adolescents across 30 villages with leadership, financial literacy, and problem-solving skills. Through mentorship, innovation camps, and community service projects, the Academy develops proactive young leaders capable of driving sustainable change in Tanzania.
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5. Mtoto Salama – Community Protection Program
Focus: Community-driven child protection systems
This initiative strengthens child protection at the grassroots level in 50 villages. It establishes local child protection committees, after-school safe spaces, parenting workshops, caregiver microloans, and safety infrastructure like solar lighting—building resilient community safety nets for vulnerable children.
6. Sauti Sahihi – Advocacy Network
Focus: Policy reform, legal protection, youth voice amplification
An advocacy-driven program ensuring children’s voices influence policy and systems. Through legal aid clinics, strengthened child protection laws, youth ambassador training (500 advocates), and public storytelling campaigns, it empowers children and youth to actively shape the structures affecting their lives.
Join Our Mission
Each of these programs addresses a critical dimension of child wellbeing in Tanzania, and together they form a comprehensive approach to nurturing the next generation. By supporting the I Want to Be Foundation, you become part of a movement that doesn’t just treat symptoms but transforms systems.
We invite you to explore each program in detail and consider how your partnership can help turn these visions into reality. Every child in Tanzania deserves safety, health, education, leadership opportunities, community support, and a voice in their future. Together, we can make that possible.