A few words about
What We Do
Our projects
Our organization is involved in various projects.
Samaritan Initiative Organization engages donors, sponsors, partners and other stakeholders to join hands together in improving community livelihoods, health, water hygiene and sanitation, environmental conservation, rights (women, children, youth, people with disabilities and elderly), education that promote transformation of people’s lives within the community.
Education
Education programmes that contribute in achieving inclusive and equitable quality education and promote favourable learning environment for all.
Therefore the following objectives shall contribute to the education goal by working in partnership with other actors and shareholders.
Children (boys and girls) have access to quality early childhood and primary education.
Children of grade two (boys and girls) are acquitted with 3Rs (reading, writing and arithmetic.
Increased numbers of youth completed life skills and vocational skills for self employment.
Promote equal access of education to persons with disabilities.
Livelihoods
Promote agricultural productivity and profitability of smallholder producers.
79% of Tanzania’s population are living in rural areas where agriculture is the mainstay of livelihoods, about 70% of households, have continued to post slower growth. The agriculture sector is largely made up of smallholders who have not benefited from the same momentum as other sectors.
Samaritan initiative organization contributes toward this goal by the following objectives:
Promote agricultural productivity and profitability of smallholder producers particularly women, men, youth farmers, pastoralists, beekeepers and fish farmers.
Improved markets of agriculture products through value chain and value addition.
Promote cultivation and utilization of nutritious food within the families
Promote technological advancement and modernization farming to small holder farmers
To promote, encourage, establish and develop small scale industries to promote self employment.
ADVOCACY FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS
Women, children, youth, disabled and elderly, on economic, education, rights and leadership.
People with disabilities often live in severe poverty due to the challenge of securing a steady income amid widespread exclusion. With only 3.1% receiving income from paid employment, households headed by persons with disabilities experience greater levels of poverty. Therefore, SIO aims at improving the livelihood and education of Persons with disabilities for self reliance and self employment by promoting the inclusive education in all levels of Tanzania education and engagement in social and economic activities.
Health care
Aim at improving availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for communities.
Self-Discovery Training for Youth
Self-Discovery Training for Youth empowers young people to understand their identity, strengths, values, and purpose, while building confidence and positive mindsets. It equips them with life skills, emotional intelligence, and goal-setting strategies for personal growth and leadership. The training nurtures future change agents who make informed choices and contribute responsibly to community development.
Energy saving stoves
SIO promotes energy-saving stoves that cut firewood use by 60–70%, improve health by reducing smoke-related diseases, and ease women’s and girls’ workload.
Avocado Plantations
SIO is promoting avocado nurseries to provide households and schools with seedlings, delivering environmental, economic, and nutritional benefits. Avocado trees improve green cover, prevent erosion, sequester carbon, boost family diets, generate income, and engage children in conservation through school planting programs.
Tree Planting at Leminyor Primary School
As part of promoting environmental conservation and creating a greener learning environment, 50 tree seedlings were provided to Leminyor Primary School. The trees were planted within the school compound by pupils, teachers, and community members, symbolizing collective responsibility for protecting the environment.
Distributing avocado tree seedlings to students of Leminyori Primary School for planting to their school compound
As part of promoting environmental conservation and creating a greener learning environment, 50 tree seedlings were provided to Leminyor Primary School. The trees were planted within the school compound by pupils, teachers, and community members, symbolizing collective responsibility for protecting the environment.
Student carrying manure in a wheelbarrow to enrich soil before planting trees, ensuring healthy growth. Manure plays a vital role in tree planting as it improves soil fertility, supplies essential nutrients, enhances soil structure, and helps retain moisture. This practice ensures that the young trees develop strong roots and grow faster, leading to better survival rates.
Financial Discipline Workshops
Financial discipline equips youth with saving, budgeting, and decision-making skills, helping them avoid debt and build long-term financial security. It empowers them to invest in their future, support their families, and become financially independent and growth-oriented
Empowering Children with Disabilities
We equip children with disabilities with practical skills in sandal-making and other handcrafts, helping them build confidence, creativity, and independence. Through this initiative, they learn that disability is not inability, proving their strength and value in the community.
Children with Disabilities Empowerment Initiative provides hands-on training in sandal-making and other handcrafts, enabling children with disabilities to develop creativity, confidence, and self-reliance. Using locally available materials, they learn to design and produce unique, high-quality sandals that can generate income and promote inclusion.
This initiative not only empowers them economically but also challenges social barriers, proving that disability is not inability. Together, we are building a more inclusive future where every child can learn, work, and thrive with dignity.
Child and Family Care Initiative: Clothing and Basic Needs Support
At Samaritan Initiative Organization (SIO), compassion lies at the heart of everything we do. In partnership with Uhuru Nomads, we had the privilege of reaching out to a family in need by providing clothes and shoes to children. Every smile shared, every helping hands extended, and every small effort truly counts. This has restored hope and dignity to children and their family who need it most.
Supporting students with exceptional drawing skills
SIO is committed to identifying and nurturing children’s talents in schools. As part of this effort, we are supporting boys who demonstrate drawing skills by promoting and encouraging their artistic talent
School kitchen garden
A school kitchen garden provides fresh, nutritious food for school meals while serving as a hands-on classroom for agriculture and nutrition. It improves children’s health, reduces meal costs, and teaches sustainability.
Jithubutu project
The project contribute towards the improvement of youth self-reliance, self-employment and health for their wellbeing through promoting and sharing youth talents for self-employment and learning positive thinking.
The project offer space for youth to learn and practice dancing, improve their expression and comprehensive skills in different languages and participate in various workshops and courses that will allow them to exercises a set of intellectual skills essential for personal development. Moreover the project offer young people a library service where they can benefit from reading books on a wide range of topics and in different languages. In this regards, the project activities carried out are as follows;
DANCE AS A WAY TO GAIN DISCIPLINE AND COURAGE
This is crucial because many of the young people need to let go of experiences that have burdened them since childhood. Establishing connections with others is vital for our well-being. Social interactions combat loneliness. All in all dancing increases the levels of the happy hormone, serotonin, and helps reduce stress. There’s nothing like a good dose of happiness to have self-confidence.
CONVERSATION SESSIONS
Conversation sessions are intended for those who wish to use and improve their oral expression and comprehension skills in different languages. The main objective of conversation is to express ideas as a group and feel heard and valued, in addition to perfecting the language being used. This leads to a dynamic where empathy emerges, allowing individuals to connect with others and establish better relationships.
MUSIC AND CREATIVITY
Engaging in creative musical activities can be a source of satisfaction and personal growth on multiple levels. In Tanzania, music is part of the cultural heritage. Through music, values and ancestral knowledge are transmitted. This strengthens the sense of community, social cohesion, and respect for history and traditions. It is the most natural way to ensure global musical diversity and cultural enrichment for future generations.
TABLE GAMES, A WAY TO LEARN AND ENJOY
They help practice essential cognitive skills such as decision-making, high-level strategic thinking, and problem-solving. Moreover, the time they spend together is utilized to strengthen relationships and create a sense of teamwork away from the harmful environment of the streets.
