Where we work
Our activities are situated in the City of Arusha in Northern Tanzania.
Why Arusha?
High rural poverty levels in the Arusha region has seen thousands of people migrating to Arusha city in search of better living conditions and jobs with the city’s developing tourist trade. The impact of this is an increase in the city’s urban slum population (Tanzania has the third highest slum growth rate in Africa). ; the effects of which are poor living conditions, basic amenities and access to services such as education.
The Watoto Wanaweza Centre (WWC) is a holistic support centre which children attend after school. The WWC after school centre is situated in the centre of Arusha, in the poverty stricken ward of Ngarenaro, which is surrounded by areas of slum housing, and few services for the local population. The centre provides a vital and unique support to the most vulnerable children from this overstretched community.
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