"The seeds of Matumaini (hope) we plant today are growing into a harvest of empowered lives for generations. A sincere thank you to Five Talents for your transformative support in Tanzania. Our community will forever cherish the impact of these lively savings programs."
Kalistus Lugenge, OMC Director/Programme Manager
In Tanzania, savings groups have enabled 89% of members to start or expand a business, while also becoming communities of care, where members support each other in times of illness, bereavement, and hardship.
Morogoro continues to face widespread rural economic challenges. Our baseline shows 19% of families have four or more children under 17, one in three live in earth-floored, grass-roofed homes, and 81% survive on less than $2.50 a day (PPP).
Through the Five Talents five-year programme, families are building brighter futures by forming savings groups, launching small businesses, and increasing their incomes — creating the means to feed their children, improve their homes, and access essentials like nutritious food and healthcare.
Since 2007, in partnership with the Anglican Church of Tanzania, Five Talents has developed savings group training and formation in support of some of Tanzania’s most underserved communities. Local partners help families pool their savings into community funds, which they use to access life-changing small loans for entrepreneurship.
Building on our successful work in Iringa with the Mama Bahati Foundation, we launched our Morogoro savings groups in collaboration with the Diocese and the Organisation for Matumaini Communities. In 2020, we expanded further with the Mothers’ Union to extend financial empowerment to thousands more.
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