Our mission is to assist the poor, rural communities of Tanzania, Africa, with life's basic necessities – starting with water – to become healthier, better educated, and self sustaining.
Our Focus Is Water
We believe the key to sustainable change is a holistic approach to improving the quality of life, which begins with clean water. We partner with village leaders to develop and execute a successful plan to provide water to that village. We then work with a local civil engineer to create the best approach. Village volunteers collaborate to dig miles of trenches from the water source to the pump house and water distribution points located around the village. The process takes roughly 12 months and an average project requires $100K for full funding.
EMPOWERING WOMEN
TLP sponsors women's empowerment seminars to educate women and encourage them to achieve their greatest potential. Successful women within a village can influence the culture in positive ways.
BUSINESS START-UP GRANTS
TLP provides individual grants of $25 to village entrepreneurs who submit viable business plans. The grant helps them meet the minimum requirements to then qualify for micro-financing loans from an organization called SACCOS to fund their new business ventures. These ventures include farming, raising animals, pottery making, small tool crafting, brick making, food vending and other ventures.
