Our aim is to remove barriers impeding access to education opportunities in communities.
Tanzania communities know that education is key to developing and breaking the poverty cycle. However motivated parents and dedicated teachers need practical resourcing. Care for Africa works with communities so that schools have access to fresh, safe water for drinking, washing and toileting.
Together we provide simple daily breakfasts for students, some of who may walk 12km without any morning meal. We are helping build extra classrooms in an isolated school to limit this walk for some students.
Care for Africa trains local women so they can make some money to clothe and feed their families and produce sanitary kits so that girls don’t miss 20% of their schooling each month.
Diana Butler OAM – CEO
Abdallah Obedi – Country Manager
Dr Brenda Fitzpatrick – Education Director
The people of Kebhosere knew they needed help. During the dry season, villagers had to walk 8 km with their belongings to access water—without water, children cannot attend school.
With support from Care for Africa, the community, and Tasmanian volunteers, a bore was installed and a small school established for 82 students. But over 500 children still need a safe place to learn, without undertaking a dangerous journey.
Currently, the school has two classrooms and a small sanitation block. The teacher, Mr Eliudy Manjani, walks 8 km each day from Mtana village. Construction has begun on three more classrooms, and we hope to complete at least one additional classroom next year. Plans also include a full sanitation block with 12 doors and a two-bedroom house for teachers, so educators no longer have to navigate knee-high mud and impassable roads during the rainy season.
The Bisarwi Women’s Group supports the school by making uniforms and soaps. Every child at the school is fed a cup of porridge for breakfast and lunch. As more students enrol, additional provisions will be needed to ensure every child is nourished.
Founded in 2011 in honour of Christopher Strong AM, the Trust supports teacher training for community candidates at Tarime Teachers College. Christopher Strong, a respected educator and former Headmaster of Launceston Church Grammar School, dedicated his life to education and world peace. In his memory, the Trust has sponsored three teachers upgrade to full degrees and enabled twelve students to attend Tarime Teachers College, providing essential skills to strengthen local schools and empower communities.
On 11 June 2025, we proudly celebrated the soft opening of our Early Learning Centre, now named the Christopher and Sara Strong Early Learning Centre in recognition of the Trust’s ongoing support. The centre offers English-medium education, with plans to expand into a full English-medium school in the future. The opening event brought together the local community in a joyous celebration, marking a new chapter in educational excellence for the children and families of Tarime.
The opening of the Christopher & Sara Strong Early Learning Centre is a defining moment for Care for Africa and the communities we serve, reflecting our commitment to quality education and continuing the legacy of Christopher Strong.
To date, the Trust has assisted 3 teachers from community schools to upgrade to a full degree and 13 students have obtained a diploma in education at Tarime Teachers’ College.
I am Mwita Chacha Head Teacher of Nyamerambaro Primary School. I would like to thank you for providing porridge to our students. They are not getting hungry and are now staying at school rather than leaving because of their hunger. The other children used to fall asleep in class and could not concentrate at the end of the day, now they stay awake and learn. Thank you, Care for Africa for caring for us
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The children under the age of 10 years were unable to access education due to the long and treacherous trip to the nearest school.
In 2016 Care for Africa, sponsored by Vibestown build the 1st stage of the Kebhosere School and the Tanzanian Government has sponsored the teacher. Initially 68 students were enrolled.
A second classroom has been built which was sponsored by The MAP Foundation. Currently there are 110 students at the school.
We have installed a deep water well (funded by 2016 Mt Kilimanjaro, Walk for Water), a sanitation block and established a breakfast program within the school surrounds. We are also running our annual rural school health clinic in the school.
We are currently in the process of establishing a Women’s center in Kiboshera. This will ensure self-sufficiency and economic viability of our work
The amalgamation of our integrated program WASH, (safe and accessible drinking water, proper sanitation and hygiene), health, education and enterprise will enable sustainable outcomes for the work that we do.
Care for Africa has earned so great respect and trust from the local communities in Tarime and the Tanzanian government because of our incredible outcomes. This has all lead to an astonishing 68% increase in school attendance since 2014.
Our impact is massive.
We have completed our 1st school, Kebhosere. Thank you to Jesse Higgs and his Vibestown team and the MAP Foundation for making this possible. The school has registered 110 junior primary children. These children did not have access to any schooling due to the long walking distances to the nearest school. The school has a deep water well which was installed in 2016, thanks to Tom Allwright and Nick Butler with their Mt Kilimanjaro “Walk for Water” team. A breakfast program will commence in the new financial year for the children. The Christopher Strong Trust and Marcus Albertson generously donated the funds to make the desks for the students.
This has been a wonderful project which has engaged massive community participation from the Kebhosere community. We have partnered with the Tanzanian government with the Kebhosere school. The government has provided a teacher Mr Peter Sai.
We are looking forward to expanding the school with greater support from the Tanzanian government and continuing community participation.
It is imperative that we educate the youth to enable them to forge out bright and hopeful futures. A future that allows them to break the unrelenting cycle of poverty. We must educate our girls, so they are able to make choices and forge meaningful worthwhile careers that gives them the respect and life they so justly deserve.
Together we can make a difference.
Join us on our journey to break the cycle of poverty, walking alongside rural communities in the Tarime District of Tanzania.
