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Our Mission in Tanzania

Program Overview

DMI Global Mission began its socio-development work in Tanzania in 2003. Operating in rural and sub-urban communities in Dar es Salaam, Songea, and Morogoro regions, DMI addresses pressing issues such as human trafficking, gender-based violence, unemployment, child protection, and school dropouts. Through integrated and participatory development models, DMI has empowered vulnerable individuals and communities to lead lives of dignity, safety, and self-reliance.

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Country Objectives

  • Prevent and eradicate human trafficking, especially of women and children, through education, community awareness, and rehabilitation.
  • Promote employability and sustainable livelihoods among youth and marginalized groups through vocational and entrepreneurial training.
  • Protect child rights and enhance access to education, especially for school dropouts, street children, and victims of child labor.
  • Economically and socially empower women, particularly female-headed households, through collective self-help, enterprise support, and gender justice initiatives.
  • Equip adolescent girls with life skills to prevent early marriage, pregnancy, and gender- based violence.

Major Programs

Tanzania is both a source and transit country for human trafficking, with victims exploited in forced labor and sexual exploitation both locally and abroad. Young girls and women from impoverished, rural communities are particularly at risk.

In response, DMI launched the Spring of Hope (SOH) Rehabilitation Centre in Kibamba, Dar es Salaam in 2011. This center offers a safe space and holistic support for girls (ages 14โ€“26) who are victims of trafficking. Programs include:

  • Vocational training in beautician work, catering, tailoring, and computer skills
  • Additional training in animal husbandry and sustainable farming
  • Psycho-social and medical support
  • Life skills education
  • Alumni associations for peer support and economic empowerment
Highlights:
  • Over 2,000 girl victims received psychosocial and medical support and were reintegrated with their families
  • 922 girls completed long-term vocational training and received starter kits
  • 6 alumni associations formed with 494 members
  • 371 alumni now have regular income through employment
  • 24,003 stakeholders (teachers, community leaders, NGOs) sensitized on trafficking and child protection
  • 423 local leaders oriented on child protection policy and advocacy
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This mobile initiative addresses school dropouts and child laborers by offering vocational training in beautician and computer skills. The program provides youth with the means to earn a dignified income and escape cycles of exploitation.

Highlights:
  • 471 youth from rural and sub-urban areas trained and employed
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Targeted at unemployed youth (ages 18โ€“26) in the Kibamba area, this program equips them with marketable vocational skills.

Highlights:
  • 158 youth trained in tailoring, catering, computer, and beautician skills
  • 80% of trainees now have stable income and employment
Child Development Education Support to Rural Children
  • DMI has provided over 4,700 marginalized children with educational kits and study materials, ensuring continued schooling.
Childrenโ€™s Parliament
  • Since 2011, 323 childrenโ€™s parliaments have been promoted across 173 villages to foster child leadership, creativity, and rights awareness.
Bridge School Program
  • This initiative helps child laborers, street children, and school dropouts transition to formal schooling and vocational training.
Highlights:
  • 4700 children supported with educational kits
  • 678 children re-enrolled into education and skills training
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Economic Transformation of Women-Headed Families
  • With 33% of Tanzanian households led by women many facing domestic violence, poverty, and ill-health this program supports marginalized female heads of households through:
  • Training in agriculture, livestock, entrepreneurship, and marketing
  • Microcredit support to launch small businesses
Highlights:
  • 155 women trained and supported with microcredit
  • 100% report regular income and improved family well-being
  • 200+ children now attend quality schools
  • Families sensitized on gender-based violence (GBV)
Promotion of Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
  • DMI has promoted 321 SHGs comprising 7,654 women, fostering savings, internal lending, and community leadership.
Womenโ€™s Federations
  • To safeguard womenโ€™s rights and leadership, 29 federations have been formed at village, district, and regional levels.
Microcredit for Poverty Eradication
  • Through microloans, over 2,700 rural women have launched small businesses and improved their household incomes.
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Prevention of Early Pregnancy
  • Through life skills education and mental health support, DMI empowers adolescent girls to avoid early marriage, pregnancy, and suicide risks.
Highlights:
  • Over 2,000 adolescent girls have been supported

  • DMI has reached over 700 HIV/AIDS-affected children and women with nutrition, counseling, and assistance in accessing government welfare schemes, ensuring they live with dignity.