Education
Bringing education closer to home in rural Tanzania with schools, resources, and support for children to thrive.
“I saw children playing in the streets in the middle of a school day. Their parents had never been to school either — so to them, this was just how life was. That's the generational cycle we set out to break.”
— Omega, Founder
Our Story in Kagera
The Muguruka Education Centre
When Omega first visited Muguruka, he found that children weren't going to school — not just because the nearest classroom was 15 kilometres away, but because their parents, mostly subsistence farmers who had never been to school themselves, didn't yet see the importance of education. It was a generational cycle that needed breaking from both ends.
Omega sat with the families and shared why education matters. Today, parents are so inspired that they attend evening classes themselves to learn reading and writing — alongside their children.
Muguruka, Kagera Region — near Lake Victoria
From a Monthly Clinic to a Village School
The first classroom wasn't a classroom at all. It was a small building used once a month as a pregnancy clinic. Omega and the team repurposed it — an old ceiling board became the blackboard, and the students sat on the bare floor.
With the support of friends and the wider community, a village meeting was held. The villagers and local authority believed in the vision and donated a piece of land to build a proper education centre — the Muguruka Education Centre.
Construction began in 2023. Two classrooms and an office now stand with walls and a roof in place. We still need windows, ceiling boards, and desks to finish the build. Fundraising started with Omega himself in 2023, and grew into the registration of an official local NGO — Age Watch Tanzania.
Still to be funded
- ● Windows
- ● Ceiling boards
- ● Desks & seating
- ● Concrete toilets
- ● A well — water closer to school
The School Today
What started as a single repurposed room with a ceiling-board blackboard is now a working school that serves the whole village. Children come from Muguruka and the surrounding hamlets, and the school day stretches well past the children's lessons — by evening the same classrooms fill again with parents learning to read and write, and with teenagers picking up vocational skills.
The Muguruka Education Centre follows the full government curriculum, but we've added practical pathways alongside it so that no student leaves without a way to make a living.
160
Children enrolled (ages 4–12)
12
Adults in evening literacy classes
12
Girls in tailoring & entrepreneurship
4
Boys learning masonry & construction
3 Classes, 3 Teachers
Children are grouped into three classes by age and learn the full government curriculum.
Vocational Pathways
Older students learn tailoring, donut and soap making, or masonry — practical skills for real livelihoods.
Local Oversight: MODECO
We partner with MODECO, a local community-based organisation, who act as watchdog and oversight on the project.
Where We're Going
Our vision is for every child in Muguruka and the surrounding villages to have access to the right to education — and for the whole community to grow alongside them. The school is the foundation, but the work doesn't stop at the classroom walls. Most families here farm for a living, so what happens on the land, around the home, and at the water source matters just as much as what happens at the blackboard.
Over the coming years we're building out three connected programmes — early childhood development, environment and sustainable farming, and health and hygiene — so that real, lasting change reaches the whole village, not just its children.
Early Childhood Development
Reaching children from age 4 with quality foundational learning, so no child has to choose between school and home.
Environment & Sustainable Farming
Seminars and trainings for families — most of whom are farmers — on conservation and modern, sustainable farming techniques that work with the land.
Health & Hygiene
Building concrete toilets, bringing water closer through wells, and teaching toilet and personal hygiene from the classroom outward.
Supporting Local Schools in Machame
Donated Materials & Resources
We provide schools with stationery, tablets, and teaching materials to improve learning outcomes.
Recreational Learning
Volunteers facilitate play-based learning to increase engagement and joy in the classroom.
Technology Classes
We run technology instruction sessions to prepare students for the digital world.
Lunch Facilities
Schools provide lunch but lack a dedicated eating space. Our goal is to build a proper lunchroom for students.
Where were you born? Probably no one really knows why — but one thing is sure: no one chooses where they are born, where they go to school, or what opportunities are available. Regardless of background, each of us should be free to decide where we go from there.
We believe we can step into local schools, help create a framework that allows students to focus on their learning and teachers to focus on their teaching — starting from healthy, friendly infrastructure.
Things take time to change, especially when they've been a certain way for a long time. But with your help, we can move a step closer to giving children the freedom to explore the world.
Your Donation Makes a Difference
€10
A set of cleaning materials
€20
A quality second-hand tablet for a teacher
€50
One month's wages for a school cleaner
€100
Full stationery set for 60 students (two year groups)