Chalice has been serving children and seniors in Tanzania since 1998 in two sites in rural communities.

The average rural Tanzanian family is quite large, and parents often struggle to afford school fees for all of their children. Children are at high risk of dropping out, which increases high rates of unemployment and out-migration of men to urban mining centres. Women are left to run their smallholder farms for food and livelihood; they have no access to modern techniques and information, and yields are poor. As a result, more nutritious foods are prioritized to sell for profit and nutrient-poor foods (eg cassava) are kept for families to eat. Malnourishment and stunting is endemic among the children.

Through the support of sponsors and donors, Chalice and our local partners focus on:

1. Education – Ensuring each child completes their education until high school graduation, at a minimum.  Our Indian sites places special emphasis on providing access to education to children living with stigma or physical health conditions.
2. Livelihood– providing capacity-building training for parents, especially women, to assist them in finding work or beginning their own income-generating projects.
3. Care for the Extremely Vulnerable – Providing adequate care and resources for marginalized people in extreme need, including orphans and individuals living with HIV/AIDS, leprosy, disabilities, and severe social stigmatization.
4. Agriculture -Chalice is undertaking a three-year project to improve sustainable farming methods to increase yields which will provide food for school feeding programs, as well as provide income from the sale of produce. This program started in Kenya in 2012, and the current project (phase three), will focus on creating sustainable a sustainable community farming system in Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia . Read the report here: Planting a Seed – A definitive guide to the development of Chalice’s sustainable farming projects in Africa.

Source Links:
*(1) – UNICEF – Education | UNICEF United Republic of Tanzania
*(2) – UNICEF – National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan 2016-2021 | UNICEF United Republic of Tanzania
*(3) – WHO – TanzaniaLandscapeAnalysisFinalReport.pdf (who.int)
*(4) – UNICEF – Education | UNICEF United Republic of Tanzania

Output Indicators – October to December 2023-24