Zainab Msafiri Msuya, a 33-year-old mother of two from Tanga City, had always been determined to support her family. But like many women in her community, she faced significant barriers—limited access to formal training, few economic opportunities, and minimal exposure to digital technologies. “I used to watch others use computers or…
The aspirations of young people in Tanga city were often stifled not by lack of ambition, but by a lack of opportunity. Many were caught in cycles of informal labor, small-scale farming, or unsteady fishing incomes. With little access to financial systems or entrepreneurship training, savings were rare and investments nearly…
One innovative approach gaining ground in Tanga City is Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)—a methodology that acknowledges the diverse learning needs of students in primary schools. Unlike traditional classrooms, where all students are taught the same content regardless of their learning ability, TaRL begins with a simple question: What can each child do…
The 14th Steering Committee Meeting of the TangaYetu program was held on 7–8 April 2025 at Tanga Beach Resorts Hotel, bringing together key stakeholders to review progress and make strategic decisions for the next phase of implementation. Chaired by Mr. Juma Iddi, the meeting was attended by Steering Committee members including…
Mwinyi Abdi, a 23-year-old resident of Makoko’s 11th Street, envisions a future where Tanga becomes a Fab City, a hub of fabrication and technological innovation in Tanzania. “One of my biggest dreams is to make Tanga a Fab City. A Fab City where most of the fabrications happening in the country…
In Tanga, 24-year-old Hellen Ronald Chanya is quietly reshaping her community. Through her small business, Liz Handcraft, Hellen collects discarded glass bottles from around the city and transforms them into handcrafted items. What started as a spark of inspiration from a simple social media video has grown into a project that…