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Lugarawa Youth Foundation

Lugarawa Youth Foundation (LYF)

Tanzaniawww.lugarawayouthfoundation.org
Overview

registration no.

2147

address

Lugarawa village, Ludewa district box 54 Njombe

active in

Tanzania
Charity
SDG #1 : No Poverty
SDG #3 : Good Health
SDG #2 : Zero Hunger
SDG #4 : Quality Education
SDG #5 : Gender Equality
SDG #13 : Climate Action
SDG #17 : Partnerships for the Goals
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Lugarawa Youth Foundation 1. Registration & Identity

  • LYF is registered in Tanzania under the Non-Governmental Organisations Act No. 24 of 2002, registration number 00NGO/R/2147
  • It is non-religious, non-political, non-partisan, and non‐discriminatory in its mandate.
  • Key contact details: Head Office – Lugarawa Ward, Ludewa District, P.O. Box 54, Njombe Region, Tanzania. Phone +255 752 379 378. Mini-office in Peramiho Ward, Songea District, Ruvuma Region.
  • Tax Identification: TRA TIN number 153-113-173.

2. Mission & Vision

  • Vision: We envision where all youth are nurtured to reach their fullest potential.
  • Mission: Improving the lives of young people through innovative community strategies to increase social and economic opportunities
  • Philosophy: Belief that empowering youth is key to creating a better world; commitment to supporting youth to gain skills, partnerships and opportunities to lead positive change.
  • Core values: Integrity, accountability, transparency, commitment, compassion, love, patriotism, honour, discipline, innovation, ethics, equity, fear of God.

3. Scope of Work / Thematic Areas LYF’s programmes cut across several thematic areas. Key ones include:

  • Youth Empowerment & Self-Awareness: Supporting youth to recognise opportunities, develop soft skills, self-worth and take initiative rather than remaining idle or marginalized.
  • Education: Interventions to support youth access to education, moral development, and awareness of opportunities.
  • Entrepreneurship & Economic Empowerment: Bridging youth and private‐sector opportunities, facilitating small‐scale business, self-employment, market access.
  • Agriculture: Engaging youth in agricultural activities, small‐scale business in agribusiness.
  • Environmental Conservation / Climate Action: Recognising the role of youth in sustainable natural-resource use, environmental care.
  • Inclusion & Gender Equality: Acknowledging vulnerable youth, ensuring programmes are inclusive across gender and vulnerable groups.
  • Sports

4. Geographic Reach

  • Head Office: Njombe Region (Lugarawa Ward, Ludewa District).
  • Branch / Mini-office: Peramiho Ward, Songea District, Ruvuma Region.
  • The organisation states that it currently operates across “Tanzania Mainland” with these as key bases.
  • While headquartered in Njombe and active in Ruvuma, the ambition likely is to scale more broadly across regions given the youth-empowerment focus.

5. Operations & Approach

  • LYF engages in programmes built around major pillars: Building Foundations (skills & assets for youth), Economic Change & Sustainability (entrepreneurship, market access), Enabling Environments (policy engagement, youth voice).
  • They emphasise community engagement (acknowledging each community's unique context) and youth contribution (youth as change-actors).
  • Monitoring, learning and adaptation are part of the approach (“collaborate, learn and adapt”).
  • Given thematic scope (education, entrepreneurship, environment) operations likely include training, mentoring, outreach, partnerships with local stakeholders, community mobilization. (The web-profile indicates thousands empowered globally, though that may reflect ambition or network linkages).

6. Governance & Structure

  • The website lists key office bearers:
  • Director: Mr Romanus A. Mgimba
  • Chairwoman: Dr Monica Mboka
  • Project Manager: Dr Godfrey Kihaule
  • The organisation has a defined structure (head office, mini-office) and is registered under national law (NGO Act) which implies governance obligations (annual returns, board oversight, etc).
  • Core values emphasise accountability, transparency and ethics — signalling governance culture.

Programs

Education Support Program for Vulnerable Children in Rural TanzaniaNew Program

Lugarawa Youth Foundation , Lugarawa Village, Ludewa district   P. O. Box 54 Njombe- Tanzania  + 255752379378 Education Support Program for Vulnerable Children in Rural Tanzania  Project Location: Njombe and Ruvuma Regions, Tanzania Project Duration: December 2026 – November 2031 (5 Years) Target Beneficiaries: 10 students per year (50 students total) Lugarawa Youth Foundation wants to raise USD 25,000 for 5 years; the annual budget is USD 5,000 per/student per year