Empower Tanzania Inc

“Director of development - elibariki kisimbo oversees all tanzania-based programs.program manager - efrancia nzota oversees same - improving women's health program.program manager - nardi macha oversees gender-based violence program.program manager - joseph kimbwereza oversees integrated farming program.”

“Members of the executive committee receive a draft copy of the form 990 for review and discussion prior to filing. The board of directors received a draft copy of the form 990 to review prior to filing.”

“Board of directors are provided with a copy of the conflict of interest policy upon joining the board and are asked to disclose any potential conflicts. Any identified conflicts are reviewed by the board. Board members are prohibited from participating in deliberations and decisions on transactions where they are in conflict.”

“Annual report is published on organization's website and the website states that bylaws, policies, and financial information are available upon request. Meetings are also open to the general public.”

“Same learning center - aims to increase the academic success of the underserved, impoverished students of government schools in the same region of tanzania by providing english language instruction and after school tutoring support two times each week for two cohorts (standards 4 and 5) as well as a saturday life skills program. The goals are: to increase the number of students who pass the primary school leaving examinations; to increase their proficiency in english, therefore helping them to succeed in secondary school; and preparing them to be good citizens and to learn how to live productive, healthy lives.”

“Mramba - most vulnerable children - education program supporting 50 at-risk children in the village of mramba by training teachers to teach the children life skills, providing nutritious meals and, by providing uniforms, allowing them to attend school. Involvement will end in spring 2016.”

“Other program services 4: mramba - most vulnerable children - education program supporting 50 at-risk children in the village of mramba by training teachers to teach the children life skills, providing nutritious meals and, by providing uniforms, allowing them to attend school. Involvement will end in spring 2016. Other program services 5: msindo - most vulnerable children - education program supporting 50 at-risk children in the village of msindo by training teachers to teach the children life skills, providing nutritious meals and, by providing uniforms, allowing them to attend school. Other program services 6: women and children - during 2016, empower tanzania provided financial support to the two maasai clinics at nadaruru and pangaro. Funds covered the stipends paid to the 10 birth attendants at each site as well as the monthly charges for teams of health professionals to make monthly visits to each site for additional prenatal care and general primary care. Other program services 7: gender based violence (gbv) - during 2016, the program manager continued operating ten sites in same district of the kilimanjaro region at which up to ten victims of gender based violence could meet with her for group and individual counseling, for a total of one hundred survivors of gender based violence. Other program services 8: water projects - health project to repair, cap, close or dig new wells. Other program services 9: health programs other program services 10: education projects other program services 11: milk plant other program services 12: integrated farming - the goal of this program is to sustainably increase income and resilience of farmers by increasing their yields and enhancing the value of their production. By providing improved inputs (either animals or seeds) and training on how to best use them, farmers will significantly increase the quantity and quality of their products, thereby earning more income. By participating with a group of farmers from the same village, these improvements will be multiplied through peer collaboration and economies of scale in the use of services such as veterinary medicine or transportation to markets. Other program services 13: staffing of two contract non-employees to perform accounting and marketing services. Other program services 14: donor trips”