Mukulat Project, Tanzania

See the progress you helped make happen in your sponsored community

When the project started, only six percent of households had enough food to last the whole year. Many children worked instead of attending school and some families walked up to eight kilometres to collect water. Poor hygiene and nutrition led to high rates of child malnutrition.

Thanks to your support, your sponsored child and other children in the Mukulat community have improved access to education, clean water and healthcare and their families have more opportunities to earn income.

Together we've achieved so much

By 2012, 95 percent of girls were enrolled in school

This was up from 68 percent in 2008.

14 classrooms were constructed, as well as toilets, accommodation for one teacher and two offices. Primary schools were supported with textbooks.
A vocation centre was built to provide low-cost, practical training for teenage girls and boys in areas such as tailoring and brickmaking.
Teachers participated in new curriculum training and were given refresher courses on difficult subjects.

The percentage of underweight children had dropped to two percent by 2014

This was down from 14 percent in 2009.

Nutrition and hygiene education has improved community health, with fewer cases of diarrhoea, stunting and underweight children.
Nearly 84 percent of the community have access to clean drinking water. Children are healthier and have more time to read, rest and attend school.
Traditional birth attendants are accompanying women to the hospital instead of helping women give birth at home, resulting in safer births.
More than 1,300 vulnerable children are being supported through a community care coalition with home visits, school fees, meals and advocacy. Most coalition members have also adopted orphaned or abandoned children.

Farmers produced up to 70 bags of potatoes per acre in 2017

This is up from 30-40 bags of potatoes per acre in 2014.

More than 1,000 farmers are growing a high-yielding Irish potato variety. Sixty farmers were supported with bags of "Obama" potato seeds, which have significantly increased their harvests and encouraged others to grow Irish potatoes.
17,840 farmers received agricultural training to boost their harvests. They were also introduced to drought-tolerant food and cash crops.
Over four producer groups were formed with 120 members. These groups were supported with training and linked to valuable markets, helping farmers reach better prices. Other farmers in the area have now started forming similar collectives.
Families are building resilience through savings groups. Each savings group member contributes a small amount of money each month to a joint fund, which they can access in the form of loans to start or build on business activities, and cover unforeseen household expenses.

"Farmers’ economic statuses have changed, as World Vision supported them by providing inputs and education on good field practices, which actually [led to] bumper harvests."

- Stanley, 39, agriculture and livestock officer

Water changes everything

Farmers like Anthony were struggling. Their communities faced a combination of drought and low rainfall, which made it difficult to grow enough crops to feed their children.

But thanks to the support of child sponsors like you, their fortunes have changed.

Farmers and community members attended agricultural training facilitated by World Vision, supporting them to grow nutritious food and diversify their income. They were also supported with high-yielding seeds and drip irrigation kits, so they can continue farming even in the dry season.

Now, Anthony is growing enough food to feed his family and sell what’s left over, helping him pay for school fees and materials, provide for his family and save for the future.

But thanks to the support of child sponsors like you, their fortunes have changed.

"I am now using harvested water to irrigate my vegetable garden [and] carrots after the rain has stopped. I [also] produce seeds [to] sell to other community members."

- Anthony, farmer