Pastoral Women's Council PWC Tanzania

Programmes

PWC's programmes focus on three key areas to address the root causes of gender inequality and oppression:

Education

PWC's Education programmes aim to improve education quality and increase school access and retention for Maasai girls.

Economic Empowerment

PWC's Economic Empowerment programmes aim to give Maasai women financial independence, which both breaks the cycle of poverty and elevates them within their families and communities as economic contributors.

Rights & Leadership

PWC's Rights and Leadership programmes aim to educate Maasai women on their legal and human rights and empower them to stand up for their rights and participate in decision-making within their communities.

2016 Key Programme Achievements

57% of PWC-managed Emanyata Secondary School (ESS) students were girls

 ESS was once again the top performing secondary school in the district.​

119 students provided scholarships to stay in school​

New Ormanie primary school built in Loliondo and officially inaugurated in August. The school has capacity for 1,000 students.  

Deep water boreholes drilled for four villages in NCA, benefitting over 10,000 community members and lessening the burden on women who previously walked long distances to fetch water.

73 VICOBA savings and loan schemes supported in Longido, and 70 in Ngorongoro.

More than 300 livestock purchased to boost economic growth for 5 Women's Solidarity Bomas

29 girls were returned to school after rescuing from early marriages 

160 women in Ngorongoro District secured plots of land from their village governments

27 cases of domestic violence reported to local authorities and successfully resolved with only 7 cases escalated to court proceedings

LEARN MORE

Read more about these and many other achievements in our 2016 Annual Report


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