#UnganaNaMo
This year the Mo Dewji Foundation has been venturing into different new projects. To kick start Ramadan we started our #UnganaNaMo campaign, a campaign aimed at creating a sense of togetherness in giving and helping those less fortunate. Through this campaign, the foundation set out to find different orphanages in Tanzania through which we could provide some assistance to. However instead
Continue ReadingUnveiling of Jangwani Sports Grounds
On Tuesday, 2nd August 2016, Tanzanian supermodel Ms. Jokate Mwegelo and Head of the Mo Dewji Foundation Ms. Barbara Gonzalez unveiled the new sports grounds at Jangwani Girls High School in Dar es Salaam. They were joined by Head of Marketing at MeTL Group Ms. Fatema Dewji-Jaffer, Honorable District Commissioner (DC) of Ilala Ms. Sophia Mjema, and Head of School
Continue ReadingMo Entrepreneurs Competition reaching its final stage
Launched in January 2016 by Mo Dewji Foundation, “Mo Entrepreneurs Competition” challenged young Tanzanian business-owners to participate in the hope of winning a business investment of 10,000,000 TZS as a start-up/growth capital together with mentorship from the CEO of MeTL Group and Chairman of Mo Dewji Foundation, Mohammed Dewji. The initiative is a joint effort with Darecha Limited, a Tanzanian
Continue Reading100M donated to Msoga Poultry Farming Project
Mo Dewji Foundation today has donated the generous amount of 100,000,000 Tsh to Msoga Poultry Farming Project to assist running the first phase of the multi-million project intended to eradicate extreme poverty in Msoga village (Chalinze) by farming chickens. The project was designed in 2013 by the former President Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and is expected to cover all villagers (about
Continue ReadingMo Entrepreneurs Competition
MO ENTREPRENEURS COMPETITION: more ideas, more innovation, more business. According to the African Development Bank, Africa middle class population will grow to 1.1 Bil by 2060: middle class drives domestic consumption and entrepreneurialism. However, a major block for young Entrepreneurs in Tanzania is the costs and requirement needed to access start-up/growth capital. Unlocking entrepreneurial support opportunities to youth is critical
Continue Reading110,000,000 tsh donated to Tumaini la Maisha
Yesterday Mo Dewji Foundation invited several representatives of the press to cover the hand over of 110,000,000 tsh to Tumaini la Maisha, an organization that provides much needed support to children with cancer. True to its meaning which translates into English as “hope of life”, is an invaluable organisation to patients and their families. TUMAINI LA MAISHA Tanzania is a
Continue ReadingOpening Ceremony of Furahini Youth Learning Centre
Mo Dewji Foundation is proud to sponsor Furahini Youth Learning Centre (FYLC), a project designed to promote education in the rural village of Kisangara, Kilimanjaro Region. Over 8,000,000 Tsh has been donated by the Foundation to help build the needed infrastructure for the Learning Centre intended to boost education performances of the children: a great majority of them comes from families that work
Continue ReadingToilet blocks to be built in Msinune Primary School
In 2013 the Flaviana Matata Foundation (FMF) founder, Ms. Flaviana Matata, paid a visit to Msinune Primary School in Bagamoyo as part of the PSPF Corporate Social Responsibility’s campaign to distribute stationery to underprivileged pupils in primary schools in Tanzania. During the trip, Ms. Matata and FMF team identified other challenges that the school was facing, includin the limited availability of teachers,
Continue ReadingBuilding Learning Centre For Youth In Kisaranga Village
Mo Dewji Foundation is proud to sponsor Furahini Youth Learning Centre (FYLC), a project designed to promote education in the rural village of Kisangara, Kilimanjaro Region. Over 8,000,000 Tsh has been donated by the Foundation to help build the needed infrastructure for the Learning Centre intended to boost education performances of the children: a great majority of them comes from families that
Continue ReadingMadswimmers To Raise Money For Tumaini La Maisha
Mo Dewji Foundation proudly contributed to this fundraising event. On 10th October 2015 Madswimmer made history with the first ever group crossing of Africa’s version of the English Channel – the Swahili Channel. 16 swimmers completed the 31.8km from Zanzibar to Tanzania in 9 hours and 38 seconds; 5 swimmers completed the entire distance. The swimmers left Zanzibar just after 6 am
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