Tanzania
NCA has worked in Tanzania since 2006, building on partnerships with faith-based actors that began in the 1960s. We have nurtured an interfaith civil society movement promoting peace, accountable governance, economic justice, and gender equality. Today, we are active in 12 regions, with key results in gender-based violence prevention, peacebuilding, economic development and food security, fighting inequality, and climate and environmental stewardship.
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Challenges and response
Poverty & unemployment
NCA facilitates sustainable job opportunities for women and youth by investing in profitable agricultural value chains. We provide access to capital, markets, and private sector partnerships, enhancing supply chain facilities for local producers. Alongside nutrition education, these efforts will improve household economies and combat malnutrition
Rights-based Advocacy
NCA, together with faith actors, leverages moral and theological insights to empower citizens to understand their rights and responsibilities for collective civic action. In partnership with others, NCA will generate evidence to influence decision-makers on equitable resource distribution and accountable governance.
Climate vulnerabilities & shocks
NCA, together with our local partners, promotes sustainable land management practices, including agroforestry, clean energy technologies, climate-smart practices, tree planting, and waste management. We will enhance weather and hazard information dissemination for early warning systems and develop community preparedness and resilience plans.
Women’s rights are threatened
NCA will take a multi-sectoral approach to challenge cultural norms that perpetuate GBV. In collaboration with the government, NCA and our local partners will offer survivor-centered GBV services, strengthen case management, and enhance coordination among frontline workers. Legal assistance and protection will be provided through police gender desks and paralegal units.
Norwegian Church Aid in Tanzania
Been present since
2006
in Tanzania
In 2024, we spent
3.852.965
EURO in Tanzania
Partners
- Devotional And Dedicated Services Community Development Organization (DDSCDO)
- Christian Social Services Commission (CSCC)
- Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania - Head Quarters (ELCT-HQ)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania - Northern Diocese (ELCT – ND)
- Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH)
- Ilula Orphan Program (IOP)
- National Muslim Council of Tanzania (BAKWATA)
- BAKWATA National Hiv/Aids Program (BAK-AIDS)
- Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service (TCRS)
- Tanzania Episcopal Conference
- Tanzania Life Improvement Association (TALIA)
- Lindi Support Agency for Welfare (LISAWE)
Our donors in Tanzania
All donors
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
Innovation Norway
Contact
Plot 436 Mikocheni, P.O. Box 3955
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Telephone: +255 22 2700 252
Fax: +255 22 2771 884
Why
Young agripreneurs in rural Tanzania struggle to grow their businesses due to a lack of skills in financial management, marketing, and supply chain coordination. Limited access to financing and weak market connections make it hard for them to invest, earn good profits, and scale up their businesses. Without support, they face low incomes, and the agriculture sector loses its potential to create jobs and drive development.
How
NCA and partners collaborated with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to implement the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Programme, providing youth like Nashon Petro, with business management skills. By engaging local youth groups such as Nguvukazi, the programme fostered peer learning, mentorship, and access to resources, enabling significant personal and community development.
Result
The Nguvukazi Youth Group transformed their community with the SIYB Programme. They expanded poultry ventures, growing capital from USD 220 to USD 1,450. Aiming for 2,000 chickens per member and a butchery, Nashon Petro founded a training center, empowering 15 individuals. These, in turn, supported over 400 farmers in Kigoma and Shinyanga, fostering youth-led agribusiness.
Local partner on this project
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Donor
Norwegian Hull Club
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