We feel proud to work with children. Family work allows us to interact with children who are vulnerable and are in need of shelter, care, psychosocial support, child protection, health, education, and skills training as well as family reunification. We are committed to serving the children.
We help children to move away from dangers, help them fulfill their dreams as well as create a mutual relationship between the children and their families. For those who want to find their family members, we trace and find the forgotten ancestors so that the can children be reunited with their family roots. This is KISEDET.
Organization’s information
Kigwe Social Economic Development and Training (KISEDET) started its activities in 1998, in Kigwe village, and formally registered on 18th February 1999 under the Trustees Incorporation Ordinance (Cap 375) as a Non-Governmental, Non-profit-making and Non-political organization. In January 2006 the KISEDET constitution was changed and from 7th of May 2007 it was registered as a civil society organization under the Non-Governmental Organization Act, 2002 with registration No. 1802.
KISEDET works in Tanzania mainland, and since its establishment, it has focused its interventions in the regions of Dodoma and Singida.
KISEDET is envisaging to empower the children and other needy members of the community through access to education and capacity building and use it for poverty reduction.
The mission of the organization is to support children who are from the poorest families living in Dodoma and Singida Region, through the implementation of activities related to education and improving livelihood and support children and youth who are living and working in the streets to access education and skills development.
The organization has a Board of Directors, composed of 7 (2 Female) members that meet once per Quarter, and 31 people in staff (8 female). Currently, the organization runs two children’s homes (shelters), one in Dodoma City (Shukurani) and the other one in a rural setting (Chigongwe village), 25 km away from the city center. Besides, KISEDET has a drop-in center as an entry and registration point for MVCs (children living and working on the streets) to the shelter centers.
KISEDET has the following aims and objectives:
- Reintegration of children with their families through family therapeutic model;
- Advocacy campaigns on family health and HIV/AIDS, children rights, domestic violence, and substance abuse among children, youths, and caregivers;
- Work with the communities to promote social-economic empowerment of youth and parents through VSLA;
- Rehabilitation and Transformation of Children and Youth who live and work in the street (CYLWS) and empowering youth through youth association model;
- Promote modern and sustainable farming systems through the introduction of proper land husbandry and water management;
- Sensitize, educate and counsel the youth and the community on the HIV/AIDS infections, prevention and the caring of the infected people;
- Promote and conserve the environment for the purpose of better health, sanitation, economic growth, and poverty reduction;
- Rehabilitate street children and orphans, help the elderly and assist the disabled and poor people;
- Proactively implementing Safeguarding policy and practices to keep children, staff, and vulnerable adults safe and promote their well-being.
- Supporting refurbishment and renovation of community facilities such as schools, VTC and health facilities.
Payment of school fees for students attending private secondary schools
The organization has developed a system for the payment of school fees for students who attend private secondary schools as well as vocational schools.
Providing capitalization of the mortgage fund for parents whose children benefit from the project, to raise them economically
The organization has also been able to establish a fund to promote the economic benefits of their children, whose main purpose is to enable parents to get involved in wealth-generating activities by making small projects that allow them to earn an income that will help them provide services to their families. So far more than 150 parents have benefited from this project. This project is called the “microcredit project”, and is active also in Chigongwe, benefiting 77 parents.
Construction of school infrastructure
The organization has developed a plan to improve and build school infrastructure according to budgets from donors. Until 2020 the organization was able to renovate two buildings and build a single classroom in Bangayega primary school.