Hand-Up
Over Hand-Out
Our community-based model is what makes Village Life unique. Our projects come directly from the source; we work with communities to define the biggest development challenges and the best solutions to overcome them.
At Village Life, our main concern has always been ensuring our work is sustainable – making progress when our teams are on and off the ground in our partner villages in rural, northern Tanzania. With that in mind, we quickly adopted the hand-up approach to our work.
Shed
The mission of the Shirati Health, Education, and Development Foundation (SHED) is to “strive to improve medical and public health, primary and health education, and community development in underserved Tanzanian communities.”
SHED is an invaluable partner for Village Life, ensuring smooth execution of our programs on the ground in the villages we serve in Tanzania year-round.
“SHED is our backbone. Their partnership, guidance, and commitment are essential to Village Life’s operations. The introspection and organizational discipline that come from maintaining such a vital working relationship makes both Village Life and SHED more equipped to manage people and resources to effect real change” (Chris Lewis, Founder, Village Life)
Through our partners, brigades, volunteers, and supporters, we’re able to get our feet on the ground and deliver our hands-up approach in Tanzania for the long term.
Shed Office
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Nyamusi MagattiExecutive Director
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Migera MigiraProgram Coordinator
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Killion NyakyemaAssistant Program Coordinator
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Adek OkelloDriver
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Board MembersManaen Kawira
Esther Kawira -
Founding Board Members: In MemoriumJosiah Kawira
Josiah Magatti
Jared Odira Okombo
Just Connections
Village Life trusts Joseph Kamande with Just Connections for safe, secure, and reliable transportation for our travelers. They worked with us to organize our first brigade, and have helped us reach where we are today!