Where We Work
Our Current Locations in Tanzania
Endiasika Preschool
Monduli
Losinoni Secondary School
Arusha
Leminyor Primary School
Arusha
Meserani Secondary School
Meserani Secondary School is a new school with 220 students in 4 classes with only 9 teachers. There are dormitories for girls and boys to avoid them having to walk long distances to and from school. The 4 classrooms are equipped with projectors and screens and the teachers have laptops.
Joy and Hope Support
Scholarship Programs
Joy and Hope provides financial support to help students access quality education. Through our scholarship programs, we aim to increase the number of students enrolled in school.
Volunteer Programs
Our volunteer teaching programs bring volunteers into the classroom to facilitate learning.
Access to Education
We want to add training in extra curriculum subjects around self reliance and entrepreneurship, together with increased awareness of basic rights.
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Mswakini Secondary School
Mswakini Secondary School opened in 2024 and has 220 students (100 in Forms 1A and 1B, 120 in Forms 2A and 2B). There are only 6 teachers and additionally there are some student teachers in training.
Joy and Hope Support
We plan to increase the number of students in the Joy and Hope support program.
Volunteer Programs
We are aiming to attract volunteers to facilitate learning in the classroom.
Access to Education
We want to make laptops and projectors available for learning, together with training in extra curriculum subjects concerning self-reliance, entrepreneurship and basic rights.
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Endiasika Preschool
This is pre-school kindergarten with 45 children and 1 teacher in the countryside south of Meserani School.
Joy and Hope Support
Access to Education
Joy and Hope is continuing the support of individual children with learning materials and exercise books.
Community Support
Joy and Hope wants to help the community to build 2 new classrooms. The projected cost of this is approximately $15,000.
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Losinoni Secondary School
At the beginning of 2025, the school has 290 pupils across six classes (Forms 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, and 4) and 14 teachers.
Challenges faced by students include:
- Long distances to school – Pupils walk an average of 5 to 6 km each way.
- Limited boarding facilities – A girls’ dormitory accommodates 80 girls, but there is no dormitory for boys. Some boys have requested permission to sleep in classrooms.
- Food insecurity – Around 50% of pupils are not in the food program due to financial constraints.
- Lack of learning infrastructure – Laptops, screens, and projectors are needed to improve education, particularly for IT-related subjects.
Joy and Hope Support
Access to Education
Joy and Hope has supported children from low-income families with books and pens. They will help in the future with enabling volunteers to help with teaching science, biology, physics, IT as well as English.
Volunteer Programs
We are aiming to attract volunteers to facilitate learning in the classroom.
The teaching language for all subjects is English.
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Leminyor Primary School
This primary school is located in the countryside south of Longido and has around 1,000 pupils. Some classes have over 100 students, creating a challenge for effective learning.
Key challenges include:
- Classroom shortage – There are currently eight classrooms, with three more under construction through World Bank grants.
- Teacher shortage – A lack of trained teachers remains a concern and will become more pressing once the new classrooms are in use.
- Food insecurity – The school uses 100 kg of maize and 10 kg of beans daily, costing approximately $330 per day. The government does not fund this program, relying instead on parental contributions, but only 30% of parents are able or willing to contribute.
Joy and Hope Support
Access to Education
Joy and Hope has been actively supporting children from low-income families by providing books and pens to help improve access to education.
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