projects
At local level, projects are identified and implemented with communities in coordination with the Regional and Local Government Authorities. Starting in the 1980s, AHEAD-Tanzania has supported a good number of community development projects with financial and material support from the local communities, AHEAD, Inc. (USA) and other well-wishers. Projects have been implemented in Kisarawe district (Coast region), Kishapu and Meatu districts (Shinyanga region) as well as Bukoba district (Kagera region) to improve children’s health care, nutrition, immunization and education; maternal health services; youth vocational training, adult education, provision of safe and clean water, solar electricity, construction of girls’ dormitories and transport facilities for pregnant women. Specifically, the following projects were implemented:
foundation stone
Ahead Tanzania’s founding members laying the foundation stone at the Head Office in Maruku Bukoba
Maruku Secondary School
Newly complited IT infrastracture project
AHEAD INC and AHEAD TANZANIA
Maruku Heath center Handover Ceremony
Head Office
Ahead Tanzania’s newly constructed Head Office in Maruku Village
focus group discussion
Community members at Maruku discussing to identify gaps ad opportunities in health services
foundation stone
Ahead Tanzania’s founding members laying the foundation stone at the Head Office in Maruku Bukoba
Maruku Secondary School
Newly complited IT infrastracture project
AHEAD INC and AHEAD TANZANIA
Maruku Heath center Handover Ceremony
Head Office
Ahead Tanzania’s newly constructed Head Office in Maruku Village
Community members
in focus group discussion at Maruku discussing to identify gaps ad opportunities in health services
Our Plan for 2024
We envisage to move into implementation stage after putting necessary policy and physical infrastructures on place. We are ready to move and we are confidently that our paths will be in such way whereby our target communities will direct benefit from our intervention, and fully participate to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of the implemented projects.
Completed Projects
Electrification of Bukara secondary school buildings
Construction of rainwater harvesting and water storage tank (65,000 cubic litres)
Construction of girls latrines and sanitation system at Bukara Secondary School
Construction of rainwater harvesting and water storage tank (65,000 cubic litres)
Land acquisition for Ahead Tanzania head office.
Construction and equipping the Maternal and Pediatric Ward at Maruku Health Centre including surgical theater, delivery unit, lab, one staff house, dispensing unit, records, reception, water tanks and septic tanks