Widows Empowerment
Small business grants, skills training, and cooperative formation to enable sustainable income for widows and their families.
Welcome to PWDT
Empowering women & girls in Tanzania through sustainable, community-led action.
Empowering women and girls in Tanzania through education, economic empowerment, legal aid, and community development.
About
Who we are
Partnership for Women Development Tanzania (PWDT) Is a non-governmental organization dedicated to advancing the rights and wellbeing of women and girls in Tanzania, particularly in the Arusha region — including Longido, Monduli, and Ngorongoro districts.
What we do
We work to create sustainable change through initiatives in education, women’s economic empowerment, health awareness, and human rights advocacy. Our programs equip women and girls with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to become change-makers in their families and communities.
Education support
Scholarships, school supplies, mentorship and retention support for girls.
Scholarships, school supplies, mentorship and retention support for girls.
Women’s economic empowerment
Entrepreneurship training, small business support, and cooperative strengthening.
Entrepreneurship training, small business support, and cooperative strengthening.
WASH & human rights
School sanitation initiatives, community awareness, and legal aid support.
School sanitation initiatives, community awareness, and legal aid support.
Longido
Monduli
Ngorongoro
Arusha Region
Our belief
PWDT believes in building a future where every woman and girl can thrive — free from discrimination, empowered with opportunity, and supported by a strong network of community development partners.
Founder & Director: Meshah Singolyo
Programs
Programs & services
A clear, people-first approach — supporting education, livelihoods, protection, and wellbeing.
Education Support
- Scholarships & school supplies
- Mentorship & retention support for girls
Keep girls in school
Women Empowerment
- Entrepreneurship training
- Anti-FGM campaigns
- Sarabank (GFW)
- Income generation & cooperative formation
Build livelihoods
WASH & Legal Aid
- Anti-FGM campaigns
- School WASH (Sanitation)
- Sarabank (GFW)
- Community sensitization & rights awareness
Dignity & safety
Projects
Projects & initiatives
Real programs with clear outcomes — built with communities and local stakeholders.
Girls' Education Initiative
Mentorship, sanitary supplies distribution, and community sensitization to increase girls' school attendance and retention.
Our Leadership
Board Members
Mbutho Chibwaye
Chairman to the Board
Lule Mlay
Board Member
Bonifasi Samidai
Board Member
Dr. Stella Kassone
Board Member
Mesha Singolyo
Secretary to the Board
Contact
Let’s work together
Reach out for partnerships, volunteering, or support. We respond as soon as possible.
+255 782 940 006
Send a message
Direct contacts
Phone: +255 782 940 006
Email: info@pwdt.or.tz
Partnerships
CSR, foundations, NGOs, and institutions.
CSR, foundations, NGOs, and institutions.
Volunteering
Support on programs, outreach, and events.
Support on programs, outreach, and events.
Donations
Help expand education and livelihood impact.
Help expand education and livelihood impact.