Empowering local
women heroes
Empowering local
women heroes
Resourcing Women, Girls And Children Rights Agenda In Tanzania
WFT Trust is the first National feminist Women’s Fund in the country and the only funding support mechanism
ABOUT US
We make the path by walking
Ours is not just any kind of a walking, but mindfully walking, listening to different voices and issues, and responding in the best way we can with the resources we have.
As Tanzania’s first and only women’s rights fund, our overall goal is to contribute towards women’s rights and empowerment, and to women’s and feminist movement building through implementing a functional and empowering mechanism for women in Tanzania.
Our Vision
To see a Tanzanian society where women realize their full potential and engage fully in the transformation of their communities in order to achieve empowerment and social justice.
Our
Mission
To contribute to the building of a strong women’s movement in Tanzania through making grants, strengthening women’s capacity, building strategic alliances and mobilizing resources.
WFT-T’s Theory Of Change
IF we establish ourselves as strong organization with a transformative feminist agenda AND from this base resource, support and connect feminist and women’s rights organizations to take individual and collective actions to dismantle patriarchy and power relations AND combine this with collaborations around strategic opportunities that advance our political agenda (enabling us to sustain a dynamic community of highly effective feminists who champion social change for a just and secure Tanzania and Africa THEN we will have a strong and feminist conscious women , girls and children movement whose contributions lead to transformative outcomes. ALL OF THIS WILL THEN CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS harmful norms perceptions, power structures, and legislative and policies framework being dismantled.
We will do this through the following strategic actions
Grant making & Management
Strengthening & Sustaining a Healthy & Growing Women’s Trust Fund
Strengthening feminist movement building
Capabilities Strengthening & Learning
Resource Mobilisation & Financial Sustainability
Grant making & Management
Strengthening & Sustaining a Healthy & Growing Women’s Trust Fund
Strengthening feminist movement building
Capabilities Strengthening & Learning
Resource Mobilisation & Financial Sustainability
Theo Sowa, guest of honour - 15th Anniversary of WFT-T
433+
WFTT Fund Partner Grantees
Since the beginning of WFT-T has been able to form strategic partnerships and provide support to more than 433 organizations. This partnership/support provided went out to institutions and organizations that both grassroot level and those working at the national level
68,589+
Number of people reached
Through various interventions WFT-T has impacted more than 68589 individuals directly.
OUR IMPACTS
TAKE A LOOK OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE AT A GLANCE
433
Number Of Grants
Women Fund Trust has made a total of 810
Grants to 189 organizations in Tanzania for over
10 Years
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Number Of Regions Reached
Women Fund Trust has reached more than 31 regions of Tanzania and beyond weather its direct or indirect.
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SUCCESS STORIES
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHIFT THE POWER WITH OUR GUARANTEES
“To say the truth, I find it difficult to find the right words to say about me journey with WFT because it is a long journey. What surprised me from the onset was the fact that although our organization was young and without a track record with meagre resources having been established just in 2012 WFT took an interest in our work and accorded us the respect that we thought was reserved for big organizations..”
Rose Njiro ,
Director from Mimutie Women Organization.“Women Fund Tanzania (WFT) has been a cornerstone in the journey of Her Initiative. As one of our first funders, WFT’s early support was crucial in establishing our organization and laying the foundation for our programmes. Their financial support enabled us to launch our initial projects and continuously invest in the Panda Digital platform, the first Swahili hybrid e-learning platform that combines a website and AI SMS technology. This platform provides young women with access to skills, opportunities, personalized business support, and social justice, empowering them to start and run successful businesses.This support allowed us to form essential partnerships and networks, amplifying our impact and reach. WFT's belief in our vision and continuous support has been instrumental in our growth and success, enabling us to touch the lives of over 15,000 young women and girls since our inception..”
Lydia Charles,
Executive Director from Dar-Es-Salaam.““In 2021 we got our first grant from Women Fund Tanzania Trust, which enabled us to start implementation of planned activities. The main goal was to provide awareness to the community about domestic workers and help change the society’s negative perception against them, which leads to cruelty and other forms of abuse. What pushed us the most is that we have been working as domestic workers, hence we know and have lived those challenges” .”
Beatrice Johnson,
Executive Director from The Light For Domestic Workers.“I come from a family that cruelty against women was open and rampant and the example I like to give is of the history of my own mother who my father abandoned early on while I was six years old. From that time, I witnessed my mother playing multiple roles of parenthood, guardian, my protector, leader and my mentor in my life’s journey. .”
Msafiri Mwajuma Mariam,
Director from SUKITA.“To say the truth, I find it difficult to find the right words to say about me journey with WFT because it is a long journey. What surprised me from the onset was the fact that although our organization was young and without a track record with meagre resources having been established just in 2012 WFT took an interest in our work and accorded us the respect that we thought was reserved for big organizations..”
Rose Njiro ,
Director from Mimutie Women Organization.“Women Fund Tanzania (WFT) has been a cornerstone in the journey of Her Initiative. As one of our first funders, WFT’s early support was crucial in establishing our organization and laying the foundation for our programmes. Their financial support enabled us to launch our initial projects and continuously invest in the Panda Digital platform, the first Swahili hybrid e-learning platform that combines a website and AI SMS technology. This platform provides young women with access to skills, opportunities, personalized business support, and social justice, empowering them to start and run successful businesses.This support allowed us to form essential partnerships and networks, amplifying our impact and reach. WFT's belief in our vision and continuous support has been instrumental in our growth and success, enabling us to touch the lives of over 15,000 young women and girls since our inception..”
Lydia Charles,
Executive Director from Dar-Es-Salaam.
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On April 16, 2025, the Women, Constitution, Election and Leadership (WCEL) Coalition, in collaboration with Women Fund Tanzania Trust (WFT-T), organized a national convening in Dar es Salaam to commemorate the 30+ anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995).
April, 24 2025
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As the world commemorates International Women’s Day (IWD), Women Fund Tanzania Trust (WFT-T) stands in solidarity with global efforts to accelerate gender equality
March, 19 2025
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Recently, the HerStory Coalition, in collaboration with the National Museum under the Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Sports, launched a digital information centre
March, 19 2025
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