Leaving a Lasting Legacy

As a Charity our journey started with young children trying to get an education in a deteriorating primary school. We started with classroom renovations, and the addition of desks and books… the real basics. We moved on to hygiene and health (toilets that meet the needs of the users), lunch and fuel efficient stoves to cook on, school market gardens and orchards (to grow food and improve diet) and currently we are working on teacher training, as you know the journey to a quality education is long and complex. 

The community knows that the answer to a quality education isn’t just in schools, so along this journey, through our partners, we started working with parents and the wider community and consulting them directly on issues surrounding the school, not just the school development committee. One programme tackled the taboos and misinformation surrounding menstruation which was leading to girls missing school. Our livelihood programmes aim to improve household income security so that families can afford the costs of further education rather than fear having to prevent their children advancing.. 

Today, children from these communities sit in improved classrooms and are passing their exams and progressing on to secondary school. This is where our next challenge lies. There simply are not enough classrooms for them all, and new schools need to be built and the toilets at existing secondary schools need to be adjusted to meet the needs of the girls. 

The world doesn’t stand still and nor do we. 

Giving a gift to us in your Will would greatly help us to help others on their journey through life. It would lay the foundations for the next generation, a generation that needs education more than ever to tackle the challenges they face. 

People that give us a gift in their will, trust us to make sure their donation has a lasting legacy. If you would like to leave a legacy to LTT, please email julian@mikuyutanzania.org or mention Mikuyu Tanzania to your solicitor when updating or creating your will. Thousands of young people are flourishing through learning and are now able to make the most of life’s opportunities because of our work. A gift in your Will can truly help us have a lasting effect for thousands more.

We promise to continue to deliver solutions that bring about real change, and our long-term commitment means we are not focused on short-term fixes. With your support, we will keep focusing on being the best change makers we can.

Making this very special commitment to education in Tanzania allows us to plan ahead for future projects. From helping young people improve their access to a quality education or to helping budding entrepreneurs receive the training they need to be successful; your legacy really will improve the lives of so many people in Tanzania.

Quite simply helping others to overcome the barriers that life has put in their way is helping to create a better world for the future.

Next Steps

If you are considering making the incredible pledge of a gift in your Will to the people of Tanzania, then we realise the process of writing or changing a Will can seem complex. But the reality is that making, or even updating, a Will is easy.

Just leaving a lump sum of your estate to Mikuyu Tanzania can make a remarkable change.

If you already have a Will, you can contact your solicitor stating that you wish to add a gift in your Will to Mikuyu Tanzania (Charity number 1119512). It can be done in minutes but will have a lasting impact on the lives of so many vulnerable people.

If you would like to talk to us about it, please email julian@mikuyutanzania.org