Wow Tanzania

Wakefulness Orphans and Widows Tanzania (WOW Tanzania or WOWT) was established as a mainland Tanzania NGO organization, on May 22, 2022, by three co-founders. It was in 2021 when 2 friends, Mrs. Paula Chomba originally from the USA, and Mrs. Betsie Green a native South African, decided to relocate from their homes in France and the UK to open an NGO with entrepreneurship classes and support services that would cater to the specific needs of orphans and widows in Tanzania. Mr. Mike Chomba, Paula’s then fiancé from Zambia joined the NGO shortly thereafter. We operate a nonprofit facility governed by an active 11-member volunteer board of directors, including the three organization’s founders. We also have three local Tanzanian volunteers serving as a receptionist and field workers. We offer a variety of programs at our center to meet the needs of those we serve. Based in USA River, Arusha we provide entrepreneurial and language training, tutoring, mentoring, exposure to careers in the science and technology sectors, charity, school sponsorships, counseling, and family support to those in need, to create community-conscious/anti-corruption African leaders and innovators for tomorrow. Having begun the work in Tanzania with orphans at an orphanage in Shagari from June 2021 to April 2022, today, we have registered approximately 80 at-risk children into our program, and are currently in partnership with two schools, Kilimani Primary, and USA River Primary School. After opening our offices at JOBIGs Center in Arusha, in June 2022, we began entrepreneurship training as well as our small loan programs. Since our inception, we have proudly sponsored more than 100 children with school lunches and school uniforms. Other achievements include building a computer lab for Nkoanrua secondary school in Arusha Tanzania and contributing to cementing for building local restrooms.