About the Program
Women are emerging as the Catalysts for Change in Trust group savings in Morogoro within the Anglican Church of Tanzania.
FT UK is extending its support to OMC with the objective of catalyzing transformation in livelihoods through economic empowerment. The initiative is designed to combat poverty by facilitating access to community-owned and operated savings groups, offering training encompassing literacy, numeracy, and business skills, as well as providing mentorship in various relevant areas. The anticipated outcomes include personal, familial, and communal metamorphosis, alleviating severe poverty by reinstating human dignity and fostering resilient, self-sustaining communities.
Savings Groups are vehicles of social and economic empowerment enabling members to:
“We are not far from the Groups. Other organisations form Groups and leave, but we are with the Groups, we follow up, we monitor and work with them.” Kalistus , OMC Director and Programme Manager
Built on learning from the previous project cycle in Morogoro and experiences of other Five Talents’ partnership programmes, OMC journeys with communities over three years. All training is Biblically-based and participatory, delivered by community trainers who are from the regions themselves:
Based on impact surveys conducted in October 2023, together with quotes from Savings Group members, these are some of the key impacts of the programme with over 3000 beneficieries.
