There is no 'spare money' in rural Tanzania and it is a country where very little is provided by the government. There is no welfare state, no pension scheme and no NHS. This means that when times are tough, families and community members support each other.

For this reason, money to buy simple things like tree seeds and protection for them against hungry cattle and goats needs to come from elsewhere. Raising a multipurpose building for training, volunteer accommodation and a pre-school venue is a bold undertaking but will have a huge impact as the centre of our demonstration farm plot.

Friends of Empowering the Future was established to resource these ongoing projects. Some will have immediate impact and others have a slightly longer time frame.

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As with the rest of the world, farming in Tanzania is changing through necessity, because of global warming. A big focus of Empowering the Future is to train farmers and growers with climate-smart agricultural methods that can help adapt to the changing conditions.

ETF also is committed to helping young people have the opportunity for education, and in turn a bright future.

It all begins with an idea! ETF wants to do what we can to encourage entrepreneurship and enterprise in the Dodoma region. Sometimes a simple and smart idea can be hugely effective and have a great impact. But often a stumbling block is the finance and confidence to get started, so ETF looks to resource and encourage enterprise in the region, through finance and partnering with people.