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Tuition Is Free.
But Poverty Is Not.

In Tanzania, a missing uniform, a 15km walk before sunrise, or a single medical bill can end a child's education permanently. CODEWA removes these barriers one by one, so that a child's potential, not their poverty, determines their future.

The barriers we remove

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Missing Supplies
A uniform costs a month's income
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Dangerous Distance
15km on isolated roads before dawn
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No Early Childhood Start
Only 5% leave ECD with reading skills
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Limiting Beliefs
Poverty convinces children they cannot succeed
Give to Education Read the Full Story
92%
School Transition Rate
100%
Bicycle Retention Rate
0%
Financial Dropout Rate
85%
Higher Attendance Rate

Our Dual-Impact Strategy

Three Pillars. One Complete Path.

Removing one barrier is never enough. A child who arrives without supplies cannot focus. A child without safe transport cannot arrive. A child without a strong early foundation cannot build. These three pillars work together to create a complete ecosystem of support.

Students with school kits in Tabora
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Pillar 01
Material and Financial Dignity

The Pathway: Every Child Arrives Prepared and Ready to Learn

A prepared child is a present child. Many vulnerable students stay home not because they do not want to learn, but because they do not have what they need to show up. A uniform, a pair of shoes, an exercise book. When CODEWA provides these, attendance follows. And when a child attends consistently, everything else becomes possible.

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Scholarships and Exam Fees
Covering tuition and exam fees for College and University vulnerable learners so cost is never the reason a child stops studying
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Comprehensive School Kits
Uniform, shoes, bag, and stationery so every child arrives looking and feeling like they belong in that classroom
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Academic Mentorship
One-on-one tutoring and peer study support that keeps students on track academically and builds the skills they need to progress confidently through each level
Verified Outcome
0% financial dropout rate among all scholarship recipients
Girl with bicycle on road to school in Tabora
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Pillar 02
Transportation and Safety

The Shield: A Bicycle Is Not Transport. It Is Protection.

A 15km walk in the dark before sunrise is not just exhausting. For a girl, it is dangerous. Our bicycle programme turns that two-hour ordeal into a 20-minute ride, and keeps girls safe from the roadside exploitation that ends thousands of educations every year in Tabora.

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Eliminating Physical Exhaustion
Bicycles cut travel time by 80%, so students arrive alert and ready to learn rather than too tired to focus
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Protection for Girls
Secure, fast travel prevents roadside harassment and exploitation that disproportionately affects girls on isolated routes
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Retention Agreements
Every bicycle recipient signs a retention agreement with their family, creating community accountability for staying in school
Verified Outcome
100% of bicycle recipients remain enrolled at 12 months
Young children in an early childhood classroom in Tabora
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Pillar 03
Early Childhood Education

The Foundation: The First Five Years Determine the Next Fifteen.

Only 5% of children in Tabora leave Early Childhood Development with sufficient reading and writing skills. That gap at age five becomes a dropout at age thirteen. CODEWA addresses the foundation so the building has something solid to stand on.

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Child-Friendly Infrastructure
Bright, safe ECD spaces with creative learning corners that make early education joyful rather than intimidating
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Play-Based Learning Kits
Materials that spark early literacy and problem-solving skills through the natural learning medium of play
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Caregiver Empowerment
Training educators and parents in early childhood stimulation so learning continues at home as well as in the classroom
The Context
Only 5% of Tabora children leave ECD with literacy skills. We are changing that number.

"When you change a child's perspective, you change their destiny. But first, you have to make sure they can get to school, fully equipped, and ready to learn."

Sadath A. Mwamsema, Co-Founder and Executive Secretary, CODEWA

The Difference We Create

We Don't Track Kits Given. We Track Lives Transformed.

Every number below comes from school records, community registers, and field verification visits. These are not estimates or projections. They are what actually happened to real children in Tabora.

92%
School Transition Rate
Supported students progressing from primary to secondary level
100%
Bicycle Retention Rate
Every bicycle recipient still enrolled in school at 12-month follow-up
0%
Financial Dropout Rate
Zero scholarship recipients have dropped out due to financial barriers
85%
Higher Attendance Rate
Attendance improvement among supported students versus baseline

From Barrier to Breakthrough

The Barrier
CODEWA Solution
Breakthrough
Cognitive Gaps (ECD)
Play-Based Learning and Teacher Mentorship
Foundational Readiness
Extreme Poverty
Scholarships and Comprehensive School Kits
Zero Financial Dropouts
Physical Distance
The Shield Programme: Bicycles for Rural Learners
40% Attendance Increase
Limiting Beliefs
One-on-One Mentorship and Goal-Setting
Academic Self-Belief
Safety Risks for Girls
Targeted Protection and Safe Transit
Secure Pathways
CODEWA students in Tabora, Tanzania

Every barrier removed is a future restored. Tabora, Tanzania.
Children learning in school in Tabora, Tanzania

Children in CODEWA partner schools, Tabora Region, Tanzania

What Change Looks Like in Practice

✨ Renewed Confidence
Students who were once silent and invisible are now leading school clubs, speaking up in classrooms, and driving community initiatives.
🎓 Generational Change
Four of CODEWA's first beneficiaries are now in their second year of Bachelor's degree programmes. They are the first in their families to reach university.
🌐 Community Ripple
When a child succeeds, the community around them begins to believe that education is possible for families like theirs. One graduate becomes a role model for thirty more children.
💉 Girls Leading
Girls who received bicycles report feeling safer, arriving more alert, and participating more actively in class. Several have become peer mentors in their schools.

The Theory of Change

IF

CODEWA delivers uniforms, shoes, books, and stationery to vulnerable students. Bicycles are provided to girls on long or unsafe routes. Scholarships and exam fees cover costs families cannot afford. Academic mentorship supports students who are falling behind.

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THEN

Every supported child has the school materials, safe transport, and financial coverage they need to walk through the school gate every day. The practical barriers to attendance are gone.

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THEREFORE

Children attend consistently, engage fully, and progress through each level of education. Supported students achieve a 92% school transition rate and zero financial dropouts. They are present, prepared, and performing.

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ULTIMATELY

Children reach their full potential and build the futures they imagined. Four of CODEWA's earliest beneficiaries are now university students the first in their families to get there. Every child supported today is a leader in their community tomorrow.

Take Action

A Child Is Waiting for the Barrier You Can Remove.

You have seen the problem and you have seen the evidence that our approach works. Every contribution below reaches a specific child in Tabora with a specific solution to a specific barrier.

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Give a School Kit

EUR 100

Uniform, shoes, bag, and stationery — everything a child needs to walk through the school gate feeling like they belong. The Full Access Kit keeps one child in school for a full year. One kit. One year. One child whose shame becomes confidence.

Give a School Kit
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Give a Bicycle Shield

EUR 155

A bicycle for a rural girl replaces a 2-hour dangerous walk with a 20-minute safe ride. 100% of all bicycle recipients remain in school at 12 months. One bicycle. One year. One girl protected.

Give a Bicycle Shield
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Sponsor a Student

EUR 500

Full academic year support: school materials, health insurance, exam fees, and mentorship. Zero scholarship recipients have dropped out due to financial barriers. One sponsorship. One full year. One future secured.

Sponsor a Student
A student supported by CODEWA, Tabora, Tanzania

Education Is a Right. Not a Privilege.

Every child in Tanzania deserves the chance to learn. Your support makes that possible.

CODEWA has maintained a 0% financial dropout rate among all supported students. That record exists because of people who believed a child's future was worth the cost of a school kit, a bicycle, or a scholarship.