Zanzibar School of Hope is a community based non profit organization established in the year 2015 with a plight of supporting and empowering orphans and other children, youths and women in the community of Nungwi village, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

 

Nungwi was traditionally the center of Zanzibar's dhow-building industry, but over the last decade the coastline has rocked in popularity to become one of the island's busiest beach destinations, recognized in the list of "100 best beaches of the world" to visit.

 

But despite the influx of tourists, Nungwi is a traditional, conservative village. This is the main reason why there is a big lack of education interest in the area. And because of this, many people find it difficult to find a job, even if there are a lot of employment opportunities in the tourism field in this area. Many of these jobs are taken by people coming from the mainland Tanzania or other african countries, leaving the population of Nungwi out of this, without the ability of taking advantage of these opportunities.
 

The effective and sustainable programmes the organization will have are designed to improve the living standards of people through provision of care and support in terms of basic education, health and imparting vocational training skills.

 

Zanzibar School of Hope seeks to empower marginalized children, youths, women, health care and sport activities here in Nungwi village, with the aim of developing confidence and self-sustainability as well as equipping them with modern life shaping skills. The activities will give them the opportunities to education, business skills, vocational training courses, health care education and sport activities, and aid them to become useful citizens.

 

    In order to easy our way in developing these programmes, we want to create a space where people will develope a higher interest in learning skills, a school where they can learn how to better integrate in the society, by attending the modern shaped courses.