Welcome to FIDE

A professional organization in the forefront of rural development in Babati, Tanzania

FIDE is based in Babati, and supports communities in Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Tanga, and Arusha Regions.

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We collaborate with local communities to alleviate extreme poverty

FIDE conducts its activities with resources from
beneficiaries, local experts, and donor friends inside
and outside the country. Contributions are invited
from donors, organizations and individuals, who share
our vision.

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Our Vision

Apoverty free,Equitable, and environmentally sustainable society

Our Mission

Better lives through:

Empowered communities

Gender equality

Support Youth

Environmental Conservation

What we do

For more than 30 years ,Friends in Development (FIDE) has been working together with local communities to alleviate extreme poverty by;

>Empowering women and Youth
>Improving Agriculture and livestock systems
>Promoting renewable energy
>Protecting and distributing village water supplies
>Supporting environmental conservation
>Nutrition

Enhanced earnings and livelihoods of women and youth through production and entrepreneurship
Training women on entrepreneurship skills
Facilitating women and youth on the formation of income-generating groups
Facilitate women to form Village Saving and Loans association (VSLA) and train them on VSLA management

Improving Crops & Livestock

Mobilize and form farmers groups
Train the community on Climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture practices
Increased community skills in climate -resilient and sustainable agriculture (Agroecology)
Increasing sunflower, pigeon peas and maize value chain production
Train community on the preservation of farm soil

Support Environmental conservation &
Promoting Renewable Energy

Empower village environment Committee (VEC)
Establishing tree nurseries and tree planting campaign
Engage communities in biodiversity conservation
Support institutions and households with energy-saving stoves
Strength school environmental clubs
Installing biogas plants
Train artisan and building biogas plants
Demonstrating the use of bio-slurry to increase vegetable and plant production

Protecting & Distributing Village Water Suppllies

Building solar powered water distribution systems to deliver water to schools and villagers
Implementing village rainwater harvesting
Protecting water sources
Construct water system for schools