Welcome to FIDE
A professional organization at 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
A poverty-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
Empowering Women & Youth
- Enhanced earnings and livelihoods of women and youth through production and entrepreneurship
- Training women on entrepreneurship skills
- Facilitating women and youth in the formation of income-generating groups
- Facilitate women to form Village Savings 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)
- Increase 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
- Strengthen 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 Supplies
- Building solar-powered water distribution systems to deliver water to schools and villagers
- Implementing village rainwater harvesting
- Protecting water sources
- Constructing water systems for schools
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