Our mission & vision

Misingi realizes development projects in Endamarariek ward and Engare Sero, Tanzania. The projects around education, water supply, food, agriculture, culture, entrepreneurship, … aim for sustainable strengthening of the local community. Starting from a local demand and a large local support, these projects lay foundations (Kiswahili: ‘misingi’) for the future. Misingi follows the philosophy of effective altruism: a combination of empathy, rationality and scientific evidence.

In Tanzania, Misingi focuses on people who, despite the limited resources they have, want to do everything they can to take their fate into their own hands. As a result, these people are both the target group and project partner. Misingi provides the resources, but counts on a large degree of local participation. Enthusiasm, dialogue, consultation and involvement form the basis for every successful project.

As a networking organisation, Misingi unites passionate people, organisations and companies in Belgium who can identify with the above-mentioned principles and who want to work respectfully to improve the fate of the target group. Misingi creates the conditions for them to successfully realise a project. Finally, Misingi offers those who have a warm heart for Tanzania, but do not have the time and resources to set up their own project, the opportunity to support ongoing projects in a meaningful way.

• Misingi does not invent projects. Each project arises from a local demand and need.
• Each question is tested against a number of criteria:
  • Is the proposed project feasible (in terms of time and resources)?
  • To what extent does the entire community benefit from the intended result?
  • In what way will the target group itself participate?
  • Can this project, once it has been realised, stand on its own two feet?
  • Is the project climate neutral and in harmony with the environment?
  • Does the project promote the opportunities of poor and disadvantaged groups?
• Misingi finances, but a limited own contribution (financial or logistical) is proof of shared commitment. The local community manages, executes and reports.
• Misingi uses local expertise, locally available materials and raw materials and local human resources as much as possible. Being able to maintain, repair, adjust, finance, etc. the completed projects yourself is a necessary condition.
• Misingi members work unpaid and on a voluntary basis. Misingi does not incur unnecessary costs and always keeps in mind that it works with and thanks to the contributions of sponsors and sympathizers. Every expenditure is carefully accounted for and transparent accounting can be requested at any time.