The centre was initiated by a group of 6 women who planned to share their knowledge and skills with out-of-school girls and unemployed women. It was founded in 2005 for the purpose of helping these disadvantaged women to become self-employed with income generating activities. Bawodene is a large organization supervising small groups doing various activities. These include activities such as: sculpturing, handcrafts, agriculture, making batiks, drying fish, processing cashew nuts, making mats, making bed sheets, tailoring, and embroidery.
The members of Bawodene are working together with partners in the Bagamoyo region, including the District Council, Action Aid, MicroCredit Bank and others, to implement a micro-credit lending project which will fund their activities. This is a multi-faceted project to which each volunteer (Local and Cross-Cultural Solutions Volunteers) can contribute, based on their individual skills.
There are 3 permanent employees and 3 part-time employees. The centre has no direct sponsor, and they are currently getting financial support from their families. The leaders of the centre can communicate in English, while the other members are fluent in Swahili with only minimal English skills.
Volunteers can teach basic English, work with members to continue micro-lending projects, share office-related skills such as typing, agenda and meeting management, leadership and training, marketing, and grant proposals.
Moyo Mmoja Vocational
The center started July 2008 by a Norwegian sponsor. The goal was to educate girls and empower young women to have the skills and confidence to support themselves, to be self reliant and possibly self employed. Also having the possibility to benefit their families and bring them out of the vulnerable state that they may be in.
Moyo Mmoja Vocational Training Center has employed 3 teachers who are trained in tailoring, designing, embroidery, handcrafts- jewelry making, batik- fabric dying, and one of the teachers has recently decided to share his skills in drawing and English.
Msichoke Seaweed Farmers Co-operative Society
Msichoke Seaweed farmers co-operative society is an agricultural community-based organization (CBO) established in 2003 and has 58 members out of whom 47 are women. The main activities of the group are sea weed farming, horticulture and organic chicken rearing, the group has top management and executive committee board.
Volunteers can help teach communication, computer, and English language skills.
Muungano wa Wapenda Maendeleo Pamoja
Moyo Mmoja Vocational
The center started July 2008 by a Norwegian sponsor. The goal was to educate girls and empower young women to have the skills and confidence to support themselves, to be self reliant and possibly self employed. Also having the possibility to benefit their families and bring them out of the vulnerable state that they may be in.
Moyo Mmoja Vocational Training Center has employed 3 teachers who are trained in tailoring, designing, embroidery, handcrafts- jewelry making, batik- fabric dying, and one of the teachers has recently decided to share his skills in drawing and English.
Msichoke Seaweed Farmers Co-operative Society
Msichoke Seaweed farmers co-operative society is an agricultural community-based organization (CBO) established in 2003 and has 58 members out of whom 47 are women. The main activities of the group are sea weed farming, horticulture and organic chicken rearing, the group has top management and executive committee board.
Volunteers can help teach communication, computer, and English language skills.
Muungano wa Wapenda Maendeleo Pamoja
Muungano wa Wapenda Maendeleo Pamoja is a member based group, established in 2002. The group has 18 members, out of them 9 are women. The main purpose of the group is to support its members on reducing proverty through economic activities. The main activities of the group are horticulture farming, fishing and organic chicken rearing.