THE MANGO TREE ORPHAN SUPPORT TRUST

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children by 2025 that will be supported in their education, health, and home sustainability. Currently 125 primary school children have been enrolled.

Who Are We?

We are community development organization,non political and non religious that provides support to orphaned children and those living in difficult circumstances, helping them to grow into independent and self-supporting adults.

For over 20 years now, The Mango Tree has been working to enable children and young people from remote parts of Kyela Tanzania. The Mango Tree Kyela – Tanzania gave birth to other Mango Tree offices in different countries. Our theory has always been to provide access to education and training promoting sustainable livelihoods in communities, helping protect our environment and end poverty in Tanzania.

The Mango tree is a Non Profit Organization.

Our Objectives

The primary objectives of TMT are to relieve poverty, sickness, distress, and advance education amongst children resident in Kyela and the surrounding districts, who have lost one or both parents through HIV, AIDS or related conditions or whose parents are suffering due to HIV infection, AIDS or related conditions. TMT also supports children living in difficult circumstances whose parents may or may not be affected by HIV/AIDS, or related conditions. Kyela District, bordering northern Malawi, is one of the most severely affected districts in Tanzania by AIDS pandemic.TMT supports and empowers community in the establishment of income generating activities.To provide educational opportunities to children and young adults in Kyela and other neigbhouring districts. TMT supports orphans, vulnerable children and their communities in Kyela through effective and sustainable programmes that nurture and improve lives, promote self reliance and create independence.

Our Focus

We believe in integrated programs to achieve our objectives: educational programs, Health programs, Infrastructure programs, Social & Community Economic Development programs. For a child to be able to get opportunities to education he/she needs to be healthy: have access to get to school so infrastructure should be improved: a household to generate income to be self-sufficient and create better environment for young generation

Location

The Organization is in Kyela District, Mbeya region, Tanzania in East Africa. According to 2012 census had a total population of 221,490 having an annual population growth of 2.4%. Kyela has 93 villages with 13422 square Kilometers and has 107 Primary Schools in Kyela Image placeholder .

TANZANIA OFFICE

TMT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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ANDILILE SYLVESTER IBRAHIM

Founder of the Mango Tree

Board of trustee member and Consultant

Executive positions at Tanzania Elimu Supply; Tanzania Shoe Company (BORA) and Morogoro Ceramics; Worked as Centre Director at Imbaseni Scripture Union of Tanzania for 10 years. Member, Board of Appeals – CSPTB; Chairman - Planning, Finance & Operations Committee, ELCT, Konde Diocese; Kyela NGO Network for 9 years; Africa Leaders Reconciliation Ministry (NRB) for 7 years; Tanzania Literature Evangelical Ministry for 9 years;

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DANIEL ABRAHAM MWASANDUBE

CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES

Returned to Tanzania in 2010 after 25 years working experience in the UK with Consultant Quantity Surveying Practice, Local Authority and Housing Associations. Board/Committee Member of various Voluntary Organisations in the UK & Tanzania

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AGRIPA SAMUEL SENKA

BOARD MEMBER

Treasurer General of the Moravian Church, SW Province, Tanzania for 12 years; Part-time Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Planning & Finance, Teofilo Kisanji University for 3 years; Coordinator of the PEPFAR funding, USAID, for HIV/AIDS in Mbozi District, representing the Christian Council of Tanzania for 3 years.

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EDA KASEKO

BOARD MEMBER

10 years as a Staff Nurse & Nursing Officer in Dar, Tanga & Arusha; 4 years as Nurse Tutor in Mbeya, Sumbawanga and Tanga; 2 years as District Nursing Officer, Mpanda; Principal, Operating Theatre Management School, Mbeya for 19 years; Principal, Yohana Wavenza Health Institute, Mbozi for 6 years .

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ELLEN PAUL MWANDEMELE

BOARD MEMBER

Experienced as Registered Nurse (Midwifery, Maternity & Paediatrics Wards, Mount Meru Hospital; Nurse Tutor for 14 years at CEDHA, Arusha, Kolandoto School of Nursing and Songea Clinical Assistant Training Centre, Songea; Principal, School of Nursing, Tukuyu for 15 years.TEL .

STAFF

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Eva Mwalusamba

Office Administrator.

She is a formal beneficiary of The Mango Tree. She was sponsored by the program during the period of her studies

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Sylvester Mgendi

Education & library Manager

He is a graduate from St. John University of Tanzania taking Bachelor of Science with education based in Chemistry and Biology.

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USA OFFICE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Ruth Ibrahim

Director – Tanzania & USA

Employment Specialist- Church World Service 2023 Employment Coordinator- World Relief Refugee Agency 2021 - 2022 Senior Nurse Assistant - 2019 - 2021 Interim Director FT Kilimanjaro - 2019 Tanzania Regional Coordinator- FT Kilimanjaro 2018 Public Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility officer - TPC Sugar Company 2015-2017 Founder- Yellow Masai Online Travel Agency 2010 - 2013 Ruth has MBA in Marketing from St. Augustine and BA. Cultural Anthropology and Tourism. Volunteer at the TMT when she was a student

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Eliud Ibrahim

Director and Fundraiser- USA office

He is a businessman in North Carolina, Owner of TKU Autosales business, USA

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José Calviño

Director USA

José Calviño Calviño is a retired engineer of 30 years spent in the Semiconductor industry as an Electronic Design Automation Engineer. He held various positions as an individual contributor at Harris Corporation (now L3-Harris), Analog Devices, IBM, AMD, and Cadence Design Systems. During his career, but separate from it, he learned to invest in and grow assets, and thus in 2020 was able to exit that career and manage his family’s assets full time. He also earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Electrical Engineering at the same university.

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ANDILILE SYLVESTER IBRAHIM

FOUNDER OF THE MANGO TREE .

Educational programs Health programs Infrastructure programs Social & Community Economic Development programs
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What we Believe

Every child needs a chance

Provide Orphans and vulnerable children access to Education, Health, Infrastructure and Community Social Economy Support

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Every dollar serves a purpose