Since 2012, Learning to Serve Community of Tanzania (LESCOTA) has worked to support programs for children and families in the Mbinga District, Ruvuma—one of the poorest and most remote regions of Tanzania. With approximately 103 people per square kilometer, it is the densest in the region according to 2020 Tanzania census data. Fifty-three percent of Mbinga’s population is 0-19 years of age.
According to UNESCO, sub-Saharan Africa is one of the regions where inclusive, quality education could have the most transformative impact. Universal primary and secondary education could more than halve the number of people living in poverty worldwide, improving the lives of 420 million individuals. LESCOTA is committed to giving children the skills they need to move out of poverty, raise healthy families of their own, and become engaged members of their community.
Our mission: LESCOTA strengthens the well-being of its rural communities by providing greater access to pre-primary and secondary education and libraries, as well as developing and maintaining clean water supplies.
