Clean water, closer to home
Our aim is to improve the health and quality of life of Tanzania's rural communities through the provision of adequate water and sanitation services on a sustainable manner.
Health services within reach
CMSR-TZ is committed to improve the availability and quality of health services by construction of health facilities, community sensitisation and awareness creation, promotion of sanitation, personal hygiene and capacity…
Every child in a classroom
We construct primary school buildings and promote environmental sanitation and personal hygiene through provision of ventilated improved pit latrines in schools. We support secondary school students from poor families by…
Farming that feeds a future
CMSR-TZ has expanded its scope of agricultural interventions involving youth farmers using good agricultural practices through the Farmer Field School approach. We provide financial support for agricultural inputs, equip…
Young people leading change
We believe that young people are energetic, creative and can become influential leaders of positive change. We build capacity and emphasise peer education among youth, and make sure that they get the opportunity to be in…
Community Mobilisation for Reciprocal Development in Tanzania
A non-governmental organisation working since 1997 to complement the Government of Tanzania in delivering community development projects that alleviate extreme poverty in rural areas.
Empowering communities through grassroots participation
CMSR-Tanzania is a community-based organisation dedicated to empower underserved communities through grassroots participation in sustainable development. We believe that lasting change begins at the local level, where people themselves find out solutions to their most pressing challenges.
Established in August 1997 and registered under Certificate No. 00NGO/R1/00411, our purpose is to complement and support the efforts of the Government of Tanzania in implementing community development projects targeting people living in rural areas, to alleviate extreme poverty among them.
Our approach is bottom-up and holistic, ensuring that communities are not merely beneficiaries but active participants in planning and implementation. This participatory model strengthens ownership, sustainability and long-term impact.
Serving communities since
Projects delivered 2014-2026
People reached directly and indirectly
Regions of operation
Our sectors
CMSR-TZ delivers projects across key social sectors to improve community wellbeing and sustainable development.
Water and Sanitation
Expanding access to clean water and sanitation in underserved communities through rehabilitation of boreholes, development of shallow wells, provision of sanitation…
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Health
Strengthening healthcare services through infrastructure development, medical equipment provision, capacity building for health workers, community awareness and the…
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Education
Enhancing learning opportunities through infrastructure development, support for vulnerable children, capacity building and the promotion of hygiene in schools.
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Agriculture
Supporting food security through farmer field schools, improved seed supply, horticulture, post-harvest management, youth engagement and market linkages.
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Youth Empowerment
Equipping young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence to become agents of positive change through peer-to-peer education, life skills training and leaders…
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On-going
SHULE Programme — School Fees Support for Secondary Students
A distance education support programme active since 2001, supporting 245+ students facing financial hardship to complete their sec…
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Help for Women Entrepreneurship with an Ecological Address — Rulenge
An ecological entrepreneurship project in Murugaragara, Rulenge (Ngara District, Kagera Region) building the capacity of rural wom…
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On-going
Sekondari ya Kilimo — Agricultural Secondary School at Bara Farm
A three-year project with the Archdiocese of Mbeya to construct an agricultural secondary school at Bara village, Songwe Region, f…
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Classroom and administration blocks roofed at Sekondari ya Kilimo, Bara
Roofing of two classroom blocks and the administration block is nearly complete at the agricultural secondary school in Songwe Reg…
CMSR-TZ Annual Report 2025 released
The Jan–Dec 2025 annual report covers the Shule Programme, SWALA, PMHM, IMaNHC, the Rulenge project and Sekondari ya Kilimo.
Borehole and solar system completed in Rulenge, Kagera
A deep water well, pump house and solar-powered distribution system were completed at Murugaragara in Ngara District, Kagera Regio…
Our donors & partners
We plan and implement together with development partners, government institutions and community networks.
AICS
CEI
CMSR-Italy
CUAMM
COPE
Tuscany Region
AVSI
World Friends
Centro Salute Globale
UNICEF
WFP
TAMISEMI
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