Tanzania Women Architects for Humanity (TAWAH) educates women in construction skills and techniques to build adequate shelters for marginalised communities in Tanzania. It enables women to earn a certificate leading to job opportunities while supporting their communities. Together with the Julius Baer Foundation and its network, TAWAH was able to develop its budding initiative during the first four years and is now increasing its impact thanks to professionalised business planning support and partnerships enabled by the Foundation and its client engagement.
This narrative, based on real events – with the names of the protagonists changed – tells the story of a powerful collabo-ration across the wealth divide and illustrates how alliances can amplify meaningful impact. The story takes place at the Mhaga Village in Tanzania, located two hours from Dar es Salaam in the town of Kisarawe.
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