Vision

A developed pastoral community involved in modern development activities and free from negative norms and customs.

Mission

Tawawami is devoted to bring about behaviour change and to enhancing lives of the orphans and youth from pastoralist communities in Tanzania.

Core values

Tawawami ‘s guiding principles:

• Good leadership
• Openness
• Responsibility
• Involvement
• Fairness and respect   

Main goal

To increase the opportunity for the orphans and youth from the pastoral communities to develop themselves in a protective and educative environment, in which they have the ability to attain full potentials in their lives.

Motto

Eyamuai Amu Edimai (a Maasai phrase meaning Decide Because It Is Possible)

Objectives

1. To promote education to the orphans and vulnerable youth in Tanzania.
2. To sensitize communities at all levels on Children rights, vulnerable youth empowerment, women’s rights, social accountability (societies awareness on their rights and responsibilities).
3. To protect and support orphans and vulnerable youth.
4. To participate on the developing and improving of non-discriminatory access to quality pre- and primary education for all children.
5. To mainstream HIV/AIDS, gender and environmental protection and good governance as cross cutting issues in all Tawawami program design and implementation.
6. Networking and collaborating with other organizations with similar viewpoint as Tawawami.

Working limits.

1. Orphans and youth Empowerment

a)      A protective and   educative environment Social/life skills

b)      Income generating   activities

c)       Psychosocial support

1.  Foster care

a)      Children network

b)      Supporting families fostering orphans .

c)       Attaching vulnerable youth to new families

1. Human rights

a)      Advocacy

b)      Empowerment

c)       Raise awareness