The establishment of the organisation reflect back to two individuals,Mr Julius Muungano and the late Venance Joseph who were inspired to support in and out of school youths who were performing badly in their studies due to poor background of english.In 1990s Mr Julius Muungano and Mr Venance Joseph were teaching at different vocational training institution but they were experiencing the same problem of failure of their students to understand well what they were teaching.In their processes of thinking of the intervention,they found that the problem has an implication to education for self-reliance which is the philosophy of the founder of the nation Mwalimu J.k Nyerere.They conceived the idea of establishing an organisation that could strenghen their english language capability on way to advocating for education for self-reliance to be practiced,the idea which they shared with their close friends and collegues who supported and developed it to the stage of processing of the registration of the organisation.The organisation started to operate in 1998 and in 2000 it was registered under the societies ordinance with registration number SO.NO.10321 founded by ten members and in 2010 it complied with NGOs Act, 2002 with compliance certificate No.00001378.

The organisation started to operate in Dar Es Salaam and in 2004 it opened the branch in Songea district of Ruvuma region and in 2006 it opened the branch in Bukombe district of Shinyanga region.

Among the achievements of which the members of PELO are proud of is running the organisation since when it was established until 2009 without depending from donations.It was the strategy of the members of the organisations to use their teaching expertise and their own resources for conducting the activities until when the organisation members will have something to show to development stakeholders that they have done with their own efforts.This "means of achievement"strategy drove the members to conduct trainings for mobilizing resources until 2009 when they started to seek for donors for its programs.

The other achievements is to be a member of district and national networks.PELO is not only an ordinary  member but also a founder member.It participated fully to found the Songea Network of Non-Government Organisations (SONNGO) in Ruvuma region and Bukombe Non-Government Organisations (BUNGONET) in Shinyanga region.PELO is an active member of national coalitions which are Tanzania Education Network/Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania (www.tenmet.org) and Policy Forum (www.policyforum.or.tz).PELO to be a National coalition member of Global Campaign for Education (GCE) whereby it have been actively participating on preparation of Global week of Action (GWA).Our recent achievement was the incidence of the government department to purchase our road safety publication.In august to october 2009 we were invited by the Regional Traffic Officer (RTO) to participate on national road safety week whereby his office purchased 100 copies of our road safety publication and The Executive Director of Kahama district council purchased 99 copies for the council drivers.

kuanzishwa kwa shirika kutafakari nyuma ya watu wawili, Bw Julius Muungano na marehemu Joseph Venance waliokuwa na hamasa ya msaada wa ndani na nje ya shule vijana ambao walikuwa kufanya vibaya katika masomo yao kutokana na background maskini wa english.In 1990 Mr Julius Muungano na Mr Venance Joseph walikuwa mafunzo katika taasisi mbalimbali za elimu ya ufundi lakini walikuwa wanakabiliwa na tatizo moja ya kushindwa kwa wanafunzi wao kuelewa vizuri kile walichokuwa teaching.In michakato yao ya kufikiri ya kuingilia kati, walikuta kwamba tatizo la maana ya elimu kwa kujitegemea ambayo ni falsafa ya mwasisi wa taifa Mwalimu JK Nyerere.They mimba wazo la kuanzisha shirika ambayo inaweza kuimarisha lugha yao ya kiingereza uwezo juu ya njia ya kutetea kwa ajili ya elimu ya kujitegemea kwa kuwa mazoezi, dhana ambayo pamoja na marafiki zao wa karibu na wenzake ambao mkono na maendeleo yake kwa hatua ya usindikaji wa usajili wa shirika organisation.The kuanza kufanya kazi mwaka 1998 na mwaka 2000 ilikuwa iliyosajiliwa chini ya sheria ya vyama vya namba za usajili SO.NO.10321 ilianzishwa na wanachama kumi.

shirika kuanza kufanya kazi Dar es Salaam na mwaka 2004 ya kufunguliwa tawi katika wilaya ya Songea na katika mkoa wa Ruvuma 2006 kufunguliwa tawi katika wilaya ya Bukombe mkoa wa Shinyanga.

Miongoni mwa mafanikio ambayo wanachama wa PELO ni fahari ya shirika ni mbio tangu wakati ilianzishwa mpaka 2009 bila kutegemea kutoka donations.It alikuwa mkakati wa wanachama wa mashirika ya kutumia mafundisho yao utaalamu na rasilimali zao kwa ajili ya kufanya shughuli mpaka wakati wananchi, shirika la kuwa na kitu cha kuonyesha kwa wadau wa maendeleo kwamba wamefanya kwa efforts.This wao "ina maana ya mafanikio" mkakati akawafukuza wanachama kuendesha mafunzo kwa ajili ya kuhamasisha rasilimali hadi 2009 wakati walianza kutafuta wafadhili kwa ajili yake mipango.

mafanikio mengine ni kuwa mwanachama wa wilaya na kitaifa networks.PELO si mwanachama wa kawaida tu lakini pia member.It mwanzilishi walishiriki kikamilifu kwa kupatikana Songea Mtandao wa Mashirika yasiyo ya Serikali (SONNGO) katika mkoa wa Ruvuma na Bukombe Non- Mashirika ya Serikali (BUNGONET) katika Shinyanga region.PELO ni mwanachama hai wa umoja wa kitaifa ambayo ni Elimu Tanzania Network / Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania (www.tenmet.org) na Policy Forum (www.policyforum.or.tz) PELO kuwa. Taifa ya muungano mwanachama wa Kampeni ya Kimataifa ya Elimu (GCE) ambapo ni kuwa kushiriki kikamilifu katika maandalizi ya wiki ya Global Action (GWA) mafanikio yetu ya hivi karibuni. alikuwa matukio ya idara ya serikali kununua barabara zetu usalama publication.In Ago.-Okt. 2009 sisi walioalikwa na Afisa wa Mkoa Traffic (RTO) kushiriki kwenye wiki ya kitaifa ya usalama wa barabara ambapo ofisi yake kununuliwa nakala 100 za barabara ya uchapishaji ya usalama wetu na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa halmashauri ya wilaya ya Kahama kununuliwa nakala 99 kwa madereva wa halmashauri.