The STePT foundation (Stop Teenage Pregnancies in Tanzania) is non-profit organisation dedicated to promote the fighting against Teenage pregnancies in four zones in Tanzania namely: Northern zone, Central zone, Southern zone and Lake zone for the purpose of preventing the spared of pregnancies for the young girls.

It has come to understanding the struggle and fighting against the teenage pregnancies in Tanzania. A mixture of poor tradition, customs and norms and poverty among the majority of Tanzanian’s societies makes the young girls the most vulnerable group of people in Tanzania. Also we understand the livelihood of young girls requires immediate action. Because the number of drop-out rate due to pregnancy increases with every year in Tanzania, therefore, The STePT Foundation decided to take action to assure a safe and bright future for young girls in Tanzania.

Also it developed an organisation-wide initiative focusing human, technical and financial resources on the complex causes of the spread of teenage pregnancies in Tanzania. Therefore, the lunching of STePT is a commitment to do its part to address that problem. Special emphasis is given to creating partnerships with governments, faith communities, peer agencies, local communities, families, and young girls’ children.

Our vision is to build a Tanzania which care and protects young girls in exercising their basic education rights through fighting teenage pregnancies.

Our mission is to make sure both rural and urban young girls exercise their rights to education and prepare them for future life.

We are focusing in providing adequate information about maternal health for adolescent, creating public awareness on the impact of teenage pregnancies and provide school supports to cover fees, uniform and supplies. Also we assist government and other initiatives in fighting against teenage pregnancies in Tanzania through creating partnership with government, national NGOs and international societies. Furthermore, we lobby the government, members of parliament, private and other sector in adoption of policies, programs and laws promoting the development of young girls in Tanzania and lobbying on bad customs, believes and norms against young children in Tanzania.

Msingi STePT (Stop mimba za utotoni katika Tanzania) ni shirika lisilo la kiserikali kujitolea na kuendeleza mapambano dhidi ya mimba za utotoni katika maeneo ya nne katika Tanzania ambayo ni: Kanda ya Kaskazini, Kati eneo, Kusini mwa ukanda na ukanda wa Ziwa kwa lengo la kuzuia zimeachwa ya mimba kwa wasichana.

Ni kuwa na maelewano mapambano na mapambano dhidi ya mimba za utotoni katika Tanzania. mchanganyiko wa mila maskini, mila na desturi na umaskini miongoni mwa jamii kubwa ya jamii ya Tanzania inafanya wasichana wadogo kundi hatari zaidi ya watu katika Tanzania. Pia sisi kuelewa maisha ya wasichana wadogo inahitaji hatua za haraka. Kwa sababu idadi ya kiwango cha kuacha kutokana na kuongezeka kwa mimba kwa kila mwaka katika Tanzania, kwa hiyo, Foundation STePT waliamua kuchukua hatua kuhakikisha usalama na baadaye mkali kwa wasichana katika Tanzania.

Pia ni maendeleo mpango wa shirika kote kulenga rasilimali watu, kiufundi na kifedha juu ya sababu tata ya kuenea kwa mimba za utotoni katika Tanzania. Kwa hiyo, lunching ya STePT ni ahadi ya kufanya sehemu yake ya kushughulikia tatizo. Mkazo maalum ni kutolewa kwa kujenga ushirikiano na serikali, jamii imani, mashirika rika, jamii, familia na watoto wadogo wa kike.

Maono yetu ni kujenga Tanzania ambayo huduma na kulinda wasichana wadogo katika kutekeleza haki yao ya msingi ya elimu kwa njia ya kupambana na mimba za utotoni.

Kazi yetu ni kuhakikisha ya mijini na vijijini wasichana wadogo kufanya haki yao ya elimu na kuwaandaa kwa maisha ya baadaye.

Sisi ni kuelekeza nguvu katika kutoa taarifa za kutosha kuhusu afya ya uzazi kwa vijana, na kujenga uelewa wa umma juu ya athari za mimba za utotoni na kutoa shule inasaidia kugharamia ada, sare na vifaa. Pia sisi kusaidia serikali na mipango mingine katika mapambano dhidi ya mimba za utotoni katika Tanzania kwa njia ya kujenga ushirikiano na serikali, mashirika yasiyo ya kiserikali ya taifa na jamii ya kimataifa. Aidha, sisi kushawishi serikali, wabunge, sekta binafsi na wengine katika kupitishwa kwa sera na mipango, na sheria za kukuza maendeleo ya wasichana wadogo katika Tanzania na ushawishi juu ya mila mbaya, ana imani na kanuni dhidi ya watoto wadogo katika Tanzania.