UMWA was established in 1996 and three (3) years later, on 4th February 1999 it was officially registerd as a Non-profit making NGO under the Association Ordinance cap: 337 of 1954 with the registration number So. 9544.

UMWA started as a group after a woman from Isamilo ward in Mwanza Region being beaten up by most vulnerable children and stole cooked food from her kitchen. After a week a group of 12 community members paid a suprise visit around Mwanza city and observed that, number of orphan children is increasing rapidly and they are running into streets where they're called "STREET CHILDREN"

Apart from other causes, HIV/AIDS is the main cause for the increase of these 'Street Children'. So UMWA group saw that it is the duty of the whole society to help the foster parents who are taking care of the orphan children so that they'll be able to continue caring them and provide the basic needs.

Those 12 community members were the founder of the organisation which now has 25 members

VISION:

To have society of self-reliant individuals able to achieve their rights and fulfill their responsibilities.

MISSION:

To encourage most vulnerable children, care providers and advocates toward unity, accountability and transparency.

GOALS:

To strengthen community and school governance structures to advocate and promote education for orphan children particularly those from poor households.

UMWA working through four thematic areas; Child rights, Gender, Youth and Old age on

• Protecting children from violence and sexual abuse
• Street children
• Disabled and child rights and education
• HIV/AIDS prevention