Lightness Tanzania Organization established in October 2014 with five founder members, for the purpose of helping different groups in the society particularly Vulnerable Children, Women and People with Disabilities in social and economic matters. The Organization focuses to develop inclusivity, humanity and social well being of the mentioned groups.
Reason for the establishment of LTO
LTO has been established after the hallucination of five founder members who evaluated the current situation of people with disabilities, vulnerable children and Women in Tanzania country. The thoughts was motivated by un- averting factors which force them to come across in discussing measurable strategies, solutions and way forward for the improvement of their life.
Current situation of People and Children with disabilities, Vulnerable Children and Women in Tanzania
Through several statistical information, review of currently researches, surveying, interviewing and observation of live condition of people with disabilities, vulnerable children and women LTO has identified the following situation;
PEOPLE AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
People with disabilities are less considered in many aspects of social and economical situation, like for the case of children with disabilities there is low enrollment in educational settings, poor educational supervision and negative attitudes among societies and educational stakeholders on rural and urban areas. Also provisional of health services are not worth to help people with disabilities to improve their life. Moreover there are un civilized actions towards people with disabilities like killing them, oppression, negative altitudes from the society and exclude them from social economical participations.
Vulnerable Children
Comprises children live in extremely poverty, orphans, street children and refugees children
The current situation is not worth to this group of people due to the fact that most of them live in poor condition, in order to adjust and improve their life they need intensive attention and special care in education, health services and socialization for their future growth and development.
Women
Taking into consideration of the current situation facing women, many of them found in rural and urban areas are challenged with educational, health and economical issues. The situation in rural areas is more serious for them to access to health and educational services.
LTO meant to reduce and even overcome problems and obstacles through establishment of measurable and scientific strategies, programs, projects, mass media campaigns, social events and services provisional so as to improve their lives.
The adjustment of life condition to these groups of people will results to reach our mission which aimed to create inclusive Society and sustainable life to people with disabilities, vulnerable children and women
Due to the above reasons LTO founder members come across and registar the organization to the registrer of NGO by the name of Lightness Tanzania Organization (LTO) as an NGO-or a Non-Profit Organization, which was officially registered by the Registrar of NGO’s on 26th January 2015, under section 12(2) of Act No 24 of 2002 with registration number No.00NGO/00002294.
Names of founder members
Mr. Aliko Brown
Mss. Suma Edson
Mr. Gwakisa Mwakatika
Mr. Edson Abel Mwakalago