Where We Started: The Roots in Mtapwa Tanga Education Partners' story is deeply tied to place, community, and the people closest to the challenge. At the heart of our ongoing work is Mapatano Secondary School, located in Mtapwa village in Tanga, Tanzania. Founded in 2008 and led by Headmistress Madam Magdalena Wandi, Mapatano is a public secondary school serving roughly 450 students and 16 teachers across a 25-hectare campus (including 5 hectares of farmland and 10 hectares o

Committed to the belief that every capable student deserves the chance to finish their education, Tanga Education Partners funds and partners directly with students, families, and schools in Tanga, Tanzania. We identify students facing a specific, addressable barrier to staying enrolled, connect them with a sponsor, and support them for as long as they remain in school. Since 2022, we've done this for twelve students — and we're building the model to do it for many more. Our

We believe that every student capable of finishing their education, and willing to do the work, should get the chance to—regardless of what family or circumstance they were born into. Schools provide instruction. Families do everything within their power. Governments across Tanzania and much of East Africa have expanded access at the primary level further than seemed possible twenty years ago. But secondary school, vocational training, and university remain out of reach for m