Lugarawa Youth Foundation

Name

Lugarawa Youth Foundation

Legal name

Lugarawa Youth Foundation

Website

https://lugarawayouthfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lugarawa Youth Foundation is a Tanzanian registered NGO that delivers youth empowerment programs in education, agriculture, entrepreneurship, environmental conservation, and sports to children and young people in the Ludewa and Songea districts of southern Tanzania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

Keywords

• Youth empowerment programs
• Community education services
• Agricultural training
• Environmental conservation
• Nonprofit youth development

Headquarters

HQ city

Njombe

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The organization operates as a registered NGO receiving donations, contributions, and likely grant funding to support its youth empowerment programs in education, agriculture, entrepreneurship, environmental care, and sports.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lugarawa Youth Foundation is a registered Tanzanian NGO that delivers community-based youth empowerment services through educational programs (children formation, youth education on health and morals), agricultural training (demonstration vegetable garden with fish ponds, bee farming), environmental conservation, youth sports, women empowerment, and direct material support such as school supplies. Programs are run in partnership with local schools, ward leadership, and district councils in rural Tanzania.

Product overview

Lugarawa Youth Foundation is a non-governmental organization registered in Tanzania under the NGO Act, No. 24 of 2002. The foundation operates as a single unified non-profit entity focused on youth empowerment rather than a commercial platform. Its core programs include a Demonstration Vegetable Garden serving as an agricultural training site with fish ponds, School Supplies Program, Children Formation education, Health Projects, Bee Farming, Peace Education, Youth Sports, Women Support initiatives, Environmental Conservation, Road Accident Safety Education, and a Youth SDG Contributions Program. These programs collectively address youth development through education, agriculture, entrepreneurship, environmental care, and sports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Demonstration Vegetable Garden

Quantifiable outcome

• Provided school supplies valued at TSh 122,500 to vulnerable pupils

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mr. Sylvester Udope (Director of Health Services, Southern Region CSSC)minorOthers · 9 October 2022Official guest at launch of Lugarawa Youth Foundation on 09/10/2022. Mr. Sylvester Udope, Director of Health Services in the Southern Region (CSSC), participated in the inauguration and health testing activities.
• Ludewa District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government authority in whose jurisdiction the foundation operates. The foundation works within Ludewa District conducting youth education programs and community activities.
• Songea Rural District Council (SONGEA DC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government authority in Ruvuma Region where the foundation's mini office operates. The foundation was invited to contribute Tsh 200,000 to International Women's Day celebrations and conducts educational programs in schools within the district.
• Redcross (Lugarawa Secondary School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation supported the purchase of a machela (first aid equipment) for Redcross students at Lugarawa Secondary School on 23/01/2023.
• Peramiho Ward LeadershipcoreOthersLocal ward leadership in Peramiho where the foundation has established its demonstration vegetable garden and conducts various youth empowerment activities.
• Mr. Angelus and Wife (Farm Managers)minorOthersCommunity members who manage the demonstration vegetable garden on land owned by the Director. They receive monthly payments from the foundation for preparing land, planting crops, and maintaining the farm.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO): International development organization focused on volunteering and youth engagement across Africa and Asia. Comparable in emphasis on youth empowerment through service and education, though with global volunteer placement model.
• BRAC: One of the world's largest development NGOs with extensive youth education, skills training, and microenterprise programs across Africa and Asia. Comparable mission focus on youth empowerment and rural livelihoods, though at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Education Development Center (EDC): International nonprofit implementing education and youth development programs in developing countries. Comparable focus on youth education, school-based interventions, and workforce preparation in low-income contexts.
• Plan International Tanzania: International NGO with significant presence in Tanzania focused on children's rights, education, and youth development. Operates similar school-based and community-based youth programming in Tanzania with comparable beneficiary segments.
• UNICEF Tanzania: UN agency operating major youth, education, and child protection programs in Tanzania. Operates in the same beneficiary space with overlapping programmatic areas (child education, HIV prevention, adolescent health).

Direct peers

• CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education): International nonprofit supporting girls' education and young women's leadership in sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania. Comparable focus on vulnerable schoolchildren, female empowerment, and rural community delivery.
• Restless Development: Youth-led development agency operating across Africa and Asia with community-based youth empowerment programming. Directly comparable to LYF in mission, beneficiary focus, and grassroots delivery model, though operating at significantly greater scale.
• Tanzania Youth Coalition (TYC): Tanzanian youth-focused civil society organization advocating for youth rights and development. Comparable in mission, geography, and beneficiary focus, though primarily advocacy-oriented versus LYF's direct service delivery.

Emerging players

• Msingi Africa: East African nonprofit focused on youth entrepreneurship and skills development. Comparable in programmatic focus on youth economic empowerment and practical skills training, though with stronger entrepreneurship orientation.

Regional players

• African Wildlife Foundation (AWF): Africa-focused conservation NGO with environmental education and youth engagement components in East Africa. Partial overlap with LYF's environmental conservation programming in rural Tanzania, though primarily conservation-mission driven.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LugarawayouthF
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lugarawayouthfoundation8184
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100090623873244
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lugarawa-youth-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/lugarawayouth

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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