Hope for Girls and Women

Humanitarian Serviceshopeforgirlsandwomen.com

Company typePrivate
Founded2017
HeadquartersMugumu, Tanzania
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

Hope for Girls and Women firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Hope for Girls and Women
Legal name: Hope for Girls and Women
Website: https://hopeforgirlsandwomen.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2017
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Hope for Girls and Women industry classification

Industry

Product category: Humanitarian Services
NAICS: Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Community Housing Services (62422)
SIC: Services-Social Services (8300)
akta.pro primary industry: Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)
akta.pro secondary industries: Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

Anti-FGM advocacy
Safe house shelter
Girls education support
Humanitarian aid services
Gender-based violence prevention

Where Hope for Girls and Women is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Mugumu
HQ country: Tanzania
HQ region: Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

Hope for Girls and Women business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters worldwide, processed through Global Giving platform, M-Pesa mobile money, and wire transfer.
Education Sponsorship: Sponsorship program funding the education of girls in safe houses, with regular updates provided to sponsors on sponsored girls' progress.
Institutional Grants and Support: Funding and support from organizational partners including UNFPA, Tanzania Development Trust, FAWCO, Grumeti, and Canada Fund.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Donation/ grant-funded	One-time	Weekly feeding support for one girl
Donation/ grant-funded	One-time	Educational materials for school continuation
Donation/ grant-funded	One-time	FGM rescue intervention
Donation/ grant-funded	One-time	Safe house shelter and basic needs
Other	Annual	Annual education sponsorship - Journalism path
Other	Annual	Annual education sponsorship - Design path

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Hope for Girls and Women product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Hope for Girls and Women operates two residential safe houses in Mugumu and Butiama districts of Tanzania's Mara Region, providing immediate shelter, education, vocational training, medical care, and family reconciliation services to girls fleeing Female Genital Mutilation, child marriage, and gender-based violence. The organization complements safe house operations with Alternative Rites of Passage ceremonies, community awareness road shows, education sponsorship, vocational training, and re-education programs for former cutters.

Product overview

Hope for Girls and Women operates a coordinated suite of humanitarian programs focused on protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Tanzania's Mara Region. The core offering consists of two safe houses (Mugumu and Butiama) providing immediate shelter, education, and vocational training. These are complemented by Alternative Rites of Passage ceremonies, community road shows, a sponsorship program for education, digital champions training, village mapping for rescue operations, and re-education programs for former cutters. The organization also produces documentary films to raise global awareness. All programs work together to provide immediate protection, long-term support, and systemic change to end FGM in Tanzania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Safe Houses (Mugumu and Butiama) Two residential safe houses in Mugumu and Butiama districts that provide shelter, education, vocational training, medical care, and support services for girls fleeing FGM, child marriage, and gender-based violence. Currently housing 114 girls (63 Mugumu, 51 Butiama).
Alternative Rites of Passage (ARP) Ceremonies

Quantifiable outcome

114 girls currently sheltered (63 Mugumu, 51 Butiama)
+2 more outcomes

Companies that use Hope for Girls and Women

Customer profile

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Hope for Girls and Women technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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AI maturity

App detail

Hope for Girls and Women partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

Local Police Gender DeskscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with local police gender-based violence units to rescue girls at risk of FGM and pursue legal cases against perpetrators.
Social Welfare DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment social welfare services working with Hope to support rescued girls and facilitate family reconciliation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Hope for Girls and Women competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Regional players

Ujamaa Africa: Tanzania-based women's rights organization working on FGM and gender-based violence at the community level. Comparable in operating geography and target population in Tanzania.
Amref Health Africa: Africa's largest health-focused NGO running community health worker models and gender-based violence programs across East Africa. Comparable in operating in Tanzania and pursuing community-led health and rights interventions.

Direct peers

Tostan: Senegal-based NGO running the most recognized community-led FGM abandonment program, including Alternative Rites of Passage ceremonies directly comparable to Hope's ARP offering. Both operate a community-empowerment model with declared public abandonment of FGM.
Equality Now: International human rights organization that has run dedicated End FGM programs and legal advocacy since the 1990s. Comparable in combining rescue/awareness work with international legal and policy advocacy on FGM.
Orchid Project: UK-based charity funding and supporting community-led FGM abandonment initiatives across Africa and Asia. Comparable in funding model (donor-supported) and focus on accelerating end of FGM through grassroots partners.
The Girl Generation: Global campaign to end FGM run by a coalition of African-focused NGOs and activists. Directly comparable in mission focus on FGM abandonment and use of community-led and digital engagement strategies.
28 Too Many: UK-based anti-FGM charity focused on research, advocacy, and country-specific programs in 28 African countries. Operates in the same FGM-abolition space with comparable research-to-field-program linkages.

Broad incumbents

PLAN International: Large international NGO with global programs on girls' rights, child marriage, and FGM. Comparable in working on overlapping issues at greater scale and broader geographic scope.
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund, a current institutional funder of Hope's Digital Champions program, and the lead UN agency on FGM abandonment globally. Comparable as both a funder and a peer-level operator in the FGM space.
Save the Children: Global NGO with child protection and gender-based violence programs including FGM response. Comparable mission overlap with significantly broader program reach and funding base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Hope for Girls and Women financial estimates

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Hope for Girls and Women leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Hope for Girls and Women funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Hope for Girls and Women M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about Hope for Girls and Women

What does Hope for Girls and Women do?

Is Hope for Girls and Women a public or private company?

Hope for Girls and Women is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Hope for Girls and Women founded?

Hope for Girls and Women was founded in 2017. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Hope for Girls and Women based?

Hope for Girls and Women is headquartered in Mugumu, Tanzania, in the Africa region.

How does Hope for Girls and Women make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Individual Donations are the primary driver. The others are education Sponsorship and institutional Grants and Support.

Who are Hope for Girls and Women's main competitors?

Regional players on record are Ujamaa Africa and Amref Health Africa. Direct peers are Tostan, Equality Now, Orchid Project, The Girl Generation and 28 Too Many. Broad incumbents are PLAN International, UNFPA and Save the Children.

Does Hope for Girls and Women have an API?

No public API is recorded for Hope for Girls and Women.

What industry is Hope for Girls and Women in?

Hope for Girls and Women's product category is Humanitarian Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAGAAAG, Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response, with a secondary code of BPADAHAF, Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding). Its NAICS code is 624221 and its SIC code is 8300.