About Us

Mboni ya Vijana (MVG) is a youth run community run organisation based in Zeze village, near Kasulu, in western Tanzania.  It's name means "Eyes of the Youth" in Swahili.

We were founded by Benedicto Hosea in  2012 to support the community in Zeze Village where he has lived all his life.  We were registered as a Community Based Organisation in 2014.  MVG  understands well rural communities’ lives and challenges. Poor knowledge of how best to manage their environment is a key factor for poverty, food insecurity and environmental degradation. Better environmental education is integral to improving lives and the environment in villages like Zeze. There is a film about us here. 

We support rural communities in extreme poverty adapt to climate change with sustainable farming, access to water, entrepreneurship, environmental conservation and peer education. Our projects develop the skills and resources for people to lift themselves and their families out of extreme poverty.

MVG has been established in Zeze Village since 2014, and was given land by the village in 2015. We manage a very successful womens’ microfinance scheme serving 123 women with funding from Wabia foundation and a community honey project with 67 hives. We have delivered training on growingMoringa leading to its production on 13 farms. In 2015 we received funds for the construction of a village agricultural storage facility from Tanzania Development Trust.  We have trained more than 150 people on small business and entrepreneurship skills.  

We are starting a big hand drilling project in March so watch this space!