About the Tanzania Development Trust

Registered Charity no 270462

TDT is the charitable arm of the Britain Tanzania Society. It was established as a registered UK charity in 1975 with the aim of alleviating poverty in Tanzania through assistance with projects in health, water supply, education and community based self help activities. To download a presentation of TDT's recent work click here.

We tend to allocate funds to the projects of a capital nature trying to ensure that the seed we sow both alleviates an immediate problem and does so in a way that future generations will also benefit, also acting as a catalyst encouraging project sponsors to go on and achieve more. We like to see local contributions being made to the projects we support for the obvious reason that this sense of ownership enhances the chances that the project will work.

We believe that TDT can add value to the process of charitable giving to Tanzania through its experience and ability to identify, assess and monitor projects. This is enhanced through our network of members on the ground in various parts of Tanzania and the frequent visits by members from UK. There are no administrative costs charged by TDT – all inputs are on a voluntary basis.