Digital Agriculture
Smart farms, better harvests
We put mobile tools, soil sensors and agronomy know-how into the hands of young farmers, helping them raise yields, cut waste and earn more from their land.
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Igniting youth power since 2019
Technology, green solutions and young people building a resilient Tanzania.
FODA Foundation equips young Tanzanians with digital skills, climate-smart tools and the confidence to lead — turning innovation into harvests, clean energy and dignified work in their own communities.
Registered under the NGO Act, 2002
Operating in 6 regions
Youth-led & youth-serving
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young people reached through our programmes
Who we are
A youth-led movement where digital innovation meets climate resilience.
We believe the solutions to Tanzania's biggest challenges — food security, a changing climate and youth unemployment — already live in its young people.
FODA works alongside students, young farmers and emerging innovators, giving them the training, tools and networks to turn ideas into lasting change. From a smallholder's maize plot in Morogoro to a coding club in Dar es Salaam, our work connects skills with opportunity.
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What we do
Three connected pathways to a stronger future
Our programmes are designed to reinforce one another — a young person can grow from a classroom robotics club to running a climate-smart farm enterprise.
Climate Action
Clean energy, greener communities
From solar power to tree nurseries and waste innovation, we help communities adapt to a changing climate while opening green jobs for young people.
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Youth Empowerment
Skills for the digital age
Digital literacy, STEM, AI and robotics clubs that start early — building the confidence, creativity and employable skills young Tanzanians need to thrive.
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Measured against our 2023–2025 strategy. Full figures are published in our annual report.
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Young people trained
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Youth-led farms supported
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Schools & innovation clubs
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Regions across Tanzania
Our approach
We don't parachute in solutions. We grow them with communities.
Every programme begins by listening. We co-design with young people, local leaders and farming families so that what we build lasts long after a project ends.
- Youth at the centre. Young people lead the design, delivery and evaluation of our work.
- Practical & hands-on. Learning by doing — real tools, real farms, real code.
- Rooted locally. We partner with schools, cooperatives and district authorities.
- Evidence-driven. We track outcomes and share what works, openly.
Stories of change
Change that starts with one young person
Behind every number is a name. Here are a few of the people writing Tanzania's next chapter.
Morogoro
From one acre to a thriving enterprise
With soil sensors and a mobile market app, Neema doubled her tomato yield and now employs four other young people.
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Dodoma
A robotics club that sparked a dream
Fifteen-year-old Baraka built his first sensor at a FODA club and now mentors younger students in his school.
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Pwani
Light for a whole village
A FODA-trained youth cooperative installed a solar mini-grid that now powers 60 homes and a health post.
Read the story“When a young person learns to read the soil and the code behind it, you don't just change one farm — you change what a whole village believes is possible.”
Joseph Clemence · Founder & Executive Director, FODA Foundation
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There is a place for you here
Whether you give, partner or volunteer, you help a young Tanzanian turn potential into progress.
Donate
A gift of any size funds a scholarship, a sensor kit or a tree nursery. 100% goes to programmes.
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Share your skills as a mentor, trainer or field volunteer — in person or remotely from anywhere.
Join our teamPartner
Companies, schools and funders co-create programmes with measurable, lasting impact.
Partner with usProud to work alongside
UNDP Tanzania
Sokoine University
Vodacom Foundation
TCRA
Tigo Tanzania
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Ready to help a young Tanzanian lead?
Your support turns curiosity into capability — and capability into greener, more prosperous communities.