Project TEMBO

Tembo works with our partners in Tanzania to give local women and girls what they need to thrive.

Today is the final day of the 2026 TEMBO Challenge. As our incredible participants finish their challenge, we are joining the Maasai women on their daily journey.

Our walk begins on the foothills of Mount Longido, as a small group of women walks to get water. On the way there, the load is light. But on the return, a single jerry can filled with water can weigh over 20 kilograms. Many women carry two, and complete this walk daily.

Later, we meet other Maasai women at the market. They are packing up their goods. Before leaving, they buy what their families need, and then, once again, they carry the weight on their shoulders for an hour or more.

Every day, these women carry the weight of water, the weight of food, and the weight of responsibility.

To donate to our 2026 TEMBO Challenge participants as they walk to raise money for women, girls and education in Tanzania, visit: https://tembo-challenge-2026.raiselysite.com.

We are halfway through the TEMBO Challenge now, and today, we are heading to Orbomba, a rural community just outside Longido.

We walk along a narrow road, moving away from the mountain. The air feels heavy. At first, the rain comes softly—a light, welcome drizzle. But by the time we reach the school, the rain is pounding against the tin roof.

Inside, Christina, TEMBO’s community facilitator, continues her life skills lesson, her voice rising above the rain. The children sit 3 or 4 to a row, jumping to answers questions when they can. When the bell rings, the rain has not stopped.

The journey home is long, and the rain makes an already long journey harder. But for many people in Longido, walking is the only way to get from one place to another. So people walk, no matter the weather.

To donate to our 2026 TEMBO Challenge participants as they walk to raise money for women, girls and education in Tanzania, visit: https://tembo-challenge-2026.raiselysite.com.