Our History

Mgeta Livelihood Development Foundation (MLDF) originated from a

single initiative responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis in 2010, driven by concern

for the socio-economic conditions of orphaned children in Mgeta. The

Mgeta Orphan Education Fund (MOEF) was established and registered as a

Community-Based Organization (CBO) in 2013 in Mvomero District to help

orphaned children access both basic and vocational education. Groups of

orphans were trained in dairy goat rearing to enable them to meet their

basic needs.

After realizing that helping orphans alone was not sustainable, the foundation

extended its services to the families supporting these children: it

provided training in agriculture and dairy goat keeping to improve their

livelihoods.

In 2024, due to the expansion of its target audience from orphan families

to the entire farming community, MOEF transitioned into the Mgeta

Livelihood Development Foundation (MLDF): it is now registered under

the Non-Governmental Organization Act, 2002, with registration No.

00NGO/R/5184.

Today, MLDF collaborates with farmer groups, schools, village governments,

and other like-minded organizations to holistically promote sustainable

development in Mgeta. In general, MLDF works with communities

so they have the power, resources, and opportunities they need to survive

and thrive in their place.

MLDF currently has a network of over 700 farmers and 12 schools (both

primary and secondary) across 28 villages in Mvomero District.