Actions for Development Programmes – Mbozi (ADP-Mbozi) is a registered national NGO with its headquarters based in Vwawa, Songwe region. The organization was officially registered on 10th October 2005 under Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Act number 24 of 2002, section 11(3) Act. Originally the organization was registered under the Trustees Incorporation Ordinance Cap. 375 on 29th November 1995 after operating for ten years as an agricultural development project from 1986 to 1995. The organization is working in Southern Highlands of Tanzania targeting smallholder farmers, orphans and vulnerable children, youths, widows and widowers.

VISION

ADP-Mbozi envisions rural and urban communities attaining livelihood security and sustainably managing their resources.

MISSION

ADP-Mbozi is a leader in facilitating socio-economic empowerment of marginalized[1] rural and urban communities in Southern Highlands of Tanzania through promotion of improved agriculture production and food utilization, entrepreneurship and market development, addressing challenges of environment and climate change and community empowerment on children issues, gender, HIV and AIDS and good governance. Moreover the organization will strive to strengthen its internal capacity in order to implement successfully the above mentioned focus areas.

OBJECTIVES

To facilitate socio-economic empowerment of marginalized rural and urban communities in Southern Highlands of Tanzania through promotion of improved agriculture production and food utilization, entrepreneurship and market development, addressing challenges of environment and community empowerment on gender, HIV and AIDS and good governance. Moreover the organization will strive to strengthen its internal capacity in order to implement successfully the mentioned focus areas.
To contribute towards improving the quality of life of marginalized families in Southern highlands of Tanzania through increased household food and Nutrition security, income and livelihood assets
To ensure that food insecure households in southern Highlands of Tanzania have sufficient food throughout the year.
To promote appropriate food utilization
Increase access to safe, adequate and sustainable Water services supply for community
To promote hygiene and sanitation in the community
To prevent and/or reduce the effect of climate change
To sensitize community members so as to improve gender equity and equality, reduce impact of HIV and AIDS and improve good governance and accountability
To build the capacity of community members to take care of marginalized groups in their locality such as MVC, people infected with HIV
To promote and stimulate exchange of knowledge and experiences between target groups, professionals and others involved in fighting against poverty.
Collaborate with local, national and international public and private institutions pursuing aims and objectives similar to those of ADP Mbozi
CORE VALUES

Commitment: We believe commitment to our work shall lead to realization of significant positive changes in our organization and the community we work with.
Sharing out: We believe that development is brought about through combining efforts of different stakeholders; therefore, the communities we work with have a significant contribution towards their own development
Transparency: We commit ourselves to be transparent in our organization and we shall inspire the same to the communities we work with.
Trustworthy: We believe that trustworthiness can help us work as a team and therefore achieve our goals much more efficiently. We are also convinced that trustworthy, in case of target group, is a pre-requisite for successful achievement of their objectives.
COVERAGE

Since inception and throughout its development the organization has been expanding its scope as well as constituency from one division in Mbozi district and now covering the whole of Songwe region and four districts in Mbeya region. Plans are underway to enable the organization undertake Programmes in the whole of the Southern Highlands of the country that include Mbeya, Ruvuma, Rukwa, Katavi and Iringa Regions. With this spirit the organization is already working in Waging’ombe District of Njombe Region.

TARGET GROUP

According to ADP Mbozi 2017 – 2021 strategic plan the target group of the organization is smallholder farmers, low income women, orphans and vulnerable children, youths and widows/widowers.

FOCUS AREAS

The ADP Mbozi strategic priority areas to be addressed in the next five years (2017 – 2021) are as follows; –

Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition development
Entrepreneurship and Market development
Environmental and Climate change management.
Community Empowerment on (Children, Gender, HIV/ AIDS, and Good Governance)
ADP Mbozi internal capacity strengthening
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

Sustainable food security and nutrition status in communities improved.
To increase crop and livestock production.
To strengthen post-harvest practices.
iii. To improve food budgeting at household level.

To improve nutrition status at household level.
To promote appropriate farming technologies.
Entrepreneurship and Markets accessibility enhanced
To strengthen Producers’ marketing groups and associations.
To promote business development skills.
iii. To promote access to markets information by producers.

To enhance Producers’ and traders’ linkage.
To enhance access to Financial Services.
A healthy and friendly environment in communities promoted.
Enhance hygiene, sanitation and safe and clean water in the community.
Enhance Climate Change and variability management.
Enhanced community empowerment in dealing with children, gender, HIV/AIDS, and Good Governance.
To promote rights and security of children.
To promote gender equality and equity.
iii. Enhance HIV/AIDS prevention and Impact mitigation including O/MVC support.

iii. Enhance Good governance.

Governance and management capacity of ADP Mbozi strengthened in order to operate efficiently and effectively.
To enhance financial capacity of ADP Mbozi.
To improve policies, systems and procedures.
iii. To improve human resource.

To improve storage and retrieval of information.
To enhance networking and collaboration.
To enhance publicity of ADP Mbozi
APPROACHES

ADP-Mbozi is using the following approaches:

a. Working with target beneficiaries through groups.
b. Use of community volunteers.
Farmers field schools.
d. Value Chain Development.
Networking and Outsourcing.
f. Resource Efficient Agriculture.
g. Referrals and Linkages.
Integration within the organization and between organizations.