Mbozi High School is located in the southwest of Tanzania near Mbozi Hospital. The first buildings were constructed between 1982 and 1984. The school is owned by the Moravian Church Tanzania, South West Province.

The school started operating in 1984 for grades 1 to 4. In 2010, it was able to register for grades 5 and 6 (A-level, university degree). 18 teachers and 15 staff members are employed at the school. As in other private secondary schools in Tanzania, the number of students was very high at the beginning, but due to the abolition of school fees, the numbers are rather decreasing.

At the moment, there are about 250 students at the school, and the trend is upward. The modernization of the school has made it more attractive. It was among the top 3 schools in Songwe district in 2019.

The aim of the school is to provide quality education to the students. The school is designed for 900 students and has sufficient capacity.

Currently, about 250 students live on the premises of the school. There are dormitories for girls and boys, enough classrooms, a dining hall with kitchen as well as an administration building, several laboratories and a well-equipped computer room.

In mid-2019, the grounds and classrooms and subject rooms were renovated and repaired. Likewise, the school library was renovated and refurbished.

The school employs are total of 20 teachers (as of 2021). In 2018, the school's 6th grade class was awarded a prize for outstanding performance in Rungwe District.

Target groups

The target groups are the students in the vicinity of the school. The project gives the children and young people access to a better education and thus also the strengthening of the family as well as a prospect of a hopeful future.

Project goals

The Lutengano Secondary School provides access to education and the opportunity to shape one's own future.

Orphans additionally receive basic medical care as well as support for school fees and school equipment.

The number of students is expected to increase from 250 to 600 in the next 4 years.

Activities

Regular training courses for teachers

Offer of computer courses

scholarship program

Further renovation phases

Project progress

The first phase of renovation of the school started at the beginning of October 2019. Roofs were covered, repaired and re-covered, the pathways around and in the school were redone or repaired, the buildings and rooms received a new coat of paint and the electricity on the premises was completely overhauled. The children now have the chance to attend school in a safe and motivating learning environment. This work was urgently needed and will be continued in a further renovation phase.

The Project

The goal of the school is to provide students with a quality education. The environment at the school is designed to motivate girls and boys to learn and to instill social behavior according to Christian values. In March 2020, the school received its A-level registration and is now recognized as a high school. Around 150 children and young people currently attend the school. Through an orphan program, particularly disadvantaged students receive support in the form of cost absorption for school fees and school materials.

Target groups

The target groups are the students from the Rukwa Province. They get access to qualified education and can shape their own lives and take responsibility in society.

Project goals

The African Rainbow School enables access to education and self-determination of one's own future through one's own income.

Orphans also receive basic medical care and support with school fees and school equipment.

The number of students is expected to increase to 400 in the future.

Creation of income-generating projects such as agricultural cultivation of corn and vegetables, purchase of a corn mill or production of bricks.

Establishment of the university degree

Activities

Regular continuing education for teachers

Offer computer and English courses

Scholarship program

Renovation of classrooms and toilets

Water connection for all buildings with 5000 l water tank

Cultivation of corn and vegetables 

Project progress

At the beginning of 2019, the renovation of the laboratories began, this was the basic requirement for obtaining the A-level registration (admission as a university). This phase was successfully completed with the support of the Rotary Club Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis. With the help of the African Rainbow Foundation in Hameln, which has supported the school very generously since the beginning of 2009, it was possible to purchase the necessary equipment in the classrooms and materials for the library. The construction of a small building for the corn mill was completed in April 2020.