Creating Happiness and a Better Future
for Every Child
Comfort Watoto Foundation supports orphans and vulnerable children through holistic care, education, and climate-resilient life skills — because every child deserves to thrive.
120
OVCs Sponsored Annually
2021
Year Started
12,000+
Trees Planted
60
Solar-PV Certified Youth
ABOUT US
Care, Dignity,
and a Future
Comfort Watoto Foundation (COWAFO) is a registered Non-Governmental Organization based in Arusha, Tanzania. Established in 2021 under certificate number NGO/R/4679, COWAFO operates to improve the lives of orphans and vulnerable children through holistic care, education, life skills development, and environmental stewardship.
Our programs merge child welfare with sustainable development and climate resilience. We envision a Tanzania where every child, regardless of background, can thrive in a safe, healthy, and sustainable environment
OUR MOTO
Empowering the Child, Greening the Nation
By targeting vulnerable groups — especially children, youth, and women — we integrate environmental conservation into everyday life while addressing pressing socio-economic and climate-related challenges.
VISION
“To create happiness and a better future for orphans and vulnerable children through holistic care, education, and climate-resilient life skills.”
MISSION
“To provide parental care, education, healthcare, and environmental life skills for orphans and vulnerable children, enabling them to become self-reliant and contribute to Tanzania’s sustainable development.”
TARGET GROUPS
Orphans and Vulnerable Children · Youth and Adolescents · Community-based Farmer Groups · Women and Caregivers · Primary and Secondary School Teachers
CORE VALUES
Inclusion
Sustainability
Integrity
Accountability
Respect
Collaboration
Innovation
What We Do
Five Core
Objectives
Every program COWAFO runs is anchored to one of these commitments — from child welfare to environmental stewardship.
01
Deliver holistic child welfare services — nutrition, education, psychosocial support, and healthcare for every child we reach.
02
Equip youth with life skills in leadership, entrepreneurship, digital literacy, and financial management.
03
Promote environmental conservation through tree planting, watershed restoration, and community waste management.
04
Establish sustainable livelihoods through green income-generating activities like beekeeping and agroforestry.
05
Integrate environmental education into formal school curricula via Eco-Clubs and structured teacher training programs.
How We Work
Core Activities
On the ground, our work comes down to nine practical, sustained commitments that change children’s lives every day.
Identify & Select
We identify and select the most vulnerable and needy children in our target villages through community assessments and referrals.
Basic Needs Provision
Nutritious food, shelter, clean water, and proper sanitation — ensuring no child goes without the essentials for a healthy life.
Education Access
Supporting children with school uniforms, fees, and materials so that financial hardship is never a barrier to learning.
School Monitoring
Regular follow-up with teachers and parents to track attendance, performance, and wellbeing of every sponsored child
Healthcare Support
Preventive care, medical insurance, and regular check-ups to keep every child healthy and protected from preventable illness.
Psycho-social Support
Counselling and guidance to help children process trauma, build resilience, and develop healthy relationships and self-esteem.
Child Protection
Strengthening community child protection mechanisms to prevent exploitation, abuse, and neglect in all its forms.
Family Reunification
Promoting family-based care through fostering and kinship initiatives — because home is the best environment for every child
Monitoring & Evaluation
Establishing robust M&E systems to assess impact, demonstrate accountability to donors, and continuously improve programs.
Our Milestones
What We've Achieved
12,000+
Tree seedlings planted through child-led and school-based campaigns across Arusha.
120
Orphans and vulnerable children are annually supported with full school sponsorship, meals, and psycho-social services.
60
Youth certified in solar-PV installation and maintenance a pathway to green employment.
5
Partner schools with Eco-Clubs established, engaging over 1,500 students in environmental action
3
Community beekeeping apiaries created as sustainable income sources for families.
6
Water-harvesting structures built to serve children and communities in water-scarce areas.
Children's Stories
Education · Embaseni Village
Hosiana & Christina Gilbert
Two sisters, aged 9 and 7, who walk 4km every day to reach Ngongongare Primary School, now supported with learning materials.
Orphan Support · Usa River
Bilas Elias Bilal
Orphaned at age 4 after losing both parents. Bilas completed Standard 7 at Kiwawa Primary School with COWAFO’s full support.
Child Welfare · Ngongongare
Oscar Emmanuel
Aged 8, abandoned by his father. Oscar is now in Class 3 at Ngongongare Primary School and thrives with community support.
Rescue · Community
The Roadside Corn Seller
A woman caring for two abandoned infants left at her roadside business — rescued and supported by Pastor Soka of COWAFO.
To provide parental care, education, healthcare, and environmental life skills for orphans and vulnerable children, enabling them to become self-reliant and contribute to Tanzania’s sustainable development.
COWAFO Mission Statement
Get Involved
Make a Difference Today
Donate
Fund a Child's Future
The organisation relies entirely on individual gifts from inside and outside Tanzania. Every donation — however small — directly supports a child’s meals, school fees, or healthcare.
Volunteer
Give Your Time
Support children to access education through uniforms, school fees, and school materials. Volunteers monitor school performance and provide direct mentorship to our children across all villages.