East Africa · Est. 2024

Twende:
“Let’s Go”
in Swahili.

Twende is a registered student-led nonprofit, dedicated to creating lasting change through social impact across East Africa.

Support Our Mission

$30K+

Raised

4

Scholarships

2

Countries

8

Co-Founders

Operating in

Tanzania & Kenya

Who We Are

How Twende began.

In 2024, our team travelled to Mwanza, Tanzania through Ivey Business School’s Africa Service Learning (ASL) program, teaching business cases at St. Augustine University of Tanzania. We went as educators and came back with a purpose we didn’t expect to find.

What we saw was consistent across the region. Students balancing jobs and family responsibilities while working toward degrees, with very little financial support to lean on. A local orphanage and secondary school where basic supplies and resources were hard to come by. The same thread running through all of it: potential everywhere, without the opportunity there to meet it.

Previous Ivey cohorts had done short-term fundraising projects in the region, but we wanted to build something that lasted. That’s why we started Twende. What began as a $10,000 fundraising goal turned into over $30,000 raised across projects in Tanzania and Kenya, and a foundation that grows every year.

Today all eight co-founders serve on Twende’s Executive Board. We run scholarship programs, infrastructure projects, and community work built to compound year over year.

01

Expanding Access to Education

Scholarships, school supplies, and academic resources so that financial circumstance isn’t what determines a student’s future.

02

Strengthening Communities

Investing in the infrastructure, supplies, and on-the-ground support that schools, orphanages, and local organizations need to function and grow.

03

Opening Doors

Opportunity looks different for everyone. We show up where it matters, when it matters, for students who have the drive but not the resources.

Our Projects

What we’ve built on the ground.

Twende Scholarship Program

Our flagship project. Full scholarships for current students at St. Augustine University of Tanzania. Four students funded so far, with the goal of growing this number every single year.

Tanzania

Bulemeji Secondary School

A project to get students the basics they need. We delivered a printer, photocopier, backpacks, and 500+ pens and pencils to students and staff who needed them.

Tanzania

Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage

We supplied the orphanage with a washing machine, 50+ textbooks, clothing, food, and daily essentials. A project that makes a real difference in everyday life for the kids there.

Tanzania

Solar Lighting — SAUT

A project to light up the campus. We funded solar lighting across facilities and for an outdoor basketball court at St. Augustine University of Tanzania.

Tanzania

Kenya Operations — JKUAT

Our first project in Kenya, run in partnership with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. We raised $5K in year one and directly supported three students.

Kenya

Growing Every Year

Each year a new Ivey cohort travels to East Africa and Twende’s projects grow with them. What started as one trip is now a permanent, compounding institution.

Tanzania · Kenya

Make a Difference

Every dollar goes directly to the work.

100% of donations fund scholarships, school supplies, infrastructure projects, and orphanage support across East Africa.

Scholarships School Supplies Infrastructure Orphanage Support Kenya Projects

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Registered Non-Profit Organization

Partners & Affiliates

Ivey Business School

Academic Partner

Ubuntu Impact

ASL · Program Partner

St. Augustine University of Tanzania

SAUT · University Partner

Jomo Kenyatta University

JKUAT · Kenya Partner

Get In Touch

Let’s talk.

Email

a7educationfoundation@gmail.com

Canada HQ

Toronto, ON & London, ON

On the Ground

Mwanza, Tanzania & Nairobi, Kenya

Twende Education Foundation

Our Impact · Tanzania

What we’ve built in Tanzania.

Since 2024, Twende has been delivering scholarships, school supplies, infrastructure, and community support across Mwanza that compounds year over year.

$25K+

Raised in Tanzania

4

Students Funded

4

Projects

2024–

Years Active

Tanzania Projects

Where the money goes.

Twende Scholarship Program

Our flagship project. Full scholarships for current students at St. Augustine University of Tanzania. Four students funded so far — this is a project we’re committed to growing every year.

Bulemeji Secondary School

Delivered a printer, photocopier, 2 couches, backpacks with supplies, and 500+ pens and pencils. A project focused on getting students the basics they needed every day in the classroom.

Watoto Wa Africa Orphanage

Supplied a washing machine, 50+ textbooks, clothing, food, and daily essentials. Help that was felt the day we arrived and every day after. A project built around what the kids actually needed.

Solar Lighting — SAUT

Funded solar lighting across facilities and an outdoor basketball court at St. Augustine University. Students and athletes now have lit, safe spaces to work and train year-round.

Kenya Projects

Twende arrives in Kenya.

In 2026, Twende expanded into Kenya through a partnership with JKUAT (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology). In our first year we raised $5K and directly supported three students. More project details will be added here as the cohort wraps up.

JKUAT Student Support

Our first Kenya project. We directly supported three students at Jomo Kenyatta University, giving them the resources they needed to keep moving forward. Details on each student and what was funded will be added here.

Kenya Operations — Year One

$5K raised in our first year of Kenya operations. We built the foundation for what we hope becomes a permanent, growing presence in Kenya the same way it has in Tanzania.

$5K

Raised in Year One

3

Students Supported

JKUAT

Partner University

Partners & Affiliates

Ivey Business School

Academic Partner

Ubuntu Impact

ASL · Program Partner

St. Augustine University of Tanzania