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60 photographs across eight photo stories

Documentary archive · Official YouTube Channel

Field Video Recordings & Highlighted Mwanahamisi Story

Watch Mwanahamisi’s featured healthcare appeal alongside verified shelter inspections, sanitation handovers, and community food distributions recorded on-site across Tanzania.

Highlighted Story · Part 1

13-Year-Old Mwanahamisi Battles Severe Heart Disease — Urgent Appeal for Treatment

Living with rheumatic heart disease, Mwanahamisi received support from Zaimo Foundation to cover her medical care at Al Hayat Polyclinic.

Highlighted Story · Part 2

A Father’s Cry for Help: “Save My Daughter Mwanahamisi” | Heart Disease Appeal

Mwanahamisi’s father shares their family’s struggle to access cardiac care and how Zaimo Foundation helped ease their financial burden.

Housing & Shelter

From Mud Hut to Weatherproof Home: Mwanfatime’s New Life

Replacing a fragile mud shelter with a permanent brick-and-mortar family home in rural Tanga.

Shelter Engineering

Engineering Quality & Durability: Newly Finished Rural Homes

Technical inspection of masonry, roofing, plastering, and interior finishes.

Mkinga District

Shelter Inspection Walkthrough: Phase 1 Modern Brick Houses

On-site walkthrough of Phase 1 modern brick houses completed in Mkinga District.

WASH & Sanitation

Keynote Address: Chairperson Explains Sanitation Vision

Official commissioning address on school sanitation and clean water infrastructure.

Sadaqah Hampers

Full Mission Summary: Delivering Hundreds of Sadaqah Food Hampers

Complete mission summary of Sadaqah food hampers delivered to rural families.

Ramadan Relief

Delivering Hope in Ramadan: Food Hampers in Rural Tanga

Field distribution of Ramadan food hampers across rural villages in Tanga.

Community Assembly

Voices of Gratitude: Community Assembly Addresses Team

Community elders and residents speak during a Zaimo Foundation field handover.

Community Testimony

Field Distribution Milestone: Mzee Sheghe Speaks on Resilience

Mzee Sheghe shares community reflections during a rural food distribution milestone.

Widows & Elders Support

Elderly Widows Express Deep Gratitude for Ramadan Support

Heartfelt gratitude from elderly widows receiving Ramadan food assistance.

Mamboleo · Muheza

Community Relief in Action: Care Packages Arrive in Mamboleo

Arrival and handover of Ramadan care packages in Mamboleo village.

Kilindi District

Bringing Sustenance Home: Field Distribution for Kilindi

Preparing and loading staple food hampers for families in Kilindi District.

Muheza District

Smiles & Gratitude: Elder Receives Ramadan Essentials in Muheza

Elders receiving essential Ramadan food packs in Muheza District.

Ubembe Village · 2022

Preparing Ramadan Food Pack Handover: Ubembe Village

Reaching rural households in Ubembe Village during the 2022 Ramadan campaign.

Iftaar Charity

Distribution of Iftaar Charity for the Holy Month of Ramadan

Serving Iftaar meals and Ramadan food charity to fasting community members.

2022—2026

The journey, year by year.

Photographic milestones and the Foundation’s supplied project records are presented with their dates and context.

  1. 2022

    Foundation and first community programs

    Zaimo Foundation was formally established as a Tanzanian NGO. Community needs assessments and local engagement accompanied early humanitarian work. The April Ramadan archive records food preparation, transport and distribution.

    View the 2022 photo story
  2. March–April 2023

    Ramadan distributions and shared Iftaar

    Photographs dated 27 March document outdoor food distribution. The 14 April evening archive follows a shared meal, volunteer food service and the Iftaar team.

    View Ramadan 2023
  3. September 2023

    Mwakijembe and Kuze-Kibago water wells

    The project guide records both wells as completed in September 2023. Matching reference photographs show drilling and site activity; they are presented as construction-stage records.

    View well construction
  4. February 2024

    Ng’ombeni and Mtoni Bombo completed

    Drilling and completion photographs record the two water projects. The guide lists completion in February 2024, with borehole depths of 120 metres and 190 metres respectively.

    From drilling to completed taps
  5. 2024–2025

    Education, water and food relief

    The guide records education-centre funding in February 2024, additional well completions through 2025, and Ramadan food relief in Tanga and Pemba. This milestone is based on written project records; the available earlier photographs are not relabeled as these events.

    Written project record
  6. December 2025–April 2026

    Further water-well handovers

    The guide records handover of wells 25–26 on 20 December 2025, wells 27–29 on 7 February 2026, and wells 30, 31 and 33 on 9 April 2026.

    Written project record
  7. 2026

    Shelter and seasonal support

    The project guide reports 15 of 20 shelter homes completed by September 2026. The Ramadan 2026 plan includes 3,100 food packs, 9,000 hot meals and 400 footballs; these are planned deliverables, not inferred completed totals.

    Written project record
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