named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Class Sponsorship Program
Provides full educational sponsorships for girls from the Datooga tribe, including tuition, boarding, and living expenses, in exchange for families committing to abandon FGM and early marriage
Hawega Effect
Community engagement initiative that educates families about the harms of FGM and promotes girls' education as an alternative pathway for girls in the Datooga tribe
Silverleaf Academy
Boarding school in Tanzania where sponsored Hawega Foundation girls receive formal education in a safe environment away from traditional pressures
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Menstrual Health and Hygiene Equity 1 activity
- Community education and advocacy to end female genital mutilationConducts education sessions with Datooga families about the harms of female genital mutilation, resulting in signed commitments to abandon the practice in exchange for educational sponsorship. Uses culturally resonant symbols, such as repurposed traditional tools, in advocacy messaging.
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Wildlife Conservation in Africa 1 activity
- Conservation initiatives in partnership with local communities in TanzaniaImplements on-the-ground conservation efforts by collaborating with local communities, government agencies, and international partners to promote sustainable practices and protect biodiversity, including rare species such as the pangolin.
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Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
- Funding educational sponsorships for Datooga girls to prevent FGMProvides full-sponsorship packages covering one year of school tuition, boarding, meals, clothing, school supplies, medical insurance, and transportation for girls in Tanzania, with the goal of preventing female genital mutilation and promoting community transformation. As of 2023, supports 35 girls enrolled at Silverleaf Academy.
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Indigenous and Diaspora Cultural Preservation 1 activity
- Supporting cultural preservation and community resilience among the Datooga peopleWorks to preserve the cultural heritage and traditional way of life of the Datooga tribe of Lake Eyasi amid threats from land conversion, environmental degradation, and social marginalization, including through cultural visits and employing Datooga mamas at Silverleaf Academy to support cultural continuity.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$81K
Contributions & grants$81K100%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$31K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out$24K
balance sheet
Total assets$71K
Cash$6K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$70K
Liquid reserves2.3 mo
2 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue +1264.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 3
- Alexander Insinga — Director/VP
- Deniz Kayiket — Director/VP
- Sainga Sedoyeka — Director
relationships · 11
Who they work with
- Blit Safari and Film Partner — Hawega Foundation partners with Blit Safari and Film to offer responsible safari experiences in Tanzania.
- Datooga Partner — Works with Datooga families to send girls from their community to school.
- Datooga Tribe Partner — Community-based partnership focused on ending FGM through education and cultural engagement.
- Datooga tribe Partner — Collaborates with the Datooga tribe to integrate indigenous knowledge into conservation programs and community engagement.
- Datooga tribe of Lake Eyasi Partner — Primary community partner whose cultural heritage and traditional way of life the organization supports.
- Silverleaf Academy Partner — Partner institution collaborating with Hawega Foundation on educational initiatives for girls in Tanzania.
- Silverleaf Academy Partner — Partner organization providing educational programming for the Hawega girls.
- Silverleaf Academy Partner — Partner school where Hawega Foundation enrolls and supports girls.
- Silverleaf Academy Partner — Partner school where sponsored girls are enrolled for boarding education.
- Silverleaf Academy Partner — Partnered with the foundation to provide education to girls in Arusha.
- Silverleaf Academy Partner — Partnership to support education for Datooga girls in Arusha, including student sponsorships and cultural support programs.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Based Conservation with Indigenous Knowledgemethodology: community-based-conservationBy integrating Datooga traditional ecological knowledge with modern conservation science, we ensure effective and sustainable ecosystem preservation, because local communities are the most invested and informed stewards of their environment.
- Conditional Education Sponsorship to Prevent FGMmethodology: conditional_education_sponsorshipBy linking educational sponsorship to the explicit condition that families forgo female genital mutilation, we prevent FGM and shift cultural norms, because the value of education becomes a tangible alternative to harmful practices.
- Culture-Sensitive Norm Change Through Narrative Shiftmethodology: culture-sensitive_interventionBy reframing cultural narratives to associate pride and honor with girls’ education rather than FGM, we achieve sustainable abandonment of harmful practices, because change is more likely when cultural identity is preserved and reoriented rather than opposed.
- Education as a Protective and Transformative Mechanismmethodology: education-as-protectionBy investing in girls' education through holistic academic, personal, and community support, we produce long-term individual and societal transformation, because educated girls become change makers who influence their families and tribes.