# Tanzania Development Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1215126 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1215126)
- Website: https://tanzdevtrust.org
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Tanzania
- Trustees: 11
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/tanzania-development-trust

Tanzania Development Trust supports small, community-led projects in some of the poorest and most remote parts of rural Tanzania. It focuses on clean water, girls education, sustainable agriculture and small income generating activities. The aim is to reduce poverty and promote community development. It is run entirely by volunteers, with no paid staff, premises or admin costs.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The relief of poverty in Tanzania by the provision of grants, particularly but not exclusively for use towards clean water systems, education and business education, access to health and social care and projects such as sustainable agriculture to aid self-sufficiency.

## What it funds

Tanzania Development Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty, environment / conservation / heritage and economic / community development / employment for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Tanzania.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Tanzania Development Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (tanzdevtrust.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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