About Us

Shika is a UK registered charity aiming to create opportunities for the poorest people in Tanzania through access to education and trade.

Our vision is an equal world where everyone has access to a quality education.  Since we first launched in 2007 we have achieved the following to support this vision:

  • Created a sustainable education sponsorship programme supporting nearly 100 vulnerable children and young people
  • Established the Shika After School Programme, a successful holistic after school initiative that provided support to 85 primary school children, a model we would like to role out in other schools.
  • Developed the Shika Education Support Programme, an educational support ackage building on the after school programme, assisting the same 85 vulnerable students as they progress through secondary school.
  • Developed the Secondary School Graduate Programme to assist Shika graduates to access vocational training opportunities, prepare for and be supported to find suitable employment when they leave school.
  • Launched our own fair trade fashion label –  ‘Shika Fashion Label’, a social enterprise working with a small group of disadvantaged women who produce on-trend fashion for sale in the UK.  All the profits support our educational programmes

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We work closely with experienced members of the local community developing our programmes to ensure we get it right. We are a small organization and committed 100% to assisting poor and vulnerable young people get the quality education they need.