Nine values, one standard for the work.
Local relevance, teacher-centred development, and technology with purpose guide every programme — held to evidence, sustainability, and collaboration.
Equity
Every learner deserves meaningful education, regardless of income, gender, disability, or geography.
Creativity
Education should encourage learners to imagine, question, write, design, and create.
Relevance
Learning should respond to real social, economic, technological, and community needs.
Teacher dignity
Teachers deserve respect, fair treatment, professional support, and recognition.
Innovation
We support practical ideas that improve teaching, learning, access, and accountability.
Inclusion
Girls, boys, teachers, rural communities, and underserved groups belong in every plan.
Integrity
Ethical leadership, transparency, and responsible use of resources — always.
Collaboration
Sustainable change needs learners, teachers, families, government, and institutions working together.
Learning
We collect evidence, listen to feedback, and continuously improve our own work.
Founding stage — building the foundation.
- Strengthening governance and organizational systems
- Developing detailed programme frameworks
- Building partnerships with education stakeholders
- Identifying pilot schools and communities
- Developing East Africa Is Writing
- Preparing the Skonga concept
- Mobilizing technical and financial resources
- Establishing monitoring & evaluation systems
- Establish active programmes across Tanzania
- Build a national network of teachers, mentors & writers
- Launch Skonga, a functioning online learning hub
- Create paid teaching & coaching roles for Tanzanian educators
- Publish and mentor a growing community of young East African writers
- Support schools with digital & visual teaching resources
- Launch teacher-support and recognition programmes
- Reach rural learners through low-data and offline solutions
- Prepare successful initiatives for expansion across East Africa