Models & Approaches

At CARE Tanzania, what we do matters but how we do it is what makes the difference

About Us

Over 30 years, we have refined a toolkit of proven, evidence-based approaches that put communities in the driver's seat of their own transformation.

Interactive diagram of CARE Tanzania's ecosystem of change. Five thematic clusters of approaches converge on the central principle of empowering women and girls.

CARE Tanzania ecosystem of change Nine approaches across five clusters connecting to the central principle of empowering women and girls. Economic Empowerment VSLA · FFBS Gender Transformation SAA · Engaging Men & Boys Governance Community Score Card Climate Resilience CVCA · PSP Education & Adolescents SOAR Empowering Women & Girls At the heart of everything we do

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Our Organizing Principle

Empowering Women & Girls

Every CARE Tanzania approach — economic, gender, climate, governance, and education — serves one purpose: to put women, girls, and their communities at the center of their own transformation. After 30 years and 100+ projects across Tanzania, this is not just a value. It is our methodology.

How We Work

CARE Tanzania does not parachute in with prescriptions. We do not deliver one-off services and walk away. We do not impose solutions from the outside.

Instead, we work with proven, participatory, evidence-based approaches that have been refined over decades in Tanzania and across CARE’s global network of more than 110 countries. Our approaches share a common DNA:

  • People-Centered—Communities, especially women and girls, are at the heart of every approach
  • Participatory — Change is co-created, not delivered
  • Evidence-Based—Each model is grounded in research and results
  • Scalable — Designed to be replicated, adapted, and institutionalized
  • Sustainable — Built to outlast any single project

The result?

Programs that don’t just produce reports but also produce lasting change.

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VSLA Approach

is a self-managed group of 15 to 25 people, most often women, who come together to save money, lend to one another, and build collective financial security.

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