{"id":649,"date":"2026-06-08T06:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rafikisdo.or.tz\/?page_id=649"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:47:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rafikisdo.or.tz\/?page_id=649","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"649\" class=\"elementor elementor-649\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc34e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fc34e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc213a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acc213a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa37ec5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa37ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b610556 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b610556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9bfddc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9bfddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fdcf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68fdcf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/rafikisdo.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NgongaG-768x960.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rafikisdo.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NgongaG-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/rafikisdo.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NgongaG-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/rafikisdo.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NgongaG-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/rafikisdo.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NgongaG.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9938f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9938f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6a0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf6a0f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WELCOME NOTE FROM \n<br \/>The Executive Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c32606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c32606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What matters is not a distance but the first step\u2026\u2026?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d760921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d760921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The journey started with a second, turned into minutes, hours, days weeks, months and then years have gone. When we started the movement for social transformation   through our organization in 2005, we faced several challenges.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18705be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18705be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whatever hurdle we faced, remains to be the source of strengthening our spirit of working for the betterment of our society. Kindly, I invite you to read our organization profile, while reading whichever found to be inspiring you make it as credit to our tireless efforts. Meanwhile whatever found to be not inspiring you simply there is where we can start receiving your advice so that we make everything good in order to realize our vision and goals.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a495f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a495f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We real value your decision of spending time of passing through our organization profile. Our successes are not resulted from   our own efforts therefore may I say thank you to every one whose support made Rafiki-SDO to be among the vibrant NGOs in Shinyanga and Tanzania at large.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1315796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1315796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gerald S. Ng\u2019ong\u2019a\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dee788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dee788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec01b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ec01b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cd5fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24cd5fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7261253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7261253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c765d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c765d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02efa05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02efa05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RAFIKI Social Development Organization (RAFIKI-SDO) is a Tanzanian non-governmental organization established in 2005 and headquartered in Shinyanga. For nearly two decades, we have worked alongside communities to empower children, youth, women, and vulnerable populations to realize their rights and achieve their full potential.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132e127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"132e127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Through community-driven and rights-based approaches, RAFIKI-SDO designs and implements sustainable development programs that improve access to education, health services, child protection, economic opportunities, and social wellbeing.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d872b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d872b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Today, RAFIKI-SDO operates across multiple regions of Tanzania, partnering with communities, government institutions, development agencies, and international donors to create lasting and measurable impact.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e0edd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7e0edd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45836e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f45836e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fa909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8fa909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR MISSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbda8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbda8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Championing the rights and services of children, youth, and vulnerable groups into the development age.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2874fae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2874fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eed67d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6eed67d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2790424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2790424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR VISION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4cd1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac4cd1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A world where children, youth, and vulnerable communities are empowered to claim their rights, shape their own future, and live with dignity.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME NOTE FROM The Executive Director What matters is not a distance but the first step\u2026\u2026? 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