SOMA KWA FURAHA INITIATIVE (SKFI)

Soma Kwa Furaha is a Swahili phrase that translates to "Read with joy" in English. It is an encouragement to approach reading with a sense of happiness, enthusiasm, and enjoyment. This phrase highlights that reading should be pleasurable and fulfilling, emphasizing the positive emotions and satisfaction of engaging with books and other written materials. The Soma Kwa Furaha Initiative (SKFI) is a Tanzania-based non-governmental organization founded in 2021 and registered with the Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children-Community Development as a Non-Governmental Organization on the 7th of September 2021 under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, No. 24 of 2002. The SKFI advocates for the Education, Health and Empowerment of communities targeting vulnerable Ones to enhance better quality education for a brighter future.

The SKFI envisions a healthy, educated and self-reliant community by improving access to quality education, enabling a friendly educational environment and better health care, especially for Vulnerable children including children with special needs (disabled) according to their type of disability e.g., who may have learning disabilities or difficulties carrying out certain activities or actions, Autism, physical disability speech problems or behavioural disorders. Furthermore, the SKFI empowers the respective communities to gain control over the factors and decisions that shape their lives and better health services and strengthens the protection system for the Vulnerable Ones. The Initiative intends to provide a conducive environment for vulnerable children to better education to support the efforts of the government.

Mission: To enhance Vulnerable children to get better, quality education for a brighter future.

Vission: To build a resilient environment for vulnerable children, promoting quality education and better health care.