Jengo

VOLUNTEER-RUN NON-PROFIT - COPENHAGEN AND TANZANIA

Empower communities to create lasting change

All for social innovation

The women of the network waving outside Kili View Maasai Lodge
The women at Kili View Maasai Lodge
Volunteers and women from the network in front of a mountain in Longido
Volunteers and the women’s network
Women walking through tall grass in Longido
Longido District, northern Tanzania
A woman from the network and a volunteer laughing together
Meeting across borders
Two round thatched huts at the lodge with mountains behind
The huts at Kili View Maasai Lodge

Our mission

Jengo empowers Maasai communities to lead locally owned solutions that create lasting social and environmental change.

  • Local knowledge
  • Shared ownership
  • The capacity to act

2015

Working with communities in Tanzania since

150+

Women's groups in Longido District

3,000

Women in the network (around)

100%

Volunteer-run

See our projects

A look at the women, the villages and the work we support.

The Smart Village project
Two round thatched huts at the lodge behind a large tree and a stick fence
At the lodge
A local trainer and two volunteers presenting at a training session
Training sessions
A trainer speaking to women from the network in a classroom
Workshops with the women’s groups
A woman smiling in a red checked shawl at the lodge
Smiles at the lodge

Latest projects

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Kili View Maasai Lodge

2025 - present

Kili View Maasai Lodge

Owned by the Maasai women. Getting the lodge up and running is our main focus right now.

Solar power for a local hospital

2024

Solar power for a local hospital

Danish and Tanzanian apprentices installed solar power at a new hospital in Monduli District.

The Women’s (Haki) Network

2021 - 2024

The Women’s (Haki) Network

The network grew from 51 to more than 150 women’s groups, reaching around 3,000 members.

"JENGO" MEANS "BUILD" IN SWAHILI

Bottom-up social innovation

Solutions are shaped with the people who experience the challenges first-hand. We bring communities, volunteers and partners together to test practical ideas, share knowledge and build local capacity.

More about us

Meet the board

More about us

Jengo is run by a volunteer board in Copenhagen.

Lars-Ulrik Nielsen

Lars-Ulrik Nielsen

Chairman

Tambwe Tumba

Tambwe Tumba

Vice-Chairman

Siw Melchiorsen

Siw Melchiorsen

Board Member

Kanishka Sina

Kanishka Sina

Board Member

Allan Kortbæk

Allan Kortbæk

Board Member

Ida Oehlenschlæger

Ida Oehlenschlæger

Board Member

Partners

We work with local and Danish partners - from grassroots organisations in Longido to technical schools, universities and funds.

  • LOOCIPLongido, Tanzania
  • Aarhus TECH
  • KIITECDon Bosco, Arusha
  • GLOBUS
  • DTU - Technical University of Denmark
The thatched dining area at Kili View Maasai Lodge

OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW

Kili View Maasai Lodge

Owned by the Maasai women, including the land. Guests from around the world stay with the community and meet the women Jengo works with.

Get involved

Become a member

DKK 100 per year helps us support locally led solutions in Tanzania.

Become a member

Volunteer with us

We bring in volunteers when a project needs it. Tell us what you can help with.

Read about volunteering

Donate

Transfer any amount to Reg. no. 5501 - account no. 4387894344. 95% goes to the projects.

How the money is used