About Us
Oltukai Community Development Organization (OCDO)
Oltukai Community Development Organization (OCDO)
OCDO is a registered, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 2020 and officially registered in 2022 under the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children in Tanzania (Registration No. ooNGO/R/2782).
We are based in Babati District, Manyara Region, with our headquarters in Oltukai Village, within the Maasai community. Our focus is on improving the lives of vulnerable children, women and youth through education, clean water access, gender advocacy, and community development.
Our Mission
Oltukai Community Development Organization works with rural communities to improve access to education, strengthen women’s livelihoods, expand access to clean water, empower youth, and promote community led conservation and sustainable development.
What We Do
Education & Child Protection
We established the Kipe Project School to offer basic education to vulnerable children. What began under a tree now serves 25 children (13 girls, 12 boys, including 6 orphans), with two permanent classrooms completed—thanks to the generous support of The Vijay & Shama Bhardwaj Foundation.
Our vision is to grow this into a full primary, secondary, and vocational school.
Clean Water Access
With the support of Mila for Africa Foundation, OCDO successfully completed a clean water drilling project, providing reliable and safe water access to the community for the first time.
Women & Girls Empowerment
We conduct community-based training programs that raise awareness about gender equality, girls’ rights, and women’s empowerment equipping individuals with the knowledge and confidence to break cycles of poverty and inequality.
We are proud of how far we’ve come, but there is still more to do. Your support can help us build more classrooms, provide daily meals, train more families, and reach more villages with clean water and education.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Our First Two Classrooms Are Now Open! From a humble beginning under a tree in 2020, with 25 children sitting on stones—we’ve just opened our very first two classrooms! This is a historic and emotional moment for our community, and it was made possible through the...
Empowering Maasai Girls – A New Path Forward
The Challenges Girls Face in the Maasai Community In the Maasai community, girls grow up with deep cultural challenges. Many face Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Early Marriage (EM), often before they are even teenagers. These harmful practices continue because...
A New Year of Hope – Supporting Maasai Families
Life in Maasai Land: A Story of Strength and Struggle In the heart of the Maasai community, life is deeply connected to cattle. Most families are pastoralists—they depend on livestock for food, income, and survival. But this lifestyle is becoming harder every year....
Clean Water Comes to Oltukai Village
Project History For generations, Maasai women in Oltukai have walked over 20 miles a day in search of water—carrying heavy containers, often with children on their backs. Despite all the effort, the water they found was often unsafe and unclean. But now, that story is...
Endaiser Ai Women’s Project
Project History Endaiser Ai women project is a group of women joined together who thinks the way the way they can support themselves and the vulnerable families in the community and increase the economic development of the Maasai community.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Our First Two Classrooms Are Now Open! From a humble beginning under a tree in 2020, with 25 children sitting on stones—we’ve just opened our very first two classrooms! This is a historic and emotional moment for our community, and it was made possible through the...
Empowering Maasai Girls – A New Path Forward
The Challenges Girls Face in the Maasai Community In the Maasai community, girls grow up with deep cultural challenges. Many face Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Early Marriage (EM), often before they are even teenagers. These harmful practices continue because...
A New Year of Hope – Supporting Maasai Families
Life in Maasai Land: A Story of Strength and Struggle In the heart of the Maasai community, life is deeply connected to cattle. Most families are pastoralists—they depend on livestock for food, income, and survival. But this lifestyle is becoming harder every year....
Clean Water Comes to Oltukai Village
Project History For generations, Maasai women in Oltukai have walked over 20 miles a day in search of water—carrying heavy containers, often with children on their backs. Despite all the effort, the water they found was often unsafe and unclean. But now, that story is...
Endaiser Ai Women’s Project
Project History Endaiser Ai women project is a group of women joined together who thinks the way the way they can support themselves and the vulnerable families in the community and increase the economic development of the Maasai community.
Want to support us?
At OCDO, every step we take is rooted in love for our community and a vision for a better future. From building classrooms to drilling clean water wells and training girls on their rights, we’re creating real change in Oltukai Village. If you’d like to be part of this journey, the easiest way is through a direct donation. Please include your email address in the reference, so we can keep you informed about our progress and stories from the ground. Your support helps us keep going. Thank you