Who are we?
Dunia Ya Watoto is an organization in Mwanza, Tanzania, founded by Obadia Mwaipaja and Jasmin Vind Hofmeister. We met in Tanzania in 2022 and in November 2023, we started developing the idea of starting this project together.
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Since then, the team has grown, as we founded an association in Denmark and an registered an NGO in Tanzania. We are incredibly grateful for all the support we have received.
The team behind Dunia Ya Watoto
Board of directors in Tanzania
OBADIA
Co-founder, Chairperson in Tanzania
CHRISTINA
BOAZ
ANGEL
MASUNGA
Vice-chairperson in Tanzania
Secretary in Tanzania
Treasurer in Tanzania
Board-member in Tanzania
Board of Directors in Denmark
JASMIN
ANDREA
MORTEN
SOFIE
DICTE
Co-founder, Chairperson in Denmark
Vice-chairperson in Denmark
Treasurer in Denmark
Board-member in Denmark
Board-member in Tanzania
Staff in Mwanza
RUKIA
Project manager at Dunia Ya Watoto
FARES
Manager of Operations at Dunia Ya Watoto
REGINA
Care and Area manager at Dunia Ya Watoto
Teachers in Mwanza
SALVATORY
Football coach at
Dunia Ya Watoto
FESTO
Dance teacher at
Dunia Ya Watoto
VASCO
Piano teacher at
Dunia Ya Watoto
Jasmin Vind Hofmeister
Co-founder of Dunia Ya Watoto
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Jasmin travelled to Tanzania for the first time after high school in 2021 to volunteer at a school in Northern Tanzania. After 10 months in Tanzania, Jasmin has built a close relationship with the country, the culture and the people, and I have been listening to Afrobeats ever since.​​
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In the fall of 2023, Jasmin was a volunteer in the organization Tilila, which does activities for children in a small village in Morocco. This amazing project inspired and encouraged to start the process and take the first steps for Dunia ya Watoto together with Obadia.