“My work with Arf and Tanzpro has been a successful venture that has helped shape me and mold me with much experience. Through Arf and Tanzpro I have managed to earn an income that helps me support my parents and family since I am the bread-winner. I have also had the opportunity to connect with various people and mentors who have helped me grow personally and in addition through my job I was able…”
In 2016, just a year after Tanzpro Organic Limited started its operations under African reflections foundation , a young man named Godfrey Lucas (27) joined the company. As a resident and local of Mkuranga District, Godfrey was one of the very first beneficiaries of the out-grow-ers groups initiated at Mitaranda village.
He recalls his journey with the African reflections foundation in collaboration with Tanzpro as a highlight lesson in his life. The first months into the Mitaranda group, Godfrey, together with other group members and the ARF management team had to prepare a forest land in order to cultivate plants for organic produce. Tanzpro in partnership with ARF ensured the group receives adequate training in organic farming, environmental conservation, and SME awareness to mention a few.
As a young man with dreams of succeeding, he did not have many resources to advance his dreams as he was hindered by his underprivileged background. He recalls working very hard to date at the Mitaranda Organic farm that has seen him rising in the ranks from an ordinary group member to the group’s manager in which he ensures the farm delivers produce such as bell peppers, tomatoes, sweet corn, cucumbers, okra, eggplants, and various other vegetables.
Godfrey credits his success to the lessons learned at the farm whereby the initiative has taught him and his group about organic farming, he also notes that managing the farm has built him enough to overcome multiple challenges at work and in his personal life, he has also learned to be of service, interact with people, build strength and perseverance and get creative with his ideas. As one of our outstanding team members in the Tanzpro – ARF Partnership, Godfrey’s sound growth and resilience inspire us all to keep working in advancing rural community development.
“My work with Arf and Tanzpro has been a successful venture that has helped shape me and mold me with much experience. Through Arf and Tanzpro I have managed to earn an income that helps me support my parents and family since I am the bread-winner. I have also had the opportunity to connect with various people and mentors who have helped me grow personally and in addition through my job I was able to acquire assets such as land whereby I plan to build my house. My future aspirations are rooted in the knowledge and opportunities I have received from Tanzpro in organic farming and I am hoping in the future to initiate my own. organic farm in order to grow my income and uplift other young people in my community. I am always full of gratitude to be part of such an empowering team.”