Sumbawanga, Rukwa, Tanzania +255 768 000 000 contact@malaikaorganization.org
Org No 16NGO/R/0724

Our Leadership & Team

Dedicated professionals, community leaders, and local champions driving real progress in Rukwa, Tanzania.

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Executive Leadership

Guided by deep community roots, transparency, and proven grassroots development experience.

Lawi Nwaka Mtawa, Executive Director

Lawi Nwaka Mtawa

Executive Director & Founder

Lawi Nwaka Mtawa is a respected journalist and community development advocate based in Sumbawanga, Rukwa Region. With extensive experience in investigative journalism, public engagement, and civic mobilization, Lawi founded Malaika Social Organization (MASO) to tackle critical disparities in gender equality, safe drinking water, youth livelihoods, and environmental sustainability across southwest Tanzania.

Community Leadership Child Protection & GBV Rural Water Initiatives

Eng. Boaz Pius

Board Chairman

A professional engineer and veteran development advocate who provides high-level strategic guidance, technical governance, and institutional oversight to ensure all MASO community infrastructure projects comply with national engineering and environmental safety standards.

Community Volunteer Network

Field Coordinators & Advocates

MASO operates with a committed network of local teachers, ward elders, healthcare workers, and youth mobilizers stationed throughout Sumbawanga Municipal and Nkasi District who implement school safety sessions, organize tree nurseries, and monitor water stations.

Governance, Accountability & Registration

Malaika Social Organization operates under strict non-profit governance regulations mandated by the Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups in Tanzania. Our financial and operational records are reviewed annually to safeguard donor trust and community impact.

Registered NGO: 16NGO/R/0724
Headquarters: Sumbawanga, Rukwa
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