Opportunity with education – Four young people realize their business idea
With dance, music and theatre, the graduates of the KIUMA Agricultural School in Tanzania celebrated their graduation on May 2, 2025. For two years, they learned a great deal about growing vegetables and fruit, animal husbandry and entrepreneurship in order to build a future for themselves in agriculture. In the school’s own farm, they gained valuable practical experience.
Thanks to the support of many generous donors from Germany and the financial contribution of wortundtat, the young people do not have to pay school fees. During their training, accommodation and meals are also provided. To help make their dream of running their own farm come true, the aspiring farmers can apply for a low-interest loan.
Agricultural school: the path to independence
- One or two years of hands-on training in agriculture and entrepreneurship
- Practical work in the school’s own agricultural and production enterprise
- Development of an individual business idea including a business plan
- Saved wages as start-up capital + option to apply for a low-interest loan
Training completed – Starting signal for your own business ideas
Four young people from Tanzania share what the training means for their lives and what plans they have for the future. They all have one thing in common: the courage to follow their own path.
Zawadi – Determined and Hardworking on the Path to Her Own Poultry Farm
The 22-year-old Zawadi lives with her parents and four siblings in a simple clay house. The siblings share a single room. The family can barely make ends meet with the father’s small income. With her own poultry farm, she wants to contribute to the family’s livelihood. She gained expertise, practical experience and self-confidence at the agricultural school. With the wages she saved during her training, she was able to build a small chicken coop. A loan is now helping her take the first steps into self-employment.
Zuberi – No Journey Too Long for a Better Future
Zuberi comes from a farming family with limited financial resources who make their living from seasonal rice cultivation. In addition to his wife and young child, he also provides for his parents and siblings. The training was both a major effort and a long-awaited turning point for him. He knew: “If I don’t take this chance, there won’t be another.” Every day he walks more than two hours on foot to reach his field. On 3,000 square meters of newly cleared land, he plans to set up a seedbed and plant vegetable plots. As a graduate of the agricultural school, he receives a loan for seeds, tools and a water pump. Zuberi believes in a better future for himself and his family.
Rashidi – “My farm will soon feed us!”
Rashidi lives with his family of ten on the edge of a small village. They live on what they grow themselves – but the harvests are often small: a little maize, beans and sunflowers. A few chickens and two goats provide additional protein and a small income. During his agricultural training, Rashidi showed great commitment and was granted a loan. He has already invested his saved wages in building a chicken house. His family supports him on his path toward a better future for all of them.
Isaya – A Start into an Independent Life
Isaya is 27 years old. Before his time at KIUMA, he made ends meet with day labor, helping with house construction or working on other people’s fields. As someone with dyslexia, finishing school was a struggle for him. He had no plan for his life. At the agricultural school, he finally found stability. Although he found business studies difficult, he did not give up. Today, he surprises everyone: with part of his saved wages, he has started a small poultry farm. The first chicks have arrived. “I can do this,” says Isaya. He is determined to succeed with his poultry farm and in life.
The agricultural cycle
Large fields, greenhouses, animal barns, a kitchen and office spaces –
the KIUMA Agricultural School gives young people the opportunity to learn the entire agricultural value chain hands-on and to gradually build their own farm.
Insights into the Agricultural School
