Twaweza means “we can make it happen” in Swahili. Twaweza works on enabling children to learn, citizens to exercise agency and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda (it has programs, staff and offices across all three countries) Flagship programs include Uwezo, an annual citizen assessment to assess children’s learning levels across hundreds of thousands of households, and Sauti za Wananchi, Africa’s first nationally representative mobile phone survey. They undertake public and policy engagement, through media partnerships and initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.twaweza.org/

Address:
127 Mafinga Road, off Kinondoni Road, P.O. Box 38342, Dar es Salaam

Country:
Tanzania

Sub-region:
Eastern Africa

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2009
Age (years)
Twaweza
 16
Tanzania average
 23
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Rakesh Rajani
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Aidan Eyakuze (Executive Director)
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Aidan Eyakuze (Executive Director)
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Aidan Eyakuze (Executive Director)
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Twaweza
 34
Tanzania average
 26
Global average
 87
2024
Twaweza
 39
2023
Twaweza
 22
% Female staff
2025
Twaweza
 55%
Tanzania average
 35%
Global average
 50%
2024
Twaweza
 46%
2023
Twaweza
 9%
% Female researchers
2025
Twaweza
 33%
Tanzania average
 24%
Global average
 47%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Twaweza
 19
Tanzania average
 16
Global average
 58
2023
Twaweza
 1
2022
Twaweza
 4

Social

Followers (2025)
Twaweza
 100,400
Tanzania average
 24,381
Global average
 20,551
Followers (2024)
Twaweza
 99,800
Followers (2022)
Twaweza
 95,035
Subscribers (2025)
Twaweza
 3,720
Tanzania average
 1,325
Global average
 7,746
Subscribers (2024)
Twaweza
 3,680
Subscribers (2023)
Twaweza
 3,610
Followers (2025)
Twaweza
 2,119
Tanzania average
 5,422
Global average
 19,607
Followers (2024)
Twaweza
 2,113
Followers (2023)
Twaweza
 2,114
Followers (2025)
Twaweza
 1,000
Tanzania average
 412
Global average
 16,415
Followers (2024)
Twaweza
 346

Data notes

Last updated: 24/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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