Programme 4 of 10
Confidential counselling and welfare support that helps students and families cope through hardship.
Overview
A student carrying grief, trauma or a household crisis is rarely able to focus on lessons — no matter how good the school is. Our Psychosocial Support programme provides confidential counselling and welfare interventions for students and families coping with loss, illness or economic hardship, so emotional wellbeing doesn't quietly become the reason a student falls behind or drops out.
We also train teachers to recognise early signs of trauma or distress, so support reaches a student long before a crisis becomes visible in their grades or attendance.
Why it matters
welfare interventions carried out in the past year, from emergency relief to home check-ins during household crises.
Updates
Counselling works better alongside a wider safety net. These national services complement the one-to-one support we provide.
Tanzania Social Action Fund
Alongside cash transfers, TASAF's Productive Social Safety Net pairs households with monthly coaching sessions on parenting, savings and wellbeing — support families in crisis can be referred to.
Visit official site →National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)
As Tanzania's new Universal Health Insurance rolls out nationwide, mental health and counselling support are increasingly being recognised alongside physical care within the shared benefits package.
Visit official site →Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Government-supported guidance-and-counselling teachers in secondary schools offer a first point of contact for students, working alongside our own counsellors in partner schools.
Programmes, funding amounts and application windows change — we do our best to keep this list current, but always confirm details on the official website before applying.
Our process
Teachers, family members or the student themselves can raise a concern confidentially.
A trained facilitator meets with the student to understand their situation with care and privacy.
Counselling, welfare relief or a home visit is arranged based on what the family actually needs.
We stay in contact through the term, adjusting support as the situation changes.
In detail
Safe, private spaces for students experiencing emotional distress or family strain.
Emergency relief and home check-ins during acute household crises.
Equipping school staff to recognise early signs of trauma or distress in students.
Impact so far
Common questions
Yes. What a student shares with our facilitators stays private, except in situations where we're legally or ethically required to act to keep a child safe.
Teachers, family members or students themselves can reach out through our Contact page or directly to a partner school's welfare officer.
Yes — our facilitators are trained in trauma-informed support, and we refer to licensed professionals for cases needing specialist clinical care.
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