Overview

Flaviana Matata Foundation

Flaviana Matata Foundation (“FMF” or “the Foundation”) was founded in 2011 and started its operations in 2012. The Foundation is registered in Tanzania as a not-for-profit organization and in the United States as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which serves as a platform to inspire, empower, and support girls to unleash their potential and achieve their dreams. FMF continues to align with SGDs Goal 3 – Ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages, Goal 4 – Ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, Goal 5 – Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, Goal 6 – Ensuring access to water and sanitation for all and all its relevant targets and Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic growth for all young women. As an organization, our core values are Integrity, Excellence, Confidentiality, Inclusion and Accountability.

FMF journey began with Flaviana Matata's passion for using education as a transformative tool for girls in Tanzania. Alongside her successful modeling career, she founded FMF to advocate for access to equal education opportunities for young girls. FMF efforts also include advocating for the changing of policies and laws to improve justice and efficiency within the community and government. We focus on enhancing school infrastructure (such as the construction and renovation of latrines, special rooms for girls, hand wash facilities, and incinerators), providing academic scholarships to underserved girls, capacity building on livelihood and business development skills to out-of-school Adolescent girls and young women, raising awareness about Menstrual Health Hygiene, Sexual Reproductive Health, and Gender-Based Violence in schools.